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The Providence: reading and listening
The complete novel and ebook are paid editions, available through our retailer edition selector. The complete English audiobook is USD 3.99 every day, including Sunday. Direct audiobook purchases are currently supported in the United States. The retailer controls print and Kindle prices, stock, checkout and delivery.
Read the approved Prologue free. Listen to the free Prelude and Part One: the Prologue followed by all five chapters of Part One, Hunger. No payment, account or signup is required. Chapter 6 begins Part Two and is outside the free audio opening.
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Listening to your audiobook
Download the complete MP3 or chapter ZIP from The Providence audiobook page. Purchased and permanent gifted access remain available every day. The complete audiobook requires purchased access. Extract the ZIP to open the Prologue and Chapters 1 to 15 in order. Use a compatible audio app and save the files for offline listening. The English audiobook is narrated by Harry Wilson, using digital narration. La Providencia en español is narrated by Pedro Alex Garcia, using digital narration.
Listen to the Prologue and complete Part One here. The approved written Prologue is also available. If your browser cannot seek before a file finishes loading, download the MP3 and open it in your audio app.
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