Zero Day Code

End of Days, Book 1

By: John Birmingham

Narrated by: Rupert Degas

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. 😁

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.

Great voice performance!

Performance is awesome! Rupert Degas has a voice for every character. The characters are very international and his accents are wonderful!

It gets good. You just have to wait for it

The author gives us a TON of backstory for quite a few different characters. Over half a dozen in fact. So the story takes a long time before the collapse hits and the story "gets good"

Now if you are OK with listening to good story telling, thats ok. But if you want action in the first few chapters, this isnt it. Now i dont recall exactly what chapter it begins in, but i seem to remember it being over 20 chapters in, likely more.

That said, once the action starts its really nice to have all that backstory and connection to the characters. I was going to give it lower marks, but once the story gets rolling its really good.

Be ware. The author is coming at this from a far further left perspective than most SHTF authors. I found it refreshing, but some may find it annoying given the comments on things like global warming and healthcare. But being an angle ive yet to experience in this genre, it makes for a dang good story. I have close to 150 books in this genre, so i know what to expect from most.

The book does use rather strong language depending on the character its following, so be aware of that. At times it gets to the point of being annoying. But ive definitely encountered worse.

I got to listen to this for free, and i will finish the whole series. Its one i will actually be buying with my own cash once its off the included list.

I will say, the author being australian doesnt have a clue about life and what people are like here in the US. Just overlook that and enjoy the story, or itll really wreck your immersion