Tony Harmsworth has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is The Visitor.
The Visitor
Summary
The Visitor - hard, near-future science fiction for the listener who likes realism. Specialist astronaut Evelyn Slater encounters a small, badly damaged, ancient alien artifact on the first ever space junk elimination mission. Where was it from? Who sent it? International governments impose a security clampdown. Evelyn leads a team of handpicked scientists who make amazing discoveries within the alien device. Secrecy becomes impossible to maintain. When the news is finally released, she becomes embroiled in international politics, worldwide xenophobic hatred, and violence. This is the first book in the Tony Harmsworth’s First Contact series of novels. If you like realistic near-future stories which compel you to imagine yourself as the protagonist, The Visitor is the book for you. The Visitor is a science fiction for the "thinking" listener and with a wicked twist. Buy it now and be transported into orbit.
©2017 Tony Harmsworth (P)2019 Tony Harmsworth
Federation and Earth
Summary
Federation and Earth is book two in the Federation Trilogy. Listening to Federation first is absolutely essential. After the dramatic and unexpected turn of events at the end of the first book, planet Earth is left with several factions trying to resolve the situation. The new president of the USA is trying to secure his hold on power, while a new group - who have named themselves Free America - is taking steps to overthrow what it considers an illegitimate regime. Elsewhere, the new secretary general of the United Nations is working with the smaller Security Council to try to bring the rest of the world together after the events at the end of the book one. Can the aliens be convinced to provide help, or are they just going to watch from orbit? Note: You won't enjoy this story unless you are open to political concepts which could never work on Earth as it is before the trilogy begins, i.e. now. If you like speculative fiction, open your mind and enjoy the adventure. This book is like Marmite (look it up). You will either love it or hate it!
©2019 Tony Harmsworth (P)2020 Tony Harmsworth
Federation
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Federation - political, near-future science fiction for the listeners who enjoys imagining how the world would react to alien contact. Author's Note: "This novel has attracted some strange and unexpected reactions - science fiction readers are usually open-minded individuals, but some seem to have trouble understanding that this is a story - fiction. In a few reviews, Federation has been castigated by narrow-minded individuals who think it is some sort of socialist or communist manifesto. Surely, that would be like accusing George Orwell of promoting totalitarianism because he wrote 1984! If you are open-minded, you will love this for being what it is - a science fiction 'what-if' trilogy, not a political treatise. Please don't buy it if you find social justice offensive." Federation takes close encounters to a whole new level. A galactic empire of a quarter of a million worlds stumbles across the earth. When they ask, "take me to your leader", the world is thrown into panic. We have no world leader, only many who might like to be. With elements of a political thriller, there is an intriguing storyline which addresses the environmental and myriad social problems faced by the world today. The aliens’ philosophy on life is totally unexpected. With the help of intelligent automatons, they've turned what many on earth believe to be a reviled political system into a utopia for the masses, but are they a force for good or evil, and will the wealthy make the compromises needed for a successful outcome? The story is told by a Daragnen University Graduate, Rummy Breganin. He discovers that earth failed in its attempt to join the federation, and, for some unknown reason, members are forever banned from visiting or contacting the planet. Rummy had never heard of a whole world being outlawed. Perhaps it would be sensible to leave well enough alone but no, he decides to investigate. Submerge yourself in humankind’s cultural and economic dilemma. Get Federation today.
©2019 Tony Harmsworth (P)2020 Tony Harmsworth
Hidden Federation
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Warning: It is essential to listen to the trilogy in the correct order – Federation; Federation & Earth; and finally Hidden Federation. Alien university professor and author, Yol Rummy Blin Breganin, continues his research on the planet Earth. He introduces, into this final volume, some stories from the distant past of the Federation, which provide a greater insight into the vast alien empire. In the only free and independent part of the planet Earth – the United States of America – the populace is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the growing authoritarianism. With California in revolt, can the USA retain its own independence in this rebellious climate? Elsewhere on Earth, in the Federation territories, is life becoming too comfortable for the ordinary humans? Will the world be allowed to settle down to its life of luxury or will it turn the new utopia into hell as it has always done in the past? The final part of the Federation Trilogy contains the answers.
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Mindslip: Evolution's Nemesis
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When Betelgeuse turns supernova and showers the Earth with unexpected radiation, it changes everything. Mindslip is totally preposterous, yet the story unfolds as if it is happening to you, right now. You are astrophysicist Geoff Arnold, and suddenly you find your body changed beyond all recognition. You then discover that your wife and children have vanished into a world you can hardly recognize. Can you find them and save the world from the effects of Mindslip? Prepare to be immersed in bizarre and unexpected characters and to imagine their impossible yet frighteningly realistic predicaments. Penned by Tony Harmsworth, a new British author who has already achieved two UK Kindle best sellers in his first year, Mindslip is an extraordinary, truly unique book that blends science fiction with soft psychological horror and unexpected humor.
©2017, 2020 Tony Harmsworth (P)2020 Tony Harmsworth