Forbidden Island

By: Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

International best-selling author Jeremy Robinson has been compared to both Matthew Reilly and Stephen King. In Forbidden Island, he brings the characters and plotting of the fastest paced thrillers together with mind-bending imaginative horrors.

Seeking to contact humanity's lost tribe....

On the precipice of a cliff, contemplating suicide, dishonorably discharged US Army Ranger Rowan Baer is invited to provide security to a research team visiting the most dangerous island in the world - North Sentinel Island in the Sea of Bengal. Seeking redemption, he accepts.

Living among Amazon rainforest tribes, eccentric Israeli anthropologist Talia Mayer is recruited to study the island's elusive inhabitants - the Sentinelese - who have resided on the tropical island since the dawn of mankind. Seeing the chance of a lifetime, she joins the team.

On the run from his past, Palestinian linguist Mahdi Barakat is given little choice: join the expedition and make contact with the Sentinelese, or be left to face the men tracking him down. Afraid for his life, he finds safe harbor halfway around the world.

As part of an expedition funded by the Indian government and supported by a local resort millionaire, the team struggles to make contact with the Sentinelese, a tribal people renowned for their violence, strange behavior, and mysterious ways. But when the expedition's yacht strikes a reef, and sinks, the team finds themselves stranded on an island few people have ever set foot on and survived, an island that they quickly discover is home to far more than primitive tribal people.

...They uncover the very source of evil.

©2017 Jeremy Robinson (P)2018 Jeremy Robinson

Great Story!

This is one of my favorite Jeremy Robinson books to date. This has all of the creativity and fast pace typical of his work, plus a touch of truth, and a redemption story. There is so much to internalize with this book, I simply love it!

Very bloody... In all respects

This story had all the elements and format from other stand-alone feeds con this author. But it was just too bloody: bloody plot, bloody minded and the inconsistencies from the developments at the beginning and the final resolution /explanation are just too much for me.

Much more than expected.

In the Sea of Bengal lays North Sentinel Island. By all accounts an isolated, prehistoric island inhabited by Sentinelese; secluded, secretive natives who have lived there since the beginning of time. Our group of professionals and adventurers has come to the island in the hope of establishing a rapport with the natives. The goal is to bridge the communication gap, develop trust, and form a sort of treaty to protect the natives and prevent possible interference by the government. The island and its inhabitants have been veiled in mystery and any previous meeting attempts have been met with violence. The group is headed by Talia Mayer an Israeli anthropologist, Mahdi Barakat a Palestinian linguist, and Rowan Baer a former Army Ranger serving as security. Our well-meaning group discovers much more than they bargained for when they are forced ashore due to sabotage. The story is fairly complex with several unexpected twists and turns that will keep the reader surprised and interested. This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

Another great listen

I didn’t expect what turned out to be on that island. Characters to love. Characters to severely dislike and as always with Robinson-great world building and character evolution. A wild, trippy ride. Was it real? I Really enjoyed this story.

Dolphin calls drizzled in terror fuel!

This book was great. The characters were all fleshed out well and though the reasons for them being together were kind of basic, the elementary quality of the plot stopped there. The island and its inhabitants were quality and they were terrifying. The twists and attempts at explanation, the preview of the end, the end, and the idea that there could be more intrigue outside of the boundaries of the book made me want more. The idea that there could be an island or a tribe of people like this is the stuff of nightmares. I can not remember reading or listening to a book quite like this before. And the writing and narration were top notch. Great job guys.
Dolphin calls drizzled in terror fuel indeed!

This book was given to me for free at my request for my voluntary and unbiased review.

Mysterious and a little drawn out

It seemed to me when I was listening to this that it was a bit drawn out. I felt like no one was really getting anywhere trying to solve the mystery of who or what the islanders really were or who the bad person/people were either. That being said, I did enjoy it. There is a ton of mystery and a fairly good story here. Some twists and some intense situations. I enjoyed getting to know some of the characters and trying to figure out some of the others. The ending was not what I was expecting. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

LOVED IT

At first I was like...what the heck am I listening to?! But Omgsh it got SO good!!! They should make a move out of this book! I’d LOVE to watch it!

If you love horror get this book!

II cannot with good concepts give a summary to this book. Let me just say if you love survival, good against evil, mythology and all inclusive religious aspects. You need to get this book! I wish I could get this book 10 stars in every category… It is that good! I couldn’t stop listening and couldn’t wait to hear what was coming up next. I wish I had the words to explain how great this book is, just know I will definitely be getting books but this author and books read by this narrator again. It shows how despite our religious affiliations the things we have in common as opposed things that make us different. Not to mention the awesome horror… This book is so freaking worth listening to! Please forgive the grammatical upunctuational average as I am blind and dictate my review, but all opinions are my own and I thought this book was freaking awesome!

Their mission and island are more than expected

Jeffrey lives up to my expectations from his audio work. This book is the style I've come to know Jeffrey for. He voices the characters with their own personality and accents, breathing life into them as he speaks. I love that Jeffrey never gives away a hint of what's to come as he becomes the characters. He is them in the moment, not aware of how the adventure will go. Thank you. Another great job for Jeffrey.

In the first few chapters we meet our team as Sashi visits each, bringing them in on the mission - to go to Sentinal Islands. It seems each of our new members have a little bit of a colored past. As Rowan likes to say, they are each broken. And, in a way, they are.

The prologue gives us a view of one of the Sentinal Islands. The natives here are...interesting. So I'm curious what our crew will come across when they arrive there.

The POV is between our team: Rowan Baer the ex-U.S. Army Ranger, Talia Mayer the anthropologist, Mahdi Barakat the linguist. They are all of different cultures and backgrounds, but seem to have fun together personality wise. Cool. Before we get off on our adventure, I thought it'd be fun with these three people. And it was. Each has a different insight and knowledge they bring to the table, and it works.

The story is rather fast paced, but the actions to the natives on Sentinal Island seem to work with the story. So it doesn't feel as it's rushed. There is something that happens in each chapter, whether working toward communicating with the Sentinelese or the mystery behind other things involving the Sentinelese.

The natives are different. There are some lewd sexual gestures hinted at here. Or what some may take as lewd, but it's in reference to the natives on the island and it's how they perceive to communicate. You don't get all the details, but you get the gist of the display. It did not bother me. It held true through the book so felt to fit the nature of the natives. Then we see their reactions to the crew when we are ON the island.

The experiences with this island grow stranger and stranger. Really. What they find here are mind blowing. I never expected to come in and find what we did...how we did. I had to know what was behind these natives being as they are. Then I worried if all would make it off the island, or at least the people I'd grown fond of.

This is a quick paced adventure story that keeps you wondering what strange event will happen next. And leave you wondering if it's all true or not. Jeremy gave me what I was expecting and more in this story.

Lots of action!

A lot happens in this book in a very short period of time. There is some biblical lore and some fantastical creatures. Every year there are new discoveries on this planet. Who is to say there isn’t a yet to be discovered &/or explored island/& peoples with some ‘supernatural’ tendencies.....
the characters were well written but could be fleshed out a bit more. I’d love to see them go on more adventures but not sure how that would be possible. Our seekers became the protectors.
Narration was excellent.
I would read more by this author (this story reminds me a bit of James Rollins work) and definitely listen to more by this narrator.
I was voluntarily provided this review copy at no charge by the author, publisher and or narrator.