The Tide Series Box Set (Books 1-4)

A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

By: Anthony J. Melchiorri

Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke

Length: 37 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's Summary

"A thrilling, pulse-pounding addition to the genre with compelling science and a frightening twist." (Nicholas Sansbury Smith, NY Times and USA Today best-selling author of the Extinction Cycle and Hell Divers series)

This audiobook contains the first four audiobooks of the Tide series, filled with post-apocalyptic action, suspense, and intrigue.  

A devastating bioweapon will change the face and fate of humanity as we know it.  

Captain Dominic Holland leads a crew of skilled covert operatives and scientific personnel aboard a clandestine ship dedicated to fighting chemical and biological warfare. Their missions have taken them across the world to combat sinister plots and dangerous adversaries. But their next assignment is more dangerous than any they faced before. 

Far off the Eastern Coast of the US, intelligence officers discover a covert laboratory on an abandoned oil rig with unspeakable horrors. Twisted creatures wash ashore across the country. Hospitals are overrun by patients suffering from an incurable disease with terrifying symptoms.  

Dom and his team may be the only ones equipped to find out why. They embark on a globe-trotting race to unravel the apocalyptic mystery behind the bioweapon destroying civilization. 

But will their efforts be enough to turn the tide - or is humanity’s fate already sealed?

©2018 Anthony J Melchiorri (P)2018 Anthony J Melchiorri

Best in genre yet!

Wow! This book defines "Nitty Gritty". A roller coaster ride that just doesn't stop. Realistic characters that gave their all. I completely give my recommendation for this book in the genre's Horror and Post-Apocalyptic. Now for the obligatory: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

A diffrtent kind of zombie.

I listened to all 4 books consecutively. I kept thinking I'd go for a change of pace, but curiosity kept pulling me back. All 4 books are full of suspence and terror. The creatures that threaten mankind aren't your run of the mill zombie, but an even more ferocious beast, with zombie like qualities. These books are hard to put down, or turn off, if you listen to the audiobook version.

Really good

It took me a hot second to get into it because of the military references. I’m not really into military stuff but once it got going, it got exciting and really good to the end.

Great Value, Was Hard to Get Through

I get that I'm in the minority here, but I found this series very hard to get through. I can only sum it up by saying that once you've listened to the first four hours, you've heard the entire 37. It's just a constant battle without a break. The lack of a deeper story wore on me. I did finish it but it took a long time.

I normally enjoy zombie-type stories, but this was like getting hit in the face by a wave that never swelled or ebbed.

good book

good series the first book is the best. the only issue I have is the video game feel as the creatures become mutated. I am not a fan of the mutation but well written and worth a credit for the 4 pack of books to see if you dig the story.

loved it

enjoyed the characters a great deal, a tad much detail on every fight... felt like Anne Rice descr8 ing a porch for 3 pages occasionally but overall really enjoyed the listen.

Really great!

Great narration and a really cool premise. One of the best bio thrillers and zombie ish action books on kindle/audible.

Can bloody hand to hand get boring? Yes.

By the end of book four (actually, book2), the action was positively repetitive, predictable, and simplistic. I could sum it up for you, but I'm not going to. Was there anything other than lots of improbably successful hand to hand (yes, even KNIFE) action with strong, fast, clawed, bullet resistant, infectious, demons? No, not really. In fairness, there were a few scenes where someone where somebody brought appropriate hardware... but somehow I seem to have missed every action where somebody brought out a 50cal to put down a Goliath... I know I would have used it for that, but what do I know, a scar-h ought to do it! So, if things like 'characters', 'plot', 'realistic action', 'plausible behavior', and the like are important in your books? You shouldn't waste your money. Leave this one for the dollar store.

Excellent!

Excellent bundle I loved every minute of it! I only wish they had books 5-8 in a bundle also!

Good story

Narrator was perfect for the story. overall story is good and different. I had a hard time staying into the story at times but I think it was due to listening to 4 books instead of one at a time with a break in between.

VFM - Value From Mayhem

What excellent value for money this is. Almost 40 hours of post-apocalyptic mayhem for one credit, four books of a series that rarely takes a breath and barrels along at an impressive pace. It's almost enough to make me end my official mourning period that the Arisen Series finished!

The Tide sees a rather nasty virus devastate the human race and then follows a select group of characters as they try to survive and find ways to rescue humanity. That's hardly treading new ground and of course the fact that humans prove to be as dangerous as the monsters will also come as no surprise.

However, the monsters get some rather tasty upgrades making The Walking Dead look like The Walk in the Park by comparison. There's some nice invention here and it adds to the action which comes thick and fast in a relentless . . . well yes, tide!

It's not perfect but the narration is good and there are some excellent set piece scenes throughout these first four books including early on in the bowels of an oil rig and later in a variety of scenarios. Some of the writing does get a bit repetitive at times and I wouldn't class Melchiorri as the greatest in terms of character development or dialogue.

BUT, this does have something in a grab a bag of popcorn and let the horrors unfold kind of way and given the value of four books in one you can't really lose by choosing it.

It's a book

Beginning good
Middle good then abit repetitive
End good
4 Books for 1 credit ✅

Boring

Thought I was getting great value 4 books and many hours of listening enjoyment . So purchased it on a whim . Found the books boring though I stuck it out to the end in the hope they would get better . Just goes to prove quantity dose not always equal quality .

Boooooooring

Within the first 30 minutes I must have been infidelity to no less then 20 characters in 5 scenes. Remind me again why I should care about these charges given such shallow development of each. Its no wonder the books in the series are bundled together.

loved it

really enjoyed the story, can't wait to hear the rest of the story. brilliant

Slow to start then turns rapidly excellent.

Brilliant narrator. A little slow at the beginning then quickly turns into one of those stories you just can't put down.

Sling-along-a sunshine

I enjoyed the collection and it is good value, although it has a couple of small quibbles and one huge one that is rectified namely Weapon Slings hahaha! Dear lord the amount of times I almost turned it off or was screaming internally “ffs Slings!” And weapons were scattered across floors was almost unbearable BUT the author fixed it “Phew” honestly a relief, and possibly the best part of it lol but it is book four so it takes a while. Other than that a Good solid set with excellent Z’s that are actually a test. Looking forward to the next few books.

Goliaths, skulls and droolers, oh my.

Beasties, Special Forces, Government naughtiness, what more can you want? A dog? OK, you can have a dog as well.

Nicely put together story with plenty of action and some good characters to get behind.

Exciting page turner

Exciting story with characters you can care about. I love post apocalyptic genres, but really prefer natural disaster type stories. This book was a very pleasant surprise, because I didn’t expect to enjoy it so much. This book is a combination of bio weapon come disaster survivalist. Lots of action and a certain amount of reference to scientific research aspects. The narrator Ryan Kennard Burke does a great job at interpreting the characters and giving an appropriate voice to each. The reading pace is steady and not too slow or fast. The listener will feel the energy in the narration during the exciting occurrences. I feel these books lend themselves well to Audible consumption, not sure how well I would receive them in written form and I feel that the fighting scenes were easy to follow as an audio book, but might become less engaging in the written book. On the other hand, those who love war and battle stories might find it just as appealing in written form. I recommend this audio book for those who enjoy survivalist stories with lots of excitement and battle. I know the author Anthony J Melchiorri has written more in this series and very likely I will select some for future consumption.

Cracking good read

Thoroughly enjoyable story, well read with so many cliffhangers & likeable main characters. Straight on to the next book.