Pandemic

A Novel

By: Scott Sigler

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Scott Sigler's Infected shocked listeners with a visceral, up-close account of physical metamorphosis and one man's desperate fight for sanity and survival, as "Scary" Perry Dawsey suffered the impact of an alien pathogen's early attempts at mass extinction. In the sequel Contagious, Sigler pulled back the camera and let the listener experience the frantic national response to this growing cataclysm.

And now in Pandemic, the entire human race balances on the razor's edge of annihilation, beset by an enemy that turns our own bodies against us, that changes normal people into psychopaths or transforms them into nightmares.

To some, Doctor Margaret Montoya is a hero-a brilliant scientist who saved the human race from an alien intelligence determined to exterminate all of humanity. To others, she's a monster - a mass murderer single-handedly responsible for the worst atrocity ever to take place on American soil.

All Margaret knows is that she's broken. The blood of a million deaths is on her hands. Guilt and nightmares have turned her into a shut-in, too mired in self-hatred even to salvage her marriage, let alone be the warrior she once was.

But she is about to be called into action again. Because before the murderous intelligence was destroyed, it launched one last payload - a soda can-sized container filled with deadly microorganisms that make humans feed upon their own kind.

That harmless-looking container has languished a thousand feet below the surface of Lake Michigan, undisturbed and impotent...until now.

Part Cthulhu epic, part zombie apocalypse and part blockbuster alien-invasion tale, Pandemic completes the Infected trilogy and sets a new high-water mark in the world of horror fiction.

©2014 Scott Sigler (P)2014 Gigantic Productions, LLC

the best of the 3

If you're on the 3rd book. Strap in. You're going to enjoy it! 😉

A fitting end for an amazing series.

After putting this book down for a very long time, I picked it up again and I'm really glad I did.

One thing Scott Sigler does better than anyone else is put that knot in your stomach. That sinking feeling that "it isn't going to work out." That we're doomed. That bad things happen. That even main characters are expendable at all times.

This book starts out really slow and uncomfortable, which was why I put it down, but when you get into the story you realize how important those first few chapters are to the story. Without giving too much away, you spend most of this book going "Jesus Christ, how are they going to get out of this one?" Or "Oh my God, humanity is doomed." The lightbulb moments when scientists make progress make you go "Oh my God! We have hope!" You really feel invested in the whole story.

I loved this book way more than I thought I would initially. It might be my favorite in the series, the entirety of which is absolutely 100% worth reading if you haven't already.

Also worthy of note: That this is more "produced" than a typical audiobook made it so much more fun. I'm just wondering why if they were going to put all that effort into voices and modulating them, why not have a woman read the female parts?

Other than that, this one is a must-read and a must-listen!

FIRST!

What did you love best about Pandemic?

Final book in the series! Where the fcuk is Perry?

Who was your favorite character and why?

Perry Dawsey...

Any additional comments?

Just when I was getting tired of audible, along comes this book out of nowhere. Sigler is one of my favourites next to Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie and Pat Rothfuss.

Outstanding!!

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

I've read the book and was eager to listen to the audio book. Phil Gigante made an already powerful page turner into a audio binge session. I would listen for hours each day!

What about Phil Gigante’s performance did you like?

As the new voice of the Sigler universe I was resistant to the change in the beginning. Now I'm all in. He brings the stories to life in a way few really seem to be able to. Great work!

narrator change

I never really enjoy when a series decides to go with a new narrator for the last part. otherwise it was good, nice to have some conclusion to the story, nothing too exciting about it though.

Sigler at his best

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

exciting story, great narration

Who was your favorite character and why?

Murray--always the rock, no BS, straight shooter

Which character – as performed by Phil Gigante – was your favorite?

Cooper

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

Pandemic

Any additional comments?

If you haven't heard the first two--you need to.

Awesome

Keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Scott has a great way of telling a story.

great ending to great series

Couldn't stop listening. captivating thriller that has you hooked at the first moment. Will listen over and over. great book Scott Signer.

AWESOME FINISH TO AN EPIC STORY!!!!

My only complaint is that the story is over!!!! Scott Sigler is a badass!!!! I look forward to enjoying his other works

Simply awesome!

What a way to end a truely edge of your seat nail biting trilogy. Scott your brain is demented and I love it. Keep them coming!