After

The Shock, Book 1

De: Scott Nicholson

Narrado por: Kevin Clay

A massive solar storm erases the world's technological infrastructure and kills billions. While the remaining humans are struggling to adapt and survive, they notice that some among them have...changed. Rachel Wheeler finds herself alone in the city where violent survivors, known as zapheads, roam the streets, killing and destroying. Her only hope is to reach the mountains where her grandfather, a legendary survivalist, established a compound in preparation for doomsday.

Other survivors are fleeing the city, but zapheads aren't the only danger. Rogue bands of military soldiers want to impose their own order in the crumbling ruins of civilization. When Rachel discovers a 10-year-old boy, she vows to care for him even at the risk of her own life. And the zapheads are evolving, developing communal skills even as they lay waste to the society they will eventually replace.

©2013 Scott Nicholson (P)2015 Scott Nicholson

I was a little lost at first...

I was unsure of what was going on at first... I couldn't figure out if this was a Zombie story, Or an EMP story, or what it was.. I was wondering if I skipped a few chapters at first, so I even checked. things did get explained further in.
The book did pick up speed, but seemed to slow back down a bit in the middle, leading us all the way to a cliff hanger at the end.
this is not your typical zombie book.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Can't wait to listen to the next one

I love this kind of book it has all the different characters and stays with each one long enough that you get to know who they are. I love the narrator he did a great job no annoying voices that happens when they try to do to many voices, that did not happen here. I can not wait to start the second one. This book was given to me for free for my unbiased opinion.

A unique take on Zombies.

Any additional comments?

First things first, this is my first book by this author and I have to say that I really enjoyed his style. I will definitely check out more by him.

The plot of this was easy to believe. A massive solar flare occurs and shorts out all electronics. It also wipes out the majority of the world in the blink of an eye. The ones left behind are either normal or Zapheads. The Zapheads are caused because the flare did something to their brains and now they are basically aggressive zombies. Now they don't eat each other (yet anyway ;), they are mindless killing machines. No matter what they are like, they were scary non the less!! As the book progresses though, we see that maybe they are either evolving or not all of them are mindless! It was intriguing and I cant wait to see where the author takes them.

There is multiple characters in this but all are well written and developed. I loved seeing the story develop through their eyes because each person is so different. It definitely added a little extra to the book.

In all this was a fast paced and thrilling read. I didn't know exactly what to expect when I started reading but I got a book that grabs you and pulls you in. I am really looking forward to the next one in the series!!

The audio of this was fantastic. I thought that Kevin Clay did an amazing job of differentiating each character and bringing them to life. There are quite a few of them but at no stage was I confused.

*I received this for review from AudioBookBlast in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

wow just Wow

I wish I had half the story telling ability of this author! I was captivated from the first word. I can not wait to hear what happens next.

A great addition to the post apocalyptic genre

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I liked how the zombie, or zaphead, apocalypse was started in this book. That they were precipitated by a solar event was a refreshing take on the genre. I certainly find the prospect of fast zombies more terrifying than the shuffling dead of Romero and The Walking Dead. I love the zombie and post apocalyptic genre and thought this was a great addition.

The narrator was pretty good. A little dry at times, but the story had enough action to keep me going. I would definitely look for more from this author.