The Man That Time Forgot: Book 1

By: Alan Mechem, Paul Mitchell

Narrated by: Richard Ridings

Amazon's number-one time travel tale is now an audiobook narrated by one of the world's most iconic voice artists and acclaimed actors, Richard Ridings!

Richard is best known as the beloved voice of Daddy Pig on TV's Peppa Pig. His work on videogames such as Dungeon Keeper and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West have led Richard to receive critical acclaim.

Richard brings a mesmerizing performance to The Man That Time Forgot.

The story:

History is a great big lie.

Just open any book or talk to any history professor and they'll tell you that history is filled with nothing but glorious battles, great leaders, plagues, large fires, earthquakes, famous inventors, Egyptians, and Louis Pasteur.

This couldn't be further from the truth. History, in fact, is filled with a whole lot of nothing.

Andrew Adams knows that only too well.

He's an ordinary man living his life in the all-too-abundant and mundane spaces between those great moments. His life follows a daily routine much like that of many others: he wakes up, does the minimum required to get himself through the day - careful not to learn too much or create a lasting impression on anyone - and then he goes back to bed. There's only one ever-so-minor inconvenience that continually stands in the way of Andrew's ignorantly blissful life....

Time travel.

Since before he can remember, every time Andrew sleeps he's randomly flung through time and space, never knowing where or when he'll wake up, clueless to how it all started or how it can be stopped .The only things he can be certain of are that the location he arrives at won't be anywhere exciting, and he'll have to stay there until he loses his fight against sleep.

Andrew Adams has all but given up hope and given up on life. That is, until he meets someone like him.

©2013 Alan Mechem (P)2015 Alan Mechem

Good read

A good take on the time travel genre. Looking forward to the next book. Good narrator.

Acted, not just read. Intriguing.

If you could sum up The Man That Time Forgot: Book 1 in three words, what would they be?

Intriguing, spellbinding, funny.

What did you like best about this story?

The mystery of where he came from and why his time jumping is different.

What does Richard Ridings bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Like in my headline, Richard Ridings does not just read the story he acts it out. I see not just hear the books conversations.

If you could rename The Man That Time Forgot: Book 1, what would you call it?

Wouldn't change the name.

Any additional comments?

Where is Book 2!

Amazing!

One of the best time traveling books I've read/listened to. Reminds me of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

no spoon feeding here

Where does The Man That Time Forgot: Book 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 60

Would you be willing to try another book from Alan Mechem and Paul Mitchell ? Why or why not?

Yes, depending on who read it.

Which character – as performed by Richard Ridings – was your favorite?

All, he really brought them to life. You knew right away who was speaking.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

This was a pure historical scifi book. Not for light readers. Loads of history and science. You really have to pay attention to keep up, but worth it. The reader made it easy to pay attention, awesome voices and character realization. Even if the story lost me, that voice kept me engaged.

Loved this story!

Where does The Man That Time Forgot: Book 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

My first audiobook! I loved the narration by Richard Ridings.

What did you like best about this story?

I like the clever story and the sarcastic tone.

What does Richard Ridings bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Richard Ridings makes the characters come alive and adds to the sarcastic tone of the narrator and main character.

Slow plot.

The overall story is good but gets to the point slowly. The narrator makes a lot of annoying mouth noises like lip smacks, it really distracts you during listening.