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The Breakers Omnibus
- Books 1-3 and Prequel Novella
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 42 hrs and 23 mins
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Books 1-3 and the prequel novella of the Breakers series. In the Breakers series, humanity faces not one apocalypse but two: first a lethal pandemic then a war against those who made the virus.
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- Stevie Havoc
- 11-16-15
So glad I downloaded this one.
Where does The Breakers Omnibus rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This series took me completely by surprise. It ranks right near the top of the list of audiobooks I've had the pleasure of listening to.
What other book might you compare The Breakers Omnibus to and why?
The obvious series to compare it to is the Cycle of Arawn, given the same author, however I would put it with the Wool Omnibus, The Mistborn Series and oddly enough Adrians Undead Diary. I have to admit I really enjoyed this book.
What about Ray Chase’s performance did you like?
At first I was really having to work to not focus on the breathy and oddly nonrhythmic way he was performing the prelude (Book 0) but I got in the groove and the story really sucked me in. I was really happy I stuck around, In Books 1, 2 and 3 he doesn't use the same manner of speaking as book 0 and is a wonderful performer. His various characters are really well done, great variety and all very appropriate to how I envisioned the characters. I was completely engaged by both his performance and the story.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It was definitely a book I couldn't "put down". Its such a monster of an Omnibus I kept fearing the end of the individual volume was the end of the entire tale and was thankful at the start of each new volume. When I realized I was on volume 3 (the fourth if you count 0) I was relieved to see there are more in the series as stand alone books.
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I was really feeling stuck in a rut and struggling to find new audio books to listen to. This was a book I only gave a shot because I realized it was by the same author as the Cycle of Arawn and figured I could always return it. I am so glad I gave it a shot. The evolution of the story and the characters is awesome, the way they all split apart, both geographically and chronologically, and tie back together is oddly rewarding, visiting familiar events from various perspectives and via differing roads. As the story progresses there really is an evolution, through the disease and its causes and the aftermath. I have been voraciously listening to audiobooks since first subscribing to Audible in 2004 and I listen to books constantly, both from here and elsewhere, to help with my ADHD and wandering mind. That's meant I have periods of really feeling like there isn't anything I feel like listening to (While I'm waiting for the next Sanderson novel, the years of waiting for each Game of Thrones novel or the next book in one of the many series). This one was one that I am very glad I stumbled upon.
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- Tatum
- 08-20-15
Apocalypse epic for readers who dislike the genre
Where does The Breakers Omnibus rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
In the top 5%, which says a lot given the authors I love.
What did you like best about this story?
Compelling, varied protagonists (who often have very dark sides but retain their humanity, a difficult line to walk) and some plot lines with twists I didn't see coming. Not a spoiler (I hope) but like the best of Joss Whedon's works, no main character is safe or immortal. But that make this series much more authentic, especially given the whole apocalypse theme.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Hard to pick just one, but the outcome of the slow evolution of dependent college girl Tristan turned Sarah Conner, and her unrelenting quest to find her little brother.
Any additional comments?
Edward Robertson is one of my favorite new authors in fantasy and science fiction. He's up there with Joe Abercrombie (First Law Trilogy), Michael J. Sullivan (The Riyria Chronicles), Scott Lynch, Peter F. Hamilton (various space operas), Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire), Matthew Stover (Caine novels), and even George R.R. Martin. So be ready for DARK. He's a fantastic author--engaging story lines, wonderful character development, great dialogue that avoids the cliches so often found in fantasy and science fiction, and near perfect grammar. (Okay, so I'm a geek, but too many works are dreck due to terrible grammar). First I listened almost without break to his epic fantasy the "Cycle of Arawn" and it was so good, I decided to give "Breakers" a try, though I generally dislike the apocalyptic genre. I was hooked after 15 minutes. I bought the Breakers Omnibus, Books 1-3, and now plan to buy Books 4 & 5 individually. It was like reading King's "The Stand" all those years ago, but without the mystical detour. Robertson puts new twists on the catastrophic plague and alien invasion tropes that I haven't experienced since Grant's original, surprisingly moving zombie "Newsflesh Trilogy" (another genre I usually avoid like the, um, plague). Given the two amazing omnibus deals Audible is running (for now!) go for it. If you're more of a fantasy fan, then get "Arawn." If sci-fi/ horror is more your thing, then "Breakers." But like me, be ready to download another 50 or 60 hours of fiction no matter which you pick first.
