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Troop of Shadows

The Troop of Shadows Chronicles, Book 1

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Troop of Shadows

By: Nicki Huntsman Smith
Narrated by: Anne Lentino
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A catastrophic pandemic ravages the globe, reducing the human population to extinction levels and cleansing the world of mediocrity.

A doomsday prepper, a molecular geneticist, a journal-keeping loner, and a martial arts-trained nerd survive the disease that annihilated almost everyone else on the planet. Despite the miles between Kansas and California, Texas and Arizona, the four share a connection.

They realize that not dying was the easy part.

Now a year later, they navigate a bleak world...one without technology, without modern medicine, and without law and order. They must unify their diverse strengths not only to rebuild civilization but to battle those who would forge empires through brutality and oppression.

"There is one who would rule the world or see it burn."

Fans of Stephen King’s The Stand, Hugh Howey’s Wool series, and Markus Sakey’s Brilliance trilogy will love this novel. Intricately plotted, superbly paced, and brought to life by fully-developed protagonists, quirky supporting characters, and charming villains, the Troop of Shadows Chronicles is a tour de force. It is the unfolding story of the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, and is populated with some of the most entertaining people you’ll ever meet.

©2016 Nicki Huntsman Smith (P)2020 Nicki Huntsman Smith Dystopian Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Engaging Characters • Complex Plot • Interesting Twists • Absorbing Storyline • Great Voice Quality
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Good story. However, the performer needs to learn how to pronounce K-bar (pronounced like it is spelled, say the letter k then add bar).

Good story

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Good dystopian novel. Interesting twists on the theme. Looking forward to book two and how she brings it together.

Enjoyable

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The characters in this book are developed well and easy to follow. Not everything adds up the way you would expect. Kept my attention and very entertaining.

Attention grabber

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Trying to find the next books are kind of a pain even when i look up the author.

Good book

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I have been reading a lot in this genre lately and this book is a departure from many of the offerings. There is a complex plot with indepth development of varied characters. However the narrator is a particular problem for this book with all it's characters and threads because of her one dimensional delivery. In spite of this I would definitely recommend it.

a welcome change

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The protagonist was subjected to much environmental and human torture for me to continue listening.

Too much misery!

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The writing was ok at best. The author could use a thesaurus. As a combat veteran, I have never heard the word reconnoiter used so much. The narrator's inability to pronounce KA-BAR (kay bar) and weapon calibers. It's 30.06 (thirty ought six) not (thirty oh six).

Disappointing

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I thought this book would be like it's description whal a good listen it doesn't quite fit the description that is given to this book

a good listen when waiting for your next credit

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The production is a bit off, with the voice volume going up and down quite a bit, but I still really liked the story. Narrator has a great voice to listen to,

Good story

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UPDATE:

Folks, I am 7 or 8 hours into Troop of Shadows. I was reluctant to take on a post apocalyptic audio series narrated by a female. Let me tell you how wrong I was. Ann Lentino is just absolutely excellent. After the first hour I no longer thought about the narrator, she’s just that good. And that’s a mark of excellence when you no longer notice the narrator. A previous reviewer called Lentino “awful”. Man , I don’t know how high your bar is but it must be in outer space somewhere. Lentino is a great narrator.

Nicki Huntsman Smith has crafted an engrossing tale of the survivors of an extinction level pandemic trying to find a place to rebuild. Granted, all the major post apocalyptic tropes are present but she does it so well that you’re drawn into the story of each group of survivors. I’ve read so many post apocalyptic novels that most of them bore me now. Not this one. I’ll be buying the next one in the series and if the writing (and narration) continues at this level of excellence I’ll get them all.

Above average Post Apocalyptic story

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