Dead Lines.DEAD LINES. Greg Bear. 2004. Read by Jason Culp. 9 cds. 9.75 hrs. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-8927-3269-3. $89.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. A This gripping techno-horror story is a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. look at the future of telecommunication. Peter Russell is a sad sack Sad Sack who can’t do anything right. [Comics: “The Sad Sack” in Horn, 595–596] See : Ineptitude Sad Sack hapless and helpless soldier; resigned to his fate. has-been. His only source of income is as a kind of gopher for a wealthy old Hollywood power broker. Peter's life takes a bizarre turn: he's given samples of a radically new kind of cell phone that has unlimited bandwidth, and he soon is hired to promote this item. Called a Trans, this device turns out to be a kind of conduit for the dead, and ghosts appear to all who use the Trans. Facing the horrors that the Trans has unleashed, Peter manages to sew up sew v. sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing, sews v.tr. 1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: several loose ends of his life before his final crumbling. Culp's excellent reading sets the somber mood and makes the ghostly ghost·ly adj. ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral. 2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual. presences sound real, and very frightening. He, along with author Bear, may make you think twice before next using your cell phone. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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