Exodus

Extinction Point, Book 2

By: Paul Antony Jones

Narrated by: Emily Beresford

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Emily Baxter feared she was the sole survivor of a deadly alien plague that swept through New York City, the nation, and the world in a downpour of blood red rain. And when the dead began transforming into a terrifying new form of life, she feared her survival might be brutally short-lived. Then, a human voice crackled from a satellite phone, urging her to flee north, where more refugees of the global annihilation hunkered down in a desolate Alaskan outpost. Now, with only the supplies she can carry and her faithful dog, Emily races across the country, desperate to outrun the horrors close behind. When she discovers more survivors on the way, they join forces in their determination to cling to life and fight for the future. Standing in their way are Earth’s new masters, equally determined to survive and thrive, and possessed of monstrous capabilities which Emily and her allies can’t begin to imagine…until they’re face-to-face with the hideous reality.

©2013 Paul Antony Jones (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

good book

loved non traditional alien behavior, good pacing, naybe coukd use a few more jump scares ?

Seduced by the plot, and I feel so cheap.

What disappointed you about Exodus?

That the book version wasn't at my library. If I'd been reading, rather than listening, I would have been able to speed-read through all the dull bits.

Any additional comments?

Despite my misgivings, I wanted to find out what happened next, and I downloaded book two. I'm nearly done, but have lost all patience with the thing--so deliberately sought out spoilers just to find out how the story ends without having to listen to another damn minute. And now I'm REALLY glad I did because the ending is unforgivably trite.

Bad

Read this passage from Exodus, out loud if possible:

"Her hand found its way to the strap of the Mossberg, and she slipped the shotgun into her hands. It would be easy to blame Thor's uneasiness on the almost constant crash of the storm, but after her encounter at the store, she couldn't be sure it wasn't because he sensed something in the house. Emily didn't think it was anything to worry about, just the storm that was frightening him rather than any sense of a threat within the house. But her hand found its way to the strap of the Mossberg slung across her shoulder anyway."

This is bad writing (and possibly bad editing). The author manages to repeat and yet contradict himself here. And how can any writer fail to catch the awkwardness of using both "easy" and "uneasiness" in the same sentence?

Now imagine a whole book full of this clunky prose.

In my defense, I was curious!

So, why did I waste my credit on this..? Wait....I didn't !! I got both "Extinction Point" and this one with a $10 coupon . Still, what a waste!
I must be masochistic or like Emily, kind of stupid......
I skipped at least a third of the book (all those painful descriptions of...whatever ).
I must add that the narration was kind of mediocre .