Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence

By: Rafal Kosik, Stefan Kielbasiewicz - translator

Narrated by: Cherami Leigh

This electrifying novel set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 follows a group of strangers as they discover that the dangers of Night City are all too real.

In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in the heist—and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole.

This newly formed gang—composed of a veteran turned renegade, a sleeper agent for Militech, a computer nerd, a therapist, a ripperdoc, and a techie—must learn how to overcome their differences and work together, lest their secrets be unveiled before they can pull off the next deadly heist.

True to the Game, Tough Things Hide a Good Story

So kudos to Cherami who probably did the best with what she was given. This is probably the first audio book that I ALMOST bought the actual book with to read alongside because the story at times is VERY hard to follow. Scenes transition very badly if they transition at all and if you're not paying attention, you'll get confused when all of a sudden different characters are being named or start talking.

The narrator does well to take different voices and try to sound different between the characters when she's reading for different people. Again I gotta give credit to the reader and just assume that this is just down to the producer and the writer not making things smooth for the reader and then making it hard to follow for the listener.

The story itself is true to the setting. It's a story set in Night City where good endings just don't exist... The characters are good and would've been easier to grasp if things were easier to follow. Overall it would've been a great experience and it was entertaining but was just really hard to follow.

So now I what V does in her off time

Great book, excellent narrator! Loved hearing the actor who voiced female V (Cherami Leigh) narrate this book. Unlike many other voice actors, you can tell she’s fully vested in the atmosphere and presence of cyberpunk, and the narratives swirling about Night City.
Overall this story was rich and compelling enough of its own, but as a player of the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, I felt the plot paralleled maybe a little too closely with certain story arcs of the game. Not to say it’s a recycling of the effort for the game’s main plot line because the story of the game is such a strong one. My argument here is that Night City is such a large, dynamic place that there should be other stories within Night City that don’t center around a street level of vice and intrigue. I’d like to hear stories about the tension between the various corpos like Biotechnica, Arasaka, Mili-tech, and others.

It's just OK

Performance is great but the story itself is just ok. Jumps around a bit and that takes away from the story at times.

Cyberpunk 2077 Junkies Rejoice

Short answer: This is the world of 2077 and Cherami’s performance is even better than what her role as V allowed in the game.



Less short answer:
It took me over 3 weeks to finish this relatively short book mainly because I used it as a sleep aid while being immersed in Cherami’s performance. For fans looking for more 2077 content and lore, jack this straight into your veins. Having played hundreds of hours as female V listening to this performance was like being home again. The jump cuts in the non-linear story telling can be a little hard to follow until the majority of the cast is introduced if you are not totally focused on listening to the book. Cherami’s performance is exceptional though and all the characters have their own feel which helps you figure which perspective and time frame you are currently in. Regardless of what’s happening you always feel like you are new Night City!

Couldn't get into it

Bought this because I like cyberpunk the game. This book just makes me wanna skip the dialogue and get to the shooting. Ive never been one for game story lines though.