No Easy Hope

Surviving the Dead, Volume 1

By: James N. Cook

Narrated by: Guy Williams

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Eric Riordan was once a wealthy man leading a comfortable, easy life. Until one day Gabriel, his oldest friend, Marine Corps veteran, and a former mercenary, told him how the world was going to end.

He did his best to prepare. He thought he was ready for anything.

He was wrong.

As the dead rise up to devour the living, one man finds himself struggling to survive in the ruins of a shattered world. Alone, isolated, and facing starvation, his only chance is to flee to the Appalachians and join forces with Gabriel. But the journey will not be easy, and along the way his humanity, his will to live, and his very soul will be tested.

This is the beginning. This is his story.

©2011 James N Cook (P)2013 James N Cook

Meh...okay zombie book

The author can definitely write and tell a story, but for me it was just not that stimulating. The narrator was so-so, there were times I thought he could have used more enthusiasm and vocal inflection especially with the zombie attacks. If part 2 goes on sale I will get it otherwise continuing the series is at the bottom of my list

Great to Pass the Time

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great book to pass the time for a long drive. Interesting story line. Good development of the main characters.

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

Great narrator minus the fact that all the women in the story had a valley girl voice. It could get a little annoying.

Good Story, Good Narration (with Caveat)

Overall this is a promising storyline, and I look forward to listening to or reading more in this series. Narration was actually better than "good," but I rated it a little lower because some of the characters were voiced in a very unlikable manner. A character who is supposedly quite intelligent for his age and uses words like "albeit" in casual conversation should not be voiced as though he just got off riding a killer mondo wave...dude.

Despite some unfortunate character voices, I like the book and the narrator's overall performance.

Good Read, odd narration

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed the story, the only complaint was the narrator. He wasn't bad enough for me to return it, but he makes a lot of the characters sound like surfers or valley girls, and seeing as the story took place in the south, it was really odd and a bit comical.

Great story and characters. Light on Zombie Gore.

Im not completely opposed to zombie stories but the gore and mutilation can be a little much for me sometimes. This book offers a good story of survival with good, intriguing characters and a solid plot without an overwhelming "yuck factor". I could'nt stop listening I just had to find out what would happen next.

Its a great beginning to the series and I look forward to reading more, Ive already downloaded the second. If your sensitive to the hardcore zombie terror of some novels you may like this one for its modest approach to the subject.

zombie apocalypse

I have the entire series on the kindle, and thought I'd give the audio book version a try. I found that I really enjoyed this just as much as I enjoyed reading the series. I will be adding the entire series to my audible collection.

As far as the zombie apocalypse genre, this is one that roped me in from the start. Some instances do go a bit over the top, but hey... It's a ZA novel, so, why not?

The two main characters are really great, and obviously well prepared for the situation they're in. The knowledge they have, and the willingness to bring others in - that they have observed and deemed safe, of course, makes for an emotional time in the wastelands that is the United States.

a different take on the zombie story

great first book in the series. story is believable with great characters. great job of narration

Best Zombie Book So Far!

Haven't read too many zombie books, but this is the best so far. getting ready to start the next book...gotta go!

A good tale and action!

Any additional comments?

This is a good story with Eric who is s really easy going character and just happen to plan for the end of the world with his new buddy Gabe. It is a all out interesting story as Eric interacts with people better in a Zombie Apocalypse than before in a normal world. You will not be disappointed in this story.

Pretty good zombie book.

Any additional comments?

I've listened to most of the popular zombie books in the past year and its been hard finding good ones now. This one I never heard of in anyone's list of favorites but it was one of the better ones I've listened to in a while. I'm going to get the second one now.