Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Invasion

By: Jay Bonansinga

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Out of the ashes of a devastated Woodbury, Georgia, two opposing camps of ragtag survivors develop - each one on a collision course with the other.

Underground, in the labyrinth of ancient tunnels and mine shafts, Lilly Caul and her motley crew of senior citizens, misfits, and children struggle to build a new life. But a secret ambition still burns in Lilly's heart and soul. She wants her beloved town of Woodbury back from the plague of walkers, and now the only thing that stands in her way currently roams the wasted backwaters of Georgia....

Way out in the hinterlands, amid the rising tide of walkers that seem to be pushing in from all directions, the psychotic Reverend Jeremiah Garlitz rebuilds his army of followers with a diabolical secret weapon. He has designs on the destruction of Lilly and her crew - the very people who vanquished his cultish church - and now, for the first time, he has the means to bring a special brand of hell down upon the tunnel dwellers.

The final confrontation between these two human factions unleashes an unthinkable weapon - forged from the monstrous hordes of undead, perfected by a madman, and soaked in the blood of innocents.

From the creator of the TV sensation The Walking Dead comes the next installment in this terrifying and completely original series, where the legions of the dead come alive to carve out their domain.

©2015 Robert Kirkman, LLC (P)2015 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Narrator Fred Berman paints a gory picture of life for the people of Woodbury who haven't yet been eaten by zombies.... This audio production doesn't encroach on either the television show or the comic series. Instead, it creates its own mythology using people on the fringes." ( AudioFile)

Entertaining story

I really like the reader of this series. I appreciate that the same voice is telling the story. But ... this series is addicting and well written. I have been glued to what is going to happen next to our heroine. Can’t wait till the next installment!!!

Awesome as usual!

I loved the story! It's so cool to be able to hear another dimension of another group and how they struggle to survive. To be able to also hear how their lives have impacted Rick and his group is really neat. I recommend this to any Walking Dead fan.

not the best of the series but still amazing

not the best of the series but was amazing nonetheless. lots of suspense and the narrator is great

Another good addition to the series

I have enjoyed the story of Lily Call and the other survivors, and I think this novel was better than the previous part of the series. No spoilers but the highlights were some good action and creative zombie kills. There were a few long conversations, but that just part of this series of novels.

Best walking dead novel.

I've been a die hard walking dead novel listener. I've listen to each one a couple of times. This one was the best. This book was a exciting.

walkin dead

this was decent i atill fou d the rise and fall of the governer a bit better.

Sassy Girls, Deadly Sins

Lilly, the simply pleasant small town girlie girl with a southern charm and a bit of the sweet Georgia lines peachy demeanor, is a solid lead role in these series. With the Holy roller Jeremiah fused into the apocalyptic wasteland of rotted flesh soulless dwellers, it makes for a double dose of horror and suspense. Having lost the above ground paradise called home, to a horde of endlessly feeding walking dead human shells, Lilly and her posse of Woodbury survivors must live in the underground tunnels below the once peaceful town they'd strived so hard to create once before.
Eternal life has a heavy price as brother Jeremiah soon learns. Power struggles amongst both groups take place, but to no one else can the plan of redemption and revolution be executed out by other than Miss Lilly. Furthermore there is not one of his disciples that could reign down the terror of his religious wrath and achieve his goal of bringing all who is still amongst the living to the rapture, other than Jeremiah himself.
Overall it's a good read. Nothing ground breaking, but it builds characters and continously delivers action packed moments.

Another excellent installment

Would you consider the audio edition of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Invasion to be better than the print version?

Yes

What other book might you compare Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Invasion to and why?

The book is one of the best in the zombie genre

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

He's an incredible narrator. One of the best by far.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes it was.

Any additional comments?

This entire book series needs to be turned into screenplays

loved it.

loved it, just loved it. The narration was spot on. loved the boices of the diffret characters.

A fan!

This a great book when you can listen drive and imagine you are there! The book made me re live the story!