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- paula
- 11-13-15
I'm glad I didn't listen to the naysayers!
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After reading several negative reviews about Ray Chase's narration style, I almost skipped on this one. I know what it's like to have an audiobook experience ruined by a grating narration style, so I went in fully prepared to take advantage of Audible's awesome return policy. Ten minutes in, and I was hooked. The narrator's style, while different, was purposeful, and worked very well for a book with so many characters and such a sweeping story arc. I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook (which was actually comprised of three different stories and a prequel). Very well written, great character development, and a story line that caught me completely off guard on more than one occasion! There might have been a chapter or two that a more aggressive editor would have red flagged (where the story seemed to bog down a bit), but to be fair, at least 40 of the more than 42 hours was an absolutely engaging read/listen.
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- Trudy Owens
- 09-15-17
Interesting story that still hasn't gotten started
The prequel novella is the most interesting of all the books in this collection. One of the "books" is like 5 minutes long. Everything goes downhill pretty fast after the prequel, and by the end, you don't remember or care about anybody except Elly and Chip from the prequel and wish the story would just get on with their tale. This volume sets up the beginning of a terrible plague as suffered by several different couples. There are several volumes following, so there is hope. However, most of them are about Walt, a character in the second book. I don't think I will continue.
Ray Chase did well in the prequel; the rest sounded like someone else with weird sentence endings.
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- John
- 04-26-17
STOP F#@KING WHISPERING !!!!
Just like some movies, there is a constant mixure of LOUD and whispering. The reader sounds very reminiscent of Scott Brick, but he thinks the best way to convey the female lead character is with a husky whisper that, in a vehicle or walking path or any unpristine environment makes half of the book unintelligible unless you increase the volume to the point one person us yelling at you while the other whispers.
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- jd
- 12-15-18
On balance a no.
*spoilers*
This Omnibus combines three fairly independent stories and a prequel. In each case, it follows a pair of random people wandering America after a plague kills just about everyone then aliens show up. I enjoyed the slow-motion disintegration of civilization. But that was all. The author was intent on showing how individuals come to grips with the new situation. The problem is that none of the characters were likeable or interesting. And none of the scenarios they were found in were interesting. One person's reaction was to walk across the USA? (There is a lot of wandering in this book!) And the aliens are kind of a pushover but no one seems to care, towards the end the aliens are almost a footnote to the story with more people wandering around. Plus I did not enjoy Mr. Chase's voice or characters. So after 42 hours I vote no.
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- Michelle
- 08-22-16
Almost quit every book (only read 1-3)
Would you try another book from Edward W. Robertson and/or Ray Chase?
The author - it's hard to say; The narrator - yes
If you’ve listened to books by Edward W. Robertson before, how does this one compare?
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This is been the first book I have had a really hard time listening too.
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I feel like the main characters never win, and each book has a different set of main characters. Listened to the Novella first and it threw me for the other books... because Ellie and Dee don't appear until book three. I'm confused about this series and don't know if I will continue after book 4 (I have to see what happens with Ellie and Dee)
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- oregano
- 11-12-15
Come and get it
I tend to pay for short books (15 hours or less) out of pocket and reserve my credits for longer books. I have to make good choices for the longies as I don't want to have to make returns. I can tell an hour in whether or not I will enjoy a book. I was unsure about Breakers but given the excellent reviews I decided to take a chance.
