No Man's Land

By: Jacqueline Druga

Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

"It wasn’t supposed to happen like this." 

When Leah and Calvin found out they were expecting, they were over the moon. That day would be one to remember forever… but for more reasons than one. That was the day the world changed. That was the day joy turned to fear. A deadly virus broke out, with many of those infected becoming violent and uncontrollable. And it was spreading fast. Realizing they are no longer safe in their own home, they make a break out of the city to find sanctuary. But when Leah is bitten, Calvin faces the unimaginable struggle of having to take care of their newborn alone. Traveling with the baby and his dead wife in tow, he comes across Hannah, a young girl who lost her family to the virus. They make their way across country together, meeting others trying to find their own sanctuary. They eventually find safety but Calvin soon realizes all is not as it seems and he must make an agonizing choice.

©2017 Jacqueline Druga (P)2017 Jacqueline Druga

Interesting Zombie story.

Calvin and Leah are thrilled to be pregnant and are looking forward to life as parents. But things don't turn out like that and their world is turned upside down. An outbreak has happened and the people who are infected are turning incredibly vicious, and it's spreading faster than it can be contained. Calvin and Leah soon realise that they are no longer safe in their house and so set about leaving, but Leah is bitten. She goes into labour and the child is born. Leah changes not long after and Calvin can't bring himself to kill her. He takes off with his newborn, Edward, in search of a sanctuary.

This book was such a great read. Calvin isn't military, he isn't a prepper, he is just a normal man trying to survive. He doesn't have a clue what to do or where to go, but he will do his best to keep himself and his newborn alive. I loved his character!! Along the way Calvin meets Hannah. They join forces to get to safety but sometimes it's not the zombies you will have to worry about!!

The plot was well written and developed. Its simply about people trying to survive unsurvivable conditions. There was a lot of emotions running through me while reading this, and that twist at the end just about broke me.

I've read a few books by this author and she always delivers great characters. Calvin, Hannah and Edward will stay with me for a long time!! It's also nice to read a stand alone zombie book and not feel like there was things left unsaid.

Andrew B. Wehrlen did a great job with this. He put real emotion behind his reading and it showed!! He brought the atmosphere of the book to life and brought Calvin alive. Such a great performance.

I was given this free audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

No Man's Land

This has a different take on zombies & the apocalypse. Calvin & his wife Leah are overjoyed with their pregnancy. Nothing would come of this virus everyone was talking about. Not here everybody said. Were they wrong? Of course they were. Very interesting story

What IF???

This so far is the only ZomPoc book I've read that even touched the issue of trying to care for a baby in the apocalypse. That's one thing I love about Jacqueline Druga's Zombie books, she gives us another side of the what if. There aren't tons of guns and strapping militarily warriors who can get the crap kicked out of them and still keep going. She writes about people, just regular people in an unimaginable horrible situation.

Not your mom’s zombie apocalypse...

Wow...this was not expected. I, like many others, enjoy a good old fashioned apocalyptic tale. But this was on a whole different level. The story centers around a married, pregnant couple that ends up stuck in the middle of your standard zombie eating human festival. The story itself was interesting and had its twists and turns. The part that fell a bit short for me was some of the commentary. It is hard for me to believe that someone who witnesses a loved one turn into a zombie, eat people...among other things...would elude to looking like a fast food meal to them. It just sounded so weird and out of place. There is also an 11 year old girl in the story that holds adult conversations, shoots a gun like an Olympic marksman, and evaluates situations like a special agent. The narration was good, both male and female voices performed by Andrew B. Wehrlen. At my request, this book was provided free of charge. My review has been provided voluntarily.

Disappointing

I'm typically a fan of Jacqueline Druga's work. However, I could not get past chapter 6 of this book. The lack of character development was particularly frustrating, and there was a huge missing in the creation of the world in which the story takes place. Frankly, I was bored, and that is truly sad for a zompoc story.

Druga is awesome!

Greta writer and narrator team! Druga brings nonstop action and Wehrlen brings the voice!

