STREET FREAKS

Ashton Collins, the sheltered son of a wealthy bioengineer, is jolted out of his cushy life when he follows his dying father's command to flee to Street Freaks in the Red Zone of Los Angeles, a forbidding, lawless area. Narrator Simon Vance's velvety smooth voice alternates between calm and emotionally charged scenes. Surrounded by an extraordinary team of augmented teenagers, Ash grows up quickly as he races barely legal hot rods and learns to navigate political conspiracies that threaten his life. Vance sinks his teeth into this futuristic, action-punk, dystopian story. His reading is perfectly timed, shifting seamlessly between emotion and narrative, street racing and corporate espionage. Vance's flawless performance keeps listeners riveted by the bulls-eye painted on Ash. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]