13 episodes

In this podiobook: "Star Wars is over. Star Trek is dead. In Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan has opened up a new frontier."- Ernest Hogan, author of Smoking Mirror BluesA top-secret AI project.A deadly power struggle between warlords.Tomi was once lead combat programmer for the Shogun Ryogi, on the front lines of his conflict against President William the Black of Cerberus. When she failed to prevent William from killing the samurai she loved, she abandoned all sides, all loyalties, all hope. In her fury, Tomi destroyed the Greatship, Hades IV, and almost everyone onboard. Almost everyone. . .William the Black escaped with his life.She now hides out in a remote monastery, awaiting the day when she can kill the three she holds responsible for the death of her samurai: William, Ryogi, and herself. . .With her real body in exile, Tomi's consciousness inhabits a deteriorating clone body on a satellite around Cerberus. She's lived and worked incognito in orbit for almost three years now, monitoring the planet's subspace debris cleanup.But some histories will not stay buried.Tomi again finds herself in the crossfire when Ryogi's forces ambush the Presidential shuttle in her sector.Ryogi's samurai have pirated remote control of her satellite's store of dormant clone bodies; his combat programmers fight her for the station's computers, while the planet's extrasphere swarms with deadly smart-mines. Will she be able to protect the President's shuttle to secure her own vengeance? Will she be able to hold her satellite together? Or will Tomi abandon it all and give in to despair?"Spherical Tomi" is an action-packed tale of deception, revenge, redemption, fragmented identity, and the limitations of the human and artificial mind.

Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair Jack Mangan

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    • 3.7 • 10 Ratings

In this podiobook: "Star Wars is over. Star Trek is dead. In Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan has opened up a new frontier."- Ernest Hogan, author of Smoking Mirror BluesA top-secret AI project.A deadly power struggle between warlords.Tomi was once lead combat programmer for the Shogun Ryogi, on the front lines of his conflict against President William the Black of Cerberus. When she failed to prevent William from killing the samurai she loved, she abandoned all sides, all loyalties, all hope. In her fury, Tomi destroyed the Greatship, Hades IV, and almost everyone onboard. Almost everyone. . .William the Black escaped with his life.She now hides out in a remote monastery, awaiting the day when she can kill the three she holds responsible for the death of her samurai: William, Ryogi, and herself. . .With her real body in exile, Tomi's consciousness inhabits a deteriorating clone body on a satellite around Cerberus. She's lived and worked incognito in orbit for almost three years now, monitoring the planet's subspace debris cleanup.But some histories will not stay buried.Tomi again finds herself in the crossfire when Ryogi's forces ambush the Presidential shuttle in her sector.Ryogi's samurai have pirated remote control of her satellite's store of dormant clone bodies; his combat programmers fight her for the station's computers, while the planet's extrasphere swarms with deadly smart-mines. Will she be able to protect the President's shuttle to secure her own vengeance? Will she be able to hold her satellite together? Or will Tomi abandon it all and give in to despair?"Spherical Tomi" is an action-packed tale of deception, revenge, redemption, fragmented identity, and the limitations of the human and artificial mind.

    Episode 12 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 12 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Post-story meta-episode. Acknowledgements. Submitted listener names are read aloud here. Spherical Tomi notes and trivia. Nearly four minutes of outtakes! Listening to this episode is not required to follow the story. Thanks for subscribing, everyone

    • 12 min
    Episode 11 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 11 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Finish Chapter XI. Azul. Finish Chapter XII. The Bakenokawa. Finish Chapter XII. Departure. High above Sterling City on the dome's underside -- watch out for that Clamp! Who is Azul? More revelations from Tomi's guest; the final revelation will chang

    • 24 min
    Episode 10 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 10 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Finish Chapter X. In the Details. Another meal, another conversation, another offer. A healthy dose of existential terror.

    • 30 min
    Episode 9 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 9 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Finish Chapter VIII. Back and Forth. Finish Chapter IX. Garden. This is it. Michi and William finally square off. You will not believe the outcome of this battle.

    • 23 min
    Episode 8 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 8 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Continue chapter VIII. Back and Forth. Michi is back in her Spherical again, programming against enemies on all fronts. Her itai body is continuing to deteriorate; the time has come to enact her desperate plan. This episode features combat, betrayals

    • 28 min
    Episode 7 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    Episode 7 - Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair

    -In this episode: Finish Chapter VII. An Old Friend For Dinner, begin the mondo chapter VIII. Back and Forth. Tomi's mind is sent for a ride, then brought back for more confrontation with Shogun Ryogi. There's another skirmish for control of Michi's quarters. This epi

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

3.7 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

atomicslug ,

Great listen!

Audio quality is sub-par, but the writing quality and narraration more than make up for it. Mangan has a way with words. Could do with a little more back-story, though. It feels as if you're jumping right into the middle of the book.

Don Mario ,

Choose Your Own Adventure is dead. Someone forgot to tell Jack Mangan

To call this book 'tripe' would be an insult to the first, second, and third stomachs of ruminants worldwide. This book is best described as sub-tripe; perhaps originating from the abomasum or duodenum regions.
If you want a thrilling plot full of interplanetary intrigue, or likable, well-drawn characters, look elsewhere; if you ever wanted an excruciatingly detailed description of how to make love to a barnyard animal in zero gravity, well, then you're covered.

ultimate_ed ,

Something fresh in Sci-Fi

Jack Mangan's unique future vision - combat programers hacking enemy defenses, samurai warriors fighting between mighty warships in the vacuum of space, and people able to project their consciousness into remote robotic bodies (itai), combine to form a story that is both deeply character driven, and edge of your seat action packed. Tomi, an elite combat programmer is the lead character, on a path in search of redemption and revenge over the death of her love, the Samurai Nez. Through spectacular twists and turns, you will journey with her and be drawn in sympathy with her plight. Then ending is not one I saw coming, and that in itself is a refreshing change. You won't be dissapointed in this groundbreaking piece of podiobook fiction.

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