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By: Robert J. Sawyer
Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
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In 2059, two vastly different groups of people portrayed by the compelling trio of Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner), Luke Kirby (Emmy Award winner), and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner) undergo cryonic suspension. While their bodies are frozen, their minds, still active and awake, are uploaded into a massive quantum computer. The first group are all astronauts, about to leave Earth on a one-way interstellar colonization mission. The second group consists of convicted murderers and volunteers who elect to serve their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But while both groups are suspended, a global cataclysm devastates most of the Earth, and their cryosleep is extended by more than 500 years.

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About the Creator

Robert J. Sawyer — called “the dean of Canadian science fiction” by the Ottawa Citizen and “just about the best science fiction writer out there” by the Denver Rocky Mountain News — has won all three of the world’s top awards for best science fiction novel of the year: the Hugo (which he won for Hominids), the Nebula (for The Terminal Experiment), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for Mindscan). He’s also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award; the top SF awards in Japan (three times), Spain (three times), France, and China; and a record-setting seventeen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auroras”). Rob’s 25 bestselling novels include Calculating God (winner of the 2009 Audie Award for best science fiction or fantasy audiobook of the year) and FlashForward, which was adapted into the ABC TV series of the same name. Rob was a guest of honor at the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention (the Worldcon), and he’s a member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor bestowed by the Canadian government. He lives just outside Toronto.

Brendan Fraser
Luke Kirby
Vanessa Sears

About the performer

Brendan Fraser is a Canadian-American actor most recently known for winning the Academy Award for his role in The Whale. He’s also appeared in The Mummy trilogy, George of the Jungle, Encino Man, and School Ties. Brendan also appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Gods and Monsters and The Quiet American. His recent television credits include Doom Patrol (HBO Max), Professionals, and Trust (FX), to name a few. You can learn more about Brendan Fraser hereand here.
Next up for Brendan: Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and directed by Martin Scorsese.

About the performer

Luke Kirby is an Emmy-Award-winning theatre, film, and television actor who has performed on stages in Toronto and NYC over the years in productions of Troilus and Cressida, Jump/Cut, Defender of the Faith, Judgment Day, and more.
Luke starred opposite Michelle Williams in Sarah Polley’s film Take This Waltz and opposite Samuel L. Jackson in The Samaritan. More recently, Luke starred as Ted Bundy opposite Elijah Wood in No Man of God.
In television, one of Luke’s favourite roles was in the critically acclaimed miniseries Slings & Arrows opposite Rachel McAdams. He has also had regular roles on HBO’s Tell Me You Love Me, Sundance TV’s Rectify, and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in the role of Lenny Bruce.

About the performer

Raised in Deep River, Ontario, Vanessa Sears is a Dora Award, Toronto Theatre Critics, Broadway World, and Critic’s Pick Award-winning artist. She has starred on stages across Canada including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, the historic Winter Garden Theatre, and many more. Vanessa has also appeared in numerous films and television programs, including Suits, CBC’s TallBoyz, Lifetime’s Too Close for Christmas, Sex/Life (Netflix), and more. You can also see Vanessa starring in 14 Love Letters as well as Royally Wrapped for Christmas.

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I could feel the tightening in my chest as the spectacular voice actors gave the ending to their characters' stories. The future is unwritten, but our actions now are what help shape it.
Be good to each other.

A Beautiful Tragedy

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Story was so good 5 and a 1/2 hours blue by loved it. Can I wait to check out more by this author

awesome

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Spectacular find I couldn’t stop once I started
Great story telling perfect voice acting I saw Brendan Fraser and just knew I’d enjoy 10/10 would recommend

Great read

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I listened to the whole thing, so it was good enough, but the writing was so-so and some performances so-so. Brendan Frazier was good though.

So-so science fiction

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This is, in my opinion, Robert J. Sawyer’s best book yet, and this all-Canadian cast DELIVERS. What a delight! I truly believe this book could be enjoyed by anyone, not just due-hard science fiction fans. As always, Sawyer dives into questions of humanity, relationships, and ethics, and touches on modern-day topics in a thought-provoking manner.

Sawyer’s best yet - accessible science fiction by an all-star cast

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