The Remaining

By: D. J. Molles

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 20 feet below the basement level of his house, a soldier waits for his final orders. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over 90% of the populace. The bacterium burrows through the brain, destroying all signs of humanity and leaving behind little more than base, prehistoric instincts. The infected turn into hyper-aggressive predators, with an insatiable desire to kill and feed. Someday soon, the soldier will have to open the hatch to his bunker, and step out into this new wasteland, to complete his mission: Subvenire refectus. To rescue and rebuild.

The Remaining is the first book in the best-selling series, which tells a gritty tale of survival, perseverance and fighting to get back what has been lost.

©2012 D.J. Molles (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Great Series

Would you consider the audio edition of The Remaining to be better than the print version?

I never read the print edition, so I would not know!

What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?

Good flow and voice inflection.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Can you survive another day?

Not too bad, good narrative

A pretty good story, entertaining as your driving.a few holes left to ponder-how did Sam take the dog outside when it's a code locked system and he didn't do a hand over of the bunker to Sam including dog care ?. With extensive training, he doesn't carry a lock picking case, leaves his insurance and location in the cab for hostiles to find. He took two spare mags for the .40 but doesn't give them to jack in the house, use frags or remember his Glock 19 in the pack or carry spare 5.56 to reload his spent mags. When t-boned he leaves his 16 and the Socom 45 because he's dry, forgetting that he chose these at the stories beginning for commonality?.

Its book 1 so here we go.

Well so far so good Lee is still in the " gettin the hang of things " stage but i am thinking ill keep going an travel on through the world of another zombie plagued rapist murdering mind fuck.

One of my first

This was one of the first books that I read in the zombie genre. I have since listened to it on audio and I love it. The story is unique and the characters are very relatable and complex. The great writing and story combined with Rummel's narration make this story a must-read and listen.

Not a lot of “zombies”

More of a survivalist novel than a zombie novel (in my opinion). But still overall a good read. Captain Lee Spent the majority of the book trying to save people to rebuild America. Not too much zombie (infected) interaction. If you’re used to zombie action, like with Mark Tufo, you won’t get that in his book series.

live this series of books

I have listened to the whole series before and they are so good im starting over they are exciting easy to follow not alot of jumping around this is by far one of my favorite series and I highly recommend giving them all a listen

TEOTWAWKI- The end of the world as we know it.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Well done story arc, good characters. However, there are a lot of frustrating errors.. No proofreaders available? Even listening to the audio, there are grammatical mistakes. Was the author saving money? It shows.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

The set up for the main character owning a dog was a waste. Less buildup, and add more chapters to Lee doing his mission.

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

Capt. Lee and Jack.

Could you see The Remaining being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Why waste my time answering this? (for a book review) It's being filmed in Wimingotn, N.C.We are seeing proof of how huge the internet is, with a book going from digital media, and then to movie rights to be on the big screen.

Any additional comments?

It follows the standard zombie apocalypse genre. I have read or listened to a dozen books. I give the narrator a high rating, he's very good to listen to. The story is very sound and well done descriptively by the author. I am disappointed that the book was short in length (8 hrs), and would have liked it doubled for the price.I don't want to own a trilogy of books for $50 that could end up as a $3.95 bargain day buy in a year.

Where is the story

Would you try another book from D. J. Molles and/or Christian Rummel?

probably not

Would you recommend The Remaining to your friends? Why or why not?

I could not do that

What does Christian Rummel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It is a decent performance of dry material

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Any additional comments?

I have to put this into the "just another apocalypse survival story". Some books just never really get off the ground, like this one. From beginning to end I felt it was 2 dimensional, I didn't know much about the characters and cared less. Simply put, it just had no reason for being written. Neither funny nor tense, not thought provoking or heart warming, it just sort of plods along.

Not bad for 5 bucks

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was better then sitting in complete silence

What was most disappointing about D. J. Molles’s story?

It's just average, not bad per say, but very forgettable

What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?

Yes

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No I wouldn 't pay money to see it but I'd watch on Netflix.

Any additional comments?

The book is ok for 5 bucks. To put into perspective, I won't be getting the other books

rotten ending just wants you to buy the next book

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

not unless it was the whole story

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

good reader started out great

What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?

All good

Was The Remaining worth the listening time?

i guess

Any additional comments?

it ended in the middle of a seen