Technomancer

Unspeakable Things, Book 1

By: B. V. Larson

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

When Quentin Draith wakes up in a private sanatorium, he has no memory of who he is or how he received the injuries riddling his body. All he knows is that he has to get out, away from the drugs being pumped into him and back to the real world to search for answers. His first question: How did his friend Tony’s internal organs fill with sand, killing him in a Las Vegas car crash?

After a narrow escape, he tracks down the basic facts: He is an investigator and blogger specializing in the supernatural - which is a good thing, because Quentin’s life is getting stranger by the minute. It seems he is one of a special breed, a person with unusual powers. He’s also the prime suspect in a string of murders linked by a series of seemingly mundane objects. The deeper he digs and the harder he works to clear his name, the more Quentin realizes that some truths are better off staying buried….

©2012 B. V. Larson (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Good first book in series

Lots of room left to explore the universe how it works and the characters in the next books, lots of unanswered questions. Looking forward to the next one.

Intriguing story, great narration

Captivating character, sorry keeps moving at a great pace introducing more interesting characters and happenings. Looking forward to the next.

Fresh and unique fantasy!

Technomancer
Unspeakable Things, Book 1
By: B. V. Larson
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Series: Unspeakable Things, Book 1
This is a very unique fantasy! I had never tried this author's work before but that will change! This caught me up in the story right away when the main character wakes up in a hospital and doesn't remember his past. He has healing injuries and a picture but doesn't know the people. At this point it sounds like a dozen other books but it gets very different! He gets thrown through a portal after a bit, finds out there are grey men, items that have magical powers, and strange characters and creatures! Lots of action, mysteries, and amazing and fresh fantasy! Really enjoyed this! The narration was excellent too. Free to listen when borrowed with Amazon prime!

Great story

Great story, great narration. The story develops as the characters almost become real. Good listen.

In a world similar to Peter Clines "14."

I really enjoyed this book once it got going. For me,i had to get about 3 hours into it before the story really picked up. I honestly feel like this could be a character and story line form Peter Clines book "14," it had some of the odd creepy things going on that could be linked to 14.

Everyday objects having magical qualities,very creepy aliens,cultists,dirty cops and russian gangsters.

Cool idea,fun listen,great narrator. The only complain was its slow start.

Just Good Enough

Any additional comments?

This book was just good enough to keep my attention & want to continue.in the end i am glad that i did.I had a VERY tough time getting past the first chapter. I mean, how did the lawyers let the opening scene through. Did no one else notice the direct rip-off of Roger Zelazny's book The Nine Princes of Amber!!?? C'mon: A guy wakes up in a Sanitorium with amnesia...overpowers a nurse & orderly, gets a gun, confronts the head doctor???? I almost stopped there. Fortunately the story eventually grows on you but there are still enough flaws to keep me from rating this story above 3 stars: I had a problem with Christopher Lane's idea of different characters voices and/or accents. For example we have a (Las Vegas) police detective with a pronounced New York voice. And our hero seems amazinly unconcerned about his apparent lack of memory.Overall, I have to admit that the story held my attention. i wanted to hear more about the characters & see how things wrapped up.. I am happy i did; i thing Larson came up with some clever, original concepts.

Super Powered Detective

If you could sum up Technomancer in three words, what would they be?

Super Powered Detective

What other book might you compare Technomancer to and why?

Honestly can't think of any. It is more of a mix of detective story meets xfiles meets heroes.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when he confronted the doctor ming.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Xfiles meets Heroes

An interesting read for SF/Fantasy Fans

What about Christopher Lane’s performance did you like?

Christopher's reading added a 40s PI story flavour to the story. This really added to the plot and capitalised on Larson's style of writing.

Any additional comments?

Great Story but it didn't hold me enough to go and get the next book in the series straight away as the plot closed of most of the leads that held me and only minor plot issues remain that didn't compel me to buy the next book straight away. But I will.

Beautiful Performance

The performance was awesome. With enough voice work to tell the different characters, it was easy to follow the story and enjoy the ride.

Good noir sci-fi/ fantasy series with a warning

I have been trying out new series to find ones I like while waiting for those I am currently reading. I decided to give this one a try and I am glad that I did.

I was pretty concerned at first as the first few chapters are almost directly lifted from Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. It was well written though and gets into more unique territory quickly after that. The premise of the series is very cool and is similar to the lost room series on sci-fi years ago.

The main character has amnesia and I hate that trope. Other than that the character development is good, the story is very interesting and the world makes sense. You really can like the main character and root for him. The meta-story is good enough you want to find out what happens not only in this book, but in the ones that follow. There is a lot of action and it is well written and fun.

This is technically a Sci-fi novel, but it reads very urban fantasy as well. it reminds me of the Harry Connoly 20 palaces series, and in a good way. It is a very dark and dangerous world.
I really loved the narrarator. If I had to pick a person to do a film noir, detective voice Mr. Lane is the go to guy. He has a great range and I can't imagine anyone else doing a better job reading this book.

The warning is the second book. I finished this one and was anxious to move onto the next one. I read the reviews and they all talked about how bad the new narrarator was. I thought it might be because the one for this book was so good. So I bought it and started to listen.

My first impulse was, oh hell no! I stopped the book after about two minutes. The guy sounds like Kirby Heyworth with a sinus infection and I am not overly fond of Kirby Heyword WITHOUT a sinus infection. I will try again in the future, but I am not sure I will be able to listen to it. Be aware you might not like listening to the second book and may have to read it to enjoy it rather than listen on audible format.

Other than that, Technomancer is an excellent book, great voice acting and although it leaves a lot of questions it stands well on its own.