THE EMERGENCY

Narrator Billie Fulford-Brown delivers this thought-provoking story of empire collapse as imagined by renowned novelist Packer in a cool yet impassioned tone. A frightening future splits society into two camps-- the urban Burghers and the rural Yeomen. Fulford-Brown portrays Doctor Hugo Rustin with empathy and urgency as he makes a mistake that pushes him out of the city and into the countryside, along with his rebellious daughter, Selva, just as the conflict between the Burghers and Yeomen begins. Fulford-Brown uses some British pronunciations, but these shouldn't make the experience less fulfilling. Packer's novel of ideas asks what our societal duties are across segregated classes. Fulford-Brown delivers this vividly imagined world as Packer takes listeners into a troubled future that is all too possible. R.O. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2025]