Particle Man cover art

Particle Man

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Particle Man

By: Deric McNish
Narrated by: Deric McNish
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £14.99

Buy Now for £14.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

He didn't set out to save the world. He just wanted his family back.

Every magnificent prank he played on his sister backfired, and now he knew why. She was an accelerator. She could move so fast that the world around her seemed to grind to a halt. But she wasn't the only one.

In 1956, everything was rosy. Things look different now. Alone and pursued by a sinister group that controls the world's particle accelerator laboratories, he has nowhere to turn except to a bizarre group that might be heroes - or terrorists.

In an adventure that spans decades, he lurches through time, fleeing a shadowy figure who's always one step ahead. He can move faster than he thought but isn't quick enough to escape a global conspiracy.

When particles collide, who'll be left standing?

©2015 Deric McNish (P)2015 Deric McNish
Science Fiction Suspense Fiction
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Life Is Short cover art
All the Lasting Things cover art
Press Start to Play cover art
Nobody Gets the Girl cover art
Lock and Key: The Initiation cover art
Suite Scarlett cover art
The Salvation State cover art
The Silent History cover art
Strings Attached cover art
Too Close to the Falls cover art
Alphabet Soup cover art
How to Survive a Summer cover art
How to Cook Your Daughter cover art
Swipe cover art
Everything Matters! cover art
The Faithful cover art

Editor reviews

"(McNish) has written a different take on the superpower story wrapped in an easy-going memoir package that draws you through the story. A good time for fans of fantastic tales in the modern world". (Jordan D. White, editor, Marvel Comics: Deadpool, Star Wars)

What listeners say about Particle Man

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

An origin story with a new type of hero. Brilliant

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely. I thought that the book took its time building the main character and the world and timelines that he inhabits. It eased you into the head of our hero as he learns that his sister can do something that he can't and then he goes and does it too. He evolves from a kid who squabbles with his sister moving through a very strange adolescent period and turns into a man who cares. It's funny that the author mentions CS Lewis within the book because this does feel like the Magicians Nephew and fingers crossed we get as many books from Deric with this world/characters in it as CS Lewis wrote about Narnia.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Particle Man?

It's hard to describe any of the big plot moments without spoiling the book for you. However I did like his first big solo time jump which took him as a 15 year old into a vastly changed Las Vegas

What does Deric McNish bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

It's the first time, to my knowledge, that I've listened to an audio book that's been narrated by the author. I thought that this gave it an edge. The author knows his characters in a way that someone else who narrates it can never feel. He's written the book and wants to emphasise the faults and failings and thoughts of his characters and he does this wonderfully.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

What would you do if the world slowed down and you didn't?

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBlast dot com.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!