For Us the Living: Judgment Day

By: R. A. Peters

Narrated by: Kevin Clay

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

The war lasted minutes, but the fight's far from over....

Sergeant Danielle Walker is on a hostage rescue op in Yemen when a mysterious EMP strike changes the world. Cut off from civilization and deep within insurgent-held territory, Walker and her team must team up with old enemies to defeat a merciless invasion force...a foe that's already mopping up their worldwide conquest.

In the post-apocalyptic ruins of America, her prepper husband, Dixon, struggles to bug out of Judgment Day. None of Dixon's expensive preparations are enough in a world on the brink of annihilation. With nothing but his wits and the clothes on his back, Dixon must survive a cutthroat new-world order to save himself and his stepdaughter.

©2015 Richard Peters (P)2015 Richard Peters

A Time to stand up and fight.

Where does For Us the Living: Judgment Day rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I really liked this book. It showed how you have to listen and then decide what kind of person you are going to be.

What other book might you compare For Us the Living: Judgment Day to and why?

The survivalist series by A. American. Again are the decisions of what type of person you are going to be. Try to survive or wait for someone to help you or end your life.

What about Kevin Clay’s performance did you like?

Kevin Clay's performance was wonderful. He has a nice voice to listen to and added dimension to each character. I especially liked Danielle what a strong woman she is.

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

Fight or flight but to where?

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was provided by the author/narrator/publisher free of charge in exchange for an unbiased review.

Exciting, Action Packed,

What did you love best about For Us the Living: Judgment Day?

I loved the dialogue between characters. I also enjoyed the problem solving and solutions that were conceived. I enjoyed the book. I have already restarted listening to it again.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the entire story. I really enjoyed how people worked together once they realized that they had no other options. It was just my kind of story.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Clay’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, this was a first, but would again.

Any additional comments?

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

Interesting Apocalypse Tale with ISIS & Aliens

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was entertaining and had some interesting plot lines and twists.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

The two storylines were very detached and almost felt like two different books. They needed more intersection and similar conflicts.

Do you think For Us the Living: Judgment Day needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It pretty much has to have a follow-up book due to the cliffhanger ending.

Any additional comments?

No zombies in this one, just an interesting mix of EMP, ISIS and Aliens. It seemed a bit disjointed as it jumped from the US to the Middle East and the overall EMP / Alien crisis seems to not carry over between locations. At times it felt like two different books. Some scenarios were a bit hard to swallow like entering a FEMA camp and surrendering weapons and then escaping shortly after. Some of the "hippie" characters were a bit over the top and reacted unbelievably in a crises situation.
Using a female in a special forces role was a nice twist although at times situations were a bit contrived. The ending leaves you hanging for the next installment.
The narrator did a good job with a variety of characters and locations.
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Another great book - I am on a roll!!!

What did you love best about For Us the Living: Judgment Day?

Ok, I have listened to so many PA books (I love them) that I was hesitant to review and read (listen) to this one. I am glad I did. It had all the standard PA scenarios in there, along with a alien twist (if you don't get into aliens, don't let that hold you back, I don't usually get into them myself, but it just belongs in this story). HOWEVER, this was the second book in a row that I could simply not put down. I am becoming sleep deprived here. I enjoyed the characters, the author switched back and forth between 2 different areas and I was always wondering what was going on and had to keep listening.

What other book might you compare For Us the Living: Judgment Day to and why?

Hmmmm, this is a hard one, because of the alien aspect. I am currently in the middle of a trilogy called The Exiled which is slightly similar except in that one Earth was totally decimated.

What does Kevin Clay bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I am not a picky listener. I have heard people complain about lovely readers. I feel as long as I am into the book and not focused on the cadence or tone of their voice and I am lost in the book, then the person is doing a great job. A narrator in my opinion should never distract from the story, but should allow the listener to embrace the story. Thats what Mr. Clay did.

If you could rename For Us the Living: Judgment Day, what would you call it?

Thats kind of a stupid question. The author named the book just fine.

Any additional comments?

I was given this book in return for a fair review. You know, I almost hate saying that because I feel like people will think that my review will be biased because of that. I suppose that I am nicer with my wording but it doesn't change my rating or recommendation one bit. I did write a pretty harsh review on here, that in hindsight I would soften, but there's no going back once you hit that submit button. Bottom line, I will happily spend a credit on another book in this genre if the author writes one : )

More please!

I've been reading sci fi almost exclusively and was excited to receive this for review. Wow! Loved it. Great story and narrator, which so often ruins a good story, was fantastic! If u love end of the world drama, this is for you!

