By: Jeremy Robinson
Publish Date: May 1, 2011, Audiobook Release April 8, 2019
Format: Audiobook - 3 hrs 39 mins
Narrated By: Dan Delgado
Genre: Science Fiction
Series: Stand-alone, Anthology of short stories
Impression: Great short story collection!
Synopsis:
Insomnia is a collection of eight exciting short stories (plus one bonus story) that tackle several different genres including action, science-fiction, horror, noir, and thriller.
Written by best-selling author, Jeremy Robinson, these stories include all of the action, imagination, and twists that fans have come to expect, but they also contain experiments into subjects and voices not normally touched on in his novels.
Insomnia - In a world of super efficiency and equality, sleep is illegal and Feene keeps the masses going.
The Eater - Three children discover a writhing black puddle in the woods of New Hampshire.
Harden’s Tree - A group of teens visit a tree planted atop the ashes of a mass murderer from late 1800’s.
Star Crossed Killers - Two lovers, both deadly killers, compete for the same target.
Counting Sheep - A future terrorist gives an insomniac three minutes to fall asleep.
Hearing Aid - In the future, a deaf man is healed, but does he like what he hears?
Dark Seed of the Moon - Vampires live, and kill, in the eternal shadow of the moon’s polar crater.
From Above - In the future, a detective goes after terrorists who vaporized his city - and his arm - from space.
Bonus story:
Bought and Paid For - A brutal character sketch for Scott Sigler’s The Crypt.
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My Thoughts and Summary:
*I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
This is a first for me listening to Dan Delgado as a narrator. I enjoyed his narration and got a chuckle out of him voicing the youngest of the boys in the second story. The nice thing about anthologies and a collection of short stories is, it's a way for Dan to voice different feelings. Dan gets to give a suspenseful feel, a youthful feel, and much more. I enjoyed and was impressed with his variety of performances here.
Jeremy has a collection of short stories here that are a variety of genre. I enjoyed all the stories, a few more than others, but the whole collection is a great addition to the shelf. I was not let down in a few cases as Jeremy has a way of giving a spin on the story I didn't expect. Very enjoyable collection! I got a feel for each story as I listened, something deeper than what is being told. I enjoyed hearing Jeremy's brief afterward with each story. He shared where he was or what he was thinking about when writing them. This description goes with the theme that was interlaced in the stories.
Insomnia
This was a nice short about a character that works and doesn't sleep, a whole society actually. Yet he still dreams, with his eyes open. And maybe that will get him somewhere...
Hearing Jeremy's afterward based on his story is very interesting. I enjoyed the story, but it also sheds an interesting light on the story as well.
The Eater
Quick short story that involves three brothers. Something terrifying happens, but might be a good thing it happened.
I had to chuckle when I heard Dan voice the young child here.
This felt true to how siblings interact. But I really like how things happen in this story. It's magical, in a way.
Harden's Tree
This is a creepy short story. It's super short, but it works wonderfully! There is history here along with a current event. It does leave me a little curious about the tree afterward though.
Star Crossed Killers
Assassins that seem to be attracted to each other yet are true to their jobs. A little like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, without the marriage part and with relics.
It's a romantic thriller. I love Shawn's view on their relationship. This one made me smile in the end.
Counting Sheep
This one seems rather far fetched. I know it's a science fiction story, but... it's out there with the demand to go to sleep in three minutes or an old woman and a young kid will die. Then I realize, with the characters realization, what is really meant by "go to sleep in three minutes." I smiled at his normal ritual for going to bed, we all have one.
Hearing Aid
This was a great story with a deeper meaning behind it. I really like how he projected the world being loud with advertisements and more. There are times that the world feels too full of sound for me as well.
Dark Seed of the Moon
This takes place on the moon, in a place that feels very fitting for vampires. Neat arrangement here. Jeremy has his own take on vampire-ism. It feels to fit as a history here. There is a turn of events, which I've come to expect from Jeremy in his stories, long and short.
