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Beacon 23
- Author
- Hugh Howey
- Narrator
- Peter Ganim
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 January 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Now a major MGM+ sci-fi drama series starring Lena Headey and Stephan James
For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships.
It is a lonely job and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in distress. In the twenty-third century, this job has moved into outer space. A network of beacons allows ships to travel across the Milky Way at many times the speed of light.
These beacons are built to be robust. They never break down. They never fail.
At least, they aren’t supposed to.
Critics Review
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“[Beacon 23]—originally published as a series of e-books—is the perfect blend of fast-paced action coupled with a psychologically insightful portrait of loneliness, of the little idiosyncrasies we develop when living on our own, and how we crave companionship.”
Washington Post
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“A remarkably compassionate and forward-looking story of war and mass murder.”
Warren Ellis, author of Gun Machine
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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4.0 5.0
I enjoyed this book, it was interesting to see how the character behaved when he was initially completely alone and how everything changed later on.
Hojohns 2023-12-30
Details
- Author
- Hugh Howey
- Narrator
- Peter Ganim
- Duration
- 6 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 January 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212278867
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships.It is a lonely job and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in distress. In the twenty-third century, this job has moved into outer space. A network of beacons allows ships to travel across the Milky Way at many times the speed of light.These beacons are built to be robust. They never break down. They never fail.At least, they aren’t supposed to.
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