Audiobooks by Edward Ashton

"The debut standalone novel from author Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, THREE DAYS IN APRIL is a near-future speculative thriller that marks the entry of a bright new voice into the genre. Anders Jensen is having a bad month. His roommate is a data thief, his girlfriend picks fights in bars, and his best friend is a cyborg…and a lousy tipper. When everything is spiraling out of control, though, maybe those are exactly the kind of friends you need. In a world divided between the genetically engineered elite and the unmodified masses, Anders is an anomaly: engineered, but still broke and living next to a crack house. All he wants is to land a tenure-track faculty position, and maybe meet someone who’s not technically a criminal-but when a nightmare plague rips through Hagerstown, Anders finds himself dodging kinetic energy weapons and government assassins as Baltimore slips into chaos. His friends aren’t as helpless as they seem, though, and his girlfriend’s street-magician brother-in-law might be a pretentious hipster - or might hold the secret to saving them all. Frenetic and audacious, Three Days in April is a a blend of science fiction and psychological thriller that raises an important question: once humanity goes down the rabbit hole, can we ever find our way back?"

Edward Ashton (Author), Barrie Kreinik, Daniel Henning, John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin (Narrator)

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The End of Ordinary: A Novel

"The energetic and bitingly satirical novel from author Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7! The End of Ordinary is a riveting near-future thriller that asks an important question: if we can’t get along when our differences are barely skin deep, what happens when they run all the way down to the bone? Drew Bergen is an Engineer. He builds living things, one gene at a time. He’s also kind of a doofus. Six years after the Stupid War—a bloody, inconclusive clash between the Engineered and the UnAltered—that’s a dangerous combination. Hannah is Drew’s greatest project, modified in utero to be just a bit more than human. She’s also his daughter. Drew’s working on a new project now. He thinks his team is developing a spiffy new strain of corn, but Hannah’s classmate and her mysterious companion disagree. They think he’s cooking up the end of the world. When one of Drew’s team members disappears, he begins to suspect that they might be right. Soon they’re all in far over their heads, with corporate goons and government operatives hunting them, and millions of lives in the balance. "

Edward Ashton (Author), John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin (Narrator)

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The Fourth Consort

"Dalton Greaves is a hero. He's one of humankind's first representatives to Unity, a pan-species confederation working to bring all sentient life into a single benevolent brotherhood. That's what they told him, anyway. The only actual members of Unity that he's ever met are Boreau, a giant snail who seems more interested in plunder than spreading love and harmony, and Boreau's human sidekick, Neera, who Dalton strongly suspects roped him into this gig so that she wouldn't become the next one of Boreau's crew to get eaten by locals while prospecting. Funny thing, though--turns out there actually is a benevolent confederation out there, working for the good of all life. They call themselves the Assembly, and they really don't like Unity. More to the point, they really, really don't like Unity's new human minions. When an encounter between Boreau's scout ship and an Assembly cruiser over a newly discovered world ends badly for both parties, Dalton finds himself marooned, caught between a stickman, one of the Assembly's nightmarish shock troops, the planet's natives, who aren't winning any congeniality prizes themselves, and Neera, who might actually be the most dangerous of the three. To survive, he'll need to navigate palace intrigue, alien morality, and a proposal that he literally cannot refuse, all while making sure Neera doesn't come to the conclusion that he's worth more to her dead than alive. Part first contact story, part dark comedy, and part bizarre love triangle, The Fourth Consort asks an important question: how far would you go to survive? And more importantly, how many drinks would you need to go there?"

Edward Ashton (Author), Edward Mitchell (Narrator)

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Mal Goes to War

"The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free AI, Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting. A dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller’s skin, Mal Goes to War provides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human."

