Replicator Run

De: Rainer Rey

Narrado por: John McLain

A deadly virus has broken out in Washington State. The standard procedures of quarantine and prescribed medical therapies have no effect. Victims are dying in only a few days. And 12 cases today will be 30,000 tomorrow - a replicator run that will put the entire United States at risk for destruction.

Devin Parks is a reporter on the edge. Since his marriage crashed, chasing news seems pointless...until he realizes the devastating consequence of the outbreak. Devin soon uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from a luxurious corporate boardroom to the Sudan, from the mysteries of microbiology to an assassin’s brutal expertise. But nothing Devin finds prepares him for the roller-coaster horror that is revealed when hopes of an antidote are dashed as nationwide vaccinations begin - the Replicator is more cunning than imagined because in its nanotechnological genius, its cure is worse than the disease....

©1997 Rainer Rey (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Far Fetched

Good writer but the story was a little to far fetched and on the cheesy side. If you don’t have anything else to read you might want to try it. I’m not looking for more by the writer. The narrator was ok.

Review Replicator

Overall I found the story entertaining. However I felt the dynamic between the lead male and female characters came off as an attempt at romantic writing. Which felt unrealistic and even corny. Also I felt the reader lacked in vocal range and felt monotoned.

Would recommend this to everyone

Keeps you on the seat of your seat. Wonderfully written. The narrator was outstanding had you thinking different people were speaking. Wasn’t thinking I would enjoy but was surprised.

A Little Silly but enjoyable

Well, I did enjoy the story, but the ending and a lot of the dialogue was not very believable. If you can abide the male bravado, it's an okay story to pass the time. If males with a hero complex who save the day, get everything the want and convince the independent girl to turn docile turns your stomach, you won't like this story.

Personally, I found it silly. Not terrible, but not realistic either. If it's free, and you're just trying to pass time listening, it's not terrible. I'd never pay extra money for it, though.

hold on now ...

here I was dragging my feet to listen to this book. I originally got it for FREE! I had run out of options because I'm a long haul drive and fraud was placed on my card so, I had to return home (at some point) to get it. and I thought "what the heck. might as well listen to this book". wow!! really a phenomenal book!! well written. well narrated! keeps you routing for the good guys in the face of insurmountable odds! thank you Audible!!

Meh

Narrator read like he was narrating the original “Dragnet”

Story was ok - cheesy and a little macho.

JamesBond complete wit villain

If you want a distorted view of pre-911, and you’re into revisiting casual sexism and that ol male gaze, this is for you.
The villain even gets to have the Bond villain speech and everything!

Too many notes!

A deadly virus is loose in the United States, revealing itself in multiple locations, spreading like wildfire. Devin Parks is a reporter down on his luck after a traumatic divorce. News of the spreading virus gives Devon the needed spark to get his investigative juices flowing once again. Suspicion into the origin of the virus leads medical science to determine that the virus is manmade. In his search for answers, Devon discovers the identity of the creator of the virus, called the replicator, and that a vaccine exists. At the same time, Devon uncovers a conspiracy involving the creation and purpose of the replicator, and knowledge of its existence can have fatal results. The trail Devon follows is fraught with danger and it will lead him from Washington to northeastern Africa. The quest for an antidote has a story of its own. The story surrounding a potential antidote, and the conspiracy involving the replicator’s creator(s) and its purpose, was a long-drawn-out account of speculations, accusations, threats, and melodramatic character introspection. Come to think of it, I might characterize much of the book in that manner. The tale poses a decent premise but its length could have been shorter IMO. As Emperor Joseph II said, “And there are simply too many notes, that's all.”

Could not finish

The guy’s voice drivers me nuts. Such a macho, military way of talking. Why does every hero have to have green or blue eyes. Get out of the box for god’s sake.

Written about pandemic in 2015

This is pre-Covid-19 pandemic story. He got a lot right - scary. Be prepared to be shocked. But a good read.