The Space Within Season 1

by Greg O'Connor, Josh Fagin

Genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Fiction

Audiobook

Published June 15, 2023

Reviews

[Mahayana Dugast · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantasy, sci-fi, psychological thriller: totally brilliant. Please make this a TV series!!!
Narrated by Jessica Chastain + 6 more, for fans of Arrival.

[tonya_with_an_o · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting premise, phenomenal voice cast. Now for Season 2!

[Arinn Wardell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook of The Space Within during a car ride, and it turned out to be the perfect travel listen. At first, I thought I was getting into a crime thriller, but quickly realized this was something completely different. It was not what I expected from the science fiction genre at all!
The story hooked me while we were driving through a thunderstorm, which honestly made the suspense even better. Dr. Maddie Wyle becomes a hero willing to stand against her fellow doctors and risk everything for her discoveries… and then suddenly she is kidnapped. From that point on, I needed to know what would happen next.
The audio production kept us completely engaged the whole trip, and now we are already looking forward to listening to Season 2 on the drive home.

[Sylvie Rochon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this is not my usual genre, I did enjoy this read. The full cast narration helps! When 7 year old Sophie vanishes and is found later telling weird stories, Psychiatrist Dr. Madelyn Weir is approached and reluctantly accepts to treat Sophie, embarking them both in a surreal experience. Entertaining and a great audiobook experience. It ends on a cliff hanger!

[Rheanna G · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5)

The Space Within was a compelling and intriguing listen. It’s my first “audible original” podcast and it is very similar to “graphic audio” books. The narration by the actors was excellent and the sound effects were great. The story was fast-paced and immediately hooked me. The main character is awesome!
I’ll be listening to season 2 five mins from now.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so good! I remember listening to this when it first came out, however, since season 2 came out (and I had a long drive) I decided to re-listen to season 1 and go straight into season 2.

If you like alien abduction type stories, this is definitely for you! It was so good and with that cliffhanger ending, I am glad I got to jump straight into season 2!

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is fine. Nothing special. I plan on finishing Part 2, but it’s nothing I’m super excited about.

I also hate that it’s in podcast form on Audible. It kept messing up my location and trying to replay already listened to episodes. Which, truthfully, could be impacting my enjoyment of the series. Guess we will see!

[Reenie's Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was enthralling!!

I could honestly listen to Jessica Chastain all day long. This was an incredibly fast paced and captivating sci-fi thriller, made excellent with the full cast and cinematic production. These are the kinds of audiobooks that just start to ruin regular narration, I am hooked.

Immediately gearing up season 2!

[literaryaura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love a full cast production, and I enjoyed the narration. The music at the end of the chapters and near the start of the chapters was far too loud though.

The start of the story had me intrigued, but I liked it less as it went along. I felt that the mystery wasn't explored well.

Worst, it ends on a cliffhanger, so I'll listen to the next book to see how it ends.

[Amber Magotra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Great cast narration. Dropped half a star because it ends on a cliffhanger. If the story is good enough, folks will seek out the next installment without a cliffhanger. Interesting storyline.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, an immersive book. Easy and engaging listen. Highlights the resistance of the scientific (psychology) community to recognise an unexpected premise and the impact when one psychologist does. Full cast audio!

[MJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Season 1 & 2 - 3/23/26 - 4 stars

[Emmalee Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75!

[Michele M · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was a little odd (by design I imagine) but I like it, moving on to the second one. The Audio team was great.

[Bettina Wong · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely captivating!

[Michele]

This was not what I was expecting. Very suspenseful, very entertaining. Love the cast who bring it all to life.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s an audible original but it’s not a book. It’s a podcast. So people are performing a story. And the lead character is played by Jessica Chastain who is one of my favorites.

[Fe Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved everything about this, I devoured it. I wish it was longer actually. Production was super impressive, and I loved the story line.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Randomly found this on audible... Very enticing

[Lesa Hudak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listened to it. It's actually a podcast, but set up like a book. It had me locked in. Loved the entire premise.

[Matt Jamieson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok. Didn't grab me like other Audible originals have, but interesting.

[Khyrsten Blunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

It kept pulling me in with every episode!

[Jose · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

Very well done- a recommended listen, especially with headphones.

[Macey]

Audible

[Zoltán · Rating 3.25 out of 5]

Went pretty good, then took a dip, and ended up in a let's-cut-it-here cliffhanger.

[Mary Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, a book that can really get me immersed. This is an interesting premise. I love books about first contact. This is the first audiobook of a radio play? Really engaging.

[Nicky Maunder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I stumbled across this one in the Audible Plus library as Jessica Chastain voiced the main character. But I really enjoyed this one (so much so I downloaded the sequel which had just been released). There’s content in here that some readers might want more detail on - check out at the end for more information.

Here we follow Chastain’s Maddie, a world leading trauma psychiatrist, whose new client is a troubled girl who disappeared for 6 hrs with no memory of what happened or where she went. And that’s when things start to go a little weird. Maddie’s thrust into investigating what happened to the little girl, whilst putting her own life in danger.

This was a cracking listen - the dramatics really come out with the podcast production and the storytelling was great. Chastain’s narration, as is the full cast that joins her.



⚠️ Content warning - contains reference to suicide