Ex-Heroes

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Jay Snyder, Khristine Hvam

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes. Vigilantes. Crusaders for justice, using their superhuman abilites to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Despite the best efforts of the superheroes, the police, and the military, the hungry corpses rose up and overwhelmed the country. The population was decimated, heroes fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland like so many others.

Now, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions must overcome their differences and recover from their own scars to protect the thousands of survivors sheltered in their film studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. The heroes lead teams out to scavenge supplies, keep the peace within the walls of their home, and try to be the symbols the survivors so desperately need. For while the ex-humans walk the streets night and day, they are not the only threat left in the world, and the people of the Mount are not the only survivors left in Los Angeles. Across the city, another group has grown and gained power. And they are not heroes.

©2010 Peter Clines (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

I can't believe I listened to the whole thing

I kept thinking, "this is Peter Clines"....it has to get better. BUT it's a glorified zombie book. None of the magical thinking of his previous work. You have to like zombies to like this book.

Not Bad

This wasn't the greatest zombie book ever, but there wasn't any standout bad parts either. The narration was good, the story interesting, but it wasn't the kind of book you try to find chores to do so you can listen more. I would still rate Day by Day Armageddon and the Morningstar books higher that this one. That being said, this book has action, zombies, and superheroes. What more can I say, other than I am glad I didn't use a credit for it?

zombies vs superheros Niceeeeeeee

What happens in a world where superheros live and the living dead have taken over the world. A Little slow at times but a wonderful listen. I bought about a month ago and have listened to it twice now. I have recommended it to several friends and recommend you try it

Super Heroes and Zombies, what's not to love?

Where does Ex-Heroes rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It rates among my top 20 but I've listened to a lot of audiobooks by the greats.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how the author combined the two genres without the story feeling forced. It felt like both a comic book and a horror movie. The literary device of breaking the story into current and past time lines works well and helps to develop the heroes. Like any good comic book you need an origin story and this audiobook does a great job of including the heroes origins alongside a compelling story.

Have you listened to any of Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but I really enjoyed having two voice actors for the reading. It worked to set the female characters apart from the male characters and make each one their own.

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

For these superheroes the end of the world was just the beginning of their story.

Any additional comments?

If you like comic books and enjoy a good zombie apocalypse yarn then you will really enjoy this audiobook.

Good read

Great post apocalyptic, walking dead, superheroes and supervillains type of story. Not like 14 but different and engrossing its own right. Get ready to get lost in another world!

Its great

Its excellent blending of super hero and zombie genres. Great mix of action and drama. The super hero characters are interesting but civilians a bit 2d. Overall like the story.

Not my favorite

I enjoyed one if the authors other books (14), so I thought I'd try this one. Who doesn't like a good zombie tale? I found my mind constantly wandering and I had a hard time telling the characters apart. Plus, the story kept switching from past to present. probably would be a better book to read rather than listen to.

Different

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

sure why not

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

am i the only person who is annoyed by this new format of review writing?

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam ?

sure why not

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

definitely

Any additional comments?

I swore i would never buy another stupid zombie book, but this one had the added bonus of super heroes. Oh boy! I think that was what saved it for me,

Superheros and Zombies! What's not to like.

Kind of started off slow. But once I suspended my disbelief and bought into the concept, it was a pretty good action story. The characters were interesting and likable, and the story was well written. I finished it in just a few days.

Couldn't really get into it

I wanted to like this book. I'm a fan of superheroes and grew up on Marvel comics. But I felt like the narration was hard to follow -- I was often confused as to who was who. I never felt connected to any of the characters. The story felt more like an episode of a TV show than a a "complete story." Nothing really grabbed me (no pun intended).