Empire of the Dead

Arisen, Book 8

By: Michael Stephen Fuchs, Glynn James

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's Summary

Alpha Team Battles Its Greatest Nemesis

With Juice in heavy contact on the do-or-die shore mission, Ali in a blistering sniper duel over the South Atlantic, and Homer all alone and massively outnumbered deep beneath the keel of the JFK, the Alpha operators are in the fight of their lives - against tactically outstanding, pain-invulnerable, and utterly merciless Spetsnaz commandos and with no guarantees about who will be left standing at the end....

The JFK Clings to Survival

Perilously low on ammo, fuel, planes, pilots, and options, and seemingly outmaneuvered at every turn, the beleaguered John F. Kennedy engages in a lethal game of cat and mouse with the gigantic and weapons-bristling Russian battlecruiser - with not just their lives on the line but the lives of everyone on the planet....

One Troop Fights Furiously to Hold the Center

As London comes under unrelenting siege, Jameson and the Royal Marines face down a lightning-fast and terrifyingly uncontrolled outbreak in CentCom's Strategic Command Center - the beating heart of humanity's last defenses against the dead - and with no one but them standing in the way of total collapse and utter devastation....

©2014 Michael Stephen Fuchs and Glynn James (P)2016 Podium Publishing

shame on you for milking a great story

7 & 8 should have been one story way to punish your loyal readers. Not cool

Probably won't start another Fuchs james series

Great story, but author seems to be more into quantity of books than quality. the first few books could stand on their own. but the last 5 should have been condensed into two.. don't get me wrong I really enjoy the story but lately after every book I kinda feel cheated. Being committed to the story, I will put up with the that feeling. but I will not be investing in anymore of Fuchs or James new series. It's sad because they write a good yarn.

Probably time to focus on quality not quantity.

I genuinely loved the first six books. I've felt the latter ones, this included, are sticking too much to a single event and just dragging it on and on. We're starting to pass immersion and move to gratuitous. I believe that book 7/8 probably should have been one single book. I'm afraid for the series in that quantity , although the books seem to be getting shorter and shorter , is now in demand of a publisher and is causing quality to suffer.

I'll stick with the series for the two more books but if there are any more to complete the entire tale they're going to have to recover some mojo of the earlier books in the series.

alright now...

I'm all for making an easy buck but come on guys was two books for 7 and 8 necessary? you're better than that.

Anticipation Unfulfilled

Was hoping book 8 would make up for book 7. Now I just want it to end.

I’m done with this

The flagrant Milking just killed me. It’s just drags. Yes, there is a lot of action but it actually gets in the way of the story.

I wish I had never started. I feel bad be been duped. The series is dead to me.

awsome, story more!!!

this is killing me please get the next one done soon, can't wait for the mog!!!

one of the best series ever

I challenge anyone to put this series down. great story, strong characters. RC Bray one of the best if not the best narrator out there.

ur kidding chapter 10 is word for word

of chapter 7.. what a shame
ruining a great story. .. with this book... book 7 was short an here it is again... don't bother buying book 7 just go to book 8
ive just been Fuchs & james

love this series

love this series. the narrator takes you right into the story.i find myself looking over my shoulder when listening to. awesome awesome story

As Good as Anything Before It In This Series

At the end of the previous book (Death of Empires) I was quite worried that this series was starting to meander and lose its way. Too much character introspection, seemingly pointless flashbacks and scarcely any progression of the story. It seemed a shame as I’ve long regarded this series as something of a guilty pleasure. It had non-stop action, tough, detailed characters and an interesting take on the zombie genre but the slow, seemingly disjointed pace of that previous book put considerable doubts in my mind.

So, would Death of Empires mark the death of a fine series? Hell no! This is as good as anything that has gone before it. The action concentrates a bit more on human opponents in the shape of Russian special forces but don’t worry the Dead have their say too. It continues at breakneck speed in the air, under the water and on land. It spans continents and oceans. This book really is a breathtaking achievement and I doubt many will need me to tell them that the narration by R.C. Bray is a masterclass of urgent, post-apocalyptic story-telling. Does anyone do this much better?

A final tempting thought at the time of writing is that once again the production ends with a teaser of the next book in the series. Does this mean we won’t have to wait too long for the next one? I for one can’t wait.

Saga... It's become a zombie itself.

This is very good saga but it's getting to long. This book is starting like 8h long for 8 h of action... Real time? The action is going slow... Despite fight / shooting with is by no means story telling. I've enjoyed first books... But now... I don't know if I will buy another one with it's getting shorter and shorter with even less story going on. Why?

Better that last but needs to get busy ending

This has been a good series but it is getting a bit drawn out now.

When you look back at this book not a huge amount happened. It had less self reflecting in it which was used too much in previous book.

Yet another great chapter

Even so many books in it retains a high level of detail that I find just helps the book be such a "page turner" even if it is digital quality writing and just as good narration

The Last Ship meets the Walking Dead

This book breaks the pattern so far with the main antagonist no longer (at least for this story) being the dead but the Russian navy and their attack dogs of the Spetsnaz.

Plus the crew of the JFK have an internal problem to contend with. Meanwhile the Brits have their hands full with their zombies, while a well-loved character gets a deserved promotion. And we get an explanation for the outbreak.

I love this book and the new direction it takes the story in. As always the action is fast paced and though there are deaths the authors don't linger on scenes of violence like some other authors do. You know who the good guys are and the authors let you root for them.

Once again, brilliantly narrated. All in all, well worth it.

No story to this book

There’s Simply nothing to this book. Same as every previous one. EVERYTHING goes wrong EVERY SINGLE TIME. Predictable out comes abound. This is where I part with this shambles. It feels like I’m getting my pocket picked to go father on

Evil Russians in the zombie apocalypse!

RC Bray's narration is excellent for the most part , (although his attempts at English accents still leave a lot to be desired!)

The central plot -involving evil Russians who don't even attempt to communicate, (which seems a bit unlikely under the circumstances)- comes across as a bit too 'gung ho, aren't Americans great?' to an English audience.

Having said that, the action scenes are exciting, but I preferred those involving zombies- I don't really enjoy graphic descriptions of how to kill real live people!

There is a rushed aspect to the way the Russian problem is resolved which is both odd and unsatisfying, especially given the usual tendency of the writers to dwell overly long on minor details. Here it's a 'blink and you miss it' kind of thing, after a massive build up!

The London/English countryside scenes are the most gripping and at times a real sense of threat is created.

On to the next in the series...

Boom!

As ever this is exciting and fun. If you like good converging storylines and military arse kicking, this series is for you. Oh and there are lots and lots of zombies.

Mr Bean & Frank Spencer fight zombiies

It has been an enjoyable ride so far but the Mr Bean, Johnny English, Frank Spencer like situation are becoming a wee bit tedious.
Saved from the shitter by the Awesome R C Bray.

Awesome, action packed stuff

The previous book was the weakest in the series, but I'm pleased to say that this one is a real return to form, with the pace hardly letting up from start to finish.

It's a book that doesn't give you a chance to get bored, with the story darting all over the place, with something always going on.

The action, of which there is a lot, is, as always, very well written and something I never get tired of.

Finally, it should go without saying at this point, that the narration by RC Bray is real top drawer stuff; his English accents have even picked up a smidge.