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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel, read by a returning cast.
We always thought the biggest threat to humanity would come from the outside. We were wrong.
As the human race picks up the pieces of destruction left behind, a new world order emerges. New alliances are formed. Old divisions are strengthened. And with a power struggle fuelled by the threat of mutually assured destruction, nothing is certain.
At a time when the world's nations should have been coming together, they have never been more divided. With the human race teetering on the brink of total war, Rose, Vincent and Eva must choose sides. But doing the right thing might mean making the ultimate sacrifice.
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- Anil D
- 08-09-19
Fantastic trilogy! what an audio experience!
the story and the voiceover artists.. simply superb. enjoyed every minute of it. must buy!
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- H Angeli
- 09-11-18
Changes is cast
The story is a bit different than the other two but quite enjoyable, and I liked it though the end was a little bit too happy for me. I would rather read a bittersweet ending.
Unfortunately, they changed the voice actress that does Eva's character... And it was not a good idea. The first actress had a Puerto Rican accent, but this one... Well, I don't know much about accents of the English language, but she says 'u' instead of 'r' - it makes no sense at all, why she would pick this accent in the context of the book?!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- P. Nisja
- 07-08-18
Great performance. Story not so. First two good
the first two books were good. not so this one. lacking in suspense and drama
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- MR W P H MYBURGH
- 22-03-19
An interesting conclusion to the trilogy.
Not the best out of the three books but still intriguing and interesting. I enjoyed the some of the new characters and the effect they had on the storyline.
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- A Clementson
- 01-06-18
Disappointing ending to an excellent series
I listened to the first two books in this series and loved them, to the point i pre ordered Only Human. The expectation of a fantastic finish to the series was crushed by the disappointment that arrived instead. There has been a change of cast from the first two, and this does have an effect, with some of the replacements trying to sound like their predecessors, and it just doesn't quite work. it's like listening to a tribute band, you can appreciate what they are doing but it's not like seeing the real thing.
Coupled with the average performances, the story just makes little sense. it's painful to listen though the alien exchanges as the author has created a language that is not nice to listen to, and is then translated back by the next speaker making the whole thing pointless as well as painful.
i was genuinely looking forward to this, wanting to know what happened to the characters, but this book should not have been written. There was an ending at book 2 that could have ended it as a 2 book series, there was no need for this. Stick to book 1&2 and enjoy those for what they are, pretend this book doesn't exist and use your 8hrs doing something fun instead.
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- Emma Lynne Anderson
- 23-05-18
Such a disappointment
The first two books in this series were so good it is unfortunate that the author felt this book would benefit from an insane amount of gratuitous profanity. The story itself was lacking in any development.
The performance was poor compared to the previous two and I was left wondering why Eva’s accent went from strongly Latino in the previous book to annoyingly fake Bronx. Other characters had noticeably changed and it really took away from the story.
A poor ending indeed when the previous books had been so well written and preformed.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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- Elle Love Mcluskey
- 18-05-18
loved it!!!
a brilliant story! hope to read more from this author. one of the best stories I've ever read and great performances!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- C. PEART
- 08-05-18
I guess it had to end somewhere
I have been such a huge promoter of this series, even before book 3 came out. I'm not sure where to go with this. I guess the story is what it is and the voice acting can also take you out of the story, I still enjoyed the characters.... But "Eva, a girl that grew up on Puerto Rico for half her life and then on another planet, having a New York accent, really started to gripe on me every time she spoke, and then the Aliens sound like a Speak & Spell. I guess this was the Matrix 3 of the story, although this didn't really feel like I had closure on the characters I cared about... In all honesty, it felt like a Twin Peaks episode.
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- Fiona
- 14-05-18
Gripping end of trilogy
This was a great finish to the trilogy, possibly even my favourite out of the three books. The ending felt right leaving the story at a satisfying point
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- Misspelt
- 13-05-18
A great finish!
I was a little sceptical of having all those narrators but it worked great. There's large robot fighting, conventional warfare, an armed uprising, aliens, politics, a toy store, a weird Russian and aliens (again).
