Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview
  • Bioshock: Rapture

  • Bioshock, Book 1
  • By: John Shirley
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (268 ratings)

£0.00 for first 30 days

Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Bioshock: Rapture

By: John Shirley
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £23.99

Buy Now for £23.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

It was the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal had redefined American politics. Taxes were at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had created a fear of total annihilation. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business had many watching their backs. America's sense of freedom was diminishing... and many were desperate to take that freedom back.

Among them was a great dreamer, an immigrant who'd pulled himself from the depths of poverty to become one of the wealthiest and most admired men in the world. That man was Andrew Ryan, and he believed that great men and women deserved better. So he set out to create the impossible: a utopia free from government, from censorship, and from moral restrictions on science, where what you gave was what you got. He created Rapture - the shining city below the sea. But this utopia suffered a great tragedy. This is the story of how it all came to be... and how it all ended.

©2011 Take-Two Interactive Software, Incorporated (P)2012 Tantor
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Rapture: The Big Daddy cover art
Gears of War: Aspho Fields cover art
Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection cover art
HALO: The Fall of Reach cover art
King of the Cracksmen cover art
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 7 cover art
Trollslayer cover art
Atlas Shrugged cover art
Street: Empathy cover art
Diablo: Legacy of Blood cover art
The Fountainhead cover art
I Am Legend cover art
Carter & Lovecraft cover art
Something from the Nightside cover art
Take the Long Way Home cover art
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan cover art

What listeners say about Bioshock: Rapture

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    173
  • 4 Stars
    62
  • 3 Stars
    22
  • 2 Stars
    7
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    117
  • 4 Stars
    66
  • 3 Stars
    34
  • 2 Stars
    23
  • 1 Stars
    11
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    184
  • 4 Stars
    45
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    4

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

bad accents, great story

i love the games so this was awesome, i have listened many times even if the accents suck.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Rapture lives

Loved it great performance really puts you there one of my favourite games brought to life thoroughly enjoyed it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Interesting world and story, very good performance

Never looked into the story of the game but the book was a really good - go for it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great listen, especially if you played the game.

Whether or not you played the game this is a great listen. If you did play the game even better, took me back to that unforgettable story/setting.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant

Had an issue with some pronunciation and the reading out in British as it wasn’t accurate but other than that it was brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

If you like the game then 100%

Adds some really good back story to game, characters and it's events
After listening to it I have to play bioshock again just to notice extra things and the references to the characters

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Story good, but what was that reading?

I loved the story. Have always been interested in the throwback aesthetic with a Noir-esque feel, but honestly, why hire someone who quite clearly cannot do accents other than a flat American to perform characters from all over the world. It’s just awful.
His Bill and Atlas are grating and just don’t make sense and even the younger or more flamboyant characters are unlistenable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great for fans of the game.

This well-written novel is a great addition to the story already presented in the games. It offers few surprises, but plenty of extra details, sometimes grim, sometimes heart-wrenching (reference not intended), but almost always intriguing.
The narrator is mostly competent, but I wish it had been read by someone who had at least heard the various accents allegedly attempted. The attempts here are sadly cringe-inducing and immersion-breaking. I stuck with it, but I can’t blame anyone who doesn’t.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A man chooses

Absolutely brilliant.
Completely fleshes out the game and leaves any questions you may of had answered. Yes the narrator struggles with all the accents required.
But over all I feel it didn’t make it difficult to listen to. Really loved it, would recommend it to people who haven’t even played the game, as well.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Decently written.

Great version of the game story and written well. A refreshing change from the badly composed pulp novels narrated on Audible. No points for guessing the narrator had no clue of accents beyond generic USA speak.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!