A Distant Eden: Volume 1

By: Lloyd Tackitt

Narrated by: Michael Hacker

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

December 2012, a massive solar storm knocks out the power grid. Three hundred million Americans are suddenly faced with a survival situation. They have no water, electricity or fuel. Food rapidly disappears from the store shelves, not to be replaced. Only three percent will survive. Those three percent will have much in common. What does it take to be one of them?

©May 2012 to ? Lloyd Tackitt (P)2012 Lloyd Tackitt

poor narrator

good book but very weird accent for a narrator performing characters in Texas. a different narrator would've made the book much better

A Distant Eden Vol.1

I knew I wanted to buy this book for the Learning Experience I would gain. I am not disappointed. In fact I am listening to it for a 2nd time to hear the lessons again.

I live in the edge of the Feral Hog region of this part of the State of Texas. I drive through their turf everyday, and know they are very dangerous. Who ever imagined a possibility that man would become a menu item for the Wild Hog population?

Very interesting work by the author. I almost didn't buy it because it was under a 6 hours listening time. However, I did not use a credit, and paid for it outright. It was worth it, and hope to see volume two here soon.

love it

other than a weird sound in the back ground this is a good story.
the characters are all over the place and that kind of makes thing a tad confusing.

EOTWAWKI or prepper fans will like...

There are lots of books coming out in this genre lately and quite a few haven't been worth the time to listen... This one although the writing style isn't the best... was well worth my time and $. It follows a family who is scattered around the country, but has a prepper dad who they all thought was crazy.

There are some very creative and new to me solutions for EOTWAWKI problems. There is a lot of teaching from father to children, allowing us to learn his prepper ideas, theories and beliefs while reading. This is not a classic everyone would love to read like "Alas Babylon" or "One Second After." It doesn't include model numbers like the "Patriots" series. Those living in Texas would particularly like this book. There are no zombies or science fiction. Lots of violence, clean language, nice Christian family making hard choices... it got better as went along. A few hard to believe passages...

It is a part of a series, but this is stand alone if desired. The second book presents entirely different ideas and theories for a son traveling cross country alone. It was also well worth the read. At this writing the 3rd isn't out yet or I would be reading it now. Narrator was irritating at first with multiple accents really grating on my nerves, but he seemed to relax or do better as the book progressed... at least I didn't notice as much. I will probably read again.

Prepper training parable

If you could sum up A Distant Eden: Volume 1 in three words, what would they be?

Always be prepared

Who was your favorite character and why?

Adrian because he's a bad ass.

Have you listened to any of Michael Hacker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first listen of any of Mr. Hacker's books.

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

Yes.

Technical problems with production?

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. A compelling story packed with useful information.

What did you like best about this story?

The thoughtfulness and planning for survival.

Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Hacker’s performances?

First of all, there seems to have been problems during production that resulted in a tinny quality to the sound, right from the beginning. There are also faint sounds in the background, which as difficulty to ignore!

I was distracted the reader's accent and tone. Would have enjoyed the story more with a different reader -- and with better sound quality!

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

No. It's easier to digest in small pieces.

Any additional comments?

Please clean up the recording's technical problems and re-release. Thank you!

Good listen

Lots of technical information, and lays it out like it would happen. If you like SHTF books, this is one for you.

Hacker isn't my favorite narrator, however, he didn't bore me. He does read the story and try to keep you entertained - I just don't like it when narrators try and do accents.

Post technology world

What did you like best about this story?

It is a freaky thought of how life would go on should the world lose power/technology. This is far less dramatic that the zombie theme and far more gritty. It talks quite a bit on how to survive doomsday situations and in the preparation needed.

Any additional comments?

I did enjoy Mr. Hacker as the narrator. His tempo kept me engaged in the story and drew me through a book that was difficult to contemplate.

Great book

Got into it and couldn't stop. Great story as well as being informative. Looking forward to the next book.

Good story and guide

This book was billed as an instruction manual in the form of a story. It did a decent job of that.

The story revolved around a TX man and his family and friends. He had been preparing for a disaster for years and when Earth was hit by Solar Discharge he was prepared to act. He had prepared his family even though they did not take it as seriously as he did. He also had a friend who was prepared for such and event as well even if their plans were different.

The book pointed out that you must take actions that normally would be objectionable if you are to survive. Roman returns home using his car that he had set aside protected components for and his children and their family manage to get to their place and hunker down and wait till the worst is over before going to meet Roman and his wife.

The story is in segments describing what happens to various members of the family and how they react.

It is a good story and a good narrator. Enjoyable listen all around.

This book was provided free of charge with the expectation of an honest review.