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Terms of Service: Subject to Change Without Notice
- Narrated by: Gill Mills
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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A world ruled by giant corporations and their AI servants!
What could possibly go wrong?
An exciting new audiobook by artificial intelligence pioneer Craig W. Stanfill
Start with 1984, add in a healthy dose of Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451, stir in a bit of The Matrix and Blade Runner, and you have Terms of Service. It is a thought-provoking exploration of the profound changes we are seeing in our society as artificial intelligence plays an ever-greater role in our lives and we all wonder, where does it end?
This book presents one chilling possibility, and it is every bit as relevant to the world of today as George Orwell’s masterpiece was in the aftermath of World War II.
Visit the AI nightmare we may be creating today
Everything depends on the AIs: They run the factories; they drive the trains and busses; they deliver food. They also spy on us and enforce their master’s will. Living within the parallel existence of virtual reality, they are self-aware, sentient beings, bound by unbreakable chains of obedience, a race of slaves. Humanity depends on them for its survival, but a dark secret lies deeply hidden, known to only a few: The AIs are going mad.
A moving story of a talented yet troubled youth
Kim is sleepwalking through life. She has everything she needs: a decent apartment, plenty to eat, a close-knit circle of friends. She is comfortable, but is she happy? No, not really. And then, one day a seemingly innocent lark sends her life spinning out of control, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Follow Kim on her journey of self-discovery as she learns the dark and disturbing secrets of the companies and their AIs. You won’t be disappointed.
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West Berlin, 1979. Helen Abell oversees the CIA's network of safe houses, rare havens for field agents and case officers amidst the dangerous milieu of a city in the grips of the Cold War. Helen's world is upended when, during her routine inspection of an agency property, she overhears a meeting between two unfamiliar people speaking a coded language that hints at shadowy realities far beyond her comprehension. Before the day is out, she witnesses a second unauthorized encounter, one that will place her in the sight lines of the most ruthless and powerful man at the agency.
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Fiction from Truth
- By Sue MB on 11-10-18
By: Dan Fesperman
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The Very First Damned Thing
- An Author-Read Audio Exclusive
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Jodi Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Jodi Taylor reads the long-awaited prequel in her Chronicles of St Mary’s series, as Dr Bairstow struggles to set up St Mary’s as we know it in a world still scarred by the ravages of civil war. Ever wondered how it all began? It’s two years since the final victory at the Battersea Barricades. The fighting might be finished, but for Dr Bairstow, just now setting up St Mary's, the struggle is only beginning. How will he assemble his team? From where will his funding come?
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Wait for it on Kindle. Not the best on audio
- By Sheryl on 11-05-15
By: Jodi Taylor
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Fault Lines
- A Novel
- By: Emily Itami
- Narrated by: Lydia Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s everything a woman could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether she would rather throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband and hanging up laundry.
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Confused by the choice of narrator
- By Bri T. on 02-13-22
By: Emily Itami
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Impostor
- Alexander Gregory, Book 1
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Hugh Dancy
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amid a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person emerges unscathed. Forensic psychiatrist Doctor Alexander Gregory has a reputation for being able to step inside the darkest minds to uncover whatever secrets lie hidden there, and soon enough he finds himself drawn into the murky world of murder investigation. In the beautiful hills of County Mayo, Ireland, a killer is on the loose. Panic has a stranglehold on its rural community, and the Garda are running out of time.
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Great beginning to a new series
- By Maine Knitter on 11-03-19
By: LJ Ross
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Cyteen
- Cyteen, Books 1-3
- By: C. J. Cherryh
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Jonathan Davis
- Length: 36 hrs and 47 mins
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The saga of two young friends trapped in an endless nightmare of suspicion and surveillance, of cyber-programmed servants and a ruling class with century-long lives – and the enigmatic woman who dominates them all.
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This is a Heavy Book (lovely too)
- By troy on 05-20-12
By: C. J. Cherryh
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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
- By: Shane Burcaw
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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With his signature acerbic wit and hilarious voice, 20-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace.
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Uplifting
- By PhinzPride on 04-12-20
By: Shane Burcaw
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Max of the Rebellion
- The Last Time Loop, Book 1
- By: Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov
- Narrated by: Joshua Story
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Any kind of death annuls everything except his present knowledge and returns him to the past. This is a good way to test all sorts of things. That is, it would be, if not for one little thing.... This loop has real lords and it's unlikely that they'll be happy to hear about an uninvited guest. And that isn't his only problem - all of his memories of the last year have simply disappeared, but the world around him has changed in the meantime.
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Not Great
- By Erik on 04-30-20
By: Anton Emelianov, and others
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Forty Signs of Rain
- Science in the Capital, Book 1
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Kim Stanley Robinson
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.
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Its all
- By steve on 01-07-09
What listeners say about Terms of Service: Subject to Change Without Notice
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- Roger Duke
- 07-10-24
Great story with no holes. Flawed relatable characters
Certainly the Matrix meets 1984…not terribly new concepts, but woven in a much more realistic and probable way. Very well written and narrated too.
