The Book Eaters: 12

Stories from Among the Stars

Macmillan Audio

Science Fiction, Fiction

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Tune in for a new episode of the Stories from Among the Stars podcast, where we are serializing THE BOOK EATERS audiobook by Sunyi Dean. Can’t wait for the next episode? You can buy THE BOOK EATERS in full here or check out more from the author here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Stories from Among the Stars.
0:08.2	You're listening to The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, narrated by Katie Eric. Chapter 24
0:22.5	The Rest of the Story
0:24.9	Two years ago
0:27.9	When I used to read fairy tales
0:30.6	I fancied that kind of thing never happened
0:33.1	And now here I am in the middle of one
0:35.6	Lewis Carroll
0:36.9	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
0:40.3	"'Bud painted her mouth in bitterness.
0:44.2	"'Devin gagged until she vomited up chunks of flesh.
0:47.6	"'She couldn't feel anything except dumbfounded amazement,
0:51.5	"'which seemed wrong to her.
0:53.8	"'Surely you should feel something when you
0:56.0	tore out throats. Surely. Kai was screaming. The noise punctured her numbness and she turned
1:03.5	to see him dragging himself across the carpet, banging his head against the wall. Driven by
1:09.9	some base functionality,
1:11.9	she crawled over and tried to keep him from hurting himself,
1:15.2	wrapping her arms across his torso
1:16.9	and smearing putrefaction on him.
1:20.6	Her protection only tainted him.
1:22.9	How typical.
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