Thoroughly Enjoyable

This story is a great mix of light sci-fi with a lot of action and enjoyable characters. The author does a great job with the action scenes overseas with the super tough soldier, Danielle, and then alternates back to the homeland to detail events surrounding her husband and daughter. I like books that go in to more back story detail than this one, but it did not take away at all from the entertainment value. Very good narration helped keep the pace too.

It ended somewhat abruptly which appears to be clear indication that there will be a sequel. I will definitely look for it!

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast.

Highly Entertaining!

If you could sum up For Us the Living: Judgment Day in three words, what would they be?

Buy this book

What did you like best about this story?

I don't give away plots in reviews but the multi-layered and intriguing plots in this novel are outstanding.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Clay’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Nope but he is now on my 'listen to' list

If you could rename For Us the Living: Judgment Day, what would you call it?

I wouldn't not without giving away too much

Any additional comments?

Books like other forms of art should be entertaining, inspiring and leave you wanting more and I want more.

Survive the end of the world with a twist...

What made the experience of listening to For Us the Living: Judgment Day the most enjoyable?

The tough guy attitudes in the army half of the book, especially their witticisms. Very true to an action movie from the late 90s.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The mystery of what was actually going on. The least interesting was probably the father/step daughter part.

Who was the most memorable character of For Us the Living: Judgment Day and why?

Probably sergeant Walker. Strong female character with a kickass attitude.

Are you ready for judgement day!!

Good book following the devastating attack on earth, it follows a husband and wife who are separated at the time. Sergeant Danielle Walker, is at war but the tables change as an alien invasion means the rules have changed. Dixon is stuck in LA with his step daughter and faces a struggle to survive, as neighbours turn on each other to survive.

Good performance from Kevin Clay, who tells both story lines well. An abrupt ending with no real conclusion, that leaves the series nicely placed.

There's No Geneva Convention Covering Armageddon

First, let me start of saying this. I know this is science fiction, but I think the publisher blurb describing Dixon as a prepper must have come from Dixon himself. Like they asked him "How would you describe yourself" and Dixon goes "Hmm, a ruggedly handsome prepper, ready for the end of the world". And the publisher goes "OK, we'll go with 'prepper'". In no universe can I imagine anyone, let alone an end of the world preparing prepper who would willingly give up their guns and step into a FEMA camp run by a instantly identifiable by Dixon as a suspect looking Department of Homeland Security "person" ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE APOCALYPSE. It wasn't like they were desperate. They weren't really doing too bad. No injuries, can't say they were starved or frightened or desperate. And to add insult to injury, a couple of days later, when things started going real bad, he was just laying in bed, sleeping in late, and gets woken up by his teenage stepdaughter. If he's a prepper, I'm the President... This story aspect took it beyond sci-fi and into the realms of fantasy... :P

Jokes aside, this was a fantastic story. I enjoyed the way it was laid out, split narrative between Dixon, in Florida, and his wife Danielle, in the middle east in the armed forces. The swaps were easy to follow, and not spread among so many characters you end up getting lost, especially in an audiobook. The apocalypse itself was I felt very unique, and I was wondering what on earth was going on, and who or what was behind it. What is going on? And it didn't leave me unsatisfied. The pace and spacing of the reveals I felt pretty perfect. It didn't feel to me force like a lot of books where you feel they are unnecessarily withholding information, just to tease or annoy you. I really hate books where you have a smug author writing scenes with a smug lead character who discovers something of importance, and the author lets you know the lead character discovered something important, but they then proceed to withhold that information from you for another couple of hundred pages. Just like Lee Child Reacher books. I really do not like that in books. Just feel... arrogant. The storydid leave me wanting more though. I will be looking out for the next book. Danielle's daughter Rachel was also a pretty good semi major character, and actually seemed more together than her stepdad Dixon, who she was stuck with. Her name doesn't even get a mention in the book summaries, or most reviews, and that is a bit sad. She had some of the best lines in the book. My review title was a quote from her: "War has rules. But there's no Geneva convention covering Armageddon".In fact of all the people in the family, "prepper" Dixon was the most clueless. He did show eventually some pretty good useful post apocalypse skills, but he really did not have his stuff together. But you know, that is part of what I really liked about the book. It wasn't just done from the perspective of some super skilled survivalist. I felt that added to the realism, and more set it aside from other books, where from hour zero the main character knows what he/she has to do...

I did get this book as a free review copy from audiobookblast, but it is a genre and narrator I'm really fond of. Kevin Clay is great, and in my library he seems like the go-to guy for post apocalyptic fiction.

I really loved the story and presentation. Recommended.