Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair
Jack Mangan
Read by Jack Mangan
"Star Wars is over. Star Trek is dead. In Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan has opened up a new frontier."
- Ernest Hogan, author of Smoking Mirror Blues
A top-secret AI project.
A deadly power struggle between warlords.
Tomi was once lead combat programmer for the Shogun Ryogi, on the front lines of his conflict against President William the Black of Cerberus. When she failed to prevent William from killing the samurai she loved, she abandoned all sides, all loyalties, all hope. In her fury, Tomi destroyed the Greatship, Hades IV, and almost everyone onboard. Almost everyone. . .
William the Black escaped with his life.
She now hides out in a remote monastery, awaiting the day when she can kill the three she holds responsible for the death of her samurai: William, Ryogi, and herself. . .
With her real body in exile, Tomi's consciousness inhabits a deteriorating clone body on a satellite around Cerberus. She's lived and worked incognito in orbit for almost three years now, monitoring the planet's subspace debris cleanup.
But some histories will not stay buried.
Tomi again finds herself in the crossfire when Ryogi's forces ambush the Presidential shuttle in her sector.
Ryogi's samurai have pirated remote control of her satellite's store of dormant clone bodies; his combat programmers fight her for the station's computers, while the planet's extrasphere swarms with deadly smart-mines. Will she be able to protect the President's shuttle to secure her own vengeance? Will she be able to hold her satellite together? Or will Tomi abandon it all and give in to despair?
"Spherical Tomi" is an action-packed tale of deception, revenge, redemption, fragmented identity, and the limitations of the human and artificial mind.
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Chapters
| Episode 1 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Esisode 2 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 3 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 4 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 5 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 6 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 6.5 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 7 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 8 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 9 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 10 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 12 | Read by Jack Mangan | |
| Episode 11 | Read by Jack Mangan |
Reviews
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potuc
Well, this is interesting, there's no denying it! Very nice story, although all that future tech is kind of sudden, with no real explanation. My only serious complaint here is the reading... I get you aren't the most skilled at reading, but hey, you're the AUTHOR! An author should be able to read THEIR OWN BOOK. Ah well... maybe practice your reading skills a tad more.
Shows promise, a good start well written.
Steven Rodgers
Enjoyability suffered from what it apparently is; the middle book of a trilogy where the first book was not published, That first book probably explained the spherical technology and that made it boring but its nonexistence gave us a steep learning curve for this book. The next book should open up the story nicely.
By: Skeet
Well, I have to say something about the narration, since you gave a small disclaimer in the beginning episodes about your reading abilities, I won't be too hard on you. But seriously, you both need to practice your lines before you record. Maybe even listen to yourselves and improve on ...
By: Josh
This was an extreemly enjoyable book. I loved the high-tech elements, the characters were attractive and I couldn't wait to get to the next episode. The twists in plot, the action, wow, and I know I'm gushing but it's worth it. The reading was very good and well presented. My ...
By: Glenn Dixon
I have to agree about the narration. It comes across as very monotone and flat, no normal inflections. It is as if the narrators are bored. I'm sure that is not the case, but please consider this as it fights against the excellent storyline. You might consider hiring or working ...
By: Juuro
If audio quality is your only metric for the worth of an audiobook, you will miss an interesting universe here. Magnificient scope, intriguing ideas. The behaviour of some characters is perhaps not quite consistent with the listener's expectations, but I can see some justification for that. Overall, nice storytelling for ...
By: John Smith
Great story. I liked it but I found it .... a little lacking. I kept on comparing this book to Snow Crash. Spherical doesn't have the depth of the created world. I would have liked to see more of the programing of the Sphericals, I didn't see the point in ...
A LibriVox Listener
difficult to listen to. the story is ok, but the readers are very monotone. perhaps they should recreate. at the end they were far better then the begining. work harder on creating those personalities. drop the out takes. not very worth it, when if the real yous sounded better.