Instant Darkness: A Post Apocalyptic Survival Thriller
EMP Crisis Series, Book 1
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A massive solar flare is about to bring the country to its knees.
When Abram Patterson learns about an impending solar flare, every moment matters. Loaded up in his trusty 1976 Land Cruiser, he must get his wife and daughter from their home in New Hampshire to their remote retreat in Central Vermont. But can he reach his bug-out location before civil unrest makes travel all but impossible?
A father who must protect his children from certain death.
Nick Caulfield, a single father of two, is always in work mode. But when the country is on the brink of collapse, he must focus on getting his children to safety. His neighbor, Abram, has left in a hurry, and he quickly realizes that the region will soon be plunged into chaos. He discovers that his son has acquired directions to his neighbor’s compound, but he suspects they will not be welcomed.
A harrowing journey with an uncertain outcome.
A good Samaritan takes a risk to aid a man and his teenage son and young daughter, but when his services go unappreciated, he feels slighted by the man. Will he take the high ground and be the selfless man he strives to be? Or will he seek revenge, allowing his morals to crumble as humanity quickly unravels?
The solar flare is only the beginning. What would you do to protect the ones you love?
Instant Darkness is the first book in the EMP Crisis series, a post-apocalyptic survival thriller series about regular people struggling to survive after a solar EMP.
©2019 J.J. Holden & Mark J. Russell (P)2019 J.J. Holden & Mark J. RussellListeners also enjoyed...
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And so it begins.... In the United States, the Department of Defense and the NSA computer networks have been hacked. A nuclear-armed CIA drone has lost all flight control. North Korea...Iran...Russia...and soon the gates of Hell will open. Humanity's most terrifying nightmare has become reality. Bombs are detonated, missiles are launched, counterstrikes are ordered, and within minutes, untold thousands of megatons have left countless millions dead or dying. Devastation of biblical proportions has fallen over the land...and the USA has been hit the hardest.
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Typical cookie cutter story
- By Columbus on 03-19-18
By: Tim Washburn
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Darkness: After the EMP
- By: Harley Tate
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kevin Pierce, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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If the power grid fails, how far will you go to survive?Madison spends her days tending plants as an agriculture student at the University of California, Davis. She plans to graduate and put those skills to work only a few hours from home in the Central Valley. The sun has always been her friend, until now.
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Very good with a couple of irritations
- By brewcitydep on 11-25-17
By: Harley Tate
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Dark New World, Book 1
- An EMP Survival Story
- By: J.J. Holden, Henry Gene Foster
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Three people from different walks of life each experience the end of America. Cassy is a 33-year-old prepper and single mother, away on business. Ethan is a hacker and conspiracy nut living underground. Frank is a family man out camping with friends and family. When a devastating EMP attack in the middle of the night destroys America's infrastructure, they are propelled on an unforgettable journey across an ocean of chaos to reach safety...Safety from an unknown invader and from once-fellow Americans now hungry and desperate.
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Better Than Expected
- By Neva P. on 02-16-17
By: J.J. Holden, and others
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Days of Panic
- EMP Survival Series, Book 1
- By: Jack Hunt
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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After an EMP obliterates the nation's electrical grid on New Year's Eve, it's not long before society unravels and panic ensues. As the lights go out and silence spreads over the city that never sleeps, four ordinary strangers - a bike messenger, a homeless person, a support rep, and an ex-convict - must forge a connection in order to stay alive. When they realize the danger is far greater than they expected, they must embark on a perilous journey out of the city.
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Great story and great characters!
- By Natalie @ ABookLoversLife on 03-14-18
By: Jack Hunt
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Gateway to Chaos Boxed Set (Books 1-4): A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Series
- By: T. L. Payne
- Narrated by: Stacy Glemboski
- Length: 26 hrs and 54 mins
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Deep into the coldest, Midwest winter on record, an electromagnetic pulse has taken out the nation’s power grid, plunging St. Louis into frigid darkness. Can ordinary people survive the apocalypse? Pre-med student Raine Caldwell is about to find out. The government isn’t coming to rescue her. If Raine and her group are going to make it, they must save themselves. After finding themselves in a community terrorized by ruthless and dangerous people, Raine and the others in her group must pull together to find justice, when one of their own is taken.
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refreshing take for the genre
- By jason on 02-28-22
By: T. L. Payne
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Prepper Nation
- War Is Peace
- By: Tom Abrahams
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Weeks after a domestic terror attack leaves Texas in the dark, the rest of the nations begins to feel its pain. The economy weakens. Supply chains break. And a shadowy conspiracy works to undermine everything Americans hold dear.
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Wow!
