The Remaining

By: D. J. Molles

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 20 feet below the basement level of his house, a soldier waits for his final orders. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over 90% of the populace. The bacterium burrows through the brain, destroying all signs of humanity and leaving behind little more than base, prehistoric instincts. The infected turn into hyper-aggressive predators, with an insatiable desire to kill and feed. Someday soon, the soldier will have to open the hatch to his bunker, and step out into this new wasteland, to complete his mission: Subvenire refectus. To rescue and rebuild.

The Remaining is the first book in the best-selling series, which tells a gritty tale of survival, perseverance and fighting to get back what has been lost.

©2012 D.J. Molles (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Same ol' ...

Any additional comments?

Although enjoyable, unfortunately just a re-hashing of all the other ZA themes ... and what's with the over concentration of searching for water at every opportunity? They're not in the desert and I'm sure there are still streams to be found. Made me crazy.

Good, but...

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I don't know if I would have bought this if I had known it was a series (the ending leaves you hanging.) I really liked his twists on the zombie epidemic, but there were pieces to this story that made me shake my head no.

Glad I read it, yet I won't be reading the next one.

A "realistic" zombie tale

The way this story is written captivates the listener from the first chapter. We learn to feel the anguish and uncertainty of how to proceed after a major outbreak. Given that there are substances now that can cause extreme aggressiveness - eg synthetic marijuana - then the story line isn't far fetched. The narrator does a great job of being apart of the story- not detracting or over acting. It is definitely worth the purchase and I have already downloaded Book 2.

Great story telling

loved it! Great story telling and interesting perspective. different twists than what you expect in typical zombie-like books.

out of the frying pan and into the fire

I read a lot of apocalyptic/zombie books and for virus end of the world books I found this to be one of the better ones. it starts rather interesting as the main character finds himself in a bunker mainly so the writer doesn't have to explain how the world ends, but the narrative in my opinion really works as the reader is put in the same isolation as the main charter along with the torment of not knowing.

There are not many characters but each is developed very well and we get a good sinse of who these people are and not just names for are main character to interact with. Things escalate rather quickly where things go from bad to worse to oh crap! The story moves rather smoothly and as a military guy I enjoyed the action and military aspects in this one which is rare in the genre.

overall it was a fun story with well written action. It's probably best not to think to much about certain aspects of the story and hope it doesn't become a problem in the series down the road. I look forward to reading the next one which I already started.

Great story line

Great story, better narration.
I really enjoyed this story line and hope there is more to come in a different series.

I just felt like there wasn't enough book.

Maybe I mean not enough payoff. It felt like a 2 hour TV pilot, and a good one, but I thought this book was gonna be the whole season.

Enjoyable, nice premise (different than the usual zombie fare) .

East Texas Fan

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

Absolutely, The story seemed a bit thin at first but hell isn't most fiction?! The almost impossible Possible! Those scary dreams we fear but secretly covet and kinda wish would happen so we can just go freaking nuts and live life on the edge with no rules other then saving our asses.Molles brings you a strong lead character that you just want to grab your M4 and follow into battle by God just because he seems like he is on the right side!

What other book might you compare The Remaining to and why?

I recently listened to Mark Tufo's Zombie Fallout I would say it reminds me somewhat of that book as it is a continuing saga of a group brought together by a strong lead character. In both books you find yourself both wanting to love and hate the characters at times, The "oh damn! why are you doing that moment"!

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

This was my first time listening to Christian but I enjoyed his performance thoroughly. It is so tough finding a narrator that I enjoy. I will be honest I do not read books, there I said it!I admit it! I am an Audible Addict! A narrator can end a purchase of a book for me but quickly!Mr Rummel gives a great range of characters and defines each to great extent.Thus bringingthe best foot forward for the authors work. I have enjoyed Dick Hills work, Joe Barrett of course! , the great Kevin Pierce, and The "Duke" Fontaine LEts keep Mr Rummel busy!

Did The Remaining inspire you to do anything?

Yes buy more Audible credits and download the rest of Mr Molles books, he has a new fan!

Any additional comments?

I will say this about Captain Lee Hardin, he is one tough SOB! Love the book, already downloaded the rest of the series, cant wait for more of Molles work.

A little too much detail but a Great Read!

This is a great story line. It Gets tangled in minute details little too much at times that slows it down but, in general, you connect with the main character very well and look forward to what's next pretty much every step. Very good narration.

Solid zombie apocalypse story

What did you love best about The Remaining?

This is a typical beginning of the zombie apocalypse fiction, which follows the typical formatting for these type of books. I like these books so I found it enjoyable. However, you won't be surprised to find a mid-aged white male protagonist, abnormally well-prepared for the end of the world, that finds his calling in trying to heroically help others survive the hoards of infected and gangs of violent pillagers.

What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?

Christian Rummel’s reading was pretty good, but I didn't like how he made the female characters sound. Maybe this is partly the author's fault as well, but the one adult woman in the book, a mother, sounded just like her 10 year old daughter - stereotypically afraid, weak, and helpless.