The Undead: Part 4

By: R R Haywood

Narrated by: Dan Morgan

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

Darren heads to the Isle of Wight ,where he gathers more undead and turns the beautiful Marcy. Howie and his remaining, much smaller team go to rescue the living who have escaped there, but Darren traps them in an abandoned hotel and sends his hordes in after them.

Even if they can escape, tides prevent them from leaving the island, and they must face Darren and Marcy in a final showdown.

©2015 R R Haywood (P)2015 Audible, Ltd.

Devolved from Campy fun to typical Male Fantasy

In a nutshell:

1. Dave is a funny character

2. Howie has a tantrum when "his people" dare to disagree with him.

4. After a certain number of gory, slimy, zombie smiting battles; I don't really need the nasty details anymore. A summary is good enough. "Our heroes fought against enormous quantities of zombies and won again".

5. Darren is whipped. Funny social commentary.

6. Why do so many heroes in zombie stories end up with gorgeous, VERY young girls?
Actually, I think I know the answer, but I had thought better of this writer.

7. Someone in this story actually got all warm and fuzzy while wishing he'd had an "alpha male" in his life while growing up.

8. Great narration.

9. I won't be listening to anymore of the adventures of Mr. Howie and Dave.

10. Bummer! This series had potential.

9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Another brilliant episode in the series!

When i heard that this series was being continued via the authors Facebook page i couldn't wait for book 4 and was so pleased that audible have again given voice to RR Haywood's epic story. Dan Morgan gives another perfect performance and i couldn't be more excited to listen to the next part of the story! Thankyou Mr H!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The Characters!

When an author writes characters that you love to love or love to hate, then you know he/she really has something!

In this episode, my hate got to rear it's head. I felt real anger and sadness at several points. It kept me wanting more to know how it turns out and hoping for the best for by beloved crew.

This is a series that I hope never ends!

So much bad language from Darrin

So glad Darrin is dead. Maybe the language won’t be so brutal. Want to hear more about Howie and Dave, but need a break after Darrin

Just keeps getting better

I got hooked by the free short story. After finishing the first book I bought the whole series. I just finished the 4th book and so far I have not been disappointed. I love the story and the characters. The narrator does a great job giving life to all the characters. I highly recommend checking these books out.

Freaking fantastic

Love the story. Can't stop listening. Purchased one story right after next. Great story telling.

From a zombie's point of view

This book was definitely better than the third. Listening from a zombie's perspective really added to this book and was a twist I've heard in no other zombie book I've read/listened to up to this point. I actually looked forward to Smithy's chapters more than any others.
The narrator could be better. Although he's good with articulating emotions, I could not tell one character from the other. He is very easy to listen to, however.

Robert's Review

This is a great series. If you like action Zumbie books. Then get this series. The narrative is superv

Can't get enough!

Just an outstanding series. I'm not a massive fan of the genre but just as The Walking Dead, this more about the character interactions and development than actual Zombie life (tho that is certainly included and is developing rather than just the same old mindless (lol) drudgery of your average Zombie story).

I've never been so addicted to a series - I'm on my second round of 3 extra credit purchases as there is NO WAY I can wait the necessary 16 days for the next instalment! (I will no doubt finish part 5 in a day or so)
I often use audiobooks as a bit of gentle lulling to sleep but was up till 3.30 this morning listening before I finally could bear to not extend that sleep timer 1 more time.

Hands down the best audiobook I've ever had the privilege to listen to and I have listened to hundreds.

Superb work by author and narrator alike.

Never a dull moment

I've been listening to this series since it first came out and I just love it. The characters are relatable and endearing. The whole dynamic of the group is just great.
I love how the zombie infection seems to have an ever evolving state of being in this series and you can see that developed with each part of the story.

The only reason i have an Audible account

The only reason i have an Audible account is for Mr Haywood's books. Sorry Audible.

Pure escapism, with a fantastic story line. Just bought the physical book for my friend in Hollywood who works at Boneyard Effects, I don't feel im being biased by saying to her that this is just SO MUCH better than the Walking Dead. Even in Mr H;s apocalyptic world, he creates heroes and heroines that are good, kind and you would follow to the end. There are many moments in this installment were you find yourself smiling, mostly again provided by Cookey and Blowers, many breath holding moments, I loved the hotel bit! and we are introduced to two beautiful women (rolling my eyes Haywood, rolling my eyes lol) I even feel a little bit of sympathy for Darren. Dan Morgan is again doing a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life, Clarence and Ted in particular sound exactly like i imagined. Mr Haywood, as always begging for more.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I don't want them to end!!!!!!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

I am getting close to the end of the series that is available on audio books ..........not happy

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Stop thinking about it and just download it.

If you could sum up The Undead: Part 4 in three words, what would they be?

Amazing engrossing addictive

What other book might you compare The Undead: Part 4 to, and why?

You cannot compare this series to any other, it brings a zombie apocalypse to a new level

What about Dan Morgan’s performance did you like?

He is what brings the series to life

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

You will laugh cry and become so attached to all the characters you will want to be there to hug kiss and slap all of them all.

Any additional comments?

This is Definately a series that you will want to listen too more than once and you will want to make all your friends and relatives listen to it too. If you haven't got it in your library then you should have!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

10\10

Amazing writing and narration! I was gripped with every word and couldn't stop listening to it!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Another string instalment

Great story as usual. It has a bit of a holiday vibe to it somehow with the journey to the isle of white. This instalment carries in from the perspective of smithy and does away with the narrative directly from the infection as previous books did. This was good but has some excessively bad language, which is fine for me as I think it’s done fairly realistically.

Overall it’s a strong book and I look forward to the next.

Enjoyed it but Darren's character was just too vile

A great story again. If the gratuitous swearing of Darren's character carries on to the next book I would have quit the series. It was too much and to be honest a bit uncomfortable. I'm ex military so used to bad language but this was another level. I now see it for what it was, a way to portray just how vile the situation was.

There narrator is incredible

The story is great but I could listen to the narrator all day long. Here has a great voice and I don't know how he keeps track of all the differing voices of the characters. Very talented.

Good - but story is becoming a bit repetitive.

Would you listen to The Undead: Part 4 again? Why?

I enjoyed the book - it was quite engaging but the format for these stories is becoming a bit repetitive and lose interest after a while. I'm not sure I'll continue with the series.

great as usual

If I could afford it I would buy the whole lot in one go and binge. :)

Best book ever

I can't stop reading I can't wait to read the next one of the series