The Sea in the Sky

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The Sea in the Sky

By: Jackson Musker
Narrated by: Octavia Chavez-Richmond, James Ludwig, Pun Bandhu, Lizan Mitchell, a full cast
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In this scripted Audible Original, wisecracking marine biologist and astronaut Bee Guerrero has signed up for the trip of a lifetime: a series of dives deep into the pitch-black waters of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus.

Set in the near-future when global climate catastrophe has forced humans to search for solutions on new planets, The Sea in the Sky chronicles two astronauts’ journey, in what could be the final NASA-sponsored mission to space. In their search for life, Bee and Ty navigate uncharted waters, take on incredible risks and confront difficult truths about themselves. What will they find at the bottom of it all?

At times epic and intimate, laugh-out-loud funny and achingly soulful, The Sea in the Sky plumbs the depths of science and faith, triumph and failure. The Audible Original drama is told via daily "dispatches" sent from the space shuttle back to Earth, together with original music and sound design, a never-before-heard space rap, and a full cast of actors.

Dive into a world you need to hear to believe.

Contains sensitive content.

This original podcast is 12 episodes; please begin with the episode titled "Prologue".

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  • PROLOGUE: Onward and Inward

    PROLOGUE: Onward and Inward
    Oct 1 2020
    While on a multiyear space mission with pilot Ty Winfield, marine biologist Bee Guerrero sends a dispatch to Earth from a billion miles away.
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    1 min
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  • EPISODE 1: The Fish Has Landed

    EPISODE 1: The Fish Has Landed
    Oct 1 2020
    It’s the year 2037 and the U.S. space program has set its sights on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons that contains a deep, dark, terrifying ocean… and perhaps, life itself. With her team’s support, Bee makes her way toward the heart of the moon.
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    20 mins
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  • EPISODE 2: Shine a Light

    EPISODE 2: Shine a Light
    Oct 1 2020
    Perfect darkness reigns beneath the ocean’s surface. From inside her submersible, Doris, Bee tests Ty’s patience— and his rap skills. Memories of home come rushing back.
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    28 mins
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Great performances, average story.

All the cast did an amazing job and were very likable. I wasn't a huge fan of the main character, Bianca, but that wasn't the actor's fault. The concept of the story is definitely something I liked and the atmosphere they created with sounds and the "broadcasted" dialogue was excellent, but the general story left me wanting more. What I hoped would have been a story of space exploration and discovery started out that way, but in the later half slowly became something else. That's not to say it was bad, it just lost the element that made me love it. The story did manage to evoke a lot of strong emotions in me though, so it doesn't really pull any punches, but the ending felt far less emotional, or even finished, than I would have liked it to be. In short, worth a listen, but not my favourite story.

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out of this world

loved it, made excuses to go for a walk so I could listen some more. I laughed and I cried, the characters portrayed so well.

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Great story!

This would make a pretty good movie, the ending is beautiful! Hope that the future of space exploration will be like that

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Verrrry slow to get going but worthwhile.

I considered giving up altogether until at least episode 8-9, but persistence paid off in the last few episodes which were beautifully layered with meaning and well executed.

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Great listening, a rich radio play & audio effects

Enjoyed the story, characters, and audio effects. Listen if you enjoy space adventures. A hidden gem.

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Loved It!

Was really captured by the story and the narration/production which was a bit like a radio play. Will need to look out for more like this as I really enjoyed all the sound effects, music etc which gave it a lot of atmosphere. The story itself was wonderful and thought provoking and I was kinda sad when it ended. So I started listening to it all over again. Yep, I guess I loved it!!

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Unstoppable

Interesting concepts, fast-paced, entertaining narration.

Sometimes the dialogue gets drowned out by the sound effects in the car.

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Great listen

I enjoyed this story a lot. The voice actors were great which made for a very pleasant listening experience.

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Fantastic and absorbing story

Loved this audible drama so much!!! It was engaging, exciting, interesting, hearful,sometimes suspenseful, a wonderful story, and towards the end even quite philosophical. would highly recommend!!

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Wonderful exploratation story

This was superb!! Absolutely enjoyed this well written, acted and produced full-cast audio abot space exploration and what it means to be humam. Thank you very much Audible. Wonderful!!!

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