Exile (Dramatized Adaptation)

Rosarium Publishing

Twenty years ago, a toxic spill in the small southwest Texas town of Exile poisoned residents with permanent rage. The feds' response? Quarantine. Only residents who pass the feds' 4-S test can escape Exile's heavily fortified borders. Heidi Palermo, unwilling medic to her family of bloodthirsty street warriors, has taken the test repeatedly, trying to prove she's smart, strong, sterile, and sane. Three out of four ain't bad, but the feds don't grade on a curve.

When her abusive brother dies in battle, Heidi turns her clinical eye to his killer. An Outsider who arrived post-spill, Tank seems open to Heidi's advances. Is Tank her ticket out of Exile? Before she can find out, the two are besieged by her vengeful family. Heidi must keep their blood feud from triggering a war with the feds if she wants to escape Exile. But Tank's about as trusting as Heidi is monogamous—which is to say, not at all. So Heidi's picked the wrong mark, her family is gunning for her, and the feds are itching to nuke Exile once and for all. Heidi's got her fourth S now: Screwed.

Performed by Tia Shearer Basset, Gabriel Michael, Dylan Lynch, Anthony Palmini, Holly Adams, Adrian Garcia, Danny Gavigan, Rayner Gabriel, James Lewis, Terence Aselford, Bradley Foster Smith, Matthew Pauli, Terence Aselford, Ren Kasey, Julienne Irons, Michael John Casey, Colleen Delany, Yasmin Tuazon, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick.

©2019 Lisa M. Bradley (P)2022 Graphic Audio, LLC

Violently poetic

This IS an odd one. Almost like a fever dream. Almost trashy. But let yourself roll with it and you’ll find that her writing unfurls itself in a surprising and beautiful way.

Her writing is a truly unique display of a mastering over the English language.

Written word- Our reality is over saturated with the use of it right? So much so that I have to ask- can we be faulted for our forgetting of the fact that written word can also be used as a tool for the birth and creation of the truest form of original human art?

Written word when weaponized by a person born into this world with a rare talent combined with the drive and the grit required to master it - can be used to create something entirely new.

This story is unique in its combination of intellectual creativity wrapped around a snapshot of what makes up the base, animalistic core of the human species.

I jumped into this book looking to be entertained by something violent and shallow in the way a blockbuster movie can be when you need a break from your daily existential crisis. It took about an hour for my brain to catch on to what I was listening to. A unique piece of literal art.

If you need me to compare it to something familiar- I’d probably say - that it is a little bit like… if the Hunter S. Thompson book “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and the movie “Bad Batch -by Ana Lily Amirpour” got together and had a baby…it would be this audiobook.

Great Acting 🎭

This was an interesting story. It had a MadMax-esque to it.. the Voice Actors were amazing! Having a Full Cast really brought the story to life, and I hope Tank and Heidi can find that respite they are longing for!

Interesting story

This was a very interesting story! Definitely lots of plot twists and turns. Very well written characters. Overall, I enjoyed it! The Graphic Audio version is excellent!

Not my typical read, but I really like it!

I really enjoyed the story. I think it’s an accurate portrayal of how people would act if a spill like that happened. The characters grown on you. Heidi is a cool character and I love that she’s 100% herself and doesn’t care about people think about her or her lifestyle. I hope there’s a second book!!!