THE FUTURIST

Yates makes big bucks speaking about the future at conferences, but his bosses want less of his vision and more salesmanship to promote their interests. Feeling washed up, he accepts a murky offer to travel the world and ascertain why everyone hates America. Along the way he can’t help noticing there may be some malice out there just for him. Alternately hilarious and profound, the novel demands extraordinary range from narrator William Dufris. He meets the challenge with light-speed comic timing and glorious verbal agility. Dufris brings Yates vividly to life by investing every utterance with character-defining inflections and emotion. Based on this production, any opportunities to hear the words of Othmer or the voice of Dufris will be too good to miss. D.J. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 07]