- By Zach Truett on 12-14-24
By: Tom Abrahams
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The Day after Oblivion
- By: Tim Washburn
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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And so it begins.... In the United States, the Department of Defense and the NSA computer networks have been hacked. A nuclear-armed CIA drone has lost all flight control. North Korea...Iran...Russia...and soon the gates of Hell will open. Humanity's most terrifying nightmare has become reality. Bombs are detonated, missiles are launched, counterstrikes are ordered, and within minutes, untold thousands of megatons have left countless millions dead or dying. Devastation of biblical proportions has fallen over the land...and the USA has been hit the hardest.
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Typical cookie cutter story
- By Columbus on 03-19-18
By: Tim Washburn
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Darkness: After the EMP
- By: Harley Tate
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kevin Pierce, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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If the power grid fails, how far will you go to survive?Madison spends her days tending plants as an agriculture student at the University of California, Davis. She plans to graduate and put those skills to work only a few hours from home in the Central Valley. The sun has always been her friend, until now.
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Very good with a couple of irritations
- By brewcitydep on 11-25-17
By: Harley Tate
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Dark New World, Book 1
- An EMP Survival Story
- By: J.J. Holden, Henry Gene Foster
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Three people from different walks of life each experience the end of America. Cassy is a 33-year-old prepper and single mother, away on business. Ethan is a hacker and conspiracy nut living underground. Frank is a family man out camping with friends and family. When a devastating EMP attack in the middle of the night destroys America's infrastructure, they are propelled on an unforgettable journey across an ocean of chaos to reach safety...Safety from an unknown invader and from once-fellow Americans now hungry and desperate.
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Better Than Expected
- By Neva P. on 02-16-17
By: J.J. Holden, and others
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Days of Panic
- EMP Survival Series, Book 1
- By: Jack Hunt
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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After an EMP obliterates the nation's electrical grid on New Year's Eve, it's not long before society unravels and panic ensues. As the lights go out and silence spreads over the city that never sleeps, four ordinary strangers - a bike messenger, a homeless person, a support rep, and an ex-convict - must forge a connection in order to stay alive. When they realize the danger is far greater than they expected, they must embark on a perilous journey out of the city.
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Great story and great characters!
- By Natalie @ ABookLoversLife on 03-14-18
By: Jack Hunt
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Gateway to Chaos Boxed Set (Books 1-4): A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Series
- By: T. L. Payne
- Narrated by: Stacy Glemboski
- Length: 26 hrs and 54 mins
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Deep into the coldest, Midwest winter on record, an electromagnetic pulse has taken out the nation’s power grid, plunging St. Louis into frigid darkness. Can ordinary people survive the apocalypse? Pre-med student Raine Caldwell is about to find out. The government isn’t coming to rescue her. If Raine and her group are going to make it, they must save themselves. After finding themselves in a community terrorized by ruthless and dangerous people, Raine and the others in her group must pull together to find justice, when one of their own is taken.
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refreshing take for the genre
- By jason on 02-28-22
By: T. L. Payne
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Behind the Curve: Book 1
- The Farm, Book 1
- By: Boyd Craven III
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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When the pandemic hit, nobody was expecting it to be as bad as it was. The economy barely survived the lockdowns, but it staggered along until civil unrest shattered people’s hope of better times to come. With it being an election year, more and more Americans were waking up to the idea that they truly were behind the curve. The hope was if they did not get sick, run out of money, or could avoid violent mobs, they would be fine.
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Great idea, too crude.
- By Larry Amon on 01-13-21
By: Boyd Craven III
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First Fate
- Waves of Fate, Book 1
- By: Kendall Talbot
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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When an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) strikes Rose of the Sea, the pleasure cruise becomes a drifting nightmare. Powerless and desperate, the 1,100 passengers and crew must face their new reality: No one is coming to save them.
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Not a fan
- By Corissa Bean on 04-28-23
By: Kendall Talbot
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Rules of Survival: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller
- Survival Rules Series, Book 1
- By: Jack Hunt
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Tyler Ford was robbed of a childhood and forced to learn his father’s stringent rules of survival for every kind of apocalypse...when an EMP obliterates the United States electrical grid he must face the past and remember what he taught him if he hopes to make it out of Vegas alive....Rules of Survival is book one in Survival Rules, a post-apocalyptic EMP thriller series following the Ford family and their community as they fight to survive after an EMP destroys the nation’s power grid.
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too short
- By Joel Lewis on 06-13-19
By: Jack Hunt
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Lights Out
- Surviving the EMP, Book 1
- By: Ryan Casey
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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When an EMP devastates the nation's power supply, it doesn't take long for society to spiral out of control. There's no government to guide people. There's no power and no order. Only chaos and panic. In the immediate aftermath of the devastation, five survivors-a self-sufficient survivalist, a university student, a plane crash survivor, a young girl, and an escaped prisoner-all face a dangerous, treacherous journey towards safety. But as the day goes on, tensions reach breaking point; our survivors soon realize this solar event is far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.
