-
Pod
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $33.90
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Great first listens
Publisher's summary
An astonishing and immersive new novel, Pod takes the listener into the depths of the ocean—and into the world of its fascinating inhabitants—through the eyes of the beautiful Ea, a spinner dolphin.
Ea has always felt like an outsider. As a spinner dolphin who has recently come of age, she's now expected to join in the elaborate rituals that unite her pod. But Ea suffers from a type of deafness that prevents her from mastering the art of spinning. When catastrophe befalls her family, and Ea knows she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave the pod.
As Ea ventures into the vast, she discovers dangers everywhere, from lurking predators to strange objects floating in the water. Not to mention the ocean itself seems to be changing: creatures are mutating, demonic noises pierce the depths, and whole species of fish disappear into the sky above. Just as she is coming to terms with her solitude, a chance encounter with a group of arrogant bottlenoses will irrevocably alter the course of her life.
In her terrifying, propulsive novel, Laline Paull explores the true meaning of family, belonging, and sacrifice—the harmony and tragedy of the pod—within an ocean that is no longer the sanctuary it once was and which reflects a world all too recognizable to our own.
Related to this topic
-
The Smell of Rain on Dust
- Grief and Praise
- By: Martín Prechtel
- Narrated by: Martín Prechtel
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture - how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community.
-
-
Grief is Praise and Love
- By Jericho V. Thorp on 10-02-21
By: Martín Prechtel
-
West of Eden
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun. But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve into intelligent life? In West of Eden, best-selling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendants of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a battle for survival.
-
-
Narration is flat and monotonous.
- By Sande on 06-28-17
By: Harry Harrison
-
Borne
- By: Jeff VanderMeer
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Borne, a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city half destroyed by drought and conflict. The city is dangerous, littered with discarded experiments from the Company - a biotech firm now derelict - and punished by the unpredictable predations of a giant bear. Rachel ekes out an existence in the shelter of a run-down sanctuary she shares with her partner, Wick, who deals his own homegrown psychoactive biotech.
-
-
Bizarre and Bracing!
- By The Casual Nerd on 02-08-18
By: Jeff VanderMeer
-
The Never Tilting World
- Never Tilting World, Book 1
- By: Rin Chupeco
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Anthony Rey Perez, Emily Rankin, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon - until one sister’s betrayal split their world in two. A Great Abyss now divides two realms: one cloaked in eternal night, the other scorched beneath an ever-burning sun. While one sister rules the frozen fortress of Aranth, her twin rules the sand-locked Golden City - each with a daughter by their side. Now those young goddesses must set out on separate, equally dangerous journeys in hopes of healing their broken world. No matter the sacrifice it demands.
-
-
Not for Me
- By Mehlennial on 01-06-21
By: Rin Chupeco
-
Chronicles of a Royal Pet: A Princess and an Ooze
- Royal Ooze Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Ian Rodgers
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world of Erafore is one full of magic and mystery. Heroes battle dragons, mages confront demons, and the gods watch over it all. Yet among these incredible beings, a single creature is born with the power to rewrite the destiny of the land. Taken in as a pet by the princess of the Kingdom of Varia, a mere Ooze will rise to stand in the tide of fate and defend the ones he loves from an encroaching void. But can a monster ever truly become a man?
-
-
Boring
- By Humility on 01-09-18
By: Ian Rodgers
-
Angels' Flight
- By: Nalini Singh
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Warrior angels, vampire hunters, and angels gone bad heat up this altogether sizzling paranormal alternate universe. This anthology of novellas features Angels' Wolf, Angels' Judgment, Angels' Pawn, and the never-before-published Angels' Dance.
-
-
Couldn't wait to get this, but wish I had !!
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 05-13-12
By: Nalini Singh
-
The Smell of Rain on Dust
- Grief and Praise
- By: Martín Prechtel
- Narrated by: Martín Prechtel
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture - how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community.
-
-
Grief is Praise and Love
- By Jericho V. Thorp on 10-02-21
By: Martín Prechtel
-
West of Eden
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun. But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve into intelligent life? In West of Eden, best-selling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendants of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a battle for survival.
-
-
Narration is flat and monotonous.
