Brainchild

audiobook

Brainchild

by Henry Slesar

EN·~50 minutes

Chapters

Description

Ron Carver awakens to a terrifying reality: his seasoned adult mind is trapped inside the frail body of a twelve‑year‑old boy. The unfamiliar limbs feel clumsy, and the towering figures that tend to him speak in soothing, yet unsettling tones, insisting it’s only a nightmare. As he struggles to reconcile the dissonance between his memories and his new physical limits, a sense of urgent danger begins to surface.

In the sterile corridors of Roverwood Home for Boys, Ron is introduced to the stern athletic director, Mr. Larkin, and a chorus of restless youths who regard him with cautious curiosity. He learns that the enigmatic Dr. Minton, a scientist tied to a secret government project, has placed him here, and that his very existence may be part of an experiment gone awry. With his adult intellect at odds with a child's body, Ron must decide whether to cooperate, uncover the purpose of his confinement, and find a way to reclaim his true self.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~50 minutes (48K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-06-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Henry Slesar

Henry Slesar

1927–2002

Known for sharp irony and clever twist endings, this prolific American writer moved easily between mystery fiction, science fiction, and television. His stories reached millions through magazines, Alfred Hitchcock adaptations, and long-running TV dramas.

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