• After the Cure

  • By: Deirdre Gould
  • Narrated by: Miles Taber
  • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (117 ratings)

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After the Cure

By: Deirdre Gould
Narrated by: Miles Taber
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Publisher's summary

Eight years ago, the December Plague swept through the human population of Earth. The infected were driven mad by the disease, becoming violent and cannibalistic, killing even those closest to them without hesitation.

Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of immune humans found a cure, and the infected began to wake up and realize what they'd done...and what had been done to them.

Over time, society began to rebuild itself. Now, it is ready to judge those responsible for the Plague. Nella Rider, the court psychologist, and Frank Courtlen, a defense attorney, are trying to establish the truth. But more depends on it than they know. They race to find the answers they need before the fragile remains of humanity vanish for good.

©2013 Deirdre Gould (P)2016 Deirdre Gould

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Insipid

It's a shame that the writer did not sell his idea to a better writer because the plot had promise. For those of us who like the genre, it seemed like a different take. Alas, the writing was so poor and the dialogue so insipid that I could not make it to the end--even when I was trying to force myself just to see if the silly storyline (with the ridiculous, one-dimensional characters) went anywhere. Finally gave up with 1 hour and 22 minutes remaining. The narrator does not help. My recommendation is to avoid this. There so much better out there.

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Great Story

I loved the story. I had read the story a long time ago. I did not enjoy the way the heroine is portrayed in the performance. She came a cross through the voice as a breathy, almost damsel in distress voice. The voice actor did fine with everyone else, but not with her. Nella is a strong, female character and Miles Taber didn`t get that across.

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Outstanding!

This is the first zombie apocalypse book that I have ever read that had a cure and what happened afterward. It was awesome! The narrator was excellent! A must read!

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One of the BEST Zombie Stories out There

What made the experience of listening to After the Cure the most enjoyable?

The experience of the narrator's voice (Miles Taber) gives this story a wonderful depth. He sounds like a born story-teller. Pausing just right, for the right amounts of time - he made me wish to listen to this story indefinitely. Excellent choice to narrate this book. ----------- Taking a zombie event to the next level - finding a 'cure' - was truly a mind blowing event. This book is an incredibly well thought out story about the aftermath of horrors beyond imagination. Deirdre Gould had me shaking in my socks. If prone to nightmares I would have been afraid to go to sleep. It was everything ANYONE could ever want out of a Zombie book - and more.

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Good story....robotic narration

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Pretty good story. Interesting take on the idea of a zombie apocalypse. Likable characters that made me want to keep listening. However, the stiff, robotic delivery of the narrator was sometimes distracting. At times when the characters should be passionate or very emotional, he just read it straight. It wasn't enough to make me stop listening, but it was definitely enough to take me out of the story.

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Better Than I Thought At First

This isn't the best book I've ever read or listened to, but, it is so much better than many in terms of character development. Overall, I think this book is good and deserves to be read even though the narrator is a little lacking.

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After the Cure Audio Book Review

Would you try another book from Deirdre Gould and/or Miles Taber?

Possibly.

Would you recommend After the Cure to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, but only to a selected few. I would recommend to readers of apocalyptic-type books who like and believe in the legal system/court process.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The narrator's natural voice is very easy to listen to. I personally didn't care for his other voice characterizations.

Any additional comments?

I was given a free copy of this audio book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you for the opportunity, Ms. Gould!

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Not a fan of the narrator but loved the story

I'll get this out of the way early so it doesn't taint the rest of my review as an afterthought, but I didn't like the narrator for this one. I wouldn't go as far as to say he was bad, but I was zero percent a fan. Frequent tone changes, inconsistent volume, and tripping over his words were common errors. Combined with his young-20-something sounding voice, and it did everything it could to pull me from the story.

With that out of the way, talk about a story! I'd love to see this adapted into the next AMC special, this is an awesome story. A lot of the characters are multidimensional, the two leads in particular, and I didn't find myself wanting more from them but a few times throughout. Their take on post-post-apocalypse was one I'd never even thought of, so I was pretty delighted and hooked quickly. I finished the whole book in 3 days. The ending, without spoiling anything, was fantastic. It's like a slow burn horror-not for everyone, but definitely a great tale. Because of this book alone, I plan to look up more from this previously unknown (to me) author. Here's for hoping the next one is half as good.

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Scary to think about

This book has lots of new thinking on the subject of zombies and end of the world scenarios. I definetly enjoyed my time reading this book.

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So surprised at how much I enjoyed this book<br />

This is not the kind of book I normally read but I enjoyed it very much and recommend it. I listened to it on audio and they did a good job.

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