The world changes to meet the challenge.Ī quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what's now known as 'Haden's syndrome', rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes 'Lock In': Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. This is fantastic.' (John Scalzi)Ī blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi. As the author, I’m impressed with Audible’s commitment to my narrative - and I’m geeking out that both Wil and Amber are reading my book. There's a really excellent reason for Lock In to have two entirely different versions, so when it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions of the book. 'I love working with Audible, in no small part because they’re committed to doing what’s right, both for my books, and the people who listen to those books. You can enjoy Amber Benson's narration here. Order your copyįollow John Scalzi on Twitter, Facebook and his blog, whatever.AudioFile Best Voices - Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Audio Theater, 2014Ģ editions. I really wanted to hear Wil’s version, but couldn’t get back to it.

When I started Amber’s version it was just out of curiosity… I was basically giving it a shot so I could try to understand why exactly they made two versions of this audiobook. The strange thing is that when the book finally came out and both the Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson versions were available to me, I couldn’t help but be drawn to Amber’s interpretation of the FBI: Agent Chris. Amber Benson was an unknown product to me, so I never thought to order her version. I booked Wil Wheaton’s version because of his excellent performances in Ready Player One, Redshirts, Fuzzy Nation, and The Android’s Dream. A version narrated by Wil Wheaton and a version narrated by Amber Benson. By pre-ordering this novel, I got a copy of both versions of this audiobook. Having thoroughly enjoyed several of his previous offerings (Redshirts, Fuzzy Nation, The Android’s Dream), I’m the type to book new stuff from him ASAP. It doesn’t take much to get me interested in a new John Scalzi novel.

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