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  • The King of Plagues

  • The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 3
  • By: Jonathan Maberry
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7,428 ratings)

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The King of Plagues

By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's summary

Saturday, 0911 hours — A blast rocks a London hospital and thousands are dead or injured.

1009 hours — Joe Ledger arrives on scene to investigate. The horror is unlike anything he has ever seen.

Compelled by grief and rage, Ledger rejoins the Department of Military Sciences, and within hours he's attacked by a hit team of assassins and sent on a suicide mission into a viral hot zone during an Ebola outbreak.

Soon Ledger and the DMS begin tearing down the veils of deception to uncover a vast and powerful secret society using weaponized versions of the Ten Plagues of Egypt to destabilize world economies and profit from the resulting chaos. Millions will die unless Ledger meets this powerful new enemy on its own terms as he fights terror with terror.

Take another thrill ride with Joe Ledger.
©2011 Jonathan Maberry (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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“A fast-paced, brilliantly written novel.” (Brad Thor)

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Jonathan Maberry, Ray Porter & Joe Ledger!!!!!

Ray Porter brings to life the members of Echo Team and the DMS team. I can't imagine another person reading these books, it would feel wrong, like when they do a remake of your favorite movies, the new actors/actresses will never measure up! I really liked this book, it kept you on your toes, had so much going on at the same time, but you never got lost or overwhelmed, you still connected with each player. You HATED "The Spaniard", you FEARED Nickademous, you CRIED for the dead and CHEERED (rather loudly I might add) when the good guys finally got something right!! This is actually the 3rd Time I've listened to this book. I've listened to all of Jonathan Maberry's books and when I need to get my "Joe Ledger" FIX and am waiting for the next book, I will go back and listen to the series all over again. Keep up the AMAZING work!!!

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Better than the 2nd book

The 2nd book was ok, but not anywhere as good as the first. This one comes closer to reaching the level of the 1st book.

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Love the books so far, but.....

I hope that Rudy dies a slow, painful death in one of the upcoming books. If I hear "dios mio" one more time I may throw my phone at someone.

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Great Read!

This was another great book in the series. I can't wait to read the next.

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Super fun!

What made the experience of listening to The King of Plagues the most enjoyable?

Ray Porter breathes life into each of the characters that Jonathan Maberry has created. The material itself is fun and exciting but Ray Porter's performance brings it to life.

Which character – as performed by Ray Porter – was your favorite?

Although he doesn't speak, Ghost (Joe's dog) is one of my favourite characters.

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Way slower than the last two!

Good story, not as action packed as the others. I'm still going to listen to the next right away though!!!

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This Series Just Gets Better and Better!

Another great book in a great series! Joe Ledger is one of the most entertaining tough guys in all of today's fiction. The one thing that makes this book even better than the other great books in the series is the introduction of a new character: Ghost, the Dog. I recommend this book!

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Bloodiest yet!

Loving this series and anxious to keep going! If you've listened to the first two, keep going! Love joe ledger!

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great book

It's a awesome book, it seems that the action never stops, it just keeps going nonstop, definitely a must have

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Action the whole way through

King of Plagues hits the accelerator and keeps it pedal to the metal the whole time. Joe and team are out to stop a series attacks reminiscent of the 10 plagues of Egypt. What makes this book interesting in the series is not just Joe Ledger's comic book heroism, which is fun, but not particularly deep. We get a lot of character moments with the villains. These moments aren't like the Jacoby twins, but actual moments that develop their characters and stories.

This book stands well on its own and is much better than The Dragon Factory. A lot of action and story that keeps things moving both in terms of plot and the overall Joe Ledger world.

Ray Porter is once again on top of his game. He is a master narrator and one of the best in the business, and I'm not left disappointed.

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