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  • Quantum Earth, Book 1
  • Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,720 ratings)

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Outland

Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, it's up to six college students and their experimental physics project to prevent the end of civilization.

When an experiment to study quantum uncertainty goes spectacularly wrong, physics student Bill Rustad and his friends find that they have accidentally created an inter-dimensional portal. They connect to Outland - an alternate Earth with identical geology, but where humans never evolved. The group races to establish control of the portal before the government, the military, or evildoers can take it away.  

Then everything changes when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts in an explosion large enough to destroy civilization and kill half the planet. The team has just hours to get as many people as possible across to Outland before a lethal cloud of ash overwhelms them. 

Nothing has prepared the refugees for what they find - a world of few resources and unprecedented dangers. Somehow, they must learn to survive, because Outland may not just be a safe haven - it could be their new home.

©2019 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

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Another great book series by Dennis E. Taylor.

Sci-fi at its best, read by Ray Porter. A winning combination. Can't wait for the next book.

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very good

i enjoyed this story a lot , good characters and not to mention it's read by the Best of all Ray Porter...just one thing it's too short and too good

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waiting for more! but a new bobverse book will do

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Excellent story.

Really enjoyed the plot line and characters. Wish there was a sequel. But the vulgarity in the prologue was stupid.

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Very well done

This was the first audio book I e ever listened to and it has got me hooked. Really enjoyed it.

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LOVED IT...

this was an awesome story.... the story played out together with the reader. ... I hope there is a follow up

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Enjoyed!

I enjoyed the story. Not action-packed but steady and good. Parts are oddly like what is going on now in the world. 2020!

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Dennis E Taylor writes another great read

I first read Dennis’s I Am Bob series and loved every book. Now with Outland he has another series that I will read/listen to. Hey Dennis, hurry up and write Outland II

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Excellent Ride!

Loved the story-line & mix of characters who were brought to life by the incredible voice talents of this narrator. Each character was interesting and voiced in such an easy real way that I found myself carried along & not wanting to stop. Just wish it was longer!

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Fun adventure!

You had me at "supervolcano". 🌋 I never would have found this book without a recommendation from Audible. And I'm so glad they did! This was a very entertaining adventure about a couple groups of college students. One group has developed a portal to an alternate earth where humans never evolved. The other are geologists following the pending eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. First they get together to pan for gold on alternate-earth. Apparently this is the dream of all all physicists hoping to get to an alternate earth: get all the gold and bring it to current earth. Who knew? When Yellowstone really does blow, how to save the people in the area? Shove 'em through the portal! Along the way we encounter small time criminals, Pliocene-era animals, the military and insurgents, of course. Great narration with a few *gasp* moments and a few lol moments made it a lot of fun.

4.5 stars rounded up because - spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!! - no one got eaten by any pliocene animal, as I had anticipated.

Nevertheless, I highly recommend this as an audiobook

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