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  • The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 2: Empire Decayed

  • By: Daniel Kraus
  • Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
  • Length: 26 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 2: Empire Decayed

By: Daniel Kraus
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century in the second and final book in the sweeping epic that Entertainment Weekly called "utterly riveting".

Zebulon Finch has faced more violence, lust, and heartbreak than any other 17-year-old in history. But nothing can prepare him for what is coming next.

Half a century has passed since Zebulon Finch was gunned down and then inexplicably resurrected to experience a second life. Picking up his tale where he left off, Zebulon heads to Nazi Germany on a top-secret mission. From there he escapes to the shiny new world of the suburbs - a tidy neighborhood hiding dark secrets. He will exchange the pains of this world for what he believes will be peace among the stars. He will march for social change all the way to Woodstock, go raving mad in the desert, and finally exit from humanity the only way he knows how. We first met Zebulon sealed in a tomb beneath the World Trade Center - might he yet crawl from the rubble to discover a different America?

Enthralling and gut-wrenching, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 2: Empire Decayed is the conclusion to the epic saga of one young man's journey down the long road to redemption.

©2016 Daniel Kraus (P)2016 Listening Library
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26+ Hours Just Isn't Long Enough

What made the experience of listening to The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume 2: Empire Decayed the most enjoyable?

Aside from author Daniel Kraus creating one of the most unique, epic, and ambitious stories I've ever read, the reader, Kirby Heyborne, does a great job of breathing life into a book about a dead guy. Heyborne's narration, especially after listening to him narrate book one, drew me in and placed me in the story. The ways in which Heyborne voices the separate characters really helps the listener to identify and distinguish among the characters.

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almost perfect

the book was almost perfect and it would have been were it not for the final chapter

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Fascinating story and performance

Those of the second half of these story of Zebulon Finch, and while it's not quite as large in scope as the first book with the different time settings and locations, it is a fascinating read. The performer was as great as he was when reading the first book and I was so happy that they got the same person to do it. I highly recommend reading (hearing?) these two books; their length is worth it.

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Unusual in every way

Truly strange and engrossing; unlike anything I’ve ever read, seen, heard. The tale of one man’s journey [who happens to be dead] through the history of America and the world…over 100 [1000?] years. Kirby heyborne’s narration is exceptionally good. A long strange trip but worth it. Kraus’ new novel Whalefall is also wonderful and terrible in equal measure [and a lot shorter].

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