The Unseen World: A Novel

The Unseen World: A Novel

by Liz Moore

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged — 14 hours, 22 minutes

The Unseen World: A Novel

The Unseen World: A Novel

by Liz Moore

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged — 14 hours, 22 minutes

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Overview

A heartbreaking and moving story about a daughter's quest to discover the truth about her father's hidden past

Ada Sibelius is raised by David, a single father and head of a computer science lab in Boston. Homeschooled, she accompanies her loving father-brilliant, eccentric, socially inept-to work every day. By twelve, she is a painfully shy prodigy. At the same time that the lab begins to gain acclaim, David's mind begins to falter and his mysterious past comes into question. When her father moves into a nursing home, Ada is taken in by one of David's colleagues. She embarks on a mission to uncover her father's secrets: a process that carries her from childhood to adulthood. Eventually, Ada pioneers a type of software that enables her to make contact with her past and to reconcile the man she thought she knew with the truth.

Praised for her ability to create quirky and unforgettable characters, Liz Moore has written a piercing story of a daughter's quest to restore the legacy of the father she desperately loves.


Editorial Reviews

Jami Attenberg

"I was so thoroughly engaged with The Unseen World. What a wonderful, fulfilling, riveting read, alive with complex characters, a thrilling story, wit, and, above all, a deep sense of compassion."

Washington Post

"Enthralling….An elegant and ethereal novel about identity and the dawn of artificial intelligence, and a convincing interior portrait of a young woman."

Boston Globe

"[A] captivating new page-turner, The Unseen World is a wry, gentle coming-of-age story and an intriguing glimpse into the development of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, both early on and as envisioned for the future. It is also an incisive, insightful, and compassionate examination of the complexities of family and identity."

Dallas Morning News

"A carefully crafted digital mystery."

Ann Hood

"From the first page to the last, The Unseen World held me spellbound. I am Liz Moore’s biggest fan, and after you read her new surprising, big-hearted novel you will be too."

Robin Black

"I absolutely love this wise, compassionate novel that challenges our definitions of family, of intelligence, and of love. Equal parts cerebral and heartbreaking, The Unseen World is utterly compelling, and its heroine Ada Sibelius is irresistible in all her thorny vulnerability. Liz Moore has given us a masterful version of our own modern condition, and I cannot wait to place this book in the hands of my most ardent reader friends."

LibraryReads

"The Unseen World is a compelling read with vibrant, finely constructed characters. Moore intertwines a complex coming of age story with the science of cryptology and the history of artificial intelligence, while simultaneously exploring the meaning of love, loss and belonging. . . Elements of mystery and suspense keep you turning the pages in this multi-layered gem of a book."

Téa Obreht

"In sparse, urgent prose, Liz Moore delivers a staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy, and the emotional necessities that make life worth living. That lump in your throat? You won’t quite know how it got there—nor believe how long it will stick around once the final page is turned."

New York Times Book Review

"Fiercely intelligent....Moore evocatively renders the remoteness of even our closest loved ones."

Alex Gilvarry

"Beautiful, redemptive, and utterly devastating. The kind of world I want to live in would be penned by Liz Moore."

Dana Spiotta

"The Unseen World is a deeply compelling novel about the intimate mystery of family. The story of how the brilliant Ada decodes the past and grapples with her eccentric father’s legacy is gripping, touching, and wonderfully intelligent."

From the Publisher

The Unseen World is a compelling read with vibrant, finely constructed characters. Moore intertwines a complex coming of age story with the science of cryptology and the history of artificial intelligence, while simultaneously exploring the meaning of love, loss and belonging. . . Elements of mystery and suspense keep you turning the pages in this multi-layered gem of a book.-- "LibraryReads"

The Unseen World is a deeply compelling novel about the intimate mystery of family. The story of how the brilliant Ada decodes the past and grapples with her eccentric father's legacy is gripping, touching, and wonderfully intelligent.--Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia

[A] captivating new page-turner, The Unseen World is a wry, gentle coming-of-age story and an intriguing glimpse into the development of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, both early on and as envisioned for the future. It is also an incisive, insightful, and compassionate examination of the complexities of family and identity.-- "Boston Globe"

A carefully crafted digital mystery.-- "Dallas Morning News"

Enthralling....An elegant and ethereal novel about identity and the dawn of artificial intelligence, and a convincing interior portrait of a young woman.-- "Washington Post"

Fiercely intelligent....Moore evocatively renders the remoteness of even our closest loved ones.-- "New York Times Book Review"

From the first page to the last, The Unseen World held me spellbound. I am Liz Moore's biggest fan, and after you read her new surprising, big-hearted novel you will be too.--Ann Hood, author of The Obituary Writer

I absolutely love this wise, compassionate novel that challenges our definitions of family, of intelligence, and of love. Equal parts cerebral and heartbreaking, The Unseen World is utterly compelling, and its heroine Ada Sibelius is irresistible in all her thorny vulnerability. Liz Moore has given us a masterful version of our own modern condition, and I cannot wait to place this book in the hands of my most ardent reader friends.--Robin Black, author of Life Drawing

I was so thoroughly engaged with The Unseen World. What a wonderful, fulfilling, riveting read, alive with complex characters, a thrilling story, wit, and, above all, a deep sense of compassion.--Jami Attenberg, author of All This Could Be Yours

In sparse, urgent prose, Liz Moore delivers a staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy, and the emotional necessities that make life worth living. That lump in your throat? You won't quite know how it got there--nor believe how long it will stick around once the final page is turned.--Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife

Beautiful, redemptive, and utterly devastating. The kind of world I want to live in would be penned by Liz Moore.--Alex Gilvarry, author of From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant

Library Journal

01/01/2016
Raised by her single father, David, a brilliant but socially stumbling computer scientist who often brought her to his lab, Ada Sibelius emerged as a child prodigy by age 12. When her father's mind falters and he's placed in a nursing home, his unsuspected past starts surfacing, and Ada grows into adulthood trying to figure out who he really is. From Rome Prize winner Moore (Heft).

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169606935
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 07/26/2016
Edition description: Unabridged
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