• Islands of Rage & Hope

  • Black Tide Rising, Book 3
  • By: John Ringo
  • Narrated by: Tristan Morris
  • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,806 ratings)

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Islands of Rage & Hope

By: John Ringo
Narrated by: Tristan Morris
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Publisher's summary

A world cloaked in darkness...

With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag-tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Within every abandoned liner and carrier lurks a potential horde, safety can never be taken for granted, and death and turning into one of the enemy is only a moment away.

The candle flickers...

Yet every ship and town holds the flickering hope of survivors. One and two from lifeboats, a dozen from a fishing village, a few hundred wrenched by fury and fire from a ship that once housed thousands....

Light a flame...

Now Wolf Squadron must take on another massive challenge: clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines and sailors succumb to starvation. If Wolf Squadron can accomplish that task, an even tougher trial awaits: an apocalyptic battle to win a new dawn for humanity. The war for civilization begins as the boats of the Wolf Squadron become a beacon of hope on a Darkling Sea.

©2014 John Ringo (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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Better Than Second Book

I'm glad I powered through, I had lost hope for the series but it picked back up on this book....even if it was a bit cheesy at times...

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Another great story!

Great Story, great narration! One of those stories you don't want to stop. Well done Mr. Ringo

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a little much on the girl power

I feel that there could have been more male Characters in lead positions way to much girl power for any sort of reality

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Great continuation of the series

Lots of character growth, tons of comedy, some drama, and great action. Getting ready to read the next one.

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Ringo writing about zombies how can it go wrong!

What did you love best about Islands of Rage & Hope?

Love the characters!

What did you like best about this story?

I have listened to the other two and this just continues a great story

What about Tristan Morris’s performance did you like?

Kinda hard to tell chars apart sometimes but i would say he does a decent job will listen to more that he reads

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

Yeah the roof scene near the end.

Any additional comments?

Ringo can do no wrong I have not been disappointed by any of his books yet.0

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Sucks you in. . . like a hungry zombie!

I enjoyed the whole series, but this might have been the single best book. Kind of an "Empire" deal. Sequel maybe even better than first story.

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A true zombie adventure.

The style is specialized and highly addictive . In a zombie apocalypse things are not what they were before, forget what you think efill and a couple extra and a couple extra know it's not like that anymore it's a "ZA"! Faith wolf squadron and all the rest must defeat the infected to free the re meaning 1% of humanity that's stranded across the globe. The author is steadfast and narration spot on. Just an epic that's different in the way things are shaping up. A true fan of science fiction and fantasy will not be able to ignore the addictive entertainment.

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Wonderful Listing

My Favorite book in the series. Hands down at least the best conclusion. I definitely appreciate it to the very end.

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As always..Ringo Delivers

In an unique twist onthe Zombie Apocalypse, John Ringo lends his genius to an awesom read

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3rd book still going strong

I don't generally like zombie stories, but this series has been fun. Occasionally the story bogs down with jargon or organization details but overall the action keeps flowing.

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