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Riebeckite
- By: O. R. Lea
- Narrated by: Natalie Hammond
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up under that moon, Tahira promised her childhood friend, Zareen, that tackling the crisis would overcome the national divisions that separated them. Tahira is now a biologist for a corporation constructing experimental towers, which force the spores, known as "riebeckites", to germinate into harmless colonies. Rumors of riebeckite colonies taking sinister flesh-eating forms among the ghettoized Iranian communities are dismissed as propaganda invented by those opposed to Azeri occupation.
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Could be a movie!
- By Chrishel on 10-19-23
- Riebeckite
- By: O. R. Lea
- Narrated by: Natalie Hammond
Strong and smart female main characters, vibrant setting, and a great twist on Marvel’s Symbiots.
Reviewed: 09-17-22
And Natalie Hammond is bringing everything to live :)
I could not put Riebeckite down and enjoyed every single page of it. This fast-paced SciFi book with Thriller elements is set in the middle-east in the not too distant future. The moon has been hit by an asteroid and now small alien particles are gathering on earth. If they are blue, they are mostly harmless, but don’t let them get in contact with a prime! They turn into a cluster of hungry Riebeckites that eat through your flesh and bone in seconds. If that’s not bad enough, Tahira, our main character, stumbles into a wide-reaching conspiracy involving the aliens that could change life as we know it.
This book is full of unique ideas and enjoyable characters. The plot doesn’t slow down and you can only keep reading because you need to know what happens next. I can’t wait to continue with the series and figure out how Tahira, Zareen, and the others will get out of this mess…
I read the physical book first and listened to the audio later on. I’m loving the narration (and I’m not a huge audiobook person). Natalie adds such a great atmosphere to the story.
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