The King of Plagues

The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 3

By: Jonathan Maberry

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Saturday, 0911 hours — A blast rocks a London hospital and thousands are dead or injured.

1009 hours — Joe Ledger arrives on scene to investigate. The horror is unlike anything he has ever seen.

Compelled by grief and rage, Ledger rejoins the Department of Military Sciences, and within hours he's attacked by a hit team of assassins and sent on a suicide mission into a viral hot zone during an Ebola outbreak.

Soon Ledger and the DMS begin tearing down the veils of deception to uncover a vast and powerful secret society using weaponized versions of the Ten Plagues of Egypt to destabilize world economies and profit from the resulting chaos. Millions will die unless Ledger meets this powerful new enemy on its own terms as he fights terror with terror.

Take another thrill ride with Joe Ledger.

©2011 Jonathan Maberry (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“A fast-paced, brilliantly written novel.” (Brad Thor)

Better than the 2nd book

The 2nd book was ok, but not anywhere as good as the first. This one comes closer to reaching the level of the 1st book.

Love the books so far, but.....

I hope that Rudy dies a slow, painful death in one of the upcoming books. If I hear "dios mio" one more time I may throw my phone at someone.

Great Read!

This was another great book in the series. I can't wait to read the next.

Super fun!

What made the experience of listening to The King of Plagues the most enjoyable?

Ray Porter breathes life into each of the characters that Jonathan Maberry has created. The material itself is fun and exciting but Ray Porter's performance brings it to life.

Which character – as performed by Ray Porter – was your favorite?

Although he doesn't speak, Ghost (Joe's dog) is one of my favourite characters.

Way slower than the last two!

Good story, not as action packed as the others. I'm still going to listen to the next right away though!!!

This Series Just Gets Better and Better!

Another great book in a great series! Joe Ledger is one of the most entertaining tough guys in all of today's fiction. The one thing that makes this book even better than the other great books in the series is the introduction of a new character: Ghost, the Dog. I recommend this book!

Bloodiest yet!

Loving this series and anxious to keep going! If you've listened to the first two, keep going! Love joe ledger!

great book

It's a awesome book, it seems that the action never stops, it just keeps going nonstop, definitely a must have

Action the whole way through

King of Plagues hits the accelerator and keeps it pedal to the metal the whole time. Joe and team are out to stop a series attacks reminiscent of the 10 plagues of Egypt. What makes this book interesting in the series is not just Joe Ledger's comic book heroism, which is fun, but not particularly deep. We get a lot of character moments with the villains. These moments aren't like the Jacoby twins, but actual moments that develop their characters and stories.

This book stands well on its own and is much better than The Dragon Factory. A lot of action and story that keeps things moving both in terms of plot and the overall Joe Ledger world.

Ray Porter is once again on top of his game. He is a master narrator and one of the best in the business, and I'm not left disappointed.

Ray Porter is great but he messed up big time !!

Where does The King of Plagues rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Its a really good book and a really good series. Maberry spins a really great tale and his research is excellent. I love how he makes the unbelievable believable.

What did you like best about this story?

The way it is connected to previous books in the series.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes but Ray Porter made an unforgivable mistake. The narrator had obviously read the book before hand, and knew the story. In one sentence he unwittingly revealed one of the biggest punchlines of the book ahead of time by inserting the name of the villain that was supposed to be secret until a later time. Im certain this was a mistake but it really killed the intrigue for me and made the book much less enjoyable.

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

Dont Trust Anybody

Any additional comments?

Yes. Ray Porter needs to re narrate the book otherwise the ratings will go down due to the screw up.