Rules of Conflict: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller

Survival Rules Series, Book Two

De: Jack Hunt

Narrado por: Miles Meili

His survival rules kept them alive when the power went out.

Five days ago, Tyler and two strangers battled roving gangs and survived a perilous journey home to Montana after an electromagnetic pulse crippled the country. His brother, Corey fought off inmates to save the community of Whitefish from being destroyed. Now, as the town falls apart in the aftermath, the survivors must deal with conflict, looters, and defend their family from local danger.

How far would you go to protect those you love?

Trouble is brewing in the small mountain town of Whitefish, Montana, as old rivals seek vengeance, and Mayor Hudgens struggles to maintain order. With the riots and town fires raging out-of-control, Andy Ford must reunite his family if they want to stay alive. But how, when a tide of unpredictable violence, and a familiar face from the past threatens to keep them apart?

Rules are one thing, surviving the end of the world is another.

With the power grid down, and the collapse of government, loyalties will be tested and the Ford’s rules might not be enough to hold the town together. Who is the mysterious, Jude Lawson? Can Nate and Erika survive the unimaginable? And how will the decisions of the few affect the survival of many?

Rules of Conflict is Book Two in Survival Rules, a post-apocalyptic EMP thriller series following the Ford family and their community as they fight to survive after an EMP destroys the nation’s power grid.

©2019 Jack Hunt (P)2019 Jack Hunt

Hard hiting

view of raw humans surviving,the worst the end of civilization can throw. helps harden listeners to our nearby future

Worth the read

Good story and likable characters. It is a little different from other EMP stories, I like the change of pace.

Incredibly realistic after the grid fails. Scary!

Grid failure...Wake up America! Get your head out of the sand. Open your eyes and mind to mankind's most ruthless enemy... Mankind.

one annoyance

erica is the worst and most unnecessary character ever. I know shes a vehicle for plot twists but shes too over the top jack.

Pretty good entertainment

Pretty good overall. Some very unbelievable situations and decisions made by characters making it a little hard at times.

Continued from book 1

No issues... great book and great continuation from the first book. Seamless on continuation... loved the action... loved the characters and the narration was right on time as it was in the first book! Will continue on listening with the 3rd book... If you liked the first... then you will like this one as well!

Rules of Conflict

Excellent follow up to the first book!I enjoyed meeting up with the people we left before,even Andy.Family means more than anything in the post apocolyptic world.Tyler finds that out in a hard way.Miles Meili was a fine narrator.I liked Judes voice especially.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

good

Excellent story, the audible voices were fantastic. I enjoyed this story very much. I would recommend this story.

Im a loss

Holy shet that was a roller coaster of emotions
Good story should’ve gave me a goodnight kiss or some lube before you were dropping bombs on me like that good fking story love it can’t wait to finish the rest of the series

Fun, fast-paced adventure

I love a good post-apocalyptic survival series, particularly when it has a unique flavor. The Survival Rules Series stands out as a character-driven story in a post-apocalyptic setting. Rules of Conflict is the second in this series about a fractured family (father and two sons) forced to reunite after the world goes dark. Ironically, it was the father's fear of such an event -- and the brutal and abusive training he forced upon his sons to ensure they would be prepared -- that caused the fracture in the first place. The book has many of the typical elements of the genre, such as escaped criminals, hysterical (and unprepared) citizens, crashing planes, and the like. However, the characters' relationships remain the focus, as they attempt to navigate the new world with which they are suddenly faced.

The author developed the characters well and allows them to unfold naturally instead of telling the reader who they are or forcing their personalities through awkward dialogue. Like some other reviewers, I struggled to find anything remotely likeable about the main female character, particularly in the first book of the series, but she begins to come around in this book and becomes much more tolerable. As a character-focused tale, I understand why she is portrayed in this manner, and I see that she, like the others, grows and develops throughout the series. Otherwise, the author did a commendable job creating multi-faceted characters with clear and logical motivations. Even the deeply-flawed father has redeeming qualities.

Miles Meili does a very good job with the narration. My only criticism is that his voice for the younger brother seemed too young -- almost like a teenager -- when, in fact, he is in his mid 20's. But with so many male characters in the story, I understand that he needed to differentiate them in some way. Otherwise, the narration was on point.

I really enjoyed this book, and I finished it in only a few days. Although I received this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review, I purchased the first book of the series with my own credit. I enjoyed the first one enough to immediately start listening to this one, and I will purchase the third book, as well. I recommend the series if you enjoy apocalyptic fantasy, character fiction, action, and adventure.