Review: Rewinder by Brett Battles, read by Vikas Adam
Here I am again, reviewing yet another book from one of my favorite authors. It seems that Brett Battles can do it all! Let’s see, we have the Jonathan Quinn Thrillers, The Eden Project post apocalyptic Drama / Thrillers, the Alexandra Poe Adventure / Thrillers, written with Robert Gregory Brown. And now, two new books that will take us in a (thrilling) time traveling adventure appealing to both young adults and adults at the same time. Impressive, right?
I’ve been writing reviews for about 4 years now, but for Video Games. For those it is imperative that I don’t spoil the story, but now I realize that for book reviews I have to outline the plot, just a little bit, for the sake of my readers. So, let’s get started.
Rewinder is a very interesting book. The main character is called Denny Younger and he comes from a very different world compared to the one we know and we live in. In Denny’s timeline the British rule almost the entire globe and the society is based on a cast level, divided by numbers, starting with 1, that being the most powerful and the richest. The story starts with our young Denny, which is an 8 on the scale, as he is graduating a form of high school. The end of education comes as a test after which everyone will get a job for life as per his or hers talent.
Here things start to get very interesting, but I really don’t want to rob you of the big surprises. Long story short, Denny is recruited by a secret organization and he becomes a Rewinder. What is a Rewinder, you ask? Well, someone who can travel back in time with the objective to verify different facts about different historical events, I leave it as that… So, our young Denny Younger will do just that and as we all know already, when you mess with time, time messes with history.
Denny is a great kid! He is polite, well spoken, smart, loves history and he has a good heart. I found myself very attached to him and to his friends. Mr. Battles gets the entire time traveling stuff right. A Rewinder can travel into the past using a device called a Chaser, that serves as some sort of a time machine. A Rewinder’s job is to Observe and Report, nothing else, but … this is all I’m willing to tell you about the plot.
As always, Mr. Brett Battles writes with passion and great talent. I was hooked from the first 5 minutes and after I finished Rewinder, I scrolled through my Audible Library and started Destroyer, which is the 2nd book in this series. A review will come for that one at a later date, I promise.
Now, let me tell you about the narrator.
First, I have to admit that this is the first book I listened to that is performed by Vikas Adam. I didn’t know anything about him, until a few days ago, but this oversight of mine has been rectified. Vikas is perfect for Rewinder! He gets all the voices right, boys, girls, kids, distinguished gentlemen and ladies. I really enjoyed his performance and from now on, Denny Younger has a permanent voice in my head. I understand that Mr. Vikas Adam has made a name for himself in Sci-Fi audiobooks and after spending three days in his company, I’m looking forward to the next Rewinder book, since I already finished the first two in the series. Besides the great writing by Brett Battles, Rewinder gripped me because Vikas gives life to our hero.
One of the many things I love about Brett Battles is that he cares who is performing the audio versions of his Thrillers. Some of the best narrators in the industry can be identified with one of his characters / series. Scott Brick for Jonathan Quinn Series, MacLeod Andrews for The Eden Project, Abby Craden for Alexandra Poe and now, Vikas Adam for Rewinder. Thank you, Brett for caring, it means a lot!
If you want to read a great Time Travel Adventure story, you can’t go wrong with Rewinder, it’s awesome, unpredictable and fast paced from beginning to end, and in case you skipped what I said before, I’ll say it again, the narrator is perfect for this series.
now, where did I put that Chaser of mine?
Book Description from Audible
You will never read Denny Younger’s name in any history book, will never know what he’s done. But even if you did, you’d never believe it. The world as you know it wouldn’t be the same without him. Denny was born into one of the lowest rungs of society, but his bleak fortunes abruptly change when the mysterious Upjohn Institute recruits him to be a Rewinder, a verifier of personal histories. The job at first sounds like it involves researching old books and records, but Denny soon learns it’s far from it.
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
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