- By Sande on 06-28-17
By: Harry Harrison
-
Borne
- By: Jeff VanderMeer
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Borne, a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city half destroyed by drought and conflict. The city is dangerous, littered with discarded experiments from the Company - a biotech firm now derelict - and punished by the unpredictable predations of a giant bear. Rachel ekes out an existence in the shelter of a run-down sanctuary she shares with her partner, Wick, who deals his own homegrown psychoactive biotech.
-
-
Bizarre and Bracing!
- By The Casual Nerd on 02-08-18
By: Jeff VanderMeer
-
The Never Tilting World
- Never Tilting World, Book 1
- By: Rin Chupeco
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Anthony Rey Perez, Emily Rankin, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon - until one sister’s betrayal split their world in two. A Great Abyss now divides two realms: one cloaked in eternal night, the other scorched beneath an ever-burning sun. While one sister rules the frozen fortress of Aranth, her twin rules the sand-locked Golden City - each with a daughter by their side. Now those young goddesses must set out on separate, equally dangerous journeys in hopes of healing their broken world. No matter the sacrifice it demands.
-
-
Not for Me
- By Mehlennial on 01-06-21
By: Rin Chupeco
-
Chronicles of a Royal Pet: A Princess and an Ooze
- Royal Ooze Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Ian Rodgers
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world of Erafore is one full of magic and mystery. Heroes battle dragons, mages confront demons, and the gods watch over it all. Yet among these incredible beings, a single creature is born with the power to rewrite the destiny of the land. Taken in as a pet by the princess of the Kingdom of Varia, a mere Ooze will rise to stand in the tide of fate and defend the ones he loves from an encroaching void. But can a monster ever truly become a man?
-
-
Boring
- By Humility on 01-09-18
By: Ian Rodgers
-
Angels' Flight
- By: Nalini Singh
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Warrior angels, vampire hunters, and angels gone bad heat up this altogether sizzling paranormal alternate universe. This anthology of novellas features Angels' Wolf, Angels' Judgment, Angels' Pawn, and the never-before-published Angels' Dance.
-
-
Couldn't wait to get this, but wish I had !!
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 05-13-12
By: Nalini Singh
-
Broken Pride
- Bravelands, Book 1
- By: Erin Hunter
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A lion cast out from his pride. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: kill only to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes.
-
-
Wow
- By Rosetta Lee on 12-17-17
By: Erin Hunter
-
Shadows of Aggar: Amazons Unite Edition
- The Amazons of Aggar, Book 1
- By: Chris Anne Wolfe
- Narrated by: J. Evans
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Diana n'Athena is an Amazon working for the Terran Empire on the medieval planet of Aggar. Her mission is to rescue a downed pilot/spy from Aggar's wilds. But when the Council demands she be bonded to a Shadow in order to be allowed to make the journey, things get interesting. Shadows are exceptional guides and fighters, but Elana is something more - she has the gift of the Blue Sight. As the two women race against time to prevent an all-out intergalactic war, they become erotically entangled, complicating both their lives and putting their mission in danger.
-
-
Cannot Believe Audible has this!
- By T on 07-12-15
By: Chris Anne Wolfe
-
The Coming
- By: Daniel Black
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lyrical, poetic, and hypnotizing, The Coming tells the story of a people's capture and sojourn from their homeland across the Middle Passage - a traumatic trip that exposed the strength and resolve of the African spirit. Extreme conditions produce extraordinary insight, and only after being stripped of everything do they discover the unspeakable beauty they once took for granted. This powerful, haunting novel will shake listeners to their very souls.
-
-
A Necessary and Disturbing Read
- By P. E. Hall on 08-06-18
By: Daniel Black
-
Heart Minded
- How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love
- By: Sarah Blondin
- Narrated by: Sarah Blondin
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A treasury of meditations for living from your heart - from a top teacher. With poetic brilliance and skillful instruction, renowned teacher Sarah Blondin brings you a treasury of meditations and spiritual teachings to help you detach from your busy mind and tune into your feeling heart. As the students of her popular online trainings can attest, these simple and powerful practices can instantly bring you into a deeper connection with yourself and others. And you can go back to these meditations whenever you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or afraid.
-
-
Get this book now
- By Anonymous User on 10-02-20
By: Sarah Blondin
-
Gift of the Red Bird
- The Story of a Divine Encounter
- By: Paula D'Arcy
- Narrated by: Paula D'Arcy
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and baby in a car crash, she began an inner search for a faith that was stronger than fear. In Gift of the Red Bird she shares her remarkable spiritual adventure. Grief, she shows us, is an ongoing, never-completed process, one that becomes woven into the fabric of the grieving person's spiritual life.
