The Hatching

A Novel

De: Ezekiel Boone

Narrado por: George Newbern

The International Bestseller

“An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism…addictive.” —Publishers Weekly

“This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling.” —Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead

“Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people.” —Suspense Magazine

An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.

Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During the same week, the Chinese government “accidentally” drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. As these incidents begin to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at a Washington, D.C. laboratory. Something wants out.

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An ancient species, long dormant, is now very much awake.

Great Characters, iffy science and poor ending

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

For the most part it was well-spent. I found myself liking the characters and their stories The ecology of the creatures may be plausible but I found it a little hard to swallow. And the ending was disappointing for me.

What was most disappointing about Ezekiel Boone’s story?

The end if you can call it that. It just stopped and left it open for sequel.

Have you listened to any of George Newbern’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any of his other performances. I will say he did a fine job with this novel.

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

Yes for Scyfy and with the cast of Sharknado.

Pretty standard monster movie/potboiler fare.

Overall I feel like this is one third of a better novel. Making this a series is a mistake. Ironically enough, I'm not that excited for a trilogy of "man vs the giant spider" novels. The idea...well, it doesn't have legs.
A fun couple hours that suffered from a lack of imagination and an over-abundance of self-importance. This story could be done better.

So Much Worse Than Zombies…

What other book might you compare The Hatching to and why?

Invisible Spiders by Jason R. Davis.

Any additional comments?

What breeds in hours, has way too many legs, the social structure of an ant colony and the ferocity of a school of piranha? Something a lot scarier than zombies. This is an apocalyptic thriller that hits the right spots. There’s not a lot of gun play but the characters are three dimensional enough to keep you in the story mostly because they are so atypical— a female president that swears like a dock worker and is having an affair with her aide, a gay prepper couple, a female etymologist and her really emotional boyfriend… This is clearly the first in a series and it’s a great start.

B flick movie

Sounded exactly like a dumb Sci fy movie. But this one was split into two books. Would not read the second one.

Good performance, mediocre story

Interesting characters, good performance. Science seemingly not thought through.
I liked how the story jumped between several arcs, some more or less important. The short, one-paragraph arcs made the story believable and enjoyable, but the horror movieish pseudoscience annoyed me.