World War Z: The Complete Edition

An Oral History of the Zombie War

By: Max Brooks

Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Alfred Molina, Simon Pegg, Henry Rollins, Martin Scorsese

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Winner, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2014

World War Z: The Complete Edition (Movie Tie-in Edition): An Oral History of the Zombie War is a new version of Max Brooks' episodic zombie novel. The abridged versions of the original stories are now joined with new, unabridged recordings of the episodes that were not included in the original (abridged) version of the audiobook. These additional episodes feature a star-studded cast of narrators to coincide with the upcoming release of the film.

New narrators include Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Spiderman star Alfred Molina, The Walking Dead creator Frank Darabont, rapper Common, Firefly star Nathan Fillion, Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg, and members of the casts of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and more! Max Brooks will be reprising his role as The Interviewer.

The original abridged edition, released in 2006, won an Audie Award for Best Multi-Voiced Performance. Original cast members include Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, Carl & Rob Reiner, and John Turturro.

In this new classic of apocalyptic fiction that feels all too real, the Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. The documentary-style oral history records the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time.

Featuring five more hours of previously unrecorded content, this full-cast recording is read by F. Murray Abraham, Alan Alda, René Auberjonois, Becky Ann Baker, Dennis Boutsikaris, Bruce Boxleitner, Max Brooks, Nicki Clyne, Common, Denise Crosby, Frank Darabont, Dean Edwards, Mark Hamill, Nathan Fillion, Maz Jobrani, Frank Kamai, Michelle Kholos, John McElroy, Ade M’Cormack, Alfred Molina, Parminder Nagra, Ajay Naidu, Masi Oka, Steve Park, Kal Penn, Simon Pegg, Jürgen Prochnow, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Henry Rollins, Jeri Ryan, Jay O. Sanders, Martin Scorsese, Paul Sorvino, David Ogden Stiers, Brian Tee, John Turturro, Eamonn Walker, Ric Young, and Waleed Zuaiter.

©2006 Max Brooks (P)2012 Random House

Critic reviews

"What happens after the end of the world as we know it? Humanity rebuilds, and Kirby Impoinvil (Max Brooks) is there to help survivors make sense of what happened the day the zombies came. Helping author Brooks is a host of family friends, including Alan Alda, Nathan Fillion, Paul Sorvino, Rob Reiner, Carl Reiner, Simon Pegg, John Turturro, and many others. This audio production was released to coincide with the movie of the same name. That it’s a real drama is not surprising given the stellar cast. They don't just read the book, they act it out. And don’t think this is a teen thriller. The zombies serve as a backdrop to the larger story of how humankind reacts to such an unexpected and catastrophic invasion and the inevitable conclusion that millions must be sacrificed to save the rest. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2014. Audies Finalist." (AudioFile magazine)

Amazing, a hard 5 stars

Story was already great but the array of voice actors greatly enhances the book. A hard 5.

awesome listen

story narration and everything about this book is amazing waaay better that the movie(which was still entertaining)

My favorite audiobook of all time.

I'm a huge zombie genre fan. I have read this book multiple times, but I absolutely love the talented cast used in this. I have never listened to an audiobook with a cast, as if it were an actual Hollywood film.

Great Book

Great book, couldn't stop listening. Loved how they got different people to voice each character. amazing story and performance.

Great story.

This audiobook has excellent voice acting. I didnt realize it was him at first, but Mark Hamill's character was perfectly executed.

Listened twice

Loved the many very talented narrator

Although The premise of the story is unbelievable the characters actions and emotions seem very real

Super Neat “Historical” Fiction

Very interesting and well thought out of the repercussions of a zombie plague. Plus the interviews written in the book were perfect for an audiobook.

First Audio book and I Loved it!

What makes this audio book so amazing is because of the cast. They kept me interested about how new it felt. I liked how they talked about many other countries and how they tried to fight it. Every new person he talked to made the story fresh everytime. The all star cast read it perfectly to give me the imagination of every single person interviewed. I love this audio book.

Vivid

just get it. there are times you'd think it really happened. so many stories that put you in a sense of awe.

Enjoyable, Engaging, Quick listen

What made the experience of listening to World War Z: The Complete Edition (Movie Tie-in Edition) the most enjoyable?

The actor's performances were very good, and really sold me on the experience.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Mark Hamill's character, the solider; can't recall his name.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes- if my flight were longer I would have.