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.

Fun Times

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This book appealed to my inner 13 year old that loved to read comics back in the early 90's. Unfortunately I'm not 13 anymore and some stuff that seemed so cool when I was 13 seemed so lame in a novel at the age of 33. Due to pure nostalgia I am giving this book 3 stars and I enjoyed it because it was reminded me of my past enjoyment of comics.

This is not terribly written, it's just that it reads exactly like a comic, and somehow comics seem cheesy when you don't have pretty pictures to keep you distracted from some of it.

Fun fusion of heroes and ZA

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Fun romp that kept up a nice pace. Good enough explanations w/o getting too bogged down. A bit disappointed with main antagonist/Boss.
Considering consuming follow-up books which rarely happens for me.

interesting

Slow in the beginning , but it ok is up as you learn the characters

Great series all the way through

I've listened to the entirety of the Ex-Heroes series via audible, and it is a great ride all the way.

The narration is done very well, couldnt imagine it any other way.

enjoyable read/listen to turn your brain off to.

it is what it is. It's not a literary masterpiece, its a fun book with interesting characters about superheroes vs zomvies. if that sounds appealing then you will probably enjoy it.

Original idea fairly well executed.

If you could sum up Ex-Heroes in three words, what would they be?

Ton of fun

What did you like best about this story?

When you cross two genres like zombie apocalypse and super heroes it is difficult to get all the pieces to fit like a puzzle. Some of it is going to be jammed in for 'best fit'. And I think the author did a very good job of fitting the pieces together enough for the reader to willingly suspend disbelief.

This is a fun story. Great action and tension. Plus there are things that the author sets up in earlier chapters that seem to be random that turn out to be key elements later. But he doesn't belabor them. He keeps the pace moving.

What does Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Nothing outstanding about the narration, but it works. You forget that you are being read to at times and that is a good thing (in my opinion).

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I love it when Cerebus finally got her power back.

Superheroes & Zombies

The world's ending, can a few superheroes keep hope alive? Has very unique plot twist.

Uniquely original

The best apocalyptic story I have ever read. The depth of detail of real life overlaying the fiction is masterfully done. Extremely great read.

Fun!

This story was a lot of fun, silly and lots of action. Perfect for listening to while I'm doing chores.

I am bord with the Z word but...

I saw night of the living dead and all of its twist turns an spin offs. But this is an entirely new Zombie event and I loved it.