Contagious

By: Scott Sigler

Narrated by: Scott Sigler

Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

From the acclaimed author of Infected comes an epic and exhilarating story of humanity’s secret battle against a horrific enemy. Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The human race fights back, yet after every battle the disease responds, adapts, using sophisticated strategies and brilliant ruses to fool its pursuers. The only possible explanation: The epidemic is driven not by evolution but by some malevolent intelligence.

Standing against this unimaginable threat is a small group, assembled under the strictest secrecy. Their best weapon is hulking former football star Perry Dawsey, left psychologically shattered by his own struggles with this terrible enemy, who possesses an unexplainable ability to locate the disease’s hosts. Violent and unpredictable, Perry is both the nation’s best hope and a terrifying liability.

Hardened CIA veteran Dew Phillips must somehow forge a connection with him if they’re going to stand a chance against this maddeningly adaptable opponent. Alongside them is Margaret Montoya, a brilliant epidemiologist who fights for a cure even as she reels under the weight of endless horrors. These three and their team have kept humanity in the game, but that’s not good enough anymore, not when the disease turns contagious, triggering a fast countdown to Armageddon. Meanwhile, other enemies join the battle, and a new threat - one that comes from a most unexpected source - may ultimately prove the most dangerous of all.

Catapulting the listener into a world where humanity’s life span is measured in hours and the president’s finger hovers over the nuclear button, rising star Scott Sigler takes us on a breathtaking, hyper-adrenalized ride filled with terror and jaw-dropping action. Contagious is a truly grand work of suspense, science, and horror from a new master.

©2008 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"An inventive, amped-up yarn . . . full of pressure-cooker mind games." ( Entertainment Weekly)
"Riveting . . . leads the reader from one startling detail to the next . . . a terrifying page-turner." ( Publishers Weekly)

steller continuation of the infected series

this series..... I just can't put it down! if you need a good series, I truly reccomend this one. The reader is great. The story is captivating. listen to this one.

Great book. captivating. couldn't put it down. 👍

This is one of my all time favorites . Captivating. Author was so much better with the female voices than 1st book.

Love the writer/narrator. Great series!

Can't wait to listen to the next one. I'm hooked. Love the science and storyline.

SIGLER is a GENIUS

What made the experience of listening to Contagious the most enjoyable?

EVERYTHING

What other book might you compare Contagious to and why?

As good - if not better than Infected. Awesome - even seems to be a word that falls short

Which character – as performed by Scott Sigler – was your favorite?

Dew

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The most imaginative and thought-provoking story EVER told!

Any additional comments?

Scott Sigler is the Author to pay attention to. Read Infected first, then Contagious, (Pandemic should be released in 2013, the third book of this trilogy), in the meantime checkout Ancestors and Nocturnal. You're welcome. :)

Wow what a Sequel!

First off I didn't realize all of Scott Sigler's books happen in the same universe, pretty cool now that I'm starting to connect them all! This book was even better then the first one, who knew you would be cheering for scary Perry Dawson in this book! If you liked the first book it only gets better in the sequel!! Worth a credit for sure!!

great follow up on infected!

loved the story, the characters, the suspense, the subject of contagion and all that goes around the subject.

just as good as infected

its just more of the same goodness. writing is amazing. scott does an amazing job readi g and i can't wait to read pandemic.

great follow up story.

as soon as the story got rolling, I couldn't turn it off. really great follow up.

The Ending was Amazing

The first book (Infected) was a very good read. I had high hopes for Contagious and the book exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed this book even more than the first one! Scott Sigler can do no wrong. Excited to see where the third book (Pandemic) goes after this insane ending.

Excellent

I first heard the Infected series as a podcast and loved it so much I saved it on an external hard drive promising that I would one day buy the entire series, well I did and it's still worth it. The performance is great but the story telling is top notch as well as vivid. The Infected series remains on of my go to series when I need something to listen and want to relive a well written/executed story line.