The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume 1

By: Steven Bird

Narrated by: Joshua Bangle

The Last Layover is a fiction novel based on real places and potential scenarios where an out of control government pushes America to the brink of financial and social collapse. This vulnerable state allows the unthinkable to happen, causing the comfort, security, and conveniences of our modern first world society to quickly come to an end.

Imagine yourself far from home when the world suddenly changes. Just think back to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and other such recent events, and you can see just how quickly society breaks down. Those situations even occurred with the nature of the emergency being confined to one specific geographic area, where help is just the next town or state away. Now also think about how that scene would play out if help was not going to come. What about all of those modern conveniences of society like ATM's, debit/credit card readers, cell phones, and the Internet? What if it all went down while you were away from home? What about our food supply chain? How much food does your family have at home to get them through if the shelves were to go empty? Do you have what it takes to defend yourself and those around you when society takes an ugly turn and violence becomes necessary for survival?

In The Last Layover, an airline crew finds themselves on an overnight layover in New York City, far from their homes, when a series of events take place that bring our modern society to its knees.

©2014, 2015 Steven C. Bird (P)2015 Steven C. Bird

Too close for comfort.

This is my first. read of a "prepper" and his story.

Certainly had me on edge.
At times it was fascinating and disturbing.
As a fiction it felt it could be a reality in the not so distant future.
This story has me thinking about preparedness in general.

If you haven't thought about civil disorder, this book will do the trick. And perhaps even more so, to motivate you and the family to plan for tomorrow if the grid were to collapse.

Be safe folks.

The Last Layover

This book was very hard to get through. The author spends a lot of time explaining things that don't matter to the story. I finished it but only cuz I was hoping it would get better. Save your money or credit for a better story.

Two Pilots Preppers

Joshua Bangle does a bang up job 😁 narrating this new series by Steven Bird. Two pilots, Evan and Jason, are also preppers because they see the writing on the wall. They have a plan and Jason has a bug out location in Tennessee. The problem? They are stuck on an overnight layover in New York when coordinated terrorists attacks occur around the country. No plan survives first contact...the first hitch, a new flight attendant from their plane is stuck with them. She needs to get home to her young son, is just as unprepared as the rest of the country and equally as blind to what's really going on. How they all get home with those they pick up along the way makes for a dynamic storyline filled with great Prepper tips and Steven's signature knowledge of firearms. Already bought the next two.

Love the characters!

I love the camaraderie between characters and how, even though it’s post-apocalyptic fiction, it’s pretty light hearted throughout as well. I am drawn to the characters; it’s hard not to love them when they joke around with each other and have a bond that is apparent. This first book of the series is well written with a great plot and clear soft resolution, while setting us up for more adventures. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for Evan, Jason and their families.

Entertaining. A very strong 3 stars.

I started listening and then stopped several times. The narrator was not bad but he didn't thrill me. To me his voice was very monotone, not giving hardly any emotion to the words. I think that's why it took me longer to get into the story. However, I Eventually did start liking it and got involved in the story. It was a decent story but very much like other prepper stories and pretty predictable. So by now you think I didn't like it and wouldn't read book 2. With all said I plan on purchasing book 2 and looking forward to it. Go figure.

This book is incredible!!!

I love this author, and I thought the narrator did an excellent job as well. This book was the book that got me hooked on Steven Bird. I love the characters, and the fact that the scenarios are so plausible.

stiff and unnatural

dialog is like listening to someone read from a dictionary, very stiff and unnatural. the primus of the story is good, just read like an instructional manual.

Riveting! Incredible narrator - made the story come alive!

We listened to this book on a long road trip and it made the miles fly by. It was a good story, realistic and well written. We found ourselves invested in the main characters and cheering them on. The story was a little predictable, but still enjoyable. We were especially impressed by the narration. The soothing voice brought us right into the story and kept us on the edge of our seats. We listen to a lot of audio books, and this narrator is one of the best we have heard. We were able to easily distinguish the characters by his subtle voice changes that were believable & not distracting. Great experience! We are looking forward to Volume 2!

I like Kevin Pierce better as a narrator...

The narrator was okay, but just didn't capture me as well as a Kevin Pierce story. Great overall story though.

monotone reader.

Mind kept drifting off with the monotone voice. Stoey was going somewhere so i stuck with it.