Subvert vs Echo
The Optimization WarBy Haniel Azevedo
Length11h 35m
About this audiobook
What happens when the least qualified person in the room gets superpowers? What if the "villain" genuinely believes he's saving the world? And what if the only person who can stop him is a college physics student with ADHD who's just trying to figure out what being a hero actually means?
Meet Bert Davidson, a 23-year-old McDonald's drive-through employee whose greatest achievement was eating an entire sleeve of saltines without water in third grade. After a lifetime of spectacular mediocrity, Bert gains mind-reading, flight, and near-invulnerability on his birthday. Finally, he thinks, his chance to be the hero he's always wanted to be.
There's just one problem: Bert is really, really bad at being a hero.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (3)
GenreScience Fiction, Humor
Length11 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 9, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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