Dark Days

Apocalypse Z, Book 2

By: Manel Loureiro, Pamela Carmell - translator

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

As the dead prey on the living…

The end of the world has come not with a bang or a whimper, but with the guttural snarl of walking corpses hungry for human flesh. The "lucky" survivors flee an unstoppable virus spreading death and societal collapse across the globe.

The living prey on one another….

As the rules of civilization crumble, a lawyer, a pilot, and a nurse become comrades-in-arms in the fight against extinction. But not every enemy wears a rotting face, and anyone who doesn’t have your back just might have your head. Humankind’s twilight is at hand, and these are indeed...dark days.

©2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc. (P)2010 Manel Loureiro

the saga continues

Any additional comments?

This is the second book in the Apocalypse Z series. It's another well told, fast paced zombie tale, which more or less picks up right where the first book left off. The story isn't quite as epic or far reaching as the 1st book. Still plenty of excitement, but it's tighter, more intimate story, taking place over the course of a few months rather than the year+ that the first book spanned. The ending was exciting and can't wait to see what happens next.

The book is narrated by Nick Podehl and as always he delivers an excellent performance, once more reminding me why he is one of the best narrators in the business.

Seemed a little rushed

Definitely not as good as the first book. It seemed a little rushed, not as detailed. I'll still complete the trilogy though.

absolutely awesome in all aspects in the series

love it. you dont know how hard a good zompoc story is to find without the author adding in politics. this series focuses on the story instead of cheap political jabs. the suspense is heart wrenching and the endings leave me wanting more.

Exceptional

Nick was on point and might be as good as Luke Daniels. The story had me on edge the whole time, ended a bit unrealistic, otherwise darn good!

Outstanding Narration, Decent Story

What made the experience of listening to Dark Days the most enjoyable?

The narrator excelled with the larger cast of multi-cultural characters and with his gift for suspense made a decent story very enjoyable.

Would you recommend Dark Days to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, but probably only as an audiobook. Enjoy the first book, Apocalypse Z, and hope that the third book is better.

Which character – as performed by Nick Podehl – was your favorite?

The Ukrainian.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Totally engrossed to narrative performance.

Any additional comments?

Nick Podehl is on my list of narrators to seek out. I didn't know he performed Patrick Rothfuss's books.

From a different perspective,

Would you listen to Dark Days again? Why?

and very well done. Narration was excellent and the story itself comes from a different viewpoint making it both interesting and addictive.

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

Bought the second book because this was so good.

Un-Put-Down-Able

Even better than the first. Can't wait for the next one. Started listening late into the evening and nearly had to listen all night.

been there, read that.

not as good as the first novel and a bit more research into how machines and mechanics work would be a good investment in time.

Decent follow up to the first book

What did you love best about Dark Days?

It is starting to get into the community aspect of the Disease and what people are still capable of. It was touched on before briefly in the first book, but not on this scale. Plus there was more on the world wide effect of the entire issue.

Would you be willing to try another book from Manel Loureiro? Why or why not?

I think I really would like to see what happened to our trio. I saw that he has a 3rd book set to come out soon and I might be inclined to get that.

Which character – as performed by Nick Podehl – was your favorite?

Prit - his conveys the Ukrainian's determination and spirit.

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

It was a book I had the opportunity to listen to all in one sitting - which is very rare for me. If I had my way I would do that for all the books I listen to/read.

Any additional comments?

I like the format change from the first book - this volume shows more than just the main character's out look and it's not written as a journal this time.

Great!!!

Very nice book!!! Can't wait to read the next one in line. Nice zombie trilogy.