Refuge Omnibus Edition

Refuge 1 - 5

By: Jeremy Bishop, Jeremy Robinson, Daniel S. Boucher, Robert Swartwood, David McAfee, Kane Gilmour

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Refuge, New Hampshire, is a small town. The kind found on postcards. Their biggest concern is the rowdy summertime revelers making their way up from Massachusetts and New York. And with most of the town's residents in neighboring Ashland, for the Fourth of July fireworks show, Refuge is quieter than usual. That is, until the Baptist church's bell starts ringing - on its own.

The bell chimes faster and faster, reaching a frenetic pace, as though rung by the Devil himself. But the bell is just the beginning. The air shimmers. The night-time sky fills with a burning red aurora. The moon, previously a crescent, is now full. And just hours after dusk, the sun returns to the sky, revealing an endless desert where there was once a mountainous pine forest.

Led by ex-Army Ranger turned surrealist painter, Griffin Butler, Sheriff Rebecca Rule and her deputy, Helena Frost, the residents of Refuge must weather an ever changing onslaught of otherworldly dangers while trying to uncover how and why the landscape beyond town shifts every time the church bell tolls.

As a sequence of horrific events threaten to destroy the town, the residents must band together, search for answers and find a way to defend their homes, or Refuge will be lost.

Refuge is a serialized novel, co-authored by #1 Amazon.com horror author, Jeremy Bishop, and five other authors, including Amazon.com best sellers Kane Gilmour and David McAfee, USA Today best seller, Robert Swartwood, and newcomer Daniel Boucher. The novel was released in five parts, every two weeks beginning in late 2013, but it is now available as one complete novel. So listen for the individual parts or the whole completed novel. Either way, you're in for a creepy ride.

©2014 Jeremy Robinson (P)2014 Jeremy Robinson

Brilliant

If you are anything like me, you are looking at this and thinking.....five parts and five different authors, this is not going to work. But like me, you would be very wrong. It worked wonderfully, the authors really complimented each other and the story flows pretty flawlessly. Jeremy Bishop has once again created great, memorable characters and brought together a group of talented authors to tell an interesting tale.
This series captures your attention and imagination, you cannot help but wonder what is happening to the town of Refuge. I couldn't stop listening, I refused to sleep until I had finished. What a wild ride!
The only negative thing I can say is that it ends, like all good things. But I really hope we will see more of Refuge in the future, fingers crossed.
Jeffrey Kafer puts on a top-notch performance, I think everyone should listen to it.

I am still not so sure about this one...

What did you like best about Refuge Omnibus Edition? What did you like least?

The books spins off in so many ( sometimes wild directions ) that is it hard to find one point either way. This is an at times violent, jarring book, with a number of direction changes, well developed characters and surreal circumstances.
I enjoyed it for the most part, but it certainly does sound/feel like it was written by many different authors.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Not sure it could be the same book if it was altered. Maybe edited to be more linear, although I think the point is not to do that. It is also somewhat deriviative of some other " small town/altered realities" books I have listened to.
That said, it is sort of a "greatest hits' of that genre, and well done as such.

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

Not that I recall, and he does a fine job here.

Could you see Refuge Omnibus Edition being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

SyFy with no names.

Any additional comments?

I wanted to give this offering a higher rating, but it spins abit too far out of control for my tastes. May just be mine. It sprawls, it's messy, but it is performed well, and on balance I recommend it.

Good Story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a pretty good story with lots of adventures and cool characters

What other book might you compare Refuge Omnibus Edition to and why?

I think Refuge stands on its own

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

This was my first book with him and he's a capable narrator

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The last Battle with the Giant

Any additional comments?

A good story. No definite ending. hoping there's another to wrap it up, settle it.

Steven King But Better

Would you listen to Refuge Omnibus Edition again? Why?

oh yes, in a minute. The story was awesome.

Which character – as performed by Jeffrey Kafer – was your favorite?

Griif, of sourse

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

ohhh yes

Any additional comments?

Great story, great characters ... I wanna know what happens next!!!

BONG!

Loved it! I can't wait for the next installment. It started off a little slow, but by the time I got to the 5th book it was racing along. Very good narration, easy to listen to and plenty of difference between the characters. Recommended listen.

Fun for late-night listening...

Not intellectually stimulating but still fun to listen to. A mix of The Dome meets The Hunger Games meets The Lost World meets The Running Man. Predictable but none the less entertaining.

I want mooooore!

Seriously. It’s like riding a roller coaster that is so amazing that the moment you’re off of it you INSTANTLY want to get back on it again. So, that said, I’m off to ride this freaking awesome roller coaster again. Use the credit - it’s worth it.

Terrible ending

I suspect they were going to make it longer and then stopped. Some of the books were better than others.I think I would return it if I could.

It’s the reader

I forgot that, for me, I can’t stand Jeffery Kafer. After 10 minutes, he literally makes my ears hurt. And, IMHO, his character voice range is not any where near enough to carry out a story of this length. Unfortunately wIll be returning. I wish that I could give a review of the story but I didn’t hear enough of it to have an opinion, but Audible requires a rating for the story even though I have no idea how good it is.

Predictable but entertaining.

narrator was good
story was predictable but entertaining
wish they expressed the horror of the situation a bit better and showed what happened during the lax times to put a better emphasis on said horror. overall not something I would write home about but still held my interest.

Gripping

Keeps you wondering what will happen on their next shift and what they will encounter

Well worth a listen.

This series of books are well worth a listen for someone looking for action, adventure and a bit of gore. However, do not expect twists and turns as it is a pretty straightforward plot. That having been said, I enjoyed listening to it and will never listen to the ringing of a church bell in the same way again!!! BONG!!

Excellent

A five star story for five books in one great listen. good characters plenty of action loved it narration five star as well.
I received this audiobook from Free Audiobook Codes for a review.

So very different !

Would you consider the audio edition of Refuge Omnibus Edition to be better than the print version?

Not read the printed version.

What did you like best about this story?

The new idea, a whole town disappears, the new worlds the differing characters from a normal town who have to radically change to meet each new environment.

Have you listened to any of Jeffrey Kafer’s other performances? How does this one compare?

This is the first performance I've heard and I'm impressed.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the character Sam realises he's been bitten and will soon change, he wants to protect his children.

Any additional comments?

This is an amazing story idea, that would make an excellent TV series. So many worlds to explore ! Compares with my other favourites, yesterday's gone and contamination.