Tether

By: Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Best-selling author Jeremy Robinson returns with Tether, another entry into the genre he created—the kaiju (giant monster) thriller—this time turning it on its head.

In the middle of the night, an explosion rocks Cambridge, Massachusetts, and wakes Saul Signalman. Blue, ethereal light pulses in the sky. A video call from his wife shows her consumed in bright light, but the call ends abruptly. The explosion of light intensifies. The power goes out, and electronic devices stop working. Saul races to his wife’s lab at the explosion’s core, but the building and his wife are gone.

All that remains is a test subject named Rain, a woman with no memory, whose eyes glow and whose body lights up the night when monstrous nightmares descend on Boston. Her creators will stop at nothing to get her back. Pursued by a rogue government agency, Saul goes on the run with Rain—the only person who might be able to explain what happened to his wife. Rain might also know how to stop the otherworldly terrors that are wiping out cities.

Jeffrey Kafer is back as the voice of Robinson’s Nemesis series, pulling listeners into a supernatural world of monsters, madness, and malevolent agents that will keep them on the edge of their seats until the very end.

"Kaiju" means "strange beast" in Japanese and refers to giant monsters such as Godzilla, Gamera, and Jeremy Robinson’s creation, Nemesis.

©2019 Jeremy Robinson (P)2019 Jeremy Robinson

Kaiju Ghosts? Amazing!

If you have read any of Jeremy Robinson’s books then you know they have two things in common, fast-paced action right from the start and great story writing! Hold on, because this ride gets pretty wild.
As the progenitor of the Kaiju Thriller genre, Robinson goes where no other books have with Tether. These monsters are amongst the largest he’s created, have tremendous variety, and are basically ghosts. If you think you know what that means, back up because you are probably wrong. The surprise will thrill you though.

Jeffrey Kafer has narrated the majority of Robinson’s books, and they continue to be an excellent team. Kafer delivers another top notch performance and brings the characters to life.

Excellent read

I had my doubts about reading such a prolific author thinking that there is no way they could maintain the creativity. I am significantly pleased that my doubts were unfounded. If you like the sci-fi genre you will love this book.

More Twists and Turns than a Goat's Intestines

I have to tip my hat to Robinson and/or his audiobook publisher. In most audiobook covers, the narrator's name is usually considerably smaller than the author's. Here, however, they share equal billing and are touted as "The #1 Audible Bestselling Duo". I love that the narrator, in this case, is getting respect and acknowledgment for their contribution.

Now to the review ...

Each time I read a new book by Jeremy Robinson I'm amazed at how unique each is from the others. There are still elements of humor and geeky references sprinkled throughout, but each is creative in its own way.

Saul's inability to sleep has wreaked havoc on his career and is taking its toll on his marriage. One sleepless night he receives a late-night FaceTime call from his research scientist wife, Morgan, and he witnesses a fatal catastrophe at her lab.

Racing to the scene of the incident Saul is quickly caught up in a web of government and corporate conspiracy and the very real existence of the afterlife. Along for the ride are Rain, a woman with a Jason Bourne-style set of skills and no memory of how she acquired them. Oh, and she turns blue when ghosts are near.

Tether is my favorite of Robinson's books to date, besting my previous favorite, Alter, by a narrow margin. Tether combines elements of the Sixth Sense, Ghost, Godzilla, the Bourne Identity, and probably a half-dozen other.

It kept me guessing, with more twists and turns than a goat's intestines. I was genuinely surprised and caught off guard several times throughout the story.

Over the course of the last few years, Jeffrey Kafer has become one of my most reliable narrators. His work on Tether further strengthens this position. He is capable of performing a wide range of characters and conveying the proper emotion in each scene.

***Full Disclosure: I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Tether

I rather enjoyed to following Sal and company journey as they discovered what happened to his wife. There were some twists and turns that I didn't see coming. Kaiju fight scenes were awesome. The narrator is one of my faves and he did not disappoint. I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

like authors sense of humor

I tried listening to this once and I wasn't sucked in until the end like I was with Flux and i got a quarter in and never finished it for probably the last year it sat in library but I ran out of things to listen to and started over and this was pretty good. Flux is an awesome book and I liked his sense of humor there were quite a few a few things that made me chuckle in this not the story line but way he writes

Good story

It's Jeremy Robinson. If you're already a fan, then this story will be right up your alley. Well-written, engaging, and main characters you can support. Not much more you can really ask for.

Supernatural SciFi Thriller!!!

Tether is written by Jeremy Robinson. The narration is provided by Jeffrey Kafer. Mr. Robinson returns to the Kaiju Thriller Genre with a slight deviation adding some supernatural elements as well. This is a roller coaster ride that keeps the listener entertained. I was hooked from the very beginning of the story with his wife Face timing him from work.

This is a story for those listeners of the genre that enjoy a thriller with supernatural elements. This is not going to appeal to everyone but that is what the whole review process is here for. I truly enjoy the new twist of the mystery involving the wife and the creation of the Kaiju monsters this time. This new twist adds drama and tension. I truly enjoyed the story.

The narration by Jeffery Kafer in this audio production was truly outstanding. This was a truly memorable performance from Mr. Kafer. His performance of Rain and Saul was highly memorable. The production quality of this audiobook is also of the highest quality. I heard no problems during the entire performance. There were not any detectable flaws that I was able to hear during the entire performance such as loops, breaks, or buzzing. The production was crisp and clear. Breakneck Media delivered an excellent audiobook production. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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A worthy book

Jeremy Robinson is an acclaimed author and I've enjoyed many of his books. Tether is billed in the SciFi/Fantasy genre but there was not much descriptive science fiction-y elements to it unless one also considers, say, Ghost Busters a SciFi story which I don't. Still, as a thriller/horror story, in the Dean Koontz Intensity vein, it fits comfortably. My impression is that it had elements of Ghost Busters, The Sixth Sense, Elfen Lied (anime), and Ready Player One (Trivial Pursuit Movie Category).

I was mildly disappointed that the author never explained how the laboratory incident ended up creating kaiju other than some intense polarity reversal type fiasco. In fact, there were several areas that were only superficially touched on, especially character backstories, where a fuller explanation would have helped the story. Even the characters themselves weren't very likable. The MC was basically a drug-addled loser and a kept husband while his genius wife and their female genius friend were in on the developing the technology that ended up ending 1000s of lives.

Jeffrey Kafer is a good narrator but his always intense declarative tone comes across as everyone speaking every sentence in an authoritative manner.

Make the movie!

Great story telling from a 1st person view. Enjoyed it. This would make a great movie!

Yep

Not a bad story, not a story I was expecting. The author does love Kaiju’s. Not that all those stories are terrible, just a story path that gets old.