• The Book of Riley

  • A Zombie Tale
  • By: Mark Tufo
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,224 ratings)

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The Book of Riley

By: Mark Tufo
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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Publisher's summary

When the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American bulldog. Follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high-strung Yorkie; her favorite two-legger, Jessie; Jessie's younger brother, Zachary; and Riley's archenemy, Patches the cat. They are a rag-tag group of survivors, who, when pushed to the limit, realize that they are all each other has.

©2012 Mark Tufo (P)2013 Tantor

Critic reviews

Fans of horror fiction laced with laughs are likely to be tickled by this droll audio edition that kicks off Tufo’s new series centering on the eponymous canine. To realize the author’s concept—seeing the zombie apocalypse through the eyes of an American Bulldog—narrator Sean Runnette (who performed Tufo’s equally funny Zombie Fallout series) needs to pull off a plausible first-animal narration. He does this and more—convincingly voicing a terrier and a cat, as well as various humans. And listeners won’t find it difficult to differentiate Ben-Ben, the “little pain in the ass Yorkshire Terrier,” from Riley. The story wastes no time rolling up its gory sleeves and getting into the action—and Runnette ably transitions from humorous canine antics to savagery (e.g., when Riley rips the face off a family friend turned zombie), successfully blending horror and humor. ( Publisher’s Weekly)

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Wholesome yet Dark

This was beautifully done. A great story to listen while I play video games.
I look forward to listening to the rest of the series.
I personally feel that this book is safe for a younger audience, but still great for adults.

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Ben Ben & his meat sticks

I just started reading Tufos books and I can not get enough of him and the narrator.... is absolutely freaking phenomenally perfect.... his character voices are, IMO the best.

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Wonderful story telling

I absolutely loved the the animals! How their thoughts and personalities were brought to life !!! Brilliant!!!

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A truly unique book.

Another fantastic installment in Mark Tufo's zombie apocalypse series and done from a very different and unique perspective from his other companion books. As always I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Hooray for Riley.

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Umm. Nt sur yet.

i liked it. took me a min to gt into it and im not sure yet how well i liked it..gonna try the nxt 1 and c...but now im pissed they off'd her cuz 'her ' i liked, even tho shes young and stupid..mayb thats why im not sure if i liked it 100%..umm we'll c..lol i would recommend..:)

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Amazing Zombie Tale From A Canine Prospective. .A+

Loved it.Funny but sometimes sad. Can't wait to start. Riley Tales Book Two Great Book

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simply the best

This is by far one of the most inventive & entertaining ways to "live" through a zombie apocalypse story.

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To short

Good story but way to short.i love Riley,Ben Ben, patches. Would for my cats to act like her.

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A great side story.

Learning more about the characters from Zombie fallout and hearing it from the animals perspective was so fun. It's original and exciting. I look forward to the entire series.

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GET THIS BOOK!

If you could sum up The Book of Riley in three words, what would they be?

So to start off I am 12 and I hate to read(or did)until I read this(Listened to)
This book is amassing I can't even define how awsome it is.

Just get the book and you will loooooooovvvvvvveeeeeee iiitttt

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Book of Riley?

The epic zombie fights

What about Sean Runnette’s performance did you like?

The reanacting was so good that he should get1000000000000000$

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

Read iiiiiitttttttt

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