Length50m
About this audiobook
Reality did not shatter. It hesitated.
In A World That Wasn't Meant to Exist, a quiet flaw spreads through existence, unnoticed by most but impossible to ignore for a few. Time stutters. People vanish without trace. The sky begins to feel unfinished. As Eli and Mara uncover the truth, they learn their world was never designed to hold consciousness and is now being corrected by the system that created it.
What begins as subtle unease turns into a fight for permanence itself. This is a philosophical science fiction thriller about existence, choice, and the terrifying cost of being real. For readers who enjoy slow burning tension, cosmic horror without monsters, and stories that linger long after the final page, this audiobook invites you to question whether reality is stable, and whether it ever was.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Mystery and Thriller
Length50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 2004
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue: Before the Pause
2Chapter One: The Day Reality Hesitated
3Interlude One: Minor Irregularities
4Chapter Two: Those Who Noticed
5Chapter Three: The Unfinished Design
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6Chapter Four: When the World Looked Back
7Chapter Five: The Argument for Staying
8Interlude: A Normal Day
9Chapter Six: Becoming Real
10Chapter Seven: The Cost of Permanence
11Epilogue: What Remains
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