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Affectionate and playful, Ari Fliakos’ narration is addictive as he expertly voices full-bodied characters, savoring their eccentricities, in this imaginative work of “geek-lit.” His optimistic wonder and understanding of the subtext bring tension to even the minutiae of this grand quest by a motley crew of book lovers hoping to crack the code of immortality.

Listen-Alikes:
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Narrated by Wil Wheaton. Random House Audio; Books on Tape.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Narrated by Jonathan Davis. Penguin Audiobooks.<br "="">The Technologists by Matthew Pearl. Narrated by Stephen Hoye. Random House Audio; Books on Tape.