Island 731

By: Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Mark Hawkins, former park ranger and expert tracker, is out of his element, working onboard the Magellan, a research vessel studying the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his work is interrupted when, surrounded by 30 miles of refuse, the ship and its high-tech systems are plagued by a series of strange malfunctions and the crew is battered by a raging storm.

When the storm fades and the sun rises, the beaten crew awakens to find themselves anchored in the protective cove of a tropical island...and no one knows how they got there. Even worse, the ship has been sabotaged, two crewmen are dead, and a third is missing. Hawkins spots signs of the missing man onshore and leads a small team to bring him back. But they quickly discover evidence of a brutal history left behind by the island’s former occupants: Unit 731, Japan’s ruthless World War II human experimentation program. Mass graves and military fortifications dot the island, along with a decades-old laboratory housing the remains of hideous experiments.

As more crew members start to disappear, Hawkins realizes that they are not alone. In fact, he suspects they were brought to this strange and horrible island. The crew is taken one by one, and while Hawkins fights to save his friends, he learns the horrible truths: Island 731 was never decommissioned and the person taking his crewmates may not be a person at all - not anymore.

©2013 Jeremy Robinson (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Good book. Don't read at night, rather disturbing

I liked it. Very interesting and engaging. A little slow to start, but once the action started, wow. Not sure how the author came up with this story. Out of the world. Pretty good narrator.

Scary stuff at times. I stop reading each day by 5:00.

Would Have, Could Have, But Didn’t

I rely on reviews, therefore I try to be brutally honest with mine. This book was like boring sex. I was really looking forward to it being something more than what it was. Very similar to the Island of Doctor Moreau - very very similar. The only saving grace was RC Bray and his wonderful performance. Had it not been for him, I would have bailed on this one.

Extremely entertaining

I read this book a number of years ago and really enjoyed it. Since I hadn't read it in sometime, I decided to listen to it while I crochet.
The descriptions are really good. They make it easy to visualize each character in the book. I enjoyed listen to this and while at times I had to go back a bit because I missed something while I was concentrating on my crocheting, it was something that I could listen to easily. I wish the ending had been a little different, but overall it was a very good book.

OK story

I was not impressed with the story. Good premise, but not executed in a believable way. It got predictable in many parts. . I’m not sure if the author has ever held his breath under water, but some of the people in the story would have to be superhuman to do the underwater things described.

Not that great.

It was ok. I like the author. This one just never grabbed me. I cant put my finger on it... It was i triguing at first but then just lost me. I finished, but it was hard.

Not quite what I expected.

I don't really know what I expected, but this didn't do the job. It is a Jeremy Robinson book, and read by R.C. Bray! So I had high hopes. It was not bad. I just wasn't taken in. In fact, there were moments when I was actually bored.

This doesn't turn me off of wonderful Jeremy Robinson. I will throw more credits his way. But, I was a little disappointed.

Jeremy Robinson is the go to guy for fun horror!

Jeremy Robinson is the go to guy for fun horror! Island 731 hooks you from the start. Combining humor, likeable characters, horror, and a realistic start the story just flows. R.C. Bray brings that action to life and his voice draws in letting you be part of it all. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

what a great story!

this was one of my new favorites from Robinson. it definitely got me hooked early and I listened to it straight through. if you like Robinson, I promise you'll like this.

woooo durango co was mentioned

its weird having your home town pop up in a book you're reading haha this book was pretty good i enjoyed it

Good story but….

Not his best work. Probably needed a little more time than he had. The ending doesn’t seem like it lives together with the story if that makes sense. It’s building and building and building but then kind of plateaus. Love JR. All his work is fantastic. If you’re looking for the best of his work keep looking but If you’re just looking for a good fun story this is it