Infected

A Novel

By: Scott Sigler

Narrated by: Scott Sigler

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Across America a mysterious disease is turning ordinary people into raving, paranoid murderers who inflict brutal horrors on strangers, themselves, and even their own families. Working under the government’s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim. With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly contagion. She discovers that these killers all have one thing in common–they’ve been contaminated by a bioengineered parasite, shaped by a complexity far beyond the limits of known science.

Meanwhile Perry Dawsey–a hulking former football star now resigned to life as a cubicle-bound desk jockey–awakens one morning to find several mysterious welts growing on his body. Soon Perry finds himself acting and thinking strangely, hearing voices . . . he is infected. The fate of the human race may well depend on the bloody war Perry must wage with his own body, because the parasites want something from him, something that goes beyond mere murder.

©2008 Scott Sigler (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Part Stephen King, part Chuck Palahniuk, Infected blends science fiction and horror into a pulpy masterpiece of action, terror, and suspense. Three recommendations: don't read it at night, or just after you've eaten a full meal, or if you're weak of heart. You've been warned!"—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Judas Strain and Black Order

“Powerfully written . . . an unforgettable central character.” —Dallas Morning News

“Sigler is masterful at grabbing the reader by the throat and refusing to let go. Just when I thought I knew what abyss he was leading me across, he knocked the bridge out from under... I think I screamed the whole way down... Infected is a marvel of gonzo, in-your-face, up-to-the-minute terror.”—Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Storm and Death Match

Awesome Trilogy!

In my opinion, the author does a great job narrating the books and the book is just plain awesome!

Great start to an amazing trilogy!

Nobody can argue with Scott's approach to releasing his stories. Infected was my first listen, and after that, I was hooked. I had to finish the trilogy and the rest of the Siglerverse. I think it's safe to say that I'm a junkie now.

Good Story Listening to the Sequel Now

I thought this book was a great story.

People complained about the voices he does but he's just getting started. The voices are much better in Contagious (the second book).

Parts of this book had me laughing out loud and other parts had me cringing.

I have started and not finished a lot of audio books because I lose interest. This book kept my attention all the way through.

I have the Contagious halfway finished and I'm looking forward to more titles from this author.

Keep 'em coming Mr. Sigler!

Weird and interesting!

Read for review and found myself laughing out loud listening to Perry and his bff, I really enjoyed learning about them and their friendship. Storyline is original but became pretty strange and far fetched after the first half. The narration did not help matters. I don't usually read fiction read by the author because they're never as good as they think they are. Weird enough for me to stick with it to the end and look at other books by Mr Sigler!

Different but good!

I went into this book thinking it was a zombie type story. It’s not a zombie story but once I got into it, I liked it. It has some pretty disgusting moments in the book. Overall I would recommend this book. If anything to get to the second book which is just AWESOME!

Most Excellent!!

Can't wait for the sequel : )

Gorey, gruesome, and creepy (feed us we hungry)

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend it if they were already fans of the horror genre. I wouldn't try to win over people to horror because it's WAY TO SCARY for a newbie (who was that? is Columbo here to killllllll us?)

What was one of the most memorable moments of Infected?

When Perry finally uses his chicken sheers. Poor poor Perry...

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

No, it was my first one so I have nothing to compare it too - yet. Although Mr. Sigler does explain why he narrated the book, it was different having the author narrate his own book.

If you could rename Infected, what would you call it?

Beware the seeds of Heaven....

Any additional comments?

I have to confess that I read the synopsis' of the rest of the series, I HAD to see which characters made it to the next book

Oh my GOD!

This is so gripping. While I was not impressed with Scott's narration, he can write a story. It was the suspense that caught me rather than the gore. If you watched The Stain on FX you can deal with this.

I am not going to give a re-telling of the summary. It is a fast short read being 11 hours. Usually I listen to my books while doing other things. I was folding the cloths and stopped, made me lunch and just sat and finished listening to this book.

There is the war of the bureaucracy while a pathogen is raging in the college town of Ann Arbor Michigan.

Bureaucratic incompetence alone contributes to the suspense of the book. You are following Perry’s descend into insanity while trying to guess where Scott is leading you. Don’t waste your time trying to predict the course of the book. Scott is a master.

Perry is the only character you follow from the conception to progression of the disease. Much of Perry’s interaction with the virus is based upon that male chauvinistic crap of, suck it up, play through the pain, getting your ass kicked will make you a man. It is because of that, which makes each of us cringe. I don’t know about you but I would take a long pause before I resort to making a rump roast of my ass. But I am a female bicyclist who attended Michigan State University.

If you are a Michigander, you will recognize some of the University of Michigan saying. While in the grips of ragout e, Perry declares, “You are in my house now.” That has all the correct feel for a UM football player.

Not what I expected

This wasn’t exactly a zombie book like I thought, but it’s really good. I listened to the audio book which was really well put together and a fun listening (but don’t do it while you’re eating). It’s got a lot of gore but the story sticks together really well and the characters interesting. I highly recommend this!

The production value is great!

well told

well told story had me invested in the characters an their situation. looking forward to the sequel