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Unbelievable & Disappointing
- By Jesse Altman on 07-19-21
By: Ryan Casey
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Blue Apocalypse
- End Days Series, Book 1
- By: E.E. Isherwood, Craig Martelle
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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A father and his son. Two-thousand-five-hundred miles apart. A blue ribbon crosses the sky. The world starts to unravel. No one knows what is happening, but everyone is trying to find out. Buck is running his big rig from the west coast. Garth is trapped in New York City with his high school friend. With Marine training and an 18-wheeler, Buck heads east. With no training and no communication with his father, Garth fights just to escape New York City.
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A long buildup…
- By Debbie Zea on 04-18-23
By: E.E. Isherwood, and others
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The Redemption Trilogy Box Set: Emergence, Penance, Resurgence
- The Redemption Trilogy, Books 1-3
- By: AJ Sikes
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins
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Jed Welch thought washing out of the Marines Corps was the worst thing that could happen. It landed him back in his old life of crime, running with drug dealers in Queens. Just when he thought his luck couldn’t get worse, a global viral outbreak unleashed virulent hordes of Alpha predators. He quickly finds himself alone, saving his own skin, and on the run in New York City as the outbreak spreads.
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What the
- By Brian on 02-23-21
By: AJ Sikes
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Lights Out: EMP Post Apocalyptic Fiction Super Boxset
- By: Roger Hayden, James Hunt
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Dystopian masterminds James Hunt, author of “Static”, and Roger Hayden, author of “Grid Down”, which have collectively accumulated 200+ five-star reviews come together in this SUPER BOX SET for the first time! That’s TWO complete book SERIES comprised of SIX NOVELS at a discounted price! Static (White Noise, Fade to Gray, Blackout) Wren Burton, one of the top architects in Chicago, has never let anything stand in the way of providing a better life for her family, but those choices haven’t been without sacrifice. And when the power shuts down across the city, which submerges the ...
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Post apocalypse aspect
- By Brayan Morales on 12-18-24
By: Roger Hayden, and others
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Going Home
- A Novel
- By: A. American
- Narrated by: Duke Fontaine
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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If society collapsed, could you survive? When Morgan Carter's car breaks down 250 miles from his home, he figures his weekend plans are ruined. But things are about to get much, much worse: the country's power grid has collapsed. There is no electricity, no running water, no Internet, and no way to know when normalcy will be restored - if it ever will be.
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Intriguing "prepper" story, terrible writing.
- By Chris Hookway on 02-19-14
By: A. American
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The Silencer Series Box Set Books 1-4
- By: Mike Ryan
- Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
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CIA Black Ops agent John Smith is on his latest assignment in London. Little does he know - it'll be his last. Barely surviving an attack on his life, Smith lays low for six months until he returns to the United States. His flight is strangely diverted to Philadelphia where he meets a mysterious stranger who knows all about his past and recruits him for a job. Needing a new identity, Smith becomes Michael Recker. He then tries to prevent bad things happening to innocent people while also interacting with the city's different crime factions.
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Pleasantly surprised
- By Victoria on 09-30-20
By: Mike Ryan
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End of Days: Books 1-7 Box Set
- By: Sam J. Fires
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz, Gerald Hill, Jorjeana Marie, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
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During the coldest winter on record, an EMP attack wipes out the nation's power and cripples the country. As the city spirals into lawless chaos, an investigative journalist, twenty-six-year-old Cassandra Drews, is forced onto the dangerous streets of Portland to begin the long walk to her parents' home in Oregon. But hypothermia and starvation aren't the only dangers Cass and her rescue dog, Daisy, face on their perilous trek.
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Excellent series
- By bill on 03-11-24
By: Sam J. Fires
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The Complete Lee West Post-Apocalyptic Boxset
- By: Lee West
- Narrated by: Charles Hubbell, John David Farrell
- Length: 30 hrs and 58 mins
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All of Lee West's post-apocalyptic best sellers in one boxset! Six books, two series. Over 1,000 pages of post-apocalyptic action and suspense.
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Don't fall for the 6 books for one credit
- By K. H. on 03-12-20
By: Lee West
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America Offline
- The Complete Collection Books 1-4
- By: William H. Weber
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 26 hrs and 10 mins
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Nate Bauer and his pregnant wife, Amy, are bracing for the worst winter storm in a century when a sudden attack takes out the power grid, crippling the country at the worst possible moment. With temperatures plummeting and law and order unraveling all around them, news soon emerges that the local nuclear power is on the brink of a meltdown. Separated during the chaotic evacuation that follows, Nate soon finds himself alone in a frozen world racked by chaos and mounting levels of radiation.