I'm so glad I did. This was an engaging, fun and rather thought producing story that held up for the entire 40+ hours. That's a feat in and of itself. When a crazy, out of left field element was introduced I rolled my eyes. I though the story would start to downhill from there. The son of a gun (I assume I can't use the B word) writer actually made it work. It's a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi hybrid that manages to blend the two in a way that makes sense. As a fan of both of these genres I was not disappointed. The most memorable moment was that out of left field development.
The story is riddled with one-liners. While they made me laugh despite some tight situations, I think they were overused.
The narrator chose to use gruff voices for all, if not all of the male characters. This is a current trend used by many actors in t.v and movies. The one-liners are deadpanned. Given the many, many uses of one-liners I don't know that he could have done it any other way. The characters by and large are smart alecks (I assume I can't use the other, use of the A word) . Smart alecks don't pause or necessarily inflect one-liners differently than other sentences spoken. As a native New Yorker It is the way I have normally heard smart alecky statements expressed and there was nothing off-putting about it to me. That is the way smart alecks communicate. It is a use of language that is natural to the speaker and does not necessarily produce a change of inflection or tone when used. One liners sometimes cause a change in body language. I don’t know how he could have made that seen in his narration. He was reading the book as the author wrote it. I am satisfied with the choices he made.
I don’t like series more than 3 books long. The filler that goes on after that annoys the hell (I assume I can’t use the F word) out of me. The reviews for the rest of the next books seem to indicate that is not true of this series. If so, I will be sure to post another review.
I enjoyed it and will listen again.
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- Birdie
- 11-14-15
Book v Narrator
Enjoyed the storyline but the narrator, eh not so much. The male voices r quite 'wimpy' but his female voices were the worst. Whispering like a 40 year old smoker is not what women on earth sound like. He switches to his own deep voice when not doing a voice and it's much louder in volume so I had to change volume often. Too dramatic. Couldn't listen past 3 hours.
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- Neil O.
- 12-09-15
Good story, bad narrator.
It's an exciting story, but, as a narrator, Ray Chase sounds a bit too much like Ron Burgundy for my taste. R.C. Bray would have made this a fantastic listen. I highly recommend trying the sample before purchasing.
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- duncan miller
- 01-21-16
Hamming it up
I enjoyed the story, seeing a major world event from the perspective of different characters was very interesting but it was quite obvious from the outset that each thread would come together and interact later in the book.
My problem was with the narrator, he sounded like he was doing an impression of captain kirk in the style of Adam West, over the top hammy voice acting, his intonation made one charater (a quite likeable guy) sound like a slimy creep.
Luckily in the later books he seemed to tone it down and was bearable towards the end.
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- Jo
- 07-08-16
Couldn't finish it
I loved the idea of the book and the length made me think I was getting a real good story. I just didn't like any of it! The story flips from person to person without gaps. So I was never sure who I was listening to until halfway through that chapter. There was no main character that stuck out to follow so it was like a fly on the wall of a disaster. Not a story. I found myself getting lost and zoning out. Only to realise that if listened to a lot without even hearing it! Really really disappointed. Love the narrator as he does this genre easily. But for the love of God separate the chapters!
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- Ascy
- 09-13-15
Wasn't Sure I'd Like It, Glad I Got It
What did you like best about this story?
The concentration on the characters and the realism of them.
Any additional comments?
I like the format of each book which jumps back and forth between two main characters. Upon reading he book description on Audible I thought there might be a risk that the story would be boring (I'm thinking of something like The Passage which I had to return as it wasn't going anywhere after hours and hours of listening). But even at the start of each story, there is something interesting about the lives of each character.
I also like how the series completely managed to surprise me (I'm specifically thinking about the bit immediately following where the radio presenter tells people that they may want to sit down - I didn't see that coming at all), which is rare these days.
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- Q26
- 05-02-18
Stick with it
Very slow to start with, just stick with it as the story does get better around the end of book 1
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- Graham
- 06-09-16
not really what I expected. post apocalypse story
first tip. play the book at 1.3x speed or more otherwise the narrator will drive you mad.
the prequel is a stand alone so far and pretty good.
if you fancy an alternative zombie like alien invasion this book will suit.
