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Three Eight One
- Author
- Aliya Whiteley
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 22 October 2024
- Run Time
- 6 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In the story, the protagonist Fairly walks the Horned Road—a quest undertaken by youngsters in her village when they come of age. She is followed by the "breathing man," a looming presence, dogging her heels every step of the way. Everything she was taught about her world is overturned.
Following Fairly's quest, Rowena comes to question her own choices, and a predictable life of curation becomes one of exploration, adventure, and love. As both women's stories draw to a close, she realizes it doesn't matter whether the story is true or not: as with the quest itself, it's the journey that matters.
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Details
- Author
- Aliya Whiteley
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Duration
- 6 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9798855546309
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Science fiction: space exploration, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
In January 2314, Rowena Savalas—a curator of the vast archive of the twenty-first century's primitive internet—stumbles upon a story posted in the summer of 2024. She's quickly drawn into the mystery of the text: Is it autobiography, fantasy, or fraud? What's the significance of the recurring number 381?In the story, the protagonist Fairly walks the Horned Road—a quest undertaken by youngsters in her village when they come of age. She is followed by the "breathing man," a looming presence, dogging her heels every step of the way. Everything she was taught about her world is overturned.Following Fairly's quest, Rowena comes to question her own choices, and a predictable life of curation becomes one of exploration, adventure, and love. As both women's stories draw to a close, she realizes it doesn't matter whether the story is true or not: as with the quest itself, it's the journey that matters.
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