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After the End of the World

By: Jonathan L. Howard
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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After the End of the World by Jonathan L. Howard brings the H. P. Lovecraft mythos into the 21st century.

The Unfolded World is a bitter and unfriendly place for Daniel Carter and Emily Lovecraft. In this world the Cold War never happened because the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1941. In this world the Nazi Großdeutschland is the premier superpower and is not merely tolerated but indulged because, in this world, the Holocaust happened behind the ruins of the Iron Curtain and consumed only Bolsheviks, Communists, and others the West was glad to see gone. In this world there are monsters, and not all of them are human.

But even in the Unfolded World, there are still bills to pay and jobs to do. Carter finds himself working for the German secret security service to uncover the truth behind a major scientific joint project that is going suspiciously well. The trail takes Lovecraft and him to a distant, abandoned island and a conspiracy that threatens everything. To fight it, Lovecraft must walk a perilously narrow path between forbidden knowledge and soul-destroying insanity.

Fortunately, she also has a shotgun.

This dark, captivating audiobook will send listeners into a twisted version of the world they will be thankful not to inhabit.

©2017 Jonathan L. Howard (P)2017 Macmillan Audio
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Lovecraft Noir!

Amazing. Narrator hooked me after one chapter. Story is great, and you end up loving the badass characters. Can't wait for the next book!

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Another great from Mr. Howard!

If you’ve read Carter and Lovecraft, you HAVE to read / listen to this gem. Howard does it again!

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Twilight Zone meets Night Stalker meets X-Files

Not only is the story’s plot gripping but the high quality of the writing and performance ensure maximum impact to the listener. In particular, Ari Fliakos’ delivery of the finely tuned rhythms of Howard’s rapid-fire prose are reminiscent of Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone episode introductions.

The result is deliciously stimulating to the intellect, creep-out receptors and funny bone in well-blended measures.

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great

I really like this series. great series. good characters. great narration. LOVE Lovecraft! Carter is OK.

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A bit aimless after the first

The cliffhanger from book 1 is immediately resumed in this second installation and we get to see what life is like on the other side of the fold.

Sadly, aside from the cool "oh, it's like THIS over here", there's not much interesting about it. It boils down to the Nazis never lost and the US treats them as equals.

Most of the story revolves around Carter & Lovecraft bumbling from one fateful encounter to another while being obviously manipulated from afar.

Although much DOES happen in this book, it doesn't feel like anything has really happened at all. We know a smidgen (and the tiniest of smidgens it is) more about what's going on behind the scenes, and Lovecraft grows a bit more into her own as a useful character (beyond being book smart). Carter, unfortunately, is pretty much the same, and is surprisingly incompetent in many situations which his background would lead you to believe he shouldn't be.

No cliffhanger here, just an obvious opening to anoher entry that I think I'll likely pass on.

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Delicious pulp fiction/cosmic horror

JLH figured out a plausible way for an aryan Gestapo agent to pleadingly ask the black protagonist not to call him the "n-word" (Nazi). I'm pretty sure he wrote the rest of the plot just to setup that line. Totally worth it.

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Fantastic modern Cthulhu fix

Dying for future books in the series. Highly recommend the series. Start with Carter & Lovecraft

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i absolutely love this series!

I love this series and can't wait for the next book. The narrator did a grear job again, and brought the book to life. I liked the antagonist in the first book a lot, but this book was still great. More of a spy novel than a crime drama like the last. I highly recommend reading this!

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Fun Lovecraftian action horror.

I loved this story. Good characters and well structured story. The reader is solid. A scoop of otherworldly horror. A scoop of action. A hefty dash of espionage and witty banter.

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loved it

this is the 2nd book in the series I've listened to, both are a fun story, ready for some more!

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