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- Tracy Stephen
- 04-15-20
not quite Covid-19
great characters brilliant narration plot was a wee bit predictable but the story held together very well. I wonder if there's a twist to come wih this corona virus. Looking forward to the next book.
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- wurly1000
- 05-02-19
Truly epic.
I enjoyed the whole breakers series.( 8 books). Superbly narrated by Ray Chase. The depth and clarity of the characters is outstanding. The only downside is I've now listened to the whole series!
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- Eoghan
- 05-01-19
Spoiled by narration
Listening at 1.25 speed dramatically improved things, but the narration is still terrible - hammy, overwrought and cartoonish.
Storyline isn’t bad, as light entertainment. Many of the characters are so unlikeable that you’d be rooting for the enemy.
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- Mrs D Kenny
- 04-04-19
Annoying voice
returning book. story seems ok but I can't get into it because of the awful droning voice of the narrator ! Sounds like he's half asleep!
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- adarajames
- 02-14-19
Captivating and enjoyable characters
At first slightly sceptical, I enjoyed this series a lot, listening to one after another. Try different but interesting characters both in each book and between the books, with some appearing again in a later book tying the stories together well. If you’re into sci-fy of the more relaxed and Armageddon type stuff, give it a go
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- Aidan
- 04-18-16
stand-esq
if you have read the stand by king then i think you will like this. the guys voice annoyed me at times but for the most part was a great listen
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- Ben
- 04-05-16
Good books but the narrato takes a little getting
When I first started listening to these books, the narrator really grated on me. However, a the books flowed on, I got used to his style and started enjoying his reading. This omnibus is a great lead into what is hopefully a great series. Very reminiscent of The Stand, by Stephen King.
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- nigel
- 07-19-16
enjoyable
pretty decemt story, and great value for money. however parts were a tad predictable. really enjoy this narrator though. all in all i would recommend if your looking for an easy listen that will take a good chunk of time.
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- Amanda
- 07-31-17
Wasn't sure at first
To begin with I didn't really like the narrator's style, I found his rhythm a bit off putting but it didn't take long to get used to. He did a decent job of differentiating between characters too.
I like really long stories and this was a pretty easy listen. I will admit I didn't even read the synopsis before I started listening and at first thought it would be a similar story to The Stand, and it was, but with enough differences to keep it interesting. Some of the characters were not believable, and story lines of course far fetched, but if you want bang for your buck this is a not a bad book.
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- Kylie
- 12-16-16
Just Terrible
prequel - 1 star
book 1 - 1 start
book 2 - i gave up by chapter 2!
this series is like a terrible version of Falling Skyes. thank god you can return books
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- Leisl
- 01-14-17
A regretful Christmas holiday read.
Every character was a smart arse, unlikeable and rather two dimensional. Even the "heroes" were arseholes.
Character dialogue was often cringeworthy, inappropriate for the situation and implausible.
A real shame because the central story has potential. Needs a thorough rewrite to polish the story.
I really couldn't come to like the narrator's style. It complimented the book in that it was was often cringeworthy, inappropriate for the situation and implausible! He needs to vary his style and try different voices for the characters... no one talks the way he portrays many of the characters.
I got a bit into Book 3 before I returned it for a full credit.
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- spw
- 08-07-22
Returning it, not to my taste
Returning it, not to my taste, couldn't get into it lost me very early in the reading.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-20
amazing
I read this but started again with the audio books, really glad I did the speakers have done a marvelous job at bringing the story alive
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- michael
- 01-02-19
Not bad...
A pretty good read. Some inconsistencies in the story that are hard to ignore. Also the story pace plods along from time to time.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-18
I love this series.
One might think that 42 hours could be a bit much but no. I didn't want it to end. I love post apocalyptic fiction and this is one of my favorite. I have to get the next one straight away. I'm hooked. Thanks for all the hard work!