POLYBIUS

Rachanee Lumayno performs one of the most fascinating and unique novels of the year with skill equal to the quality of the book. Lumayno breathlessly delivers a truly frightening story about an early video game that is too powerful to resist. Her dynamic rendering makes this audiobook as current as today's scary headlines on the future of AI. In the novel, Andi, an aloof genius, is the first to figure out that the prototype video game was never supposed to be released. Her friend, Roman, is slower on the uptake, as is his dad, a sheriff. When their small town is plagued by mysterious deaths and assaults, they have to face the fact that the digital age has begun. M.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2025]