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TEOTWAWKI Fun
- By neur0mancr on 02-14-24
By: William H. Weber
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- D.Rob
- 10-16-19
If you like post-apoc fiction, this is for you!
Great CME storyline! I like that the main storyline involves some preppers but also mostly casual people that are ignorant to what is truly going on. Those characters then have to learn new survival skillsets.
The book is well written and the narration was great!
*This audiobook was provided to me at no cost in exchange for my unbiased review.
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- Christoph Dassa
- 11-22-21
Vermont EMP
writing read fairly soothly, not enough intigjue
lacking in desciptipn of imapct of naturay EPM
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- Edain
- 10-14-19
Interesting twist on the Genre!
Solar flare to strike Earth and the Government is not informing the populace of the severity. Prepped family heading out to a bug out in Vermont. Unprepared neighbor gets the bugout bug after being convinced by his son, to follow his neighbor hoping for entrance.
The story has everything you could want along with adventure, excitement, teen angst and excellent narration.
The characters are likeable and engaging and the story pulls you along. Kevin Pierce, did a fantastic job as always on the narration.
This is a great book and would be a nice addition to anyone's Post Apocalyptic Library.
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While I was given this book in exchange for a review, I have reviewed the book honestly to the best of my ability. I would never recommend a book to someone else if I would not purchase it myself
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- William Temples
- 11-14-19
Good, but....
Well written and well read, but the main characters seem awfully naive for preppers..decent. OK
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- Deedra
- 09-22-21
Instant Darkness
This was a rough book to listen to at first,but the characters were nicer by the end.Abraham has a plan for the solar flare coming.Emma his daughter invites the neighbors,who are not really wanted.They make some bad decisions,but most survive.Kevin Pierce was the perfect narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Tina Walters Whitt
- 01-26-20
Really good book. interesting story line
The author for a great job build up the characters and letting up get to know them. can't wait to hear book number 2.
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- Paul MadsenKindle Customer
- 11-08-21
Fairly tame adventure following collapse of power
Having read many of this gendre not much will surprise me other than the Stupidity and Naiety even among those who are peppers ready for the bad following a collapse of civil order. I was expecting more common sense.
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- Matthew Drew
- 10-17-23
This would be great if not for the whining of father and son.
This book would be great if the father and son wasn’t so entitled. I’m going to listen to the second book and hope they change real fast!
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- michael martins
- 11-01-19
PA EMP Survival Thriller with Amazing Narration
Instant Darkness is a great start to Post Apocalyptic survival series. They are already on solid ground because they got the great Kevin Pierce, possibly the King of Post Apocalyptic story narrators. I have listened to a lot of the books he has narrated and have enjoyed them all probably much more than I would of with a different narrator. The book starts off with vague news stories of Solar flares that the government and news are down playing as nothing serious. Abram Patterson(a prepper) knows different though and has contacts in the scientific community and online that let him know that this is going to be very serious, life changing for the East coast as it will take out the power grid possibly for years. He packs up his family in their 76 Land Cruiser and heads up to his 'bug out compound' in Vermont. His family consists of his daughter Emma, his wife Shelly and her sister Maggie and they are going to meet his best friend Gary(another prepper) at the compound.
Abram's neighbor Nick Caulfield sees Abram and his family leave early on a Sunday with the Land Cruiser packed to the brim and thinks it's odd but doesn't give it much thought. Nick is a single father, his wife having died of cancer 5 years previously and is taking care of his two kids, his son Corey and his young sister. Corey and Emma have been best friends since they were little and she couldn't leave without him so she had snuck Corey a letter telling him of the impending disaster and a map to their compound in Vermont. Once Corey sees the letter he tries to convince his father to take the family up there. It is a tough sell but finally Nick relents and packs his family up. By this point a lot of other people have started to figure things out and things are getting pretty crazy out there. Nick isn't even sure he will be welcomed by Abram once he gets there as they don't necessarily get along that well but at this point he is desperate and decides it is what he has to do.
This is good PA novel that is full of tension between characters and situations that are very morally challenging. It is very interesting to see how characters and groups deal with each other and how some people choose to react when things get really tough. This is a good first installment in the series and am eager to read more to see what happens and if Kevin Pierce is narrating those I am sure they will be entertaining as well.
"Please note I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
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- Backlash
- 10-07-19
Northern bug out
When a solar flare kills the grid on the east coast few are prepared for the fallout. Two families will have to unite to survive but it might not be enough. Great characters, and a moving plot. Its getting so I wouldn't recognize a post apocalyptic audio without Kevin Peirce narrating he does so well. I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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