Accelerando

By: Charles Stross

Narrated by: George Guidall

The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day.

Struggling to survive and thrive in this accelerated world are three generations of the Macx clan: Manfred, an entrepreneur dealing in intelligence amplification technology whose mind is divided between his physical environment and the Internet; his daughter, Amber, on the run from her domineering mother, seeking her fortune in the outer system as an indentured astronaut; and Sirhan, Amber’s son, who finds his destiny linked to the fate of all of humanity.

For something is systematically dismantling the nine planets of the solar system. Something beyond human comprehension. Something that has no use for biological life in any form...

©2005 Charles Stross (P)2014 Recorded Books

Fantastic story, Brilliant narration

What did you like best about this story?

The rich texture of the story plotline and details are a joy to listen to; your imagination just surfs along on this wave of beautifully written complex detail.

Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?

George Guidall brings all the characters to full life, with no jarringly false "voices" just to distinguish characters.

Deep thought on the singularly

Was fun to chew on the ideas put forth in this story. Has it all, from pre singularity to post. Was told I would love this book because I loved rapture of the nerds. They were not wrong.

Hows you babblejargon?

I found this book great fun but very odd. In most cases I have heard of or know the words that people are saying in this book. If you are not in the tech/science field or cant deal with corporate exec-u-speak it will be hard to follow. I applaud George Guidall for being able to keep up with all the nonsense being spouted.

A good read that goes nowhere but everywere

This is the story of the singularity told from the perspective of a family. It gives you ideas explores the implications, and tosses all kinds of flashy window dressing at you.

But that's all it is. There isn't a consistent tone or the barest hint of a plot arc.

Good story, but reader is terrible

The reader takes a breath every 1 to 5 words and it makes it very difficult to follow the story. When he gets a chain of words going, it sounds good. But unfortunately, that is very rare. When there is a lot of techno babble it is especially hard to follow with breaths in all the wrong places.