Cage of Souls

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrated by: David Thorpe

Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Humanity clings to life on a dying Earth in an epic, far-future science fiction novel from an award-winning author.

The sun is bloated, diseased, dying perhaps. Beneath its baneful light, Shadrapar, last of all cities, harbours fewer than 100,000 human souls. Built on the ruins of countless civilisations, Shadrapar is a museum, a midden, an asylum, a prison on a world that is ever more alien to humanity.

Bearing witness to the desperate struggle for existence between life old and new is Stefan Advani: rebel, outlaw, prisoner, survivor. This is his testament, an account of the journey that took him into the blazing desolation of the western deserts; that transported him east down the river and imprisoned him in the verdant hell of the jungle's darkest heart; that led him deep into the labyrinths and caverns of the underworld. He will meet with monsters, madman, mutants.

The question is, which one of them will inherit this Earth?

©2019 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2019 Head of Zeus

Science + fantasy + zoology = Tchaikovsky Grand Slam

Mr. Tchaikovsky: You’ve written another amazing story. The characters in this book had depth and personalities and adventure. You’ve built a world that is full of mystery and danger and yet somehow civilized and relatable.

What turns this story into a masterpiece however is listening to Mr. Thorpe narrate your novel. I can affirm that, regardless of genre, I will forever purchase future Tchaikovsky + Thorpe audiobooks. Mr. Thorpe captures your writing style so well with his delivery and it’s my opinion that using any other narrator in the future would be a disservice to your storytelling.

Mr. Thorpe: I do not have the written words to compliment your performance. It was, by far, the best story I’ve had the pleasure to listen to. I didn’t know narrators could have fans, but you’ve created one with this book. Like most people, I have favorite authors and will blindly listen to anything that is released - however, I am now actively going through your past works and making purchases based not on the books content, but because I know you will turn something great into a magical experience.

This was one of the few books where I’d rather put my earbuds in and listen to on the sofa rather than talk to my wife. It was just that good.

“Sorry honey, Stephan Avani is playing chess again, let’s talk tomorrow”

Easy 5 stars

Long book don't walk away

You'll lose track like I did but I caught up. good story, interesting ending. I enjoyed it

amazing book, absolute 🔥

Narrator is a perfect fit narrative and world building were immaculate read it sucka

Wish this was a series!

I’ve become an avid reader of A.T. and am only 1/4 of the way through his books. This is a great one! Only criticism is I WANT MORE! 🤩

Fantastic

Absolutely fascinating ingenious story written by a master of the craft at the top of his game.

original and not random

never thought I would hear a voice actor this versatile. makes me want to speak with a posh accent the rest of the day. the story was very unique to me and I love how AT finds ways to make future/other worlds palpable, realistic, and surprising. I did indeed feel like I was living amongst the prisoners of the island for a good portion of the story. i love how the story concluded, which is rare for me.

I liked it

It seemed a little long in parts, but overall it was a beautiful story about a very different and similar world. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone with attention span and patience. Significantly different than his Children of X books, but very good nonetheless. Narration was solid.

Compelling story, interesting concepts

A far cry from my typical diet of technological sci-fi, but immediately engaging with a range of excellent characters, even the narration is superb. I'll be recommending this book very highly to anyone even vaguely interested 👍👍

Very entertaining!

I really enjoyed the plot in this book. The characters were very multidimensional and the author did a wonderful job with imagery. Would definitely recommend!

obsessed

i was obsessed with this book and listened to it with a fervor. I loved the narration too. Probably one of the best narration out there.