Length9h 33m
About this audiobook
Tony Webb writes speculative fiction that explores power, history, and the fragile systems societies are built upon.
His debut novel, The Unwilling Emperor, imagines an alternate Earth where the equator became the centre of civilisation and the colder regions of the world were left poor, divided, and forgotten. Blending dystopian science fiction with political thriller and murder mystery, his work explores race, class, empire, and the uncomfortable idea that history is often shaped more by geography and fortune than morality.
Influenced by writers such as Margaret Atwood and modern cinematic storytelling, he writes character-driven fiction with a strong visual style and believable worlds that feel unsettlingly close to reality.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Dystopia
Length9 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26The Lockdown Lie. 196
2Prologue 11
27Chapter Thirteen:
3Chapter One:
28The Emperor in Exile 220
4The Broken Circle. 13
29Chapter Fourteen:
5Chapter Two:
30The Fire They Promised. 235
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6Echoes Beneath The Dome. 21
31Chapter Fifteen:
7Chapter Three:
32The Dead Emperor 273
8The quiet extraction. 30
33Chapter Sixteen:
9Chapter Four:
34The Regents Game 308
10Shadows in the Apartment. 46
35Chapter Seventeen:
11Chapter Five:
36The Tyrants Ball 337
12The Listening Sea. 57
37Chapter Eighteen:
13Chapter Six:
38The Emperor’s Passage 355
14Someone Is Moving The Pieces. 72
39Chapter Nineteen:
15Chapter Seven:
40The Night Before 373
16Galen Rock. 86
41Chapter Twenty:
17Chapter Eight:
42Through the Hidden Door 387
18The Walls Have Ears. 100
43Chapter Twenty One:
19Chapter Nine:
44Beneath the palace 402
20Redacted 113
45Chapter Twenty Two:
21Chapter Ten:
46The Quiet Collapse 415
22The Abstinent Will Inherit the Storm. 143
47Chapter Twenty Three:
23Chapter Eleven:
48The Feast before the Fall 429
24A Safe Place to Fall 169
49Chapter Twenty Four:
25Chapter Twelve:
50Rumours And Shadows. 443
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