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This Long Vigil

By: Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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After 25 years serving as the human Monitor of the Interstellar Ark, Hermes, Orion is scheduled to be placed back into hibernation with the other crewmembers.

Knowing he'll die there and be replaced before the ship's voyage is over, he decides that he won’t — can’t — accept that fate.

Whatever it takes, Orion will escape Hermes and see what's beyond, even if it means defying the regulations of his only friend — the ship-wide artificial intelligence known as Dan.

From the Washington Post and number one Audible best-selling duo, Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle, comes a harrowing science fiction short story that will leave you questioning exactly what it means to be alive.

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Thought-provoking Concept • Excellent Narration • Emotional Depth • Unique Premise • Excellent Voice Modulation
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For a short story there seems little I can say that wouldn't spoil your enjoyment of discovering Orion and his situation on this generation ship. Bruno and Castle perform their usual magic with characters and crisp writing that makes us feel what's happening and both dreading and hoping for equally possible outcomes. Porter is his usual outstanding self as well, with narration that continues to fit perfectly with my expectations for great scifi audiobooks.

Powerful story

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I own and thoroughly enjoyed the early version of The Long Vigil, so couldn't imagine what would be different with this one. But it was like going from condensed to expanded versions - this version has so much more detail, explanations as to how things aboard ship with cryo work, and I really felt like I got to know and empathize with the main character more. Loved this book!

The Riddle of Life

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This is such a great sci-fi short story! It makes you think and is so beautifully touching. It made me cry in less than an hour. The heartfelt narration is incredibly well done and really makes you empathise with Orion.

Amazing short story!

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Great story, wonderful narration! I run listening to audiobooks and this was the perfect length. More please.

Very much enjoyed this book

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Interesting setup and works building. However, this felt like a snippet to a much larger universe. I hope the author continues to develop this plot into something more substantial.

Great but too short

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This is a great story with only one problem,
it is way to short. Ten minutes in and I was hoping it was a 10 hour book,
there is so much more I was looking forward to.
A perfect beginning for a very long series.
I need more of this.

Way way to Short.

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This Long Vigil is a powerful tale about life and death and the human spirit. I was sort of depressing, but the end more than made up for the sad parts. This story makes me appreciate life and want to make the most of every, every minute.

Powerful

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Wow! Why is my face wet? Once again my favorite Author duo and Narrator team up to conjure one of the best short stories ever! It's so good and surprisingly it was released on Audible+ so really there's no excuse!

Wow... Just Wow!

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This too short story what is so wonderful. Mankind will not be corralled. We will Persevere. Very uplifting.

Wonderful

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app not great
story IS excellent

thought-provoking story, excellent reader

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