Great Performances All Around

4 out of 5 stars

I was about halfway through the book when I looked it up on Goodreads to find out that the original version was a graphic novel.  It makes sense to me (especially given the length of it) but I didn’t once feel confused or feel like something was missing.  Quite the opposite.  Due to the “full-cast” performance with sound effects and everything – this book felt different than my average audiobook.  I don’t listen to many dramatic presentations like this but it was just what I needed.

Short and full of grit – Archangel was a story that I enjoyed from beginning to end. Gibson and St. John Smith tell a story of a world where the President-For-Life is trying to find another world/realm to go back and “fix”. We find out as the story progresses what happened to Baltimore (and then again later what really happened).  And we are introduced to some really cool and interesting tech that our characters are in charge or (or get help from).

The story itself jumped around a little bit, but it translated well to audio.  I thought that the cast did a wonderful job – along with the sound/audio editors.  Every sound effect felt like it belonged without being distracting or overwhelming.  The audio was easy to hear and the background noises made the scenes more realistic instead of stealing their thunder.

Overall, I found myself enjoying Archangel and as I said above – it was the perfect book for the mood that I was in.

Book Description:

Archangel by Michael St. John Smith, William Gibson
Narrator: Elizabeth Jasicki, Eric Yves Garcia, Gabriel Vaughan, Graeme Malcolm, Inés del Castillo, Jonathan Todd Ross, Josh Hurley, Mark Boyett, Neil Hellegers, Scott Aiello, Victor Bevine
Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
Published by Audible Studios on August 14th 2018
Genres: Audio Drama, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Also by this author: Alien III: An Audible Original Drama
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