Qualityland Audiobook

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• “Kling’s dialogue is witty and sharp…with a great deal of humor and warmth, and more often than not Kling lands his jokes—Qualityland is incredibly funny—a rare feat for a science fiction novel.”

  — Locus

• “The plot unfolds in a way that surprises, which is quite refreshing when dealing with story lines which create a cautionary tale about corporate overreach.”

  — Nerd Daily

• “Narrator Patricia Rodriguez delivers a sensational performance of this dystopian satire…Rodriguez enthusiastically delivers fake news and advertisements between chapters, immersing listeners in a world where the only news you receive is what you want to hear. She also employs a variety of charismatic voices for a plethora of characters. This delightful audiobook will have listeners laughing out loud. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile

• “Kling’s sharp observations target the economy, the law, xenophobia, relationships, security, and government, sparing few and exposing with delightful brutality how close QualityLand is to reality.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “A hilarious romp through an absurd hypercapitalist dystopia…This is spot-on satire.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Qualityland is very funny and very scary—my kind of book.”

  — Mike Judge, creator of HBO’s Silicon Valley

• “Qualityland is the best kind of satire, offering up a funhouse mirror version of our world that is so smart and so cutting, you have to laugh to keep from crying.”

  — Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse

• “Witty, wise, and terrifyingly funny, Qualityland is a genius gem and an absolute must read. I laughed my phone off.”

  — Kira Jane Buxton, author of Hollow Kingdom

• QUALITYLAND is very funny and very scary -- my kind of book.

  — Mike Judge, creator of HBO's Silicon Valley, writer/director of Office Space

• Kling's dialogue is witty and sharp, the relationship between Peter and the droids is handled with a great deal of humour and warmth, and more often than not Kling lands his jokes--Qualityland is incredibly funny--a rare feat for a science fiction novel.

  — p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'}Locus

• A hilarious romp through an absurd hypercapitalist dystopia...This is spot-on satire.

  — Publishers Weekly

• QUALITYLAND is the best kind of satire, offering up a funhouse mirror version of our world that is so smart and so cutting, you have to laugh to keep from crying.

  — Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse

• The times we live in demand a satire as sharp and unrelenting as QUALITYLAND. The funniest parts will make you cringe. But rather than merely beat the reader over the head with doom and gloom, this novel goes further, showing the value of endurance and even hope in an age of emptiness.

  — p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'}Robert Repino, author of D'Arc and Mort(e)

• How much you enjoy this is in direct proportion to how much trouble you think we're all in. Sleep tight.

  — Kirkus

• Kling's sharp observations target the economy, the law, xenophobia, relationships, security, and government, sparing few and exposing with delightful brutality how close QualityLand is to reality.

  — Booklist

• The plot unfolds in a way that surprises, which is quite refreshing when dealing with storylines which create a cautionary tale about corporate overreach.

  — p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'}The Nerd Daily