ZJNR00-25 Zachary Jernigan - No Return.nfo
General Information
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Title: No Return: A Novel of Jeroun
Author: Zachary Jernigan
Read By: John FitzGibbon
Copyright: 2013
Audiobook Copyright: 2013
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Audible
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Chapterized - lossless
Source: Audible Enhanced
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 25
Total Duration: 13:50:38
Total MP3 Size: 380.52
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Ripped With: SoundTaxi
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 22050 Hz Mono
Normalize: None
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Audible Editor Reviews
Zachary Jernigan's No Return tells the daring, complex story of a fantasy
world in which the proven existence of a god seems to have done little
to solve the problems that religious dissent traditionally cause. Jernigan
grapples with issues of divinity, while simultaneously telling a sensual,
gripping story, featuring compelling characters and admirable world
building.
John FitzGibbon's grave voice suits the depth of Jernigan's subject
matter well, and his performance lends equal weight to thrilling action
sequences and dark existential contemplation. His delivery of the audiobook
is strong and thoughtful, imbuing Jernigan's words with a truer and
deeper power even than they may have had on the page.
Publisher's Summary
On Jeroun, there is no question as to whether God exists - only what
his intentions are.
Under the looming judgment of Adrash and his ultimate weapon - a string
of spinning spheres beside the moon known as The Needle - warring factions
of white and black suits prove their opposition to the orbiting god
with the great fighting tournament of Danoor, on the far side of Jeroun's
only inhabitable continent.
From the 13th Order of Black Suits comes Vedas, a young master of martial
arts, laden with guilt over the death of one of his students. Traveling
with him are Churls, a warrior woman and mercenary haunted by the ghost
of her daughter, and Berun, a constructed man made of modular spheres
possessed by the foul spirit of his creator. Together they must brave
their own demons, as well as thieves, mages, beasts, dearth, and hardship
on the perilous road to Danoor, and the bloody sectarian battle that
is sure to follow.
On the other side of the world, unbeknownst to the travelers, Ebn and
Pol of the Royal Outbound Mages (astronauts using Alchemical magic to
achieve space flight) have formed a plan to appease Adrash and bring
peace to the planet. But Ebn and Pol each have their own clandestine
agendas - which may call down the wrath of the very god they hope to
woo.
Who may know the mind of God? And who in their right mind would seek
to defy him? Gritty, erotic, and fast-paced, author Zachary Jernigan
takes you on a sensuous ride through a world at the knife-edge of salvation
and destruction, in one of the year's most exciting fantasy epics.
What the Critics Say
"This debut science fantasy is a fascinating exploration of how atheism
might function in a world where everyone knows that God (or at least,
a god) exists.... FitzGibbon has a deep, resonant, stately voice, suitable
to the thoughtful nature of the story; it works particularly well for
Berun, the constructed man (essentially a magical android) who discovers
previously untapped depths of emotion and seeks to free himself from
his maker. FitzGibbon also narrates scenes of vicious fighting, space
voyaging, and tantric sex with verve and sizzle." (Locus)
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