Way of the Wolf

The Vampire Earth, Book 1

By: E. E. Knight

Narrated by: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.

On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone. Driven by the losses of his past and the hope of a future, Valentine is in it to win. No matter how long it takes. No matter what doom awaits him beyond his wildest nightmares.

Bonus Audio: Includes an exclusive introduction by author E.E. Knight.

©2003 Eric E. Frisch (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

EE Knight read by Christian Rummel - Awesome!

I so enjoy EE Knight's work. It's very visceral, very authentic, very human. Read by Christian Rummel, EE Knight's work comes to life and is thoroughly satisfying. Way of the Wolf is the first of 8, soon to be 9 (very hopefully) and sets the stage for a very rich, interesting story. At the risk of sounding a bit sexist, Vampire Earth may be a bit strong for some gals and youngsters (parental discretion...) EE Knight has a unique way of telling a story that has historically accurate tidbits strewn nicely through out along with geographical interest and human condition, all very certain, even painfully so in the sense of the deeper truths of mankind.

My new favorite series!!!!!!!!!!!

E. E. Knight is my my new favorite author and David Valentine is my new favorite hero!! The story sucks you in and doesn't let you go!

A Decent but Straightforward book

Let me start by saying that this book did a good job with the vampire trope. Knight turned it in a different direction and changed a few parts of the mythos. I liked this and thought it was rather refreshing, since I am not usually a fan of vampire novels. I also liked the military aspects of the novel, and I thought he did a good job with the action in the book. The problem was the fact that the novel was incredibly predictable with absolutely no plot twists. This is the type of novel you read to pass time on a car drive or something. NOT that it is a bad book, it is just very simplistic and entertaining, it doesn't make you think. The narrator did a good job and helped liven up the story a good bit. Overall, I enjoyed this read and I may buy the second book at some point in the future.

Surprised

I listen to good amount of audio books. I can say this is a top of line audiobook. I enjoy zombie and vampire audiobooks, and enjoy post apocalypse audiobooks. This book caught me by surprise very well written kept my attention at every Turn. Great main character!

Not something I can get into.

This series began with promise but the story never developed into something that I could spend a lot of time with. The narration was great but story very weak. Maybe it would get better with 2nd novel but I'm not game. Sorry.

great book. great series.

always enjoyed the books. listening is a different experience, but I can do it while I'm at work. very please all around.

OUTSTANDING!!

I've read the book but this is insanely good! loved every moment the writing let's you see everything and the performer enhances every character breathing new life into each one. I highly recommend this series in ether format book or audio.

Way of the Wasted Credit

Who could've guessed that humanity's last hope against a world filled with Vampires could be so boring? I wish I could get my audible.com credit back for this one. I was looking for a new supernatural-related series to start on, so I gave this one a shot. I will not be getting book 2. Unremarkable characters that absolutely failed to make me care what happened to them; awkward, unrealistic dialogue from most characters; overly long and boring acres upon acres of description; forced and unnecessary exposition. I think there were more scenes of people having dinner together than there were action scenes. No, seriously. And even most of the 'action scenes' left a lot to be desired. That could be in part because of the less-than-stellar narrator, who sounds suspiciously like a narrator I've heard in a few PC video games. I joined audible.com to get audio books to help keep me interested and awake while at work. This book actually made me MORE sleepy, so had to I stop listening with about 2 hours to go in the story. That's pretty bad.

terrible writing

the author uses too many adjectives. every gaze must be "weary," etc. i found it too distracting to listen to.

No plot

This book sounded great on the surface: A post-apocalyptic civilization battling the forces of evil. Sadly, it greatly disappointed.

The book is pretty much devoid of any plot; it simply follows an emotionless character around on his mostly random, boring journey. The author must certainly be from the Midwest farming communities, because he spends so much time talking about livestock and horses. The dialog feels forced and not how real people would speak.

I found the narration irritating, mostly because the narrator is not suited for this genre. He sounds too nice and "goodie", and takes away any creepiness or suspense this book might otherwise have.

If you are looking for a modern vampire/horror type of series to get into, I highly suggest the Joe Pitt Casebooks over this series.