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The Post-Human Omnibus
- Books 1-4
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 24 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
1. Sub-Human
Before he was Oldtimer, he was Craig Emilson, a young doctor sucked into military service at the outbreak of World War III. Enlisting to become a Special Forces suborbital paratrooper, Craig is selected to take part in the most important mission in American military history - a sortie into enemy territory to eliminate the world's first strong artificial intelligence. The mission is only the beginning of Craig's story and the story of humanity as well as they accelerate toward a world that is post-human.
If you're already a fan of the smash-hit Post-Human Series, this prequel to Post-Human, Sub-Human, will answer the previously unanswered questions of how the post-human world came to be. And if you're new to the series, Sub-Human will serve as an engrossing introduction to a possible future that has enraptured tens of thousands of listeners!
2. Post-Human
The future should have been perfect. Microscopic robots known as nans could repair any damage to your body, keep you young by resetting your cellular clocks, and allow you to download upgrades like intelligence, muscle strength, and eyesight. You were supposed to be able to have anything you wanted with a simple thought, to be able to live forever. But when a small group of five terraformers working on Venus return to Earth, they discover that every other human in the solar system has been gruesomely murdered. Now James Keats and his four companions must discover what happened to the rest of humanity and fight back if they wish to avoid the same horrifying fate.
3. Trans-Human
In this sequel to Post-Human, humanity will be forced to face a future more advanced than it could have imagined if it wants to survive. Nineteen months have passed since the AI turned against humanity and was subsequently destroyed. In the meantime James Keats has turned over the AI's powers to a nonintelligent, easily controlled operating system.
He and Thel have left the planet and spent six months vacationing on Venus, which has been terraformed without the consent or knowledge of the Governing Council. The AI has been deleted, but the message it sent out into the abyss of space in search of a companion has been answered. An alien force dwarfing the Earth is on its way to find out why the AI has stopped communicating. Keats and company can only assume its intentions will be hostile when it finds out the truth.
4. Human Plus
Human Plus is the fourth story in the smash hit science-fiction series. Not exactly a sequel, not exactly a prequel, Human Plus will defy expectations. No matter what you thought was coming next, you're in for a surprise!
Just one caution: When you're finished you're going to want to share the surprises with everyone online.... Please don't! Please respect future listeners, and let them enjoy the surprises just as much as you did!
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- Sharon Barron
- 04-04-16
A bit mixed and a weak narrator
One of the problems with writing about super intelligence is the reader expects the characters to actually be super intelligent. When they're not and in fact are little bit thick, it kind of spoils the whole premise of the work. There's a little bit too much "Oh no, what do I do now" going on for my taste and the character changes are facile: one moment someone is noble and fearless, the next a screaming ninny, or base and selfish.
Having said all that, I enjoyed the first two books, listened to the third without really getting interested, because it was a bit too "enemy de jour", and struggled with fourth, which is rubbish. There are some good ideas, but they are marred by poor execution and a lacklustre performance by the narrator. I can't really recommend this series, I'm afraid.
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- Mr
- 07-08-17
worth a listen
a lot of similarities to other books and films matrix and inception in particular but some good ideas and thought provoking concepts
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- Annette Wright
- 24-03-17
Dragged on a bit
I found these books fun although the lap to different characters and different time periods between books was rather jarring. I really struggled to listen the last book because it was so vastly different from the others, but that difference did make sense in the end. There was a satisfying ending but sometimes was a trek to get there.
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- Mr. D. W. Silk
- 21-10-15
Post Human
A good trilogy of books that take a leaf from Arthur C Clarke. very inventive.
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- Stam
- 24-07-15
Good listen
Not the deepest of sci-fi but enjoyable and very well read. The story unfolds over all 4 books and I think best appreciated as a whole.
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- Niall byrne
- 07-07-17
Crazy ride
To put it simply, this series is a straight up rollercoaster of emotions! If you don't go back and forth between sides during these books then you are doing it wrong.
Amazing story telling!
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- Canute
- 08-09-16
Very good take on AI
Where does The Post-Human Omnibus rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Really nice series, well thought and reasoned out. Some really nice twists which were quite unexpected but made it a much more moreish listen. Ray Chase's reading is just right well measured and fluid.
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- Richard
- 30-06-20
Fantastic
What an amazing collection of books, what a journey it took me on.
Honestly made me question myself my way of thinking.
Fantastic and an amazing journey these books took me on thank you.
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- miss
- 04-04-16
Venus project meets sci-fi
literally one of the best reads ever! sub human is a must in order to fully enjoy the full series, of which all excited me immensely! I haven't shut up about them, I recommend of Facebook regularly, n I implore everyone to read! the characters n plot trump expectations, n the the series just gets better n better. I love that the AI lives in a human brain n uses the mdf to take control. I understand it won't be made into a film like post human, which has really disappointed me as I think this book is imperative at setting the scene n giving substance to consequential actions n story telling! if u want ur life enriching, read all books in order, starting with this beautiful piece of literature n imagination!
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- Stephanie
- 30-12-16
Starts great struggle to finish
First two stories interesting but struggled to get though the last two especially the last novel
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