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The Fourth Ambit

By: Dawson Nichols and Jim Horne
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  • This cutting-edge science fiction drama unfolds as a futuristic detective story. Murder, blackmail, conspiracy - and it may all be orchestrated by an Artificial Intelligence. Years ahead of its time, The Fourth Ambit is still an exciting and thoughtful exploration of the future of technology. Gilles is doing research at a university when he stumbles onto some anomalies. His discoveries lead to a web of intrigue and danger he never envisioned – or wanted. Blackmailed into being a tracker, Gilles goes to work doing quasi-legal research for one of the corporations that run the Ambit. He soon discovers that the Ambit itself is but a shadow of a much more elaborate virtual world – The Second Ambit. Beneath that there is a Third, darker Ambit, which the corporations may not even control. And, if the rumors are true, a Fourth Ambit, built and controlled by a virulent AI. This nine-part science fiction radio play draws you into a detailed and fully immersive world of the near future. Ambitious story-telling, sophisticated effects and music, and extraordinary acting combine for an audio drama experience like nothing you've ever heard. Visit us at www.ambitgroup.com.
    1999-2001, The Ambit Group
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Episodes
  • Virtual Solitaire

    Virtual Solitaire
    Apr 12 2021
    Based on the acclaimed play of the same name, Virtual Solitaire takes place in the digital world of the near future. Computer software has become even more sophisticated, and Nathan has been hired to help calibrate emotional responses for a new adventure game. This precursor to The Fourth Ambit explores some of the same themes.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe

    I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe
    Apr 11 2021
    Meet Joseph Walker, a patient at the Oakbrook Mental Health Facility. In this audio drama, Joseph obtains access to a cassette recorder and then creates an audio letter for his sister Rose. Over the course of several days, he introduces her to his doctor and several fellow inmates, one of whom suggests that Joseph's life bears a striking resemblance to that of Edgar Allan Poe. Joseph proceeds to familiarize himself with the works of E.A. Poe. His fluency with Poe's stories and poems is astonishing – to others and himself. And it is this familiarity, this ease with Poe's works, that leads Joseph to believe that he himself might be the Master of Horror.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Translation

    Translation
    Apr 10 2021
    Gilles has learned that the Terra Array of satellites is riddled with A-AIs – Autonomous Artificial Intelligences. When the satellites come online, the AAIs will be able to seize control of all earthly computation: stock markets, military systems – everything. Gilles races to find a way to prevent it, but will he be in time? Gilles' incarceration comes to an end even as his story does. He is faced with a chilling – and ironic – decision.
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    58 mins
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Best SciFi Drama Ever (or close)

Took me a bit to get into this because it just drops you into a new world, new science, new vocabulary - but as the story grows, so does the pleasure. All those new words are spot on. All that new science has really great rules. And the characters are such personalities.
Production values are off the charts good. Never an issue with voices or noise or special effects. And the script is what you listen to - not stretches of music or noise (like a couple others I’ve suffered through).
I really like this. Hope you do too.

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I dont get it

Was highly recommended by someone so I tried it but simply could not get into it. Production quality and performance is fantastic though. I may not have given it enough time but I stopped listening after 11 out of 70 minutes.

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