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The Burden of a Near-God By Samuel Carlos dos Santos Oliveira
Length4h 38m
About this audiobook
The Burden of a Near-God," focusing on the incredible scale and diversity of the worlds created and guarded by the Near-God.
The 500 Worlds: A Universe Built by Will
THE BURDEN OF A NEAR-GOD is the sprawling history of a consciousness born from insomnia, spanning a Billion-Year Vigil and charting the lives of civilizations across 500 unique worlds—each a singular testament to the immense power and tragic isolation of its creator, the Near-God. This is not a simple star map; it is a cosmic portfolio of impossible engineering, silent utopias, and profound cosmological secrets.
The Architect's Palette: Worlds of Impossibility
The Near-God's creations are not mere colonies, but feats of Spacetime Manipulation, carried out by the order of Guardians who defy the fundamental laws of physics. The 500 worlds are defined by four primary theaters of existence:
1. The Underground Sanctuaries (Lumina & Aethelgard):
These worlds represent the ultimate act of protection and precision.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreScience Fiction, Other
Length4 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 28, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Document Part 1 (pt. 1)
5Document Part 2 (pt. 3)
2Document Part 1 (pt. 2)
6Document Part 2 (pt. 4)
3Document Part 2 (pt. 1)
7Document Part 3
4Document Part 2 (pt. 2)
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