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Arcadian Genesis
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
- Series: Alex Hunter, Book 0.5
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- j mcnellis
- 04-02-22
Good listen if you like action and adventure
Just finished all matt riellys Jack West Jnr series, came across this and thought I would give it a try as it sounded similar. So far so good as it's the first in the series. Impressed with the action and plot.
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- Leon gordon
- 10-09-21
Another great book loved it
loved this book was wicked to finally hear the story how Alex became the Aarcadian
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- Chris
- 16-09-21
The Beginning
I really enjoy this book as it tells the story of how Alex Hunter became The Arcadian, and how the Russian's unleashed the Lifeform into our planet. Great narration again by Sean Mangan
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- DVH
- 11-09-21
Great story bad audio
Only reason I gave 2 stars is because the sound quality was extremely poor.otherwise it was good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-08-22
the narrators speech was very strange
I felt like I had to really pay attention to the way the words were Pronounced
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- Michael
- 27-02-22
Not bad, but not great
The Arcadian Genesis is about how Alex Hunter gained some special powers. I hope the second book explains what they are. The narrator is a little monotonous after listening to Renee Auberjonois narrate Preston-Child's Pendergast stories. I had to turn the speed up to 1.30, where I usually slow them down to .90 or .95. It's a decent story, along the lines of a David Lynn Golemon but without quite as much synchrony... so far. My wife likes it so I'll give Beck another listen and hope.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-21
Another great store of the beginning
I love greig beck and Sean mangan
Greig s novels are awesome you can’t stop reading or listening to them. Sean really brings all the alex hunter books alive
I’ve listened to all of the alex hunter novels and they are one of my all time favorite books excitement drama and adventure
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- Dave
- 01-09-21
Every story has a beginning
As far as origins go this didn’t fall short. I enjoyed it as I’m sure you will. Hopefully one day they will make this series of books into multiple movies and Greig Beck will be acknowledged for creating a character as memorable as Bruce Wayne, John McClane, Frank Castle, and Alex Hunter! The world needs and wants heroes and it all begins here.