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The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
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The Test

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Length 2 hours 11 minutes
Language English
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Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The TestBritain, the not-too-distant future.Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.He wants his family to belong.

Twenty-five questions to determine their fate. Twenty-five chances to impress.When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.

How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

Sylvain Neuvel has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago. He is an amateur robotics enthusiast and life-long fan of all things science fiction. Sleeping Giants is the first in the Themis Files series, followed by Waking Gods and Only Human.

Neil Shah is an Audie Award-nominated narrator and AudioFile Earphones Award winner who has recorded over one hundred audiobooks. A classically trained actor with an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego program, Neil has appeared off-Broadway and on regional stages, as well as in film and television.

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Reviews

โ€œA timely novella with a powerful thematic punchโ€ฆReaders will find themselves living vicariously through Jalil and struggling with every gut-wrenching decisionโ€ฆThought-provoking and disturbing. A cautionary tale illuminated with dark enlightenment.โ€

โ€œEach exacting characterization would be an impressive feat; melded together, they form one of the best aural performances of the year.โ€

โ€œProviding memorable, distinct, and believable voices for every character, narrator Neil Shah creates the atmosphere of the live stage for this chilling dystopian storyโ€ฆShah is especially adept at handling the philosophical repartee between the mystified refugee and his ruthless tormentor, who demands that he make impossible choicesโ€ฆ.Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.โ€

โ€œWith an intriguing plot, alternating viewpoints, and unexpected turns, Neuvel tells a fast-paced story full of action and takes a hard look into the human psyche.โ€

โ€œTold in alternating chapters that differ in style, tone, and even font, this novella packs the punch of a much larger novel when the exam becomes a life-and-death hostage situation. A timely and thought-provoking story for book-discussion groups and fans of speculative fiction.โ€

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