Vurt - Jeff Noon - 7/8 - Audiobook - Read by Paul McGann - Tape 4 Side A

Listen to the full audiobook version of Jeff Noon's Vurt. Superbly read by Paul McGann. This digital audio conversion is from an original 4-cassette abridged audiobook published by Simon & Schuster Audio in 1995. From the packaging: THE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY SENSATION—WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD! VURT By Jeff Noon Read by Paul McGann In the bestselling tradition of William Gibson's Neuromancer, Jeff Noon's astonishing first novel creates a startlingly vivid world you'll never forget...near-future world of mythical journeys, heroic quests, and a dangerous obsession called Vurt. Vurt is a feather—a drug, a dream state, a virtual reality, an alternate dimension. It comes in many colors: IegaI Blues open doorways into sweet lullabye dreams, outlaw Blacks offer a tempting mix of pleasure and pain and Pink pornovurts and Sliver techie feathers provide for other interests. And, far beyond the law, are the Yellows—from which there is no escape. The lovely young Desdemona is trapped in Curious Yellow, the ultimate Metavurt—a feather seen by few and feared by many—and her brother Scribble will risk anything to rescue her from this terrifying realm. Backed by his gang, the Stash Riders, hindered by the shadowcops and robos infesting the streets, Scribble must scale the edges of reality searching for the one feather that, if it exists at all, must be bought with the one thing no sane person would willingly give. RUNNING TIME: APPROX. 4.5 HOURS Producer: Karen Pearlman Director: Stuart Owen Associate Producer: Florence Barrou-Adams Abridged for audio by Jan Wener Original music composed by Richard Emmet and Paul Nelson