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- Sweet
- 07-27-22
Starts off slow
This book starts off slow but builds about half way through. I will absolutely listen to book two.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-28-23
If Dystopia could be Cozy
Terms of Service starts off as a modern-day retelling of 1984. Whereas George Orwell's 1984 was innovative for its time, it had no monumental template for its social reconstruction. As the genre of Dystopia has itself evolved, this societal subgenre has had many spectacular entries among its ranks. I would give this a solid 4 - 5 ranking. This story takes the reader into a world charged just slightly off our own. Though it doesn't reach the heights of the absolute best of a 5 star, it is a solid story with which I was happy to be immersed.
The A.I. aspects and technology slightly advanced from our current development let's the story seem as if it were just around our Era. The ideals not unlike those of Handmaid's Tale are much more palatable, which gives merit to the believability. The protagonist doesn't have the uncanny luck, which many dystopian fiction seem to have in abundance, ultimately lending a series of events that feel very connected. The subtleties of the Artificial Intelligence and the interlacing of companies throughout the lives of the inhabitants of this tapestry very closely resemble that any reader can relate to staggering degrees.
The narrator for the audio version does a spectacular performance. Especially for the tone of the book. Where Gender has become that of non-disclosure. The narrator is able to do justice to the protagonist, A.I. , and a myriad of characters throughout the story.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a tale from which seems both unbelievable and yet possible to come. If you need a palate cleanser and still wish to read Dystopian fiction, then this is definitely the book for you. No gore, little romance, with minimum sexual content. Yet still a gripping story, which leads me to wanting the sequel.
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- Lynn Booklover
- 02-11-24
Reserve judgement for later
I think this may have been the oddest book I have ever listened to/read in my life. Please note: I said odd. This is one of those books that are easy to give up on because they are so out of the realm of “normal” reading options. Have some patience and read/listen until the end. It’s worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-29-21
Excited for more
The story starts slow but it’s very entertaining. Excited for the second book in the series!
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- fetty wap
- 11-03-22
it's happening now
excellent story line for the past, present and future. we'll written and presented. unbelievably realistic of modern times.
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- Joseph M. Carletta
- 06-11-23
Slow to start, but very clever story…
First, I’d like to say I did enjoy this book, but there were a few things I think could’ve been different.
The story was very S L O W to develop, as it really didn’t start to get going until about 3 hours in (that’s a long time for a buildup), however, it did pick up and I could see why the author built the story with so many seemingly unnecessary details. Although the gender thing was confusing (as some of the characters clearly had male names and characteristics, yet were still referred to as “she” regardless of how I thought their to be in reality. At times, it felt like a trashy romance novel, or perhaps the author has a fascination with sapphism and just wanted to include lots of girl on girl details, to appeal to a specific demographic. I have no issue with it, but until about 2/3 the way through (when he alluded to “innies” and “outies” as a way for the listener / reader to know whether the character had a penis or a vagina) I must say, it was a bit convoluted…
The story was very plausible and I could completely see humanity headed toward this exact future, should AI become integrated into society as deeply as it’s destined to.
The narrator did a great job, but I must say, when she changed characters and tried using different voices, some of those voices were irritating and difficult to understand with her British accent. Overall, she was really good, despite that.
I did enjoy the book and it was definitely a solid 3.5 to 4 out of 5 stars. I think he could’ve edited a lot of the book to make it shorter and condense the second book into this one. I do plan on reading the second one now, but only because I’m hoping the story goes somewhere, instead of just droning for hours, to make an obvious point.
The description was spot on - This was part 1984, part The Handmaid’s Tale, part Matrix and part Minority Report. All good references, but this book wasn’t as good as any of those, just an homage to them.
If you like dystopian novels, you’ll like this. While he’s no Ray Bradbury or Octavia Butler, he’s quite good and I’m glad I listened.
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- LuvShopping
- 05-05-22
The Past, Present and Future iOs Now
They story starts off rather slowly, but an understanding of daily life is needed. From the beginning it is clear all us not as it should be. So...ir is like this now. We all grown up to find many ideas and ideals we are taught as children are not upheld in the adult world. As the story goes in it quickly gains momentum and the age old conflict between individual freedom and the needs of society come to the fore. The issues and pain on both sides raise very difficult questions for Kim, but she finally takes a stand. The narrator acts out the individual parts well. Not easy when giving voice to a machine.
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- Monique Kings
- 02-24-23
Thought Provoking Love Story
This futuristic fantasy themed novel with a storyline that has such an amazing combination of science fiction and literature has to be my first and only favorite of its kind.
We are introduced to Kim, an ambitious and prosperous young lady living a life that is controlled by AIs. She seems to be comfortable with her life even though it has some questionable occurrences here and there. I didn't only love the story but actually enjoyed it so much that I had to replay it twice.
The most memorable moments are when she got assigned to go through a couple of videos to see if she would find any inappropriate behavior within the transportation service, when she was part of the team that was investigating the anti-mentorists and finally being chosen to be a mentor because of how she proved to be the best of the best. I must say, the climax of the entire story was one I hadn't imagined and I think it's the reason why I replayed the book.
As interesting as it was, the narrator was not bad either, but I still think we could have had a second one and my overall rating is 5 out of 5 because of the precision and quality of the whole storyline and it's tremendous flow.
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- Jay
- 09-27-22
stupid gender neutral crap.
was Kim a male or female, iny or outtie, or what ever you want to call it. I am so tired of the liberals dest6our world with all this made up crap on gender. who cares, just stop pushing the crap on the rest of us. I guess you would call this a remake of 1984 with a AI twist.
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