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Aurora

A Novel

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Aurora

By: David Koepp
Narrated by: Rupert Friend
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM NETFLIX AND ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR KATHRYN BIGELOW

“Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down." – Stephen King

From the author of Cold Storage comes a riveting, eerily plausible thriller, told with the menace and flair of Under the Dome or Project Hail Mary, in which a worldwide cataclysm plays out in the lives of one complicated Midwestern family.

In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son.

Then the lights go out—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood.

Across the country lives Aubrey’s estranged brother, Thom. A fantastically wealthy, neurotically over-prepared Silicon Valley CEO, he plans to ride out the crisis in a gilded desert bunker he built for maximum comfort and security.

But the complicated history between the siblings is far from over, and what feels like the end of the world is just the beginning of several long-overdue reckonings—which not everyone will survive . . .

Aurora is suspenseful storytelling—both large scale and small—at its finest.

©2022 David Koepp (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
Dystopian Genre Fiction Horror Medical Medical & Forensic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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Compelling Characters • Realistic Disaster Scenario • Intriguing Concept • Good Family Drama • Suspenseful Storyline
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Loved the characters and their growth. The slow near collapse of society as power and communication die. The surprising characters and skills that did and didn’t survive or thrive.

Very realistic responses

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Loved every minute of it and the reader was awesome. Would like to hear more books from this writer

Great book

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I did like the storyline quite a bit. For a change world didn’t go to complete shits once shit hit the fan, and most people stayed just people.
Characters were sufficiently interesting and relatable. Ending a bit less than epic, but that’s ok. Narration great. Overalls a solid listen.

Good story

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I listened to this screenwriter on a podcast and he talked about his venture into novel writing. The visual world and expert pacing kept me engaged throughout and the richness of the characters believability proved very entertaining. A great read (or listen).

Beautiful storytelling

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This is probably the best book I’ve read this year. An adventurous dystopian tale that paints a beautiful picture. Can’t wait to read more from David Koepp

You ever find a book that leaves you hanging on for more?

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Was scared off at first by a one star review till one day decided to read reviews more closely. No this is not a horror, sigh, silly to give a bad review for it not being a horror. Anyways. Great story, same narrator as his last book (Cold Storage) and both narrations are done extremely well. If you are trying to figure out what kind of read this is: story is more like stations eleven and witch of Hebron. Character development was good, not as tight as last (Cold Storage) but he created a bigger world, more characters. This author will only get better and look forward to his future works.

Great read.

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This book was easy to follow with audible. The reader was great! Had a good storyline about family. And had some action in it. I enjoyed it!

Good Listen

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This was a good story the characters were compelling however the author chose to use profanity throughout which was not necessary to make the story interesting I would not recommend this book to most of my friends because of that even though it is a compelling story.

Good story but language choice not best

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The book itself was amazing, lots of twists and devolvement. Development in characters and in a society after being striped from all electronic devices.
I suggest listening at x1.3.

Amazing book, slow narrating

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Enjoy the story, could use a little less Foul Language for myself. Liked the story though.

Not for the younger readers

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