-
-
Relatable story
- By Maryjane Hadaway on 07-15-19
By: Paula D'Arcy
-
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
- By: Roseanne A. Brown
- Narrated by: Jordan Cobb, A. J Beckles
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal - kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic.
-
-
A truly unique and beautiful tale....
- By Anonymous User on 08-18-20
What listeners say about Pod
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 04-14-24
A beautiful, mature story of Dolphins and Humanity
A beautifully written and told story that tackles so many captivating ideas at once. My only complaint is that it was too short and didn’t have enough time to completely wrap up all of the character stories. It’s still one of my top 10 books despite that.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Regina
- 11-12-23
Its Not Watership Down;
Nor is it The Bees, which was more engaging. I often struggled to focused on this listen. I never really cared about any of the characters nor their outcome. Its not awful, but don't use a full credit; for free (or deep discount) it might be worth your listening hours.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Willaim D. Chapella
- 11-15-23
Surprisingly Good
I was surprised as this took off from a slower start and then took off and hooked you in with details of exciting well written developments.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Daniel B Fitzgerald
- 11-26-23
Absolutely captivating!
The storyline was incredibly written and pulled you in so much so that you forgot it was about ocean life. I will never look to the waters and not think of this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Ben Roberts
- 08-07-23
A beautiful and amazing story of hope amidst tragedy
Paul brings the ocean and its inhabitants to life in a way that opens one’s eyes to the possibility of other forms of sentience that mirror our own. Her tale is also a devastating indictment of humanity’s heartless exploitation and disconnection from Mother Earth. The story of the bottlenose dolphin pod that has adopted fascism in response to the threat posed by humans, believing such militarism to be necessary for survival, provides an allegory for our times—one that calls us to seek salvation and sanctuary in an expression of love for all life.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
12 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- L. Fleming-Mitchell
- 12-03-23
A message to savage humans
A beautifully written and narrated story, which I hope will wake up all who read it to think twice about the insatiable consumerism of our species, to never, ever consider a cruise, however seductive, and to take loving action in support of dolphins, whales, all marine life, the oceans and ultimately all life on earth.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- RLF
- 07-29-23
A Barbara Kingsolver recommendation
Barbara Kingsolver listed this novel when asked for three books she’d recommend (on the Ezra Klein podcast). On the heels of her Demon Copperhead and Verghese’s Covenant of Water—-both stunning novels—-I downloaded this listen immediately. It’s a captivating, inventive story with a strong female lead. The actor narrating is excellent. A wonderful story and a great listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
19 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 08-09-23
Perspective changer type book!
I will start with the negative that it was at times hard to follow, BUT I am certain that the author did that internally because this is a book from the point of view of sea creatures ,not humans.
This is such an eye opening book. loved it so much and have recommended it to all my friends. nothing quite like it. I felt like I was in the minds of wrasse, whales, and dolphins!! makes me want to go pick up trash and do my part for our dying world.
one of my favorite books it the clan of the cave bear and this is almost in that mold but really not! sorta oddly sexual at times but again, the author is in the minds of animals, not humans.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- cosmic athlete
- 09-22-23
Devastating story of ecological destruction from marine life POV
I never thought I’d be moved by the perspectives of dolphins, rorquals, wrass and remora fish. POD is primarily an odyssey story of Ea, a longhi spinner dolphin. But it equally a story of the utter chaos human “civilization” has wrought upon marine life and their many strategies to cope. By bringing to life dolphin pods and their dynamic, Laline Paull reflects on the history of human tribalism and migration, and also offers a rosy vision forward for our way out of our current morass. I wonder if my experience of this story would have been different as a reader rather than a listener. The audiobook takes a while to get into as the early chapters are heavy on word building. But once you get used to the different POVs you’re in for a literal ride across the vast expanse of the ocean.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
17 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Beth Birch
- 08-09-23
Enter a strange world and become immersed
An experience so immersive, I felt as part of the pod and quickly held those above water with suspicion. I found it very hard to stop listening. This is a story that has to be told and heard.
Great reading performance as well.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
14 people found this helpful