Ghost Country

Catalyst, Book 3

De: JK Franks

Narrado por: Steven Varnum

The battle for survival continues in book 3 of the best-selling Catalyst series....

Two years ago, a super solar storm triggered a CME pulse that crippled the country and destroyed the electrical grid. What remains of the country’s leaders are hiding a secret: something that threatens not just the US but the entire world.

The Gulf Coast town of Harris Springs, Mississippi has suffered from gang attacks, famine, hurricanes, and has battled a crusading army of religious zealots. Now, they face their greatest challenge: outsmarting a tyrannical president and escaping an approaching pandemic.

The few remaining military leaders are beginning to come to grips with the facts of America being ripped apart at the seams. They must act to give the remaining population any chance for survival. As the nation falls apart in the aftermath of civil war, the survivors must decide how far they will go to save the ones they love.

©2018 JK Franks (P)2018 JK Franks

I enjoyed this series very much

It was a very interesting ending to this series. Lots of unexpected twists. I like these kinds of stories, and this one held my interest for the entire series! I highly recommend it.

Outstanding conclusion to an excellent series!

When Ghost Country came out I wondered if it would be another stand-alone like American Exodus or a continuation from Kingdoms of Sorrow. I am glad to say Ghost Country favors the latter. The Aquatic Goddess (AG) survived the hurricane protecting those from Harris Springs who evacuated. The president, Madelyn Chambers has gone above and beyond the mission given her by unleashing a virus on the military and nearby civilians to crush the opposition against her. Chambers mistakenly thought she was in charge and did her worst to make that point. Conspiracy theories abound here, which profess old money has been running the country for the last 200+0 years; aka Illuminati-type. Genetic engineering still appears to be the plan to control the population and firmly establish those in power. Our hero and chief protagonist Scott Montgomery, with help from his friends the white-hat hacker Tahir and the Praetorian Skybox, once again will put his life in jeopardy to do his duty and save the ones he loves. The ending is a surprising blend of twists and eye-opening revelations. Outstanding! This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

Great book

Hard to put down!!
Loved all the different characters in the coming together as a United force

What a Great Series!

The Catalyst series is favorite series of mine. It started as a very believable softer apocalypse scenario, no zombie virus, no EMP, just a plausible and 100% expected natural disaster - a coronal mass ejection. And one other thing that I appreciate is that the book primarily deals with good people. It is the type of apocalypse I'd hope would be how people would behave. Sure the series does have more than a fare share of bad groups, but they feel the minority here. I also relate a lot with Scott, from the preference for cycling for transport as well as his computer background. I'd hope I'd behave half as well as he does throughout the book.

Scott, finally reunited with his brother and a lost love in the last novel, is now reunited with his old work friend, and things are looking up. Although there are now beloved characters I miss, there are new good people in play.

This novel is concerned with both the plague, and a new threat, the NSF, an organization working for the illegitimate president. It runs at a frenetic pace from one event to the next, and no room for anyone to catch their breath.

The ending I got to say was totally unexpected, but it finished the book nicely. I'm looking forward to the next one. At this stage, we have now transitioned from the natural apocalypse to a full on human engineered rage virus apocalypse.

On a technical note, my best laid plans of a listening marathon of the complete series was unfortunately interrupted for about a week during this book due to a technical error - two chapters in the book were blank, so I had to wait for the file to be fixed. So any other reviews mentioning this being a problem, rest assured that the problem is definitely fixed now.

Narration is as always very easy to follow and enjoyable. I've many books by other authors with the same narrator.

I'd highly recommend this author and in particular this series (and the spin off) to everyone.

Scott

Really liked be book. Had a hard time with the ending. Such a good person to end like that. His end was heartbreaking. He should have been on that ship and maybe a new beginning with the lady and little girl 😓

Fell in love with the characters.

Definitely one of my favorite post Apocalypse series. Highly recommended. Good performance by narrator

Fantastic

catalyst series was one of the best post-apocalyptic series i have ever read. incorporated many believable theories. good storyline. believable characters and development. little hard to get into especially 3rd book.

Great story line

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Ghost Country book series by JK Franks. Looking forward to more books by this author

Wow just Wow

A story of the inconvenient preppers. A true band of brothers. Adventure at every turn. Danger and a hero behind every bush. Well written, gripping and just plain entertaining! Oh and there’s a dog too! Can’t wait till the miniseries (there will be one, yes?)

Amazing book!!

I’ve always been into apocalyptic scenarios; this takes the cake. The more you get into the series the more layers reveal themselves. I’ve found myself crying, laughing, dead serious and everything in between listening to this. Well done sir, can’t wait to dive into book 5!