Apocalypse All the Time

By: David Atkinson

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Apocalypse All the Time is post-post-apocalypticism. The apocalypse happens on a weekly (if not daily) basis and Marshall is sick of it. Life is constantly in peril, constantly disrupted, but nothing significant every really happens as a result. It's always handled. Marshall wants out; he wants it all to end. In short, the book explores what about the end times holds such fascination for humanity and what impact such a fascination has on the way we live our lives.

©2017 David S. Atkinson (P)2016 Literary Wanderlust LLC

Funny yet thoughtful apocalypse story

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

I enjoyed the narration of the book. It added dimension to the story and the character. The world building of a daily apocalypse was excellent. It brings out the story of a world that has become so jaded and disjointed but also added to the humor. I haven't read this author before but I am going to look for more after this book. Excellent resolution and ending of the story by the way. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

A Fun Book

Like in his other books, David Atkinson writes about absurd situations (like a never-ending series of apocalypses) in ways that are clever, funny, and original. Tiedemann also does a good job of capturing Atkinson's style--I've seen the author perform his own work many times and was worried that his distinct voice might be lost in translation. This is a perfect audiobook for anyone who enjoys quirky sci-fi and a take on post-apocalytic literature that hasn't been done to death.

A never ending romp through apocalypse's

Any one of these apocalypses would make for a great sci-fi original grade b movie. All together it's an overwhelming never ending hilarious romp through absurdity after absurdity. The author and narrator deliver big time. The off shoot tales of oscar and Andrew are wonderful interludes. The ending is a wonderful twist and reveal. Highly highly recommend this one. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Apocalyptic Smash Up

It always amazes me, the ingenuity of the human mind to take a story that you feel you’ve heard every possible rendition of and a writer comes along and completely upends the genre with a unique spin.

Marshall lives in a post-apocalyptic world… scratch that. If there’s a different and totally random apocalypse happening every few days can you truly say you live in a post-apocalypse society? So many questions, so few answers! But Marshall isn’t looking for answers, he accepts the status quo with amazing calmness and a matter of fact attitude.

Apocalypse All The Time is a mixture of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dr. Who. I found the running commentary amusing and the never ending cycle of post-apocalyptic events mind boggling. There are zombies, floods, explosions, people catching fire, basically everything including the kitchen sink!

This nearly six-hour audiobook is narrated by Gary Tiedemann and I like his style, his delivery is a little tongue in cheek and I’m partial to that type of reading. The audio and editing of the production are high quality.

If you’re looking for a unique sci-fi listen, that’s far from the standard fare, I recommend Apocalypse All The Time.

This audiobook was gifted to me exchange for an unbiased review!

Will make you chuckle ;)

So, there's an apocalypse.
Again.
What will you do while other people are screaming, writhing with fear and looting? Well, Marshall goes shopping, because an apocalypse every other day gets really old, really fast. He meets Bunny in the store - and a fun story starts to unfold... it made me chuckle and it made me think about the nature of us people :) I loved Gary Tiedemann's narration, too.

Give this book a try, it's a very entertaining listen.

Looking forward to more great stories from David Atkinson!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Orwell meets Adams in an apocalyptic explosion

This is the story of the end of the world, and the end of the world, and the end of the world, and so on, and so on ad inifinatum. OK, so the world really doesn't end. It just goes from one disaster to another, each with the potential to wipe out humanity. Thankfully the Apocalypse Amelioration agency is around to save the day over and over. The protagonist has become fairly inured to the sense of pending doom that hangs over everyone's heads like the sword of Damacles. Funny that isn't an apocalypse unto itself now that I think of it.

Anyway, for him, the end of the world is just another day and he is about as apathetic to the possibility of death as he is to making it to the next day, after all what is he in the cosmic scheme of things? The universe will happily go on without him.

That is, until he meets Bonnie, a retail working who nearly blows his head off when he goes shopping during the Power Outage Apocalypse. Soon , the go out on a date during the Zombie apocalypse (a picnic) and end up living together when the sun is about to explode.

Eventually, Marshall, the MC starts to feel and awaken thanks to Bonnie. They begin to protest and then become activists. And soon the story begins to shift into another direction with a slick twist ending.

Gary Tiedemann narrates smoothly, and does so in a way that reflects the feelings that Marshall is experiencing. He becomes more animated as Marshall begins to waken to life, and you really do get to experience things through his eyes.

This has a The Apocalypse Will Be Televised feel to it, a sort of reflection on the US's nonstop news feed mentality. I kind of see it as how we sort of adapt to our situation at hand, and become desensitized to all the background noise. Marshall is far too comfortable existing in a world that is on the brink of disaster every few days.

Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.


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so much fun

this book was funny and kept my attention the whole way through. well written and the narrator was great. definitely worth a listen.
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Interesting concept.

Apocalypse All the Time is missing something. Lack of character development forced me to remember the characters are not real people. They have no backstory, no real motivation. Thus I did not find them endearing and did not care what happened to them. Another problem is the author LITERALLY and deliberately breaks the flow of the story more than once. Although these segments are humorous they only serve to widen the disconnect between me and the story. However, Gary Tiedemann's narration was excellent and does its best to imbue life into the story I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Great Narration

I have received this book free of charge so that I may post an honest review. I have taken to commenting on the narration in my headlines and putting it front and center because, lets face it, narration can make or break an audible book. I found this narrator to be perfect for the character in the story and the narration did not detract from the story being told at all. The story itself is a cute and enjoyable satire about the sad shape of the world as we know it. Shows how a large group of people begin to become numb and only having a group mentality after listening to 24/7 news cycles about impending doom and destruction.

Super interesting and funny too!

What made the experience of listening to Apocalypse All the Time the most enjoyable?

Easy world to lose yourself in. Writing makes it seem very real and possible

What was one of the most memorable moments of Apocalypse All the Time?

The End! but I won't give it away.

What about Gary Tiedemann’s performance did you like?

The audio quality sounded great and this narrator created really believable characters and made it really easy to tell who was who.

If you could rename Apocalypse All the Time, what would you call it?

All the Apocalypses! All the times!