From Above
It's a science fiction noir! I really like this story. It feels rich of history and story. He's a detective on the lookout for what removed his arm, and make them pay for it along with his suit. This has tough characters that are brilliant and go to the extreme. I love it!
Bought and Paid For
He'd lost all he loved, and he's determined to kill the man who took it from him. At any cost.
Very interesting short that creates a character and motive for all he's doing and about to do. This story will lead me to listening to The Crypt podcast of stories at Scott Sigler's site.
This collection adds to my growing shelf of Jeremy's works. I know he doesn't do short stories often, but he's done a great job at it.
****If you found my thoughts helpful, please click Yes at Amazon and/or Audible. Thank you!
This is a first for me listening to Dan Delgado as a narrator. I enjoyed his narration and got a chuckle out of him voicing the youngest of the boys in the second story. The nice thing about anthologies and a collection of short stories is, it's a way for Dan to voice different feelings. Dan gets to give a suspenseful feel, a youthful feel, and much more. I enjoyed and was impressed with his variety of performances here.
Jeremy has a collection of short stories here that are a variety of genre. I enjoyed all the stories, a few more than others, but the whole collection is a great addition to the shelf. I was not let down in a few cases as Jeremy has a way of giving a spin on the story I didn't expect. Very enjoyable collection! I got a feel for each story as I listened, something deeper than what is being told. I enjoyed hearing Jeremy's brief afterward with each story. He shared where he was or what he was thinking about when writing them. This description goes with the theme that was interlaced in the stories.
Insomnia
This was a nice short about a character that works and doesn't sleep, a whole society actually. Yet he still dreams, with his eyes open. And maybe that will get him somewhere...
Hearing Jeremy's afterward based on his story is very interesting. I enjoyed the story, but it also sheds an interesting light on the story as well.
The Eater
Quick short story that involves three brothers. Something terrifying happens, but might be a good thing it happened.
I had to chuckle when I heard Dan voice the young child here.
This felt true to how siblings interact. But I really like how things happen in this story. It's magical, in a way.
Harden's Tree
This is a creepy short story. It's super short, but it works wonderfully! There is history here along with a current event. It does leave me a little curious about the tree afterward though.
Star Crossed Killers
Assassins that seem to be attracted to each other yet are true to their jobs. A little like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, without the marriage part and with relics.
It's a romantic thriller. I love Shawn's view on their relationship. This one made me smile in the end.
Counting Sheep
This one seems rather far fetched. I know it's a science fiction story, but... it's out there with the demand to go to sleep in three minutes or an old woman and a young kid will die. Then I realize, with the characters realization, what is really meant by "go to sleep in three minutes." I smiled at his normal ritual for going to bed, we all have one.
Hearing Aid
This was a great story with a deeper meaning behind it. I really like how he projected the world being loud with advertisements and more. There are times that the world feels too full of sound for me as well.
Dark Seed of the Moon
This takes place on the moon, in a place that feels very fitting for vampires. Neat arrangement here. Jeremy has his own take on vampire-ism. It feels to fit as a history here. There is a turn of events, which I've come to expect from Jeremy in his stories, long and short.
From Above
It's a science fiction noir! I really like this story. It feels rich of history and story. He's a detective on the lookout for what removed his arm, and make them pay for it along with his suit. This has tough characters that are brilliant and go to the extreme. I love it!
Bought and Paid For
He'd lost all he loved, and he's determined to kill the man who took it from him. At any cost.
Very interesting short that creates a character and motive for all he's doing and about to do. This story will lead me to listening to The Crypt podcast of stories at Scott Sigler's site.
This collection adds to my growing shelf of Jeremy's works. I know he doesn't do short stories often, but he's done a great job at it.
****If you found my thoughts helpful, please click Yes at Amazon and/or Audible. Thank you!
I don't think I've done an anthology on audio. This looks interesting and I'm glad you enjoyed!
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