The Immortals by Tracy Hickman on Podiobooks

I was re-listening to this audiobook and again, I'm loving it. I first finished listening back in Marcha nd April and wrote in the Podiobook blog the following review:

"I am so glad to soon be able to buy this book in print but I must confess, I have moved all the files to permanent storage on my hard drive so I can listen again later to this fine audio production (ya know, in case it leaves podiobooks for some reason or the internet implodes, whatever).

I have many books that I have truly enjoyed in my bookcase but there are a special few that represent ideas and reflections on society that I like to visit every so often to see how my point of view has changed, how my understanding has matured and how society in reality compares to the fictional. Examples of these books would be “1984″ by George Orwell, and “Anthem” and “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. I would like to see my own copy of “The Immortals” sitting along side them.

I have enjoyed Tracy’s earlier works, which came to me via my liking for fantasy and SF. “The Immortals” is a couragous departure. It is well written and the concept is extremely daring in today’s political climate. I think that it is an absolutely plausible scenario. Many governments throughout history have segregated, detained or erased certain portions of the population for the “good of society”, as mentioned in previous posts. This cautionary tale is relevent to current affairs and should be read and heeded. I say this without even hearing the last few chapters, as the warning runs clearly and irrevocable through the narrative and can only conclude in one way (as much as I am dreading it) that will be true to the theme. I believe that is the strength of the story and the power in the lesson. Thank you for writing this, Tracy. It’s a good one and will stand."

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