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Empire City: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Matt Gallagher (Author), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Prentice Onayemi (Narrator),

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The author of the “urgent and deeply moving” (The New York Times) Youngblood returns with this bold and provocative novel following a group of super-powered soldiers and civilians as they navigate an imperial America on the precipice of a major upheaval - for fans of The Fortress of Solitude and The Plot Against America.

Thirty years after its great triumph in Vietnam, the United States has again become mired in an endless foreign war overseas. Stories of super soldiers known as the Volunteers tuck in little American boys and girls every night. Yet domestic politics are aflame. Violent protests erupt throughout the nation; an ex-military watchdog group clashes with police while radical terrorists threaten to expose government experiments within the veteran rehabilitation colonies.

Halfway between war and peace, the Volunteers find themselves waiting for orders in the vast American city-state, Empire City. There they encounter a small group of civilians who know the truth about their powers, including Sebastian Rios, a young bureaucrat wrestling with survivor guilt, and Mia Tucker, a wounded army pilot-turned-Wall Street banker. Meanwhile, Jean-Jacques Saint-Preux, a Haitian-American Volunteer from the International Legion, decides he’ll do whatever it takes to return to the front lines.

Through it all, a controversial retired general emerges as a frontrunner in the presidential campaign, promising to save the country from itself. Her election would mean unprecedented military control over the country, with promises of security and stability - but at what cost?

Featuring Gallagher’s “vital” (The Washington Post), “evocative” (The Wall Street Journal) prose, Empire City is a rousing vision of an alternate - yet all too familiar - America on the brink.

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Listening Length	12 hours and 9 minutes
Author	Matt Gallagher
Narrator	Hillary Huber, Prentice Onayemi, Timothy Andrés Pabon
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	28 April 2020
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07Y426SV4
Best Sellers Rank	138,395 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 405 in Political Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 410 in Superhero Fantasy 671 in Political Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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michaelbmoore

Thoughtful reading

Reviewed in the United States on 8 May 2020

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Outstanding reading that crafts a believable world and fills it with messages that matter. Matt introduces his world smoothly with excellent character development..

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Such a literary talent!

Reviewed in the United States on 27 October 2020

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Matt Gallagher knows how to plot a novel, develop characters and feel real, and do it all with a lyricism and craft that are so engaging. I was a fan of his previous novel, and this book did not disappointed. I would highly recommend it.

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Tremendous

Reviewed in the United States on 21 August 2020

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One of the best novels I’ve read in years. Alternate history that feels all too real, as relevant in 2020 as a knife to the gut.

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A departure from his previous work. Fun read, would recommend.

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