Zeroes

by David Reed, Paterson Joseph (Narrator), Danielle Vitalis (Narrator)

A sci fi comedy created by David Reed.

Britannia 2224; someone wants Napoleon Moon dead. And, to be honest, they might be on to something…

200 years in the future, environmental catastrophe has befallen the Earth, leaving the skies and weather systems transformed into a nightmarish maelstrom of rainbow chemicals, and the city of London wiped off the map (opinion remains divided on whether or not this was the best outcome for the country).

The remnant archipelago of Britannia is a divided dystopia. Up above the toxic clouds, carousing playboy billionaire - and hellishly self-obsessed nepo baby - Napoleon Moon (Patterson Joseph) lives the high life as one of the ultra-rich residents of Zenith Prime’s gaudy towers; while in the gutter at the bottom, Cash (Danielle Vitalis) scrapes a living as one of Britannia’s ‘zeroes’. Their two lives collide when they’re forced to embark on a desperate odyssey to reclaim their existence.

Napoleon finds himself a fugitive from the fascistic corporate police, ‘Custody Inc’, led by the shadowy figure of Greyson (Jason Watkins). While for Cash, Napoleon represents the only chance she has to clear her name. Along the way they negotiate with self-proclaimed eco-terrorists, have meet-cutes with meat cubes, avoid billionaire-killing robots, and get lost in fantasy-fulfilling computer worlds. Slowly, Napoleon and Cash’s eyes are opened to the true nature of Cityzen (Katherine Parkinson) – the app that runs everything in Britannia and is slowly losing its mind…

Episode 1:

Cash is having a bad day - first a computer glitch sees her arrested for first degree murder and then she’s nearly hit by a falling man named Napoleon Moon.

Episode 2:

Having lost everything, Napoleon and Cash must deliver a killer robot to eco-terrorists, The Children of London. A killer robot that would ideally remain switched off.

Episode 3:

Napoleon and Cash learn the truth behind Britannia’s synthetic meat substitute, Shamon Shamon. And it’s not pretty.

Episode 4:

The answer to who blew up Napoleon’s house lies hidden in a virtual world. But can he and Cash resist temptation in a land where your every desire comes true?

Episode 5:

Napoleon and Cash part ways as the law finally catches up with them. Is this the end for our fugitives?

Episode 6:

As the end of the world looms, Napoleon and Cash are Britannia’s only hope. Basically, humanity is in big trouble.

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT CONTENT THROUGHOUT

Genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Humor

Audiobook

Published November 28, 2024

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

David[2spaces]Reed: write script novelizations
David[3spaces]Reed: Journalist
David[4spaces]Reed: Art
David[5spaces]Reed: Business, Real Estate
David[6spaces]Reed: Stonescaping
David[7spaces]Reed: Computer Science
David[8spaces]Reed: Social History
David[9spaces]Reed: RPG

Reviews

[Ellen J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was enjoyable! I was impressed by the production. I loved the narration and the sound effects, especially the squishy ones The characters came fully to life during the audio performance. My only negative comments would be regarding Ginger. She was such a great character so why was that necessary?

[Jayna - TheChaotic_TBR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and fast paced. An alternate future where the city's primary program for survival has a critical malfunction cascade and 2 very unlikely heroes have to stop it. Loveable characters and brilliant performances by some well known names in British tv.

[Josh Rice - Author · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, for a free listen on audible it's fun and original!

[Dav Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Darkly comic and actually very good fun. Set in an England which is so flooded that it’s become an archipelago, with Scotland, Ireland and Northumbria separate nations, and people with money are separated vertically from the proles on the streets (think Victorian housing but without walking the same paths). Attempted-murder mystery fugitive Sci fi future fun.

[Ryan Handley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it pretty fucking funny.

Short and sweet x

[Jason Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read

[Mikael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love a sci-fi story that's marked by British humor. I guess I miss the greats.

[Mike Rempel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this a lot
full cast
far too short