• The Third Day, the Frost

  • Tomorrow, Book 3
  • By: John Marsden
  • Narrated by: Suzi Dougherty
  • Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (395 ratings)

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The Third Day, the Frost

By: John Marsden
Narrated by: Suzi Dougherty
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Publisher's summary

The third book in the internationally best-selling Tomorrow, When the War Began series.

What's the biggest danger you can think of? This is bigger. What's the toughest challenge you can imagine? This is tougher. What's the greatest fear you have? You're about to find out.

"How long do you think they'll keep looking for us?" I asked Lee, as we lay there. "Until they find us," he answered grimly.

They came in summer. They fell upon the land swiftly and suddenly. Through autumn they spread, like locusts, like mice, like a plague. Now its winter. They're still here. But so too are Ellie and Homer and their friends.

Don't miss the other titles in John Marsden's Tomorrow series.
©1998 Jomden Pty Ltd. (P)1999, 2001 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, by arrangement with Jomden Pty Ltd.

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Great Book

This series is great. Highly recommend.

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  • 05-12-12

It just keeps getting better

What made the experience of listening to A Killing Frost the most enjoyable?

Marsden mixed some many emotions, it's like he telling several stories at once.

What other book might you compare A Killing Frost to and why?

Hunger Games

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

I did listen to this book all in one sitting.

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The war of attrition

This book is the slowest of the first three but it needed to be slow. It lets our characters live in the war torn world without being machines. Excellent book

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The first book was good, this is better

Really enjoyed this. Although a bit of a task to get through towarda the end

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The 3rd day the frost a great book

The third day the frost was a great book. Very suspenseful couldn't put it down. I finished the book in one day and the whole series in less than a week. Not much of a reader but these books I would recommend to anybody. The only thing I didn't like as they change the narrator on the last two books of the Ellie chronicles. I was already used to thinking the main character (Ellie's) voice sounded like Suzi Dougherty so that was a bummer. But if you can get past that Great books.

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Another excellent story

Any additional comments?

Read the earlier novels in the series first, and enjoy the development of the characters.

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  • Doobsters
  • 11-11-12

Not just for teenagers, brilliant third book!

Firstly we loved the first and second book and couldn't wait to start the third book in the series. This series really does keep you wanting more and its written so well, the narrator also really adds to the enjoyment of this audiobook. Its by far the best series of books we have enjoyed in a long time and we thank the author for coming up with such a great story line. As for this book in particular the book covers the obvious fatigue in fighting and surviving the war without trying to get caught. They are always on edge and do their best to help the war effort to get their country back. This is no easy task and in this book they come across a lot of hard challenges and have to deal with some rather difficult situations. We feel the book is written incredibly well because often you feel like you are personally involved. It explores themes such as the killing of people and the guilt involved no matter what the reason for doing it is (such as self defence). It deals very well with situations and emotions that have to be buried as its more important trying to stay alive, but obviously these feelings will come out at some point. This book is all about their desperate need to survive, hoping for help and to escape the war but also struggling with the weight of the responsibility of fighting the war and feeling like someone else should be in charge as they are just teenagers after all. You've got to remember they are always on edge of being caught, scared of being killed or their families suffering for their actions. This book certainly throws a lot at you, lots of different situations that will keep you griped. This is one of the most emotionally intense books on the series and because of that its probably one of the most interesting. Highly recommended and don't forget this book is suitable for far more than just 11-13 year olds, we are adults and we love this series!

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  • Nikki Franklin
  • 08-12-16

Amazing

This book is an amazing sequel from the previous one kept me gripped the whole time

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  • Mr Mark Kendall
  • 05-17-15

Engaging and enthralling listen

If you could sum up The Third Day, the Frost in three words, what would they be?

Engaging, Enthralling and Evolving

What did you like best about this story?

The development of the characters, the understanding of their desperation of the situation they are in.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The attack on the harbour.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Not all teenagers are grumpy!

Any additional comments?

There are some quite climitac storylines here. The emphasis of this was lost with the way the story was read and portrayed. There needs to be room for some dramatic emphasis or indeed pauses.

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  • RH WILSON
  • 01-18-15

Sooo good

Get this book and u won't be disappointed best book ever get it it's soooooo good you should. Get it

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  • Darren lock
  • 01-21-17

think about it

with whats happening within Australia today makes me wonder if Johns books are a possible future,to myself i think yes,what do you think,a must read ,might just open your eyes.

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  • Nathan Jackson
  • 10-12-18

great

great book that you can read and fifteen words are required to fill out the section of the review

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  • Anonymous User
  • 09-12-22

Love this series

Haven’t read it in years, stoked to find the audio books and relive my youth. Well written and a capturing story

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  • Anonymous User
  • 06-22-21

Excellent

Easy to listen to, was very happy with this book. Suzi Dougherty is a great narrator. Highly recommend this series.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 12-30-20

Wonderful books (this is titled wrong too)

These books are great, I loved them in high school. Takes time to get used her voice and she voices them a bit childishly, especially when they’re being sarcastic. The sound also gets really quiet for a few seconds throughout. Other than that they’re really good books, I’m really enjoying listening to them again!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 08-30-20

Awesome

loved it!! Really easy to follow, excellent storyline, reading was realistic and put you into the main characters shoes.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 08-29-20

Revisiting after reading in my teenage years.

This series is hitting me just as hard as it did when I was a teenager. While some monologues are a bit dated it still stands up in the 2020’s. The characters are still inspiring and well developed. Feel as though I’m a part of the group.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 05-06-20

shame about the narrator

it drove me crazy everytime the narrator mispronounced words and it happened a lot. its a great story though took me back to when i read it as a teenager

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  • Pretty Spiffy
  • 12-17-17

Great Series

I really enjoy the narrator of this series. She makes it very easy to follow the different characters. I was not expecting what happened at the end but really enjoyed this book

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  • Angela McGlinchey
  • 07-24-16

average performance of the story

love the storyline and book itself but the performer fails to deliver as I would hope...

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