Zero Day Code

End of Days, Book 1

Every modern city has one week’s worth of food to feed itself. Then it will collapse.

Cut off the resources to New York, Sydney, or even a mid-size metropolis, and millions will soon starve. In Zero Day Code we see those immense and open, hyper-complex, networked supercities of the new millennium die. And in the last moments we see their vengeance take form as all the best and worst traits of humanity bubble to the surface.

Zero Day Code is set in a realistic near future with dwindling global food supplies under increasing pressure from worsening droughts, floods and extreme weather events. Written by prolific Australian writer John Birmingham, the thriller follows a handful of survivors from the first day of society’s descent into violent, uncertain futures.

James, a consultant to the US National Security Council, is the first to suspect that the worldwide emergence of a crippling computer virus is actually a cover for something else - a devastating cyber-attack by China on the food distribution system of the United States. The attack is a bid for the Middle Kingdom to distract America as it seizes the food bowl of South East Asia and feeds its starving population. But Beijing has miscalculated.

Follow the missions of an embittered activist chasing salvation, a single mum rescuing her child from a frantic San Francisco and an army veteran who has long retreated from society, as the world they knew crumbles around them.

Please note: this audiobook contains mature content and listener discretion is advised.

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A good start.

Cool characters. I look forward to a continuation of story in the next book. At least I hope there is another book.

Realistic societal collapse

These reviews are hilarious. Is this a racist alt right book or a liberal indoctrination story? It’s neither, it’s life. If a review seems to exhibit extreme left or right views then I advise you to ignore it. We have a lot of irrational and emotional people in the USA right now. It just adds more credibility to societies rapid decline of order and to violence as the first option for self centered and narcissistic people in this story. I’m just glad there were no zombies. 😁

Too many storylines and characters

There were too many storylines and characters introduced in each new chapter in order to keep track of what was going on. Should I be trying to remember what happened to who in each chapter because they will be brought up again in later chapters? It isn’t going to happen without a flowchart.
The narrator…his normal voice was nice. But when he tried to do different voices it made me cringe. It is bad enough I may not be able to continue.

Fantastic story and great audio

This book kept me on the edge of my seat because it describes something that could easily happen in today’s world! It was riveting. My only complaint was that it ended too soon. I would have liked to know what happened to the characters.

Very good book that flows well

The narrator did an excellent job. I love his voice range. He is convincing with his characterizations. However, he applied English words and phrases to American accents. It just wasn’t right. As good as the narrator is, I would have chosen someone American. But, these are very good books and I highly recommend