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The Fear Index
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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His name is carefully guarded from the general public but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich Dr Alex Hoffmann is a legend – a visionary scientist whose computer software turns everything it touches into gold. Together with his partner, an investment banker, Hoffmann has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that tracks human emotions, enabling it to predict movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions.
But then in the early hours of the morning, while he lies asleep with his wife, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of their lakeside house. So begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him. His quest forces him to confront the deepest questions of what it is to be human. By the time night falls over Geneva, the financial markets will be in turmoil and Hoffmann's world – and ours – transformed forever.
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- M. McCall
- 01-10-2019
Great page turner
I work in finance, and I found that this book was a pretty accurate in its description of the markets and a quant fund environment. Narrator did an excellent job of consistently voicing characters, making it easy to tell who was talking. Highly recommended!!
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- Anonymous User
- 22-06-2019
twisted plot
Well read and well constructed. I wasn't too sure about the ending. perhaps it was too convoluted for me.
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- Hugh
- 25-10-2011
Topical tale, well told.
The overall theme of a financial crisis and hedge funds doing whatever they can to make a dollar is very appropriate in todays markets.
The story is both a mystery/thriller and slightly sci-fi, however I found the mystery part fairly predictable.
The writing, characters and narration were very good, which makes this one well worth the credit.
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- Tim
- 18-12-2017
Brilliant voices on a good story
Fun, easy to digest thriller with twists and turns. The big winner in this is the performance- particularly the accents. They bring forward the style and nature of each of the characters
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- LaBaum
- 13-01-2012
Truly disturbing story
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Most certainly, because one had to know if he was going mad or was correct about what was going on. Would he succeed?
What does Christian Rodska bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Pace, consistency, colour to the characters
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, but impossible to do.
Any additional comments?
highly recommended.
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- Nils
- 08-10-2011
Unpleasantly close to the present
As always, Robert Harris is a masterly writer. The language never gets in the way of the reader - or listener - but creates and maintains the atmosphere of authenticity so characteristic of his other titles.
In this book the threat of imminent financial collapse is the backdrop - a bit too close for comfort. He uses Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species to kick off the suspence. Quotes from the same work introduce each chapter. Not surprisingly the theme is fear but not the usual and superficial kind of horror stories.
Well-researched and convincing. Well-plotted.
Kudos to Christian Rodska as narrator. I especially enjoyed his perfect switch between the American main character and the accents of the other nationalities: Nigerian (just three words, but convincing!), Polish, French-Swiss, and Dutch.
An enjoyable experience.
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- Nicholas
- 23-12-2011
Very Disappointing
I'm a big fan of Robert Harris and I think he's a masterful writer. So it's mystifying how he could write this drivel that reads like a poor imitation of a Michael Crichton novel. There are definitely hints of his usual descriptive panache (the only reason I didn't give it only a single star) but it's not enough to sustain a very weak storyline full of plot-holes and characters that never fully develop. In the end, it's a waste of time and potential readers should focus on Harris' other works.
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- Kirstine
- 28-10-2011
Engaging story: could do without the Darwin
I've enjoyed a number of Robert Harris' books and in the Fear Index he hasn't lost his touch in creating an engaging thriller that keeps you listening. Hedge funds being no more than betting on the stock market is certainly a topical backdrop to an inventive, if at times implausible, story. Sci-fi meets crime fiction.
I could have done without the grafting on of supposed parallels with Darwin's evolutionary principles that often seemed forced.
Christian Rodska is an admirable narrator.
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- Roderic
- 10-11-2013
Pretty good read, though not Harris's best
Any additional comments?
I found some aspects of the plot clumsy, but overall it was very entertaining. A strong idea, developed quite well.
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- Phil robson
- 29-03-2020
Compulsive Harris
Big Harris fan and have listened to virtually every audible book, however left this one alone because of some of the negative reviews. However I have to to say I enjoyed it immensely. Rodska as always is superb with wonderful and believable voice characterisations and the novel is topical and cracks along at great pace with bags of suspense.
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- Eugene
- 30-01-2020
Excellent
Finished it in 4 days and loved it although it's a bit scary what AI and ML can and most probably will do
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- Randeep B.
- 12-12-2019
a hedge fund story
I thought this was quite an insight for read. it covers everything from hedge fund algo trading to the psychology behind risk all woven into a plot which flows quite well I thought.
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- Patj
- 03-10-2018
Is this the future?
I read this because my friends and I had a discussion on Artificial Intelligence. All the radio reports on the financial situation were beyond me but this didn't spoil the tension. It was a bit far fetched (I hope!)but I was sorry it concluded when it did. I thought the narrator's voice was excellent and I wish I could hear him more often.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-08-2018
Amusing hearing a male narrate a female voice
Excellent book, and the narrator was well suited to most of the characters. It would be better if a lady could narrate the ladies speech though - it was amusing to hear the narrator try it.
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- Philip
- 10-09-2017
Intelligent Thriller
A clever cyber thriller - basically, what happens when artificial intelligence runs amuck with a hedge fund, and the subsequent implications for global markets and events. A superb story from the thriller maestro. Scared me off stocks & shares for life. Very well narrated by Christian Rodska.
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