About the Book
From a debut voice comes a genre-breaking blend of apocalyptic sci-fi and epic fantasy about a scattered group of unlikely heroes traveling across their broken mechanical planet to stave off eternal darkness. A tightly-coiled puzzle of a thrill ride, The Failures launches The Wanderlands trilogy.
Welcome to the Wanderlands.A vast machine made for reasons unknown, the Wanderlands was broken long ago. First went the sky, splintering and cracking, and then very slowly, the whole machine--the whole world--began to go dark.
Meet the Failures.Following the summons of a strange dream, a scattering of adventurers, degenerates, and children find themselves drawn toward the same place: the vast underground Keep. They will discover there that they have been called for a purpose--and that purpose could be the destruction of everything they love.
The end is nigh.For below the Keep, imprisoned in the greatest cage ever built by magicians and gods, lies the buried Giant. It is the most powerful of its kind, and its purpose is the annihilation of all civilization. But any kind of power, no matter how terrible, is precious in the dimming Wanderlands, and those that crave it are making their moves.
All machines can be broken, and the final cracks are spreading. It will take only the careless actions of two cheerful monsters to tip the Wanderlands towards an endless dark...or help it find its way back to the light.
Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!
Performed by Scott McCormick, Jenna Sharpe, Torian Brackett, Michael Glenn, Aure Nash, Holly Adams, Danny Gavigan, Mecca Rogers, Terence Aselford, Stephanie Németh-Parker, KenYatta Rogers, Christopher Williams, Eric Messner, Stewart Crank, Colleen Delany, Yasmin Tuazon, Khaya Fraites, Robb Moreira, Gregory Linnington, Peter Holdway, Richard Rohan, Christopher Walker, Lise Bruneau, Jon Vertullo, Laura C. Harris, John Kielty, Taylor Coan, Carolyn Kashner, Donald Guzzi, Drew Kopas, Karen Novack, Henry W. Kramer and Lydia Kraniotis.
About the Author :
Benjamin Liar is a writer, musician, filmmaker and game designer. He has been writing for most of his life, but The Failures is his first published novel. He has performed his music under many names and in many places, has won several local awards for short filmmaking, and recently published a virtual reality game. His name is clearly a pseudonym, but you still shouldn't trust anything he says.
Aure Nash is a DC-based voiceover actress who specializes in the romance genre. With an instinctive flair for passionate expression and a background in creative writing, she brings characters to life, alluring audiences and making the listening experience unforgettable. Torian Brackett is a theatre-trained, New York-based voiceover actor who has lent his talents to audiobooks, video games, and audio dramas. Scott McCormick is an in-demand narrator with a background in film and stage acting. Stephanie Németh-Parker is a SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator, voiceover artist, and actress with over thirty years of experience. With a voice that has been described as warm and soothing, her versatility and adeptness with accents has enabled her to work on a multitude of projects.
Holly Adams is a classically trained, award-winning actor and narrator who loves every single thing about stories and the beings that inhabit them. With her attention to tone and character integrity, Holly enjoys narrating pretty much anything, and specializes in action-adventure/fantasy, mysteries/thrillers, and the subtle comfort of self-help nonfiction. Holly's first language was Southern, after which her family moved around a lot, finally settling in rural New York. Combined with a love of languages and her professional training, these experiences gave her a range of regional Southern dialects and an excellent capacity for accent and dialect in general. When not behind a mic, Holly continues to perform on stage, in films, and with the circus, especially Red Nose. Terence Aselford is an in-demand narrator with a background in film and stage acting.
