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The Downloaded

By: Robert J. Sawyer
Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
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In 2059, two vastly different groups of people portrayed by the compelling trio of Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner), Luke Kirby (Emmy Award winner), and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner) undergo cryonic suspension. While their bodies are frozen, their minds, still active and awake, are uploaded into a massive quantum computer. The first group are all astronauts, about to leave Earth on a one-way interstellar colonization mission. The second group consists of convicted murderers and volunteers who elect to serve their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But while both groups are suspended, a global cataclysm devastates most of the Earth, and their cryosleep is extended by more than 500 years.

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©2023 Robert J. Sawyer (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC. Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
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Enjoy the narration. Keeps you interested. However, storyline is uninspiring with an attempt to introduce twist and turns which simply provoke a reaction like…. Ok, what next.

Did not finish as narration could keep me interested for so long.

Great narration

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Enjoyable narrative could have been longer left me wanting more, dull in some parts but like any good scifi leaves you thinking

Seemed short

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This is a refreshing delight! A bit of everything in here! Crime, science, love, religion, humanity, machinery. Short - would have loved a bit more but this is what I’d call a full circle with no plot holes. Perfectly chosen cast with excellent delivery. Trying not to give anything away here too! A must listen.

A bit of everything in here!

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This novel / audioplay was much better than I expected! If you're looking for a fun, dystopia Sci-fi then this is the book for you.
Would recommend.

Great fun

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the performances are great and the story is fascinating, part of my wishes it was longer.

very enjoyable

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