Rise
The Complete Newsflesh Collection
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Rise
Narrated by:
John Glouchevitch, Nicholas Guy Smith
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John Glouchevitch
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Nicholas Guy Smith
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Mira Grant
About this listen
We had cured cancer. We had beaten the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, a man-made virus taking over bodies and minds, filling them with one, unstoppable command. . . FEED.
Mira Grant creates a chilling portrait of an America paralyzed with fear. No one leaves their houses and entire swaths of the country have been abandoned. And only the brave, the determined, or the very stupid, venture out into the wild.
Contents:
Countdown
Everglades
Sand Diego 2014
How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell
Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus
All the Pretty Little Horses
Coming to You Live
More from Mira Grant:
Newsflesh
Feed
Deadline
Blackout
Feedback
Rise
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Critic reviews
"A rich expansion on a beloved universe."—New York Times on Rise
"While there's plenty of zombie mayhem, political snark, and pointedly funny observations here, the heart of this book is about human relationships, which are still the most important thing in the world...even in a world where you might have to shoot the person you love most in the head, just to stop them from biting off your face."—Locus on Feed
"Feed is a proper thriller with zombies. Grant doesn't get carried away with describing her world or the virus. She's clearly thought both out brilliantly, but