In Times Like These: Mega Boxed Set

About This Audiobook

Nathan Van Coops doesn’t just bend time—he shreds it into a high-octane, pulp-fueled playground where every misstep risks erasing existence itself. *In Times Like These* isn’t your grandfather’s time travel yarn; it’s a 60-hour adrenaline rush packed with rogue AIs, dystopian futures, and enough paradoxes to make your head spin. Ben Travers, our accidental chrononaut, isn’t the usual brooding hero—he’s a snarky, resourceful underdog whose survival depends on wit as much as luck. The stories ricochet between gritty near-future collapses and lush alternate histories, each one a self-contained thrill ride that somehow threads into a larger, mind-bending tapestry. Van Coops’ prose crackles with cinematic energy, but it’s the *scope* that stuns: one minute you’re dodging samurai assassins in feudal Japan, the next you’re racing through a cyberpunk wasteland where time itself is a currency. This isn’t just a boxed set—it’s a choose-your-own-adventure on steroids, where the stakes are life, death, and the very fabric of reality.

Neil Hellegers nails the narration like a seasoned audiobook veteran who’s been waiting his whole career for a project this wild. His Ben Travers is gruff but never cynical, his voice shifting effortlessly between hard-boiled sarcasm and genuine vulnerability. Melodramatic villains get a sneering, theatrical edge, while the quieter moments hum with raw tension. The production is clean, with subtle audio cues that guide listeners through the chaos—no muffled dialogue or jarring cuts here. What makes this stand out is how Hellegers *trusts* the material: he doesn’t overact, letting Van Coops’ sharp dialogue and high-stakes scenarios do the heavy lifting. It’s the kind of performance that makes you forget you’re listening to an audiobook at all.