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  • What Befalls the Children

  • Book 4 in the Troop of Shadows Series
  • By: Nicki Huntsman Smith
  • Narrated by: Anne Lentino
  • Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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What Befalls the Children

By: Nicki Huntsman Smith
Narrated by: Anne Lentino
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What has Fergus gotten himself into this time?

The residents of Whitaker Holler, nestled in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, possess the gene (engineered millennia ago) that saved them from perishing during a catastrophic global pandemic three years earlier. They’re lucky. They knew all about rustic living before the apocalypse.

Led by Serena Jo, a brilliant, determined woman who doesn’t hesitate when making impossible, even ruthless decisions about their survival, the Mountain People thrive in this newly primitive world.

Two diverse residents of a secret government warehouse (one of the nation’s seven "Strategic National Stockpiles") camouflaged within a self-storage complex a few miles from Whitaker Holler also survived the pandemic.

Ray, the facility’s former brainy but phobia-plagued supervisor, must accommodate his captive, a malevolent psychopath bent on murdering every human she encounters. Ray knows keeping the survivors safe from Lizzy, despite the toll she takes on his peace of mind, is the most important and dangerous job left in the world.

What if he fails?

©2020 Nicki Huntsman Smith (P)2024 Nicki Huntsman Smith
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An outstanding and exciting book

As in the other novels I have read by Nicki Huntsman Smith, the pace is fast and the plot exciting. I had trouble putting it down. This novel takes place in a small Appalachian settlement. Without any spoilers, the twists and turns in this novel keep the reader's/listeners rapt attention
Just as the story is ending, an unexpected cliffhanger appears. this has me anxiously awaiting the next book in this series. These are some of the most interesting post apocalyptic novels I have read.

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I’ve been enjoying the series!


The author throws in enough plot twists with an overall enjoyable story arc that keeps me continuing on to the next book.

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A different kind of post apocalyptic novel

Love this series! Can't wait for the next installment. Unique Characters and story line. The villains are terrifying and evil to the bone.

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A fantastic series!

I highly recommend you consider and enjoy this serious. It feels real and is riveting.

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Enjoyable tale so far

The characters are fun to follow, the story is an interesting take on the survival of the fittest.

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Loved it!

I loved the series! I will be so sad when it ends. I really enjoyed the reader.

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