In Fury Born

Vivienne Leheny’s narration is the secret weapon of this audiobook. She doesn’t just read the lines—she inhabits Alicia DeVries, modulating her voice to convey exhaustion, fury, and quiet grief with chilling authenticity. Her delivery of the pirate interrogations is especially unsettling, each word dripping with menace, while the quieter moments between Alicia and her AI companion crackle with dark humor. That said, the pacing occasionally stumbles. Weber’s later books in this series lean hard into infodump territory, and while Leheny’s performance keeps the momentum going, there are sections where the plot pauses just long enough for some worldbuilding to feel like filler rather than depth. The production itself is top-tier, with immaculate sound quality and subtle audio cues that distinguish between dialogue, narration, and even ship alarms without ever feeling gimmicky. If you’re here for Alicia’s journey—and not just the space battles—you’ll find her devastation and defiance both inspiring and heartbreaking. Just be warned: Weber doesn’t hold punches, and neither does this audiobook’s ending.