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The Downloaded

Written by: Robert J. Sawyer
Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
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In 2059, two vastly different groups of people portrayed by the compelling trio of Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner), Luke Kirby (Emmy Award winner), and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner) undergo cryonic suspension. While their bodies are frozen, their minds, still active and awake, are uploaded into a massive quantum computer. The first group are all astronauts, about to leave Earth on a one-way interstellar colonization mission. The second group consists of convicted murderers and volunteers who elect to serve their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But while both groups are suspended, a global cataclysm devastates most of the Earth, and their cryosleep is extended by more than 500 years.

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About the creator

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a record-setting sixteen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (''Auroras''). Rob’s novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that program. He also scripted the two-part finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the highest honour bestowed by the Canadian government, as well as the Order of Ontario, the highest honour given by his home province; he was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Rob lives just outside Toronto. His website and blog are at sfwriter.com, and on Facebook, X, and Patreon he’s RobertJSawyer.

Brendan Fraser
Luke Kirby
Vanessa Sears

About Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser is an Academy Award®-winning actor whose inspired performances and eye for thought-provoking material continue to garner critical acclaim. Fraser can most recently be seen as the lead role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, for which he received several award nominations including his first Academy Award win & nomination for Best Lead Actor. Upcoming this year for Brendan includes starring as the lead in Legendary Pictures’ Brothers alongside Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage. He’s also a supporting role in Martin Scorsese’s new epic Western, Killers Of The Flower Moon. Other notable works include Universal’s Mummy franchise; Crash, directed by Paul Haggis; Phillip Noyce’s The Quiet American, based on Graham Greene’s 1955 thriller of the same name; and Bill Condon’s Gods and Monsters, opposite Sir Ian McKellen, and Lynn Redgrave. He received a BFA in acting from the Actor’s Conservatory, Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

About Luke Kirby

Luke Kirby is an Emmy® Award-winning theatre, film, and television actor who has performed on stages in Toronto and NYC over the years, including productions of Troilus and Cressida, Jump/Cut, Defender of the Faith, and Judgement Day. Luke starred opposite Michelle Williams in Sarah Polley’s film Take This Waltz, and opposite Samuel L. Jackson in The Samaritan. More recently, Luke starred as Ted Bundy opposite Elijah Wood in No Man of God. In television, one of Luke’s favourite roles was in the critically acclaimed mini-series, Slings and Arrows, opposite Rachel McAdams. He has also had regular roles on HBO’s Tell Me You Love Me, The Sundance Channel’s Rectify, and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in the role of Lenny Bruce.

About Vanessa Sears

Raised in Deep River, Ontario, Vanessa Sears is a Dora® Award, Toronto Theatre Critics, BroadwayWorld and Critic’s Pick Award-winning artist. She has starred on stages across Canada including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, the historic Winter Garden Theatre and many more. Vanessa has also appeared in numerous films and television programs, including Suits, CBC’s Tallboyz, Lifetime’s Too Close for Christmas, Sex/Life (Netflix), and more. Up next, you can see Vanessa starring in Fourteen Love Letters, as well as Royally Wrapped for Christmas.

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So, so good!

5 stars all around.
I enjoyed the philosophical bites as well. Hope they make more like it.

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loved this

this was such a great story and cast, wish it was book and would be an epic movie. really enjoyed it being Canada based and in places I have lived was super nice tohave that homey feeling lol

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Really Enjoyed It

The performance and sound was really great. I enjoyed the story, and I highly recommend it.

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Some topics are better left off

In a far distant future COVID happened again and people that didn’t wear masks were at fault for the long lasting duration.

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Interesting concept.

Very interesting story with a satisfying ending. However, I found it too woke and politically correct for my taste.

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100% worth the listen!

I will admit, I only started this because I was out of credits and had nothing else to listen to. But my love for Brendan Fraser piqued my interest. The plot was fresh and original. The performances were engaging. Just overall a really great listen. My only complaint would be that I wished it was longer! I’d love to hear a part two where we get to hear about the two groups adventures whilst settling in their respective new homes!

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Awesome all around, loved it

Great story that's interesting and well delivered by the voice actors. The pacing of the story made it that much more interesting, where I'm sure this could have been stretched into a trilogy, but instead jumped through the parts that didn't ultimately matter to the main story. Highly recommended!

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Interesting

Dead naming and a man thinking that he is a woman, can’t we even escape this insanity in SCI-FI, I am ok with people believing whatever they wish and living what ever crazy dreams they want to dream, but I do not want to take any part of that. This would have been an ok story without that new age crap added to it.

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Wow totally impressed.!!!

This was my first audio book. The characters and plot twists through out, very well done! Had me engrossed for a whole day. Completed it. Will listen again!

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Brendan Fraser’s nuanced voice performance.

The female characters are sexy or aggressive. Very one dimensional. Voice acting angry is always over the top.

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