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Randomize

By: Andy Weir
Narrated by: Janina Gavankar
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Audible narration by Janina Gavankar (True Blood)

In the near future, if Vegas games are ingeniously scam-proof, then the heists have to be too, in this imaginative and whip-smart story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.

An IT whiz at the Babylon Casino is enlisted to upgrade security for the game of keno and its random-number generator. The new quantum computer system is foolproof. But someone on the inside is no fool. For once the odds may not favor the house - unless human ingenuity isn’t entirely a thing of the past.

Andy Weir’s Randomize is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.

©2019 Andy Weir (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Fiction Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Technology Crime Game Robbery

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Critic reviews

“…a sensational project…” (Spine Magazine)

“The Martian author Andy Weir brings his scientific flair to his novella about a Las Vegas casino heist...[Narrator Janina] Gavankar uses a well-balanced blend of accents, changes in tone, and varied pacing to infuse personality into her well-done character distinctions.” (AudioFile)

“This sci-fi collection boasts six stories from beloved authors, which can each be read in one riveting sitting.” (Paste Magazine)

“This is exactly how I like my techno-anxiety…Happy bingeing!” (Audible, an October Editors Pick)
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the story starts of nicely, the characters are funny, but the ending was too cookie-cutter. would have liked it to be a bit different, the story reminded me too much of Ocean's Eleven in the last part. but now i know a bit more about casinos and quantum computers...so we're good.
good performance.

mixed feelings

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Interesting but not up to the normal standards I’ve come to love from Andy Weir

Not worth 1 credit

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I have recently been reading about encryption, random number generation and what the wonder of quantum computing may bring to the table in the 'near' future. so this was a very topical story for me. Well worth an hour of anyone's time!

Get entangled!

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there is not enough space given to each character in the book. of the 4 you meet, there motivation are single words and they play to that single dimension. the premises is technically accurate and a good reminder of our near future

not enough space

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One of the six short stories in the Forward selection, and the shortest at well under an hour. This is a casino heist story, which is fun, but the quantum physics involved went way over my head. But as the author, through one of his characters, says, "Quantum physics doesn't make any sense".

Andy Weir's writing is always a pleasure to read, cleanly formatted, based round hard science yet very human. Narration was by Janina Gavankar, who read with precision, nicely timed and well modulated: she was a pleasure to hear.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and feel that many of the reviews here have been rather harsh in their judgement: hard to explain the complexities of the science and tell a neat little story in around forty minutes. And, if the book is purchased for under a pound, or borrowed through Kindle Unlimited, the audio comes free. Bargain ! So give it a try and decide for yourself.

"Do you have a solution?"

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this one was fine, not as good as the others I've listened to. was intrigued by Andy Weir but it didn't pack quite the punch I was expecting but interesting concepts all the same. some of these shorts I feel need just a few more pages to be fleshed out a bit more

not my favourite forward story

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Fantastic short story. Twists within twists. The narrator did it justice. Just Love Andy Weir.

Brilliant

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Yeah, this story was fun and I learned a thing or two about random number generation and quantum physics. Entertaining, not much more. But often, that’s all you need, eh?

Fun

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Loving the Forward Collection. This is shorter than Roth and Crouch novellas in series. Probably four star in comparison but given five because I needed this!

Forward collection

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not quite as good as others by this author, but stands up as a short story - well worth a listen.

good short story

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