Winter's Rising

Dystance, Book 1

By: Mark Tufo

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Newly revised version now read by award-winning narrator Sean Runnette!

From birth to death, The War is all the citizens of Dystance know. As children it is drilled into their heads that war is the purpose behind all existence.

Winter doesn't agree. She's stumbled across remnants of life the way it was before The War began, and now she longs to be as free as her ancestors.

With help from her best friend, Cedar, and the boy she is forbidden to love, Tallow, she believes she can do it. Winter can see a life beyond the Pickets, beyond the constant hunger and the threat of death, beyond the war machine.

Can one teenage girl and her dream of a better life really change the whole world?

©2014 Mark Tufo (P)2018 Mark Tufo

Liked the Book

I liked the story but had a hard time with the narrator as, while he was good, the main character was a girl and it's so hard to listen to something in first person from a girl's perspective in a male's voice. He also sounded grandfatherly which made it worse. I would have preferred either a women narrator or perhaps both male and female for this one. Other than that, I enjoyed the story. It was unique.

Happily Surprised

I was iffy on this book because my mother recommended it. We have complete opposite taste when it comes to books. I found myself quickly hooked, and my fiancé kept giving me weird looks when I would randomly break out in hysterical laughter. It was very weird to have voice actor be a male when the main is a female, but I found myself not even noticing after the first chapter. The initial confusion about the mains gender is why I gave it a 4 star. Besides that, thumbs up for me!

couldn't stop!

This has been the best audiobook I have heard for a very long time! Was hard to put down.
Really enjoyed it.!

I need more!!

I love this book! So upset that its over... more please!! Brilliant story from a master!

wow

Really dig the book. love the new storyline. keep at it Mr tufo. I have read all your books for the most part. love them all.

SEAN GIVES THIS A UNIQUE TWIST! SURPRISE ENDING!

Well, I like how Mark rebranded this one...I see what he did...and I think I kinda know where he is gonna go with this one; Well maybe..Mark is unpredictable most times....But I like what I heard! I loved the old version too, this one took me a minute to settle into, because I had listened to the old one 3 times and was in love with the characters already, I could hear them in my head, the old way...lol I am huge Sean Runnette fan, so it just took a bit to get used to this way..and he did a great job, he gave the story a lot of heart, and humor...and he made me believe it all over again...Im really excited that Winter made it this time..and I cant wait to listen to the next one!!!

ANOTHER WINNER MR TUFO!!! I RECOMMEND!!!!

the awesome Talbot clan.

I love this continuation of the Talbot clan! I can not wait to see what they do next.

Awesome as usual!

Love everything that Mark Tufo creates! Can't wait for book 2 in series and also looking forward to next Zombie Fallout.

New twist on another idea.

Couple of hours into the book which was great I got the basic idea of the book. Something like hunger games with different twist. At first I wanted to hate it because it was done already but as usual Mark has his own flair that totally wins the book over. Now I say if you loved Hunger Games you will love this book but even if you disliked Hunger Games you are still going to love this book.

Another amazing Tufo book

I loved this book. I didn’t mind a male translator for the girls. Runnette is that good. Can’t wait to read the next book!