Terminal Uprising [Dramatized Adaptation]

Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, Book 2

De: Jim C. Hines

Narrado por: full cast, Colleen Delany, Jessica Lauren Ball, Joy Jones, Cameron McNary, Michael Glenn, Holly Vagley, Kay Kerimian, Gwen Grastorf, Eva Wilhelm, KenYatta Rogers, Ren Kasey

Human civilization didn’t just fall. It was pushed.

The Krakau came to Earth in the year 2104. By 2105, humanity had been reduced to shambling, feral monsters. In the Krakau’s defense, it was an accident, and a century later, they did come back and try to fix us. Sort of.

It’s been four months since Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos learned the truth of that accident. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago.

Between trying to protect their secrets and fighting the xenocidal Prodryans, who’ve been escalating their war against everyone who isn’t Prodryan, the Krakau have their tentacles full.

Mops’ mission changes when she learns of a secret Krakau laboratory on Earth. A small group under command of Fleet Admiral Belle-Bonne Sage is working to create a new weapon, one that could bring victory over the Prodryans...or drown the galaxy in chaos.

To discover the truth, Mops and her rogue cleaning crew will have to do the one thing she fears most: return to Earth, a world overrun by feral apes, wild dogs, savage humans, and worse. (After all, the planet hasn’t been cleaned in a century and a half!) What Mops finds in the filthy ruins of humanity could change everything, assuming she survives long enough to share it.

Perhaps humanity isn’t as dead as the galaxy thought.

Performed by Colleen Delany, Jessica Lauren Ball, Joy Jones, Cameron McNary, Michael Glenn, Holly Vagley, Kay Kerimian, Gwen Grastorf, Eva Wilhelm, KenYatta Rogers, Ren Kasey, Chris Stinson, Dani Stoller, Eleanor Todd, Bradley Smith, Megan Graves, Lolita Horne, Tuyet Thi Pham, Megan Poppy, Lynette Rathnam, Nanette Savard, Dawn Ursula, Carolyn Kashner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Matthew Bassett, Ken Jackson, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon, Lily Beacon, Lise Bruneau, Jeff Allin, Nora Achrati.

©2019 Jim C. Hines (P)2019 Graphic Audio, LLC

That was fun

I think what I enjoyed the most about this book was the humor and the likability of the characters. They had so many deadpan comments that made me laugh.

"It looks like you're trying to slaughter every living thing on Earth. Would you like some help with that?"

"Hollaback Girl, send security teams to inspect the station."

"Cindy! Stop chewing on your mother!"

Sound Design is Annoying

Ok, the story is fun and interesting, the voice actors are great, and Jim Hines is an excellent writer.

But whichever sound engineer mixed this has a LOT to answer for.

Almost every loud sound effect/fight noise overwhelms the dialogue, repeatedly. It's like whoever did this is only familiar with the sound design for movies, which assume the existence of multiple speakers in a huge room.

I've listened to the first 2 dramatized books, and they both need to be remastered. It's a pity, since otherwise the recordings are great.