O Dreamer Mine

By: Nicholas Turner

Narrated by: Brad Grusnick

What sleeps on Mars should not be woken.

The Mars excavation team has discovered sentient life buried on the outskirts of Hellas Montes in the form of a plant. Locked away in its tomb, the specimen brings humanity its greatest discovery, or perhaps, the greatest threat to their existence. When the crew starts listening to their mind, they discover there’s something talking back in the darkness. Not God, but something entirely foreign.

This short story collection spans 300 years and follows the specimen as it makes it way to Earth and begins terraforming the planet. Will humanity find a way to survive?

They should have left sleeping plants where they lie.

©2024 Nicholas Turner (P)2025 Nicholas Turner

A perfect sci-fi cosmic horror

Genuinely exactly what you want from a sci-fi shory story collection about an evil plant from space.

Loc-Nar, Little Shop of Horrors, and Twilight Zone

I know my review title won't resonate with everyone, but for those who know (IYKYK) the connection of these three storytelling methods kept reverberating in my ears while listening ... and producing a wonderfully mesmerizing harmonic of sci-fi, mysticism, and hint of terror. The stories were set in familiar, yet distant, locales and the characters were utterly relatable in their actions and dialogue. Brad Grusnick performed flawlessly as narrator providing unique and captivating voices to each character, as well as the Specimen. It isn't easy to give Evil a voice, a personality, a tangible representation ... but O Dreamer Mine makes a fantastic effort with satisfying results. [Disclosure: I received this title for free and listened at 2.1x.]