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Dream Park

Dream Park • Book 1

by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

Narrated by Grover Gardner

3.77 ABR Score (5.1K ratings)
★ 3.81 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.22 Audible (953)
13h 34m Released 2017 Sci-Fi

Why Listen?

Grover Gardner's crisp, energetic narration transforms this '80s sci-fi mystery into an immersive high-wire act where you're never sure if the danger is simulated or devastatingly real.

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About This Audiobook

In a near-future Los Angeles, the world's most advanced theme park transforms gaming into visceral reality through cutting-edge holographic technology and elaborate live-action scenarios. When security chief Alex Griffin discovers that someone has committed actual murder during what should have been a harmless fantasy adventure game, the artificial boundaries between simulation and reality collapse entirely. As players continue their quest through enchanted realms filled with dragons and ancient mysteries, Griffin must hunt a killer who exploits the park's immersive illusions to deadly effect, turning recreational fantasy into a lethal trap.

Grover Gardner delivers a masterful narration that captures both the technological wonder and mounting suspense of this groundbreaking science fiction thriller. His measured pacing allows listeners to fully absorb the intricate world-building while maintaining tension as the investigation unfolds alongside the fantasy game sequences. Gardner skillfully differentiates between characters navigating the high-tech corporate environment and those immersed in sword-and-sorcery adventures, creating distinct vocal landscapes for each setting. The audio format particularly enhances the story's central theme of blurred realities, as Gardner's immersive performance makes the boundaries between the "real" and simulated worlds feel authentically fluid.