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Read By: Scott Brick Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Spin Series Release Date: July 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781427212092

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

32

Longest Chapter Length:

65:41 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:44 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

19:36 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

8

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Publisher Description

Vortex tells the story of Turk Findley, the protagonist introduced in Axis, who is transported ten thousand years into the future by the mysterious entities called "the Hypotheticals." In this future humanity exists on a chain of planets connected by Hypothetical gateways; but Earth itself is a dying world, effectively quarantined. Turk and his young friend Isaac Dvali are taken up by a community of fanatics who use them to enable a passage to the dying Earth, where they believe a prophecy of human/Hypothetical contact will be fulfilled. The prophecy is only partly true, however, and Turk must unravel the truth about the nature and purpose of the Hypotheticals before they carry him on a journey through warped time to the end of the universe itself. Vortex is thrilling and complex science fiction novel from Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson.

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"This was a phenominal ending to this trilogy. I sincerely hope it is really the end, for if Wilson was tempted (or talked into by a publisher) to write a fourth, fifth or sixth, it might destroy this perfect ending. Because the first of the three was so exceptionally good, this one falls a little short, but just a little."

— Denis (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “This challenging and final installment in Wilson’s Spin trilogy is an intriguing stew of mystery, philosophy, and science…Filled with interesting characters and thoughtful commentary on the human condition, our environmentally destructive practices, and the danger of collective emotions.”

    — RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
  • “I'm not a big science fiction fan, but I'll read anything with a story and a low geek factor. Wilson is a hell of a storyteller, and the geek factor in his books is zero. Like Battlestar Galactica on TV, this is SF that doesn't know it's SF…. There's plenty of imagination here, as well as character and heart.

    — Stephen King on Spin
  • An astonishingly successful mélange of SF thriller, growing-up saga, tender love story, father-son conflict, ecological parable, and apocalyptic fable in prose that sings the music of the spheres.

    — Publishers Weekly , starred review on Spin
  • Spin is many things: psychological novel, technological thriller, apocalyptic picaresque, cosmological meditation. But it is, foremost, the first major SF novel of 2005, another triumph for Robert Charles Wilson in a long string of triumphs.

    — Locus
  • Of all SF writers currently alive, Robert Charles Wilson may be the best at balancing cosmic drama with human drama.

    — Locus

Awards

  • Nominated for Locus Awards - Nominee, 2012

Vortex Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " OK - well, I'm happy that I read the trilogy, but, to be honest the first book could have been three or four chapters longer and included everything that was really interesting from books two and three. The final chapter of Vortex was pretty cool - I love the ideas in there. It's really too bad that the entire book (or perhaps this entire book and Axis as well) didn't focus on this and expand on the ideas (and explore the Ring of Worlds also). I never felt that I had all that much invested in the characters in the latter two books. Still, nanobots - am I right? "

    — Andrew, 2/15/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I actually think it is better than Axis. "

    — Mirek, 2/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A third book in the SPIN series. As with SPIN and AXIS, an interesting mix of the personal story and cosmic story. I am thinking that Maggee might enjoy SPIN; I will suggest it as a possible read-aloud. "

    — Richard, 1/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A mind-expanding read, particularly good at the end where Wilson puts eons of passing time into fresh perspective. Overall it was a satisfying conclusion to the series, but truth be told, the first book in the series (Spin) was the clear winner and the second and third struggled to keep up. I'm a big fan of Robert Charles Wilson and hope he doesn't fall into the science fiction series trap. Too many great stories get diluted by sequels. "

    — Abe, 1/3/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Good close to a fun trilogy. "

    — Paul, 12/20/2013
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    " The endining is really superb, but it drags a little till uh oi get there. "

    — Lisandro, 11/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very interesting story, sequel to Spin and Axis. "

    — Mike, 9/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The third book in a series. Not as good as the first, but way better than the second book. All in all, kept me entertained. "

    — Melanie, 8/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Good ending to the series that started with Spin, answered quite a few of the background questions in the story but Spin is still my favourite of the trilogy. "

    — Dan, 7/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " a good book,good ideas, but a poor ending. "

    — Ian, 1/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great finish to a intricate triolgy. "

    — Warren, 12/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A very complex sequel to his Spin series. Great future history with ecological implications. Did not quite understand the ending. "

    — Mark, 9/30/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Better than Axis, not as good as Spin. Might be worth reading just for the last couple chapters. "

    — Chris, 9/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A satisfying ending to the series. "

    — Ben, 8/18/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Such a gift for an expanded imagination that we can share in his writing. "

    — Jude, 7/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A good ending to the series, but totally weird. Thought-provoking though. "

    — Sally, 4/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Was not thrilled with the second book of the series, so I was a bit apprehensive about this, the final installment. I shouldn't have been. Excellent story! "

    — Thomas, 3/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I really liked the ending. "

    — Arden303, 2/16/2012

About Robert Charles Wilson

Robert Charles Wilson is an Aurora and Philip K. Dick Award winner, a Nebula Award finalist, and the author of twelve published novels; his novel Blind Lake was a New York Times Notable Book. He currently resides in Toronto.

About Scott Brick

Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.