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Pandemic
- The Extinction Files, Book 1
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
A deadly outbreak in Kenya. A conspiracy beyond imagination. And a race to save humanity in its darkest hour.
From A. G. Riddle, the worldwide best-selling author of The Atlantis Gene and Departure, comes a novel that will change everything you think you know about pandemics.
A hundred miles north of Alaska, an American Coast Guard vessel discovers a sunken submarine at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. It has no national identification and doesn't match the records of any known vessel. Deep within, researchers find evidence of a scientific experiment that will alter our very understanding of the human race.
In Atlanta, Dr. Peyton Shaw is awakened by the phone call she has dreaded for years. As the CDC's leading epidemiologist, she's among the first responders to outbreaks around the world. It's a lonely and dangerous job, but it's her life - and she's good at it. This time she may have met her match. In Kenya, an Ebola-like pathogen has infected two Americans. One lies at death's door. With the clock ticking, Peyton assembles her team and joins personnel from the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the WHO. What they find in the remote village is beyond their worst fears. As she traces the origin of the pathogen, Peyton begins to believe that there is more to this outbreak - that it may be merely the opening act in a conspiracy with far-reaching consequences.
In Berlin, Desmond Hughes awakens in a hotel room with no memory of how he got there or who he is. On the floor he finds a dead security guard from an international pharmaceutical company. His only clue leads him to Peyton Shaw - a woman who seems to know him but refuses to tell him how. With the police searching the city for him, Desmond desperately tries to piece together what happened to him. To his shock and horror, he learns that he may be involved in causing the outbreak - and could hold the only key to stopping it.
As the pathogen spreads around the world, Peyton and Desmond race to unravel the conspiracy behind the pandemic - and uncover secrets some want to keep buried.
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- AB
- 28-04-18
Much Much More...
When I first chose to listen to Pandemic I was a little concerned that this was going to be another one of those 'virus outbreaks - followed by a race to find the cure' sort of stories. Wow, I was happlily proved wrong!
There is so much more to this story, as layer after layer is revealed, and the story twists and turns until the very end. The premise of the story could easily be straight out of a Bond story, however the book is much more complex, and to describe it as such just wouldn't do it justice.
This is highly recommended, and I'll certainly be listening to more from A.G. Riddle.
Top performance from Edoardo Ballerini too. First time I've listened to his narration, and I'd put him right up there with Audibles best.
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- S. Ascough
- 08-06-18
Hilariously bad
This is a bad book. It felt like the author wrote a spy thriller, and a book about a pandemic, then thought to themselves "Why not?!" and mashed them awkwardly together. This does not work as a coherent story. People are able to take part in action sequences whilst suffering an Ebola like illness that kills in days. None of the logistics in the book work. I do not feel bad about returning this book, given that the author did not feel bad about cutting and pasting from other sources (seriously, the section on air bnb in Germany is lifted straight from a guide book. It made me genuinely laugh out loud).
The only points this book gets is for the narration, which was decent.
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- Krzysztof
- 27-07-17
What to do with you?
This book is similar to previous Atlantis trilogy - in both the plot and characters creation. With is both good and bad - to mine personal opinion I enjoy the story - not so much characters - creation is better than previous A.G R books but still need some improvement :). Some said in review that it not feel plausible - and sadly I have to agree with that - to minie opinion that does not mean that you can't have fun reading it - I sure did. If you liked previous A.G. R. book (as I did) you should liked this one - but is in the same level (overall) as Atlantis trilogy - you will not get disappointment but I would keep expectation as I said on the same level as Atlantis books. IMHO i would expect more form this author -since i liked his previous creations - and this is why i gave 4 stars instead of 5.
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- RoseyToesRose
- 29-07-17
Loved it!
This was my first audio book experience, and I loved it! The storyline was great, with some really strong character. The narration was really impressive too, and I soon learnt to distinguish which character was which, by the tone of voice and accent use. I'm really looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.
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- Paul D
- 28-05-18
Awful comic book crud
I can find nothing positive to say about this boo.k. Basically it is just badly written. Wooden dialogue spoken by plastic comic book characters., with a breathy theatrical narration.
Much of the 'tale' is told through the cast narrating events to other members in long dialogues, tedious and lazy. Amazed that i stuck in thereb so long, under all the crud there is the hint of the possibility of an inteesting plot, but in the end - five hours still to go- I was losing the will to live.
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- paul hadfeild
- 25-06-18
not sure why this is a best seller just so obvious
It Started off ok but you soon start thinking hang on a minute weren't they infected a few chapters back why don't the main charictors seem to die .
By halfway through you just think oh ok so none of the main charictors die no matter what ,i can live with that but then the story just drivels on and on i think they should have cut a third of the book out and kept it sharp and snappy about controlling a virus, but then i suppose it had to lay the ground work for other books with james bond bad guys and secret enemy bases as well as flying all over the world in what feels like minutes .
There are sombre good bits in the plot .
I don't read allot of fiction but there is much better than this .
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- TEK
- 17-05-18
Good start but couldn't finish it
I enjoyed the start of the book detailing the response to the outbreak but then got completely lost in (and bored by) detailed back stories and implausible plot points. I didn't manage to finish. I thought the narrator did his best with poor material.
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- Michael Ahern
- 25-02-18
Too complex with too many impossible coincidences.
I found it just annoying in the end. Constantly going back in history to create excessively detailed back stories for new characters that appeared from nowhere. Really quite predictable in lots of ways. It ended up being a a battle of wills. Me against the book. I didn't enjoy it, I endured it.
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- J. B. Connor
- 05-12-17
Kept my interest
Was a bit worried that this story has been "done before". However lots to keep my interest, sub plots, back stories and great characters. Really enjoyed it. Thank you
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- Redref
- 01-09-17
Really worth a listen
It is really worth getting this book so good and no gaps in the story
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