The Junkie Quatrain

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Christian Rummel, Therese Plummer

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Original Work, 2013

Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected... and the possibly infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city.

The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story, because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job.

©2012 Peter Clines (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Meh

I couldn't get into this book. There were no likeable characters and no real action. Just people who acted slightly more civilized then the 'junkies'. Thank goodness its short.

Ok but……

It was ok but not much of a ending. Hoped for more. Too bad had a great start.

Interesting experiment that doesn't quite work

I'm a fan of Peter Clines and have enjoyed several of his books. This one is a bit more speculative. It's four separate, loosely connected tails six months after a virus has killed millions of people by turning them into flesh-eating zombies. So if you're still a bit Covid-averse, this might not be to your liking. Clines has created an interesting post-apocalyptic world with interesting characters, but it's not a novel with a conventional protagonist or story through all four sections. They are short stories without and dramatic resolution. I think if he had developed it into a complete novel, it would have been much stronger.

Dear Peter Clines,

Any additional comments?

Write faster!!! I've listened to all your books so far. This one might be my favorite. So please, WRITE FASTER!!!
Sincerely,
Sara

Not a good value

The stories are fine short stories in the same line, but it's so short for the cost. Plus, one of the stories is included in the Ex-Soldiers book.
Fine if it were 1/2 the price.

Leaves you wanting more

Wish that Mr Clines would flesh these stories out into a full novel or four...

Satisfying & Clever

What about Christian Rummel and Therese Plummer ’s performance did you like?

They did not get in the way of the story and likely made it better than just reading it.

Any additional comments?

This book, finally, had some almost believable science behind the zombies. With a medical background, beings that just go and go and go bother me. This short series answers those questions and cleverly spins an engaging story with good character development. The whole reason behind the outbreak is also explained in a satisfying and chillingly real way. It has something for both men and women and it not just a slasher story or chick lit. I am not a zombie connoisseur, but this is my favorite. I don't often write reviews or recommend something. Now I have done both for this little book. Definitely worth a credit.

Another Zombie like story

This is nothing special. At it heart it's just another Zombie story. Nothing like 14, which I loved. I'd skip it.

Please write more!

If you could sum up The Junkie Quatrain in three words, what would they be?

All comes together

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Junkie Quatrain?

I love how it's an out break in 4 people's views

Which character – as performed by Christian Rummel and Therese Plummer – was your favorite?

I kinda liked the first girl

Any additional comments?

I really would love to hear how it ends. Hope more on this comes from the author

Inspiration for COVID

That's all I could think of the whole time. Someone read this book and decided to give COVID a try on the world. LOL