Ex-Heroes

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Jay Snyder, Khristine Hvam

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes. Vigilantes. Crusaders for justice, using their superhuman abilites to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Despite the best efforts of the superheroes, the police, and the military, the hungry corpses rose up and overwhelmed the country. The population was decimated, heroes fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland like so many others.

Now, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions must overcome their differences and recover from their own scars to protect the thousands of survivors sheltered in their film studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. The heroes lead teams out to scavenge supplies, keep the peace within the walls of their home, and try to be the symbols the survivors so desperately need. For while the ex-humans walk the streets night and day, they are not the only threat left in the world, and the people of the Mount are not the only survivors left in Los Angeles. Across the city, another group has grown and gained power. And they are not heroes.

©2010 Peter Clines (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Super Butter

I absolutely love this.. this is what I always wanted .. really hope they do movies or comics

Fun comic novel

Really fun comic book as a novel. The action was written well and I enjoyed seeing the heroes as people.

Great story rough performance.

this was a great story. I was happy to find something that combine two things I love. Heroes and zombies. I did find the performance to be distracting and a little bit hard to listen to at times. the male voice actor did fairly well, but there was not a lot of diversity in the female actor. overall, I enjoyed the book despite having to work through the performance of it.

Do you love Super Powered People, Or Zombies, or post apocalyptic stuff. This is for you

Characters characters characters! You’ll find a favorite and catch yourself being glad you don’t have the book in your hands so you can skip to their next part lol. Great take on hero’s in our world. On the concept of identities. And BOoM you want an original idea for a zombie apocalypse this is it. I’ve recommended this to so many people who’ve come back asking for more recommendations.

The only thing I dislike is that I listen on 1.5 speed and the story goes back n forth in time occasionally and I got lost a couple times. Had to slow it down.

ZOMBIES AND HEROES!!!

I love this. Take two great taste and put them together! It's like Marvel Zombies, but it takes itself a bit more serious. Not DC serious, just not a parody. This is for people who like Marvel style heroes and also like talking about a zombie apocalypse.

Surprisingly Awesome

Any additional comments?

Zombies and Superheroes. Sounds like ridiculous garbage. -And yet this writer made it work. Can't wait to hear the next one.

Zombies VS. Super Heroes

Then...Imagine what it would be like if Superman, Batman, Cat Woman, Dracula, and the Human Torch teamed up to fight against zombies and zombie Frankenstein and a Demon. Sweet action RIGHT!!! I had no idea that was this great story till I really got into it. Now...I can't put the book down and want the next one. Thank you very much Peter for such a wonderful change to the NORM. I am a big fan of zombie books and movies...but this was an original if I have ever seen one. Any idea where I can get a signed original...first edition???

Suffers from poor naration

How could the performance have been better?

Every female character sounds EXACTLY the same, so understanding who is speaking from the voice queues is nearly impossible. This strongly detracted from the otherwise good-enough story.

Any additional comments?

Do NOT listen during a meal. I was on business travel, often in restaurants while listening to this book. I am not put off by gore, but much of the dialog is sub-optimal for dinner time listening. Be prepared for gratuitous and detailed descriptions of killing zombies, and the sounds that would come with.

Not a bad choice especially for the season

The story plays out like a graphic novel and that's not a problem at all. The characters are fun despite being stereotypical, and you do care for them when things go wrong. The only caution I would have is that this is certainly not for young ears even though it does have superheroes in it.

Speed reading is bad!!!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Jay Snyder. He really enjoys demonstrating how quickly he can read the written word. Khristine Hvam does a fine job with her performance, but cannot save this audio book from the nearly incomprehensible pace of Jay Snyder's narrative.

What did you like best about this story?

The story is actually quite fun, and actually a good time.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam ’s performances?

I will be very hesitant to try another audio book with Jay Snyder narrating. It would have to be a book I am very excited to listen to.

Could you see Ex-Heroes being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Me. Playing every role. I am the only person awesome enough to play any of these characters.