Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Far from Home

  • Far Series, Book 1
  • By: Kate L. Mary
  • Narrated by: Nicole Jones
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Far from Home cover art

Far from Home

By: Kate L. Mary
Narrated by: Nicole Jones
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £14.99

Buy Now for £14.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Broken Stories cover art
The Oklahoma Wastelands Series cover art
The Twisted Series cover art
Blind Rage cover art
Survival cover art
World Departed cover art
Darkness: After the EMP cover art
Friggin Zombies cover art
Double or Nothing cover art
Zombie Fallout: Zero cover art
Stage 3: A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller cover art
Prepared cover art
No Holding Back cover art
Heart of Steel cover art
Solar Reboot cover art
This Rotten World cover art

Summary

As the only child in an upper-middle class family, Rowan has had it easy. Doted on by a mother who never wanted anything but a child to love, she's never wanted for anything. Kiaya’s life, however, has been anything but easy. Parents who didn’t want her, followed by being torn away from her only sibling by the foster care system, she knows what it means to have to work hard for the things she wants.

When a deadly virus sweeps the country, Rowan and Kiaya are away at college and far from everything they love. Desperate to make it home, they team up, but as the world around them dies, an unexpected detour leaves them stranded in Vega, Texas where they make a shocking discovery. The virus isn’t just killing people. It’s changing them.

When former cop, Devon, sweeps in to save the day, it looks like their luck has shifted. With hundreds of miles left to cross and the dead taking over, the trio is determined to do whatever it takes to get home. Traveling historic Route 66, Rowan, Kiaya, and Devon fight for survival as they struggle to come to terms with their changing world.

Written in the tradition of the Amazon best-selling Broken World series, Far From Home follows a group of survivors through a zombie infested country as they search for safety, all the while growing and changing with the world around them.

©2020 Kate L. Mary (P)2020 Kate L. Mary

What listeners say about Far from Home

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A gripping, riveting read!

This book caught my attention right from the start, the characters and story completely enthralled me. I didn't think I would like Rowan much but it wasn't long until I was soon wrapped up in Rowan & Kaia's partnership and appreciating how they complimented each other. I'm still shocked at the ending, but can't wait for book 2, I really enjoyed Nicole Jones's narration.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Life is complicated...then. Zombies...

I received this book via a promo code and this is my voluntary review.

Book 1 of this branch in the Broken World universe (I do recommend starting from Broken World->Silent World.. followed by Alone then the Oklahoma Wasteland Series 1-2 <leave book 3 until after Twisted Fate to avoid spoilers> and Broken World Stories Novellas then Twisted World-Twisted Fate) There are some other short love stories dotted around in different time lines which are nice to enjoy afterwards.

This book follows another group of survivors at the start of the viral outbreak as they travel down Route 66 just like Vivian, Axel, Angus and the rest of Team James. Phoenix University, in Arizona is where Rowan is trying to make her way home from college back to OHIO, She's joined by fellow travellers Kyle and Kiaya, because there's safety in numbers and a lot of desperate people trying to flee the infected areas. Rumors about the true nature of the virus and YouTube videos of potential dead walking around. Given the chaos caused by Covid and Lockdowns, the fuel shortages and chaos the characters face is very familiar.

Okay not so much the Martial Law and road blocks and requiring official papers to travel but it IS only August... plenty of time for that yet. People aren't exactly dying in the streets and schools havent been set up as emergency clinics... but I'm still waiting on the Alien Invasion portion of this year to ruin Christmas.

It's barely a day into their journey when Kyle gets exposed to a sick woman in a pit stop diner and they end up having to stop to deal with his fever. They stay with him until the very end... iit's here we see the Cameo from Angus, Trey and Pavarty... I'm assuming this is the same rat motel where Vivian has Strep. Rowan even ends up tagged as Blondie number 2. Gets the low down from Joshua in the shop and gets a Come to Jesus Prepare for the End nudge from Angus.

Kyle ends up dying and its lucky for them that Devon, a local cop is nearby to help them deal with the zombie threat. Kiaya is travelling to get her younger sister and get someplace safe, and Rowan isnt as used to having to fend for herself as Kiaya who spent time in the foster system.

I won't give out too many spoilers but its awesome!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Read

Far from Home (Far #1) was a good read by Kate L. Mary. Rowan has had an easy life as the only child in an upper middle class family. Kiaya's life was difficult with parents who didn't want her. She was then torn away from her only sibling due to the foster care system. Rowan and Kiaya are away at college when a deadly virus sweeps the country. They try to return home when they get stranded in Vega, Texas. The virus seems to be changing people not killing them. Devon is a former cop who comes in to save the day. The three of them fight for survival and must come to terms with this ever changing world. I enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more in this series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Fantastic!

Loved it!!! I love the unfold from the 1st re-animation, the 1st time a zombie is seen... The shock, the disbelief. I really enjoy a storyline that takes me from illness to death and all the way out to the calming of the story somewhat. Where they can take a breather and take stock. This book delivers that high drama and nail biting moments. You never know who's going to get ill, bitten, turn or die!!! Excellent 1st book and fantastic narration. Hurry up book 2!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!