The ending fits the story. It covers the time line and introduces some very interesting new characters.
As alien stories go this is a must listen/read. As any story, this is a must!
Give all three a try, you shouldn't be disappointed with them.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Jenny
- 13-05-18
End of an Era
I LOVED this trilogy and am sad it's over. It's a wonderful, compelling, satisfying and highly intelligent piece of sci-fi. I recommend you start at Book 1 and don't stop. I wish there was another.
Mr Burns and 'our friend' - amazing characters.
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- Julia 13
- 19-01-20
Brilliant. Gripping.
I loved the whole series and was gripped from beginning to end. The story never faltered and the style of writing each chapter as an interview or report or personal entry gave it all so much more life. I really recommend this series, it's great entertainment but also carries a lot of home truths, put over in ways it's not always easy to anticipate. Very well kaleidoscoped from all perspectives. Great writing, great presentation. A rare triumph.
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- Gary
- 12-01-20
Parts brilliant and parts too stretched
Loved some of it but a lot of it gets lost in trying to give a message or be a metaphor of what society is or could be.
The first two books I thought were great but this one is the seeker of the three.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-09-19
Pretty good
Confused by a certain charicters sudden continental shift but I got used to it eventually.
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- Lauren Stone
- 09-06-18
Some performances were irritating beyond belief
I’ve enjoyed this series. Unusual storyline, some great characters and some quality voice performances.
But this third book was bizarre.
- One of the protagonists had a Puerto Rican accent in Book 2 then a false Jersey accent in Book 3 for no apparent reason. Plus she used made-up ‘alien’ curse words that were tedious and felt forced.
- An antagonist female (supposedly a high ranking Russian military enforcer) used the most grating nauseously facetious, singsong, mocking voice constantly that made me want to punch the my device.
- An entire chapter was read in a computerised alien voice (imagine a 5 year old doing robot arms and saying “su-ren-der hu-mans”) so hit the skip button repeatedly.
Unless this book gets re-recorded, I’d suggest you find another read.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- David
- 07-07-18
entire series ruined by a single character
Major Catherine Lebedev ruined the entire series for me. Couldn't even finish this book because of her. Voice actors are universally brilliant, but my god. I wanted to smash my phone after 30 seconds of her lines. Awful.
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- Kris
- 27-11-18
It's not a plot device if there's no plot.
The readers did as well as they could work the whiny drivel they were given. The vestiges of a plot left over from the previous book were not enough to make another volume so it was padded with puerile monologues to meet the word count. No redeeming features. Don't waste your money or credits on this one.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- James
- 13-06-19
Great first two books.
Didn't need the third. Generally good voice acting except the change with Eva really made it hard to listen past the start.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-06-19
Cool story, bad voice acting
The story is kinda cool but has it’s logical fallacies imo. Voice acting is really bad on some important characters. Too bad.
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- Benjamin Davis
- 20-05-19
Worst of the three so far
The previous book finished on such a high, this entry in the series is jarring in how it changes gone. Focusses on more development of the alien race, which is neat, but is a lot more of a political drama than a sci fi action. Could be for some people, not for me
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- Matt Lisson
- 16-03-19
Less interesting than the first two.
Eva's new voice actor had a completely different accent and annoying made up swear words.
A new character Catherine is permanently the sarcastic good cop, which becomes grating fast.
The setting for one half of the book is just not that interesting, and all decision making by everyone in positions of power come across as irrational.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-19
A different take on a,clever story.
great idea concept, with a few twists and turns clever plot and reasonably friendly aliens
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-18
incredible series, incredible performance
worth the listen. I thoroughly enjoyed this series! performed by a full cast, great story!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- K Fletcher
- 15-11-18
Great. Kind of like a podcast with some swearing
I quite enjoyed this last of a unique trilogy. It was almost like listening to a podcast with the interview format. Excellent characters with some very unusual accents. Warning lots of swearing if listening with children.