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The Messengers

By: Lindsay Joelle
Narrated by: Kaliswa Brewster, Ana Reeder, Zoë Winters, Alex Weisman
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Summary

A mysterious plague ushers in an intergalactic war that ravages the galaxy for decades. A soldier and a pilot are tasked to deliver a package. A messenger and a refugee decide to work together on a dying alien planet. A love letter is lost that could be the key to a new future. A dark comedy about the messages we carry in our bones.

©2019 Lindsay Joelle (P)2020 AO Media LLC

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is this it?

I'm so confused, seems like the first chapter of a book, enough that you enjoy it, but also enough that it's annoying being so short

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Strange story

It was a strange little story. I enjoyed the plot twist, I wasn't expecting it, although I thought it was quite a random story with not much to it.

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Enjoyable and funny

Well written, with a clever story structure, a nice bit of humour mixed in, and good performances throughout. More please!

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Well paced, funny and great performances.

It’s not long and had enough to say to have been worth developing. That said, as an embryonic allegory rather than a mature one, it’s very well done and the small cast are uniformly excellent. They all have some funny, often poignant lines and they do not waste them.

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Excellent performances let down by poor storyline

The performances are well done especially as they have to give reality to some pretty clunky lines but overall I just didn't get on with the storyline, finding it superficial and empty. Getting to the end I was left with an overwhelming sense of thank goodness that's over. It didn't inspire me to read/listen to any more but for other listeners it might be exactly what they want - over an hours worth of light entertainment. If so, I heartily recommend.

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