Recorder

Name: Recorder
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cathy McCrumb
ISBN: 9781645554523

Author: Cathy McCrumb

Series: Children of the Consortium #1

Narrator: Taylor Meskimen

Unabridged: 14 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 11/09/2021

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Christian Fiction

Synopsis

The Consortium is All. But Recorder Can No Longer Obey.

Recorder has no family, no friends, and no name. Donated to the Consortium before birth, her sole purpose is to maintain and verify the records. A neural implant and drone ensure compliance, punishing for displays of bias.

Suddenly cut off from controlling technology, Recorder tastes what it means to be human. But if the Consortium discovers her feelings, everyone she knows will be in danger.

With no name, no resources, and only an infinitesimal possibility of escape, Recorder's time is running out.

About The Author

Cathy McCrumb is a speculative fiction writer, an editor at Havok Publishing, and a freelance editor. Her short fiction has been published in ezines, magazines, and several anthologies. Cathy graduated from Biola University with a degree in English Literature. She currently lives in Colorado with her family and hopes to one day go ice fishing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda (BookLoverAmanda) on March 19, 2024

Recorder by Cathy McCrumb - Book 1 in the Children of the Consortium Series 5 Stars Wow, what an ending! I must read book 2 immediately! This is book 1 in a Christian Sci-Fi series that really is #SciFiWithHeart as many have said. I am not usually someone who reads the Sci-Fi genre because I have a......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on January 30, 2022

Characters: I enjoyed seeing the Recorder learn to adapt to life without all of her sci-fi technological advances. She had a distinct way of talking that set her apart from the other characters. Language: Clean. The fake cuss words did start getting on my nerves after a while, and I wish they'd been......more

Goodreads review by Anne (In Search of Wonder) on June 16, 2024

When I say I don't read sci -fi, I mean it. I had to add a sci-fi tag to my account here on GR after reading this book and I've been here almost from the beginning, guys. All I can say is, my buddies on BookTube made me do it. You know who you are. Anyway. 4.5 ⭐ This is sci-fi, yes, but it's much mor......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on April 30, 2024

um. WoW. 😭😭 Did not expect to love this book as much as I did. I’m not a sci-fi girly, after all. But the grip this story has on me now. 🫣 I need the next one in the series NOW.......more

Goodreads review by Tales and Treats with Tay on March 13, 2024

I've heard this book described as sci-fi with heart and I couldn't agree more! From the very first chapter, I was sucked in! Cathy does a marvelous job of setting the stage: of creating the world and societal structure, and also building the intensity and anticipation in certain moments. You feel for......more

Quotes

"McCrumb achieves a fascinating coming-of-age story in a convincing far-future technical milieu containing credible characters with consistent and powerful motivations. Readers looking for hard science fiction with heart should snap this up." — Publishers Weekly

"Cathy McCrumb’s thought-provoking science fiction novel Recorder asks whether one can understand humanity and still remain its impartial observer. It is a complex science fiction novel about the intersections between human beings and machines." — Foreword Reviews

"Brilliant! Recorder is a tightly woven space mystery that captures your heart, explores the search for meaning and identity while grappling with societal differences, and reveals the power of forgiveness and seeing someone for who they truly are. Deeply moving with detailed world-building and complex characters you can’t help but love, McCrumb tells a masterful, must-read story." — Sandra Fernandez Rhoads, award-winning author of Mortal Sight

"Recorder is crisp and evocative. Cathy McCrumb's debut is a stunner, and I'm anxiously awaiting the next installment." — Lindsay A. Franklin, award-winning author of The Story Peddler

"If you like both character and scientific development in your science fiction books, this is your book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Recorder." — Lelia Rose Foreman, author of A Shattered World trilogy

"Recorder offers an immersive, imaginative world, as seen through the eyes of a young woman who experiences humanity—and hair!—for the first time. With themes of faith, love, duty, and sacrifice, this is one book you won't want to miss." — C. S. Johnson, award-winning author of The Divine Space Pirates, The Starlight Chronicles, and The Princess and the Peacock