Listen to six stories spanning from the 19th century to the far future, which speak of the indomitable search and desire for meaning and freedom in each of us. The over 22-hour unabridged audiobook features 7 performers, with each of the six central protagonists given their 'own' voice.

Through the diary entries, you will see into the soul of the idealistic lawyer Adam Ewing (Kryštof Rímský), who suffers from a strange illness on his overseas trip in 1849 and begins to realize the inequality of access to people represented by slavery. The letters of the bohemian music composer Robert Frobisher (Jan Zadražil) again exude the desire to finally compose the dream masterpiece; however, the bisexual youth in interwar Europe does not avoid the pleasures and vices that will later contribute to his downfall. The paranoid thriller is reminiscent of the part with the investigative journalist Luisa Rey (Kristýna Frejová) in the main role - a persistent journalist discovers irregularities in the nuclear power plant in the 1970s, but all her informants suffer a sudden death, which could soon befall her. The fourth part ironically glosses over the hardships of the elderly publisher Timothy Cavendish (Jan Vlasák), who hides from cruel creditors in an old house, but in which the pensioner uses indiscriminate means to pacify an equally brutal staff. The following futuristic dystopia takes the form of an interrogation of the cloned waitress Sonmi 451 (Jana Stryková), who has risen above her level as a modern-day serf, unaware that she is part of a strategic game by rival political factions. In an even more distant post-apocalyptic future, the primitive herdsman Zachry (Martin Stránský) discovers that his world is threatened by other dangers than "just" the terrifying raids of cannibal tribes.
What unites all these characters? And how does a comet-shaped birthmark relate to this? Discovering surprising connections is one of the most fascinating aspects of Mitchell's multi-layered work.

Bestseller Cloud Atlas, winner of the British Book Award and nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Nebula and Man Booker prizes, was also made into a film in 2012.