POLOSTAN Bomb Light, Book 1

January LaVoy performs this genre-bending audiobook with expert skill. Stephenson's new audiobook, while shorter than his usual work, is the first part of a promised series. The action centers around Dawn, who as a young adult is deployed as a Russian spy, gathering intel for a large Communist movement. The story hops around the globe from Russia to Chicago to Washington, DC, with characters from Europe woven into the complicated plot. LaVoy is more than up to this task, shifting among the various accents with authenticity and clarity. Never heavy-handed, she maintains the tone of a story that's laying the foundation for a larger payoff in several volumes. Listeners will be grateful she's the narrator here. S.P.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2024]