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The Ruum Audiobook [ UPDATED ● ]

A cold beer and a map of the nearest escape route.

Here’s a review of The Ruum audiobook, based on the classic 1953 sci-fi short story by Arthur Porges. Story: 10/10 Narration: 8/10 (varies by version) Overall: A must-listen for fans of tight, old-school sci-fi thrillers. the ruum audiobook

If you’ve never heard of The Ruum , here’s the premise: In a remote stretch of Canadian wilderness, a 10,000-year-old alien hunting machine—a floating, shape-shifting cube called a “ruum”—awakens. Its programming is simple: capture its designated target (a prehistoric sloth) and shrink it for storage. The problem? The sloth is long extinct. So the ruum switches to the next best biological match: a human trapper named Jim Irwin. A cold beer and a map of the nearest escape route