I loved this an dig ha some twists you don’t see coming. Hanna is so smart. Loved her character.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

Omg wow

This book was amazing. I really enjoy apocalypse type books but I wasn’t really expecting this to be much because the topic seems played out. But just wow. It is short but I was invested in all the characters and felt their stress and their feelings. The narrated is now my favorite and I’m looking for other books he narrates. Overall I am blown away!

Death of a wife and birth of a child

Again well written and the narrator excellent as always. Like the previous audiobook there is a new take on a zombie apocalypse one myself never really thought about a women infected who is pregnant and dies while giving birth what about the child. Is the child alive or dead in a world of zombies can healthy children be born by infected or uninfected women. You listen to the story of a father who looses his wife at childbirth and he tries to provide a loving home for the child but at the same time his deceased now zombie wife follows them during the day and going out at night to feed. The father and son keep getting turned away from places that are supposed to be shelter for people who are not infected but no one why this is happening until he is attacked and the child is is taken and he is beaten pretty badly. Afterwards he meets and is save by a girl of 12 who was there and was able to take the baby and hide him. In the story see the cruelty of mankind when they should be trying to help survivors among them is religious leaders, soldiers and just common people who are out for themself. There is one person and her sisters who show humanity to survivors by giving them food, shelter and not judging them.
To find the answer to childbirth you have to listen to this audiobook and be ready for an adventure you find hope and despair, love and sadness.

No Man's Land

Calvin and wife Leah are expecting a baby when a virus hits the USA.Their plan is to get out,but they are running out of time.I loved this story.The ending was heartbreaking.Andrew B.Wehrlen was a terrific narrator.“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Definitely not your typical zombie story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It stands out from the majority of post apocalyptic/zombie stories. There were no lengthy passages about people running from or annihilating the dead with bats and axes, or whatever... not a Walking Dead type of story.

In the beginning of the book, we get a bit of backstory about the main character Calvin before and during the initial stages of the viral infection of the world's population. The majority of the story follows our main character from when his son is born to when he meets a Hannah, and until they reach the sanctuary town they've desperately been trying to get to. The synopsis of the book does not leave much out, but there is a bit of a surprise at the end.
I enjoyed this book and did get to feel for the characters. A well written story. I'd love to listen to/read another book by this author.

The narrator did an excellent job reading this book and bringing the characters to life. His female voices were well done and I loved the voice for the nice older woman they met. I'd happily listen to another book by this narrator.

There are no explicit scenes of violence, sex or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.

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Very good as all way got to give it 5 out of 5 100 %

Great book!

I thoroughly enjoyed this zompoc book. It was full of intrigue and suspense and has a shocking twist in it.

What is this world coming to? The end.

A slightly different take on the zombie apocalypse.
When Calvin's retiring work colleague invites him and his wife, Leah, to join him in his newly acquired remote retreat in Montana to escape the ravages of an approaching world wide disaster, Calvin rejects the idea as ridiculous paranoia. But some weeks later, as cities are closed, transport and roads blocked and curfews imposed against the spread of a virulent unknown illness, he realises his mistake and that he and his pregnant wife have left it too late. When Leah dies in childbirth, Calvin desperately tries to get himself and the newborn baby to safety.

An intriguing story, told in the first person by Calvin with occasional flashbacks to the happy time before it all went so very wrong, No Man's Land is quick and easy to read. Characterisation is scanty but sufficient and the ending unexpected. And as with all such books, there are some scenes of a slightly harrowing nature. As always with Andrew Wehrlen's narrations, the reading is well paced and very fitting to the text, with an understanding and clarity without violently emotional outbursts, which serves to add a further dimension to the text. Other characters are also individually well voiced.

Although not totally disimilar to other books of this genre, there are sufficient novelty aspects to the story which makes it worthwhile reading for zombie fans. My thanks to the rights holder who freely gifted me a complimentary copy of No Man's Land, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. It was an enjoyable listen.