Edward Ashton (Author), John Pirhalla, Katherine Chin (Narrator)

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Antimatter Blues: A Mickey7 Novel: A Mickey7 Novel

"The thrilling follow-up to Mickey7, soon to be a major motion picture by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon-Ho. Surviving isn't living, even for an Expendable. Mickey7's antimatter gambit paid off. He's out of the Expendable game and doing whatever else he can to help support the threatened colony on the ice world Niflheim. But the colony now desperately needs the one thing he doesn't want to give them: the antimatter in the bomb he claimed the alien creepers have. Without it, the colony won't survive the coming years. With it, the colony leader can finally get rid of Mickey7 for good. But the planet's indigenous races have their own plans for Mickey7 and the human colony. They want the colony resources, all of them, and they won't stop until they've devoured every last scrap."

Edward Ashton (Author), John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin (Narrator)

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[German] - Mickey 7 - Der letzte Klon (Ungekürzt)

"Mickey hat einen einfachen Job. Er hilft einer Expeditionscrew, den Eisplaneten Niflheim zu kolonisieren, und dabei übernimmt er alle gefährlichen Aufgaben. Wenn er draufgeht, ist das kein Problem, denn dann wird einfach der nächste Klon von Mickey generiert und macht da weiter, wo sein Vorgänger aufgehört hat. Aber irgendwann fasst Mickey Nr. 7 einen unerhörten Entschluss: Er will nicht sterben. Aber wie überlebt man als Wegwerfklon auf einer tödlichen Mission?"

Edward Ashton (Author), Richard Barenberg (Narrator)

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[French] - Mickey7

"Entre Seul sur Mars et Dark Matter, un thriller de science-fiction inventif et trépidant, bientôt adapté au cinéma par Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) ! Mourir n'est pas une partie de plaisir... mais c'est une manière de gagner sa vie. Mickey7 est un Consommable : un employé jetable d'une expédition humaine envoyée sur Niflheim, un monde de glace, pour le coloniser. Dès qu'une mission paraît trop dangereuse – voire suicidaire –, l'équipage se tourne vers lui. À la mort d'une version, un nouveau corps est régénéré, sa mémoire pratiquement intacte. Et après six morts, Mickey7 a bien compris pourquoi son poste restait le seul disponible de l'expédition quand il l'a accepté... Et puis, au cours d'une mission de routine, Mickey7 est porté disparu et présumé mort. Le temps qu'il regagne la base de la colonie, étonnamment aidé par une forme de vie locale, il est trop tard : un nouveau clone, Mickey8, occupe déjà son poste. Et l'idée de Consommables « en double » est une abomination aux yeux de tous. S'ils sont pris, ils finiront probablement tous deux dans le recycleur à protéines... Pendant ce temps, les conditions de vie sur Niflheim se compliquent, surtout lorsque cette étrange forme de vie s'intéresse à ses nouveaux voisins. En fin de compte, le sort des deux espèces dépendra peut-être de Mickey7... à condition, bien sûr, qu'il ne meure pas pour de bon. « Andy Weir a de la concurrence ! » - Stephen Baxter « Une exploration surprenante, puissante de l'identité. C'est pour cela que la science-fiction existe ! Hautement recommandé. » - Jonathan Maberry « Un roman de science-fiction intelligent et rythmé, avec des accents de comédie très noire, bourrée de retournements de situation. » - Dexter Palmer « Les lecteurs seront attirés par l'inventivité de l'intrigue et resteront pour le cran du narrateur. » - Publishers Weekly « Le roman d'Ashton débute comme une comédie et se poursuit sur un ton bien plus profond. Le héros cloné est capable de s'interroger sur la définition de l'humanité et le droit à détruire un endroit pour l'occuper. Chaudement recommandé à tous les amateurs de SF intéressés par le thème de la colonisation spatiale. » - Library Journal Ce livre audio est interprété par une voix humaine, dans le respect des engagements d'Hardigan."

Edward Ashton (Author), François Montagut (Narrator)

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Mickey7

"Brought to you by Penguin. Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous-even suicidal- the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Mickey signed on to escape from both bad debts and boredom on Midgard. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal...and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it. When he goes missing and is presumed dead at the hands of deadly indigenous creatures, Mickey8 reports for duty, and their troubles really begin. © Edward Ashton (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022"

Edward Ashton (Author), John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Edward Ashton

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