Second Genesis
A Post‑Human Epic of Uplifted Civilizations—When Every Beast AwokeBy Phillip A. Holland
Length2h 6m
About this audiobook
When a forbidden retrovirus bursts from a hidden lab, it doesn’t merely escape—it uplifts. Rats whisper in neon alleys, parrots livestream Shakespeare, and blue‑whale matriarchs sing equations that bend the sea. From humanity’s ruins rise four rival civilizations: the Simian Federation, Rodent Technate, Avian Concord, and Cetacean Sphere.
At the epicenter is Subject 42, a guilt‑stricken capuchin whose accident ignited this “Second Genesis.” As eco‑systems collapse and bio‑engineered armies clash, a fanatical human militia plots revenge while a covert “Library of Last Resort” races to decode a whale‑song prophecy of planetary doom.
Racing toward a forbidden Quantum Burrow that can rewrite time itself, Subject 42 must decide whether evolution’s miracle is worth the price of war. Second Genesis is a cinematic, post‑human epic about sentience, responsibility, and the fragile hope that empathy can outlive extinction.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
GenreScience Fiction, Dystopia
Length2 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Second Genesis
25Chapter 21: Elephant Artillery
2Prologue: Chapter 1: The Accident
26Chapter 22: Cetacean Cryptography
3Awakening
27Chapter 23: Human Counterstrike
4Chapter 2: Whispering Rats
28Chapter 24: Global Apocalypse
5Chapter 3: Orion’s Shakespeare
29Chapter 25: Dark Night of the Soul
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6Chapter 4: Blue‑Whale Matriarch
30Chapter 26: Discovery of the Quantum Burrow
7Chapter 5: Subject 42’s Perspective
31Chrononaut
8Chapter 6: The Council of Species
32Chapter 27: Journey to the Burrow
9Chapter 7: Formation of Factions
33Chapter 28: Burrow Activation
10Chapter 8: Human Backlash
34Chapter 29: Temporal Displacement
11Chapter 9: Pip Meets the Technate
35Chapter 30: Return to the Lab
12Rise of the Factions
36Chapter 31: The Choice
13Chapter 10: Canopy Highways
37Chapter 32: Möbius Paradox
14Chapter 11: Coral Data‑Archives
38Chapter 33: Altered Present
15Chapter 12: Avian Concord’s Riddles
39Chapter 34: Personal Resolution
16Chapter 13: Human Underground
40Möbius Loop and Aftermath
17Chapter 14: Technate Innovation
41Chapter 35: Rebuilding
18Chapter 15: Simian Federation Politics
42Chapter 36: Cultural Renaissance
19Chapter 16: Cross‑Species Art
43Chapter 37: Political Reform
20Chapter 17: Factions on the Brink
44Chapter 38: Unresolved Mysteries
21Tensions and War
45Chapter 39: Personal Epilogues
22Chapter 18: First Skirmish
46Chapter 40: Legacy of “No”
23Chapter 19: Avian Assault
47Chapter 41: Epilogue – Between Ruin and Renaissance
24Chapter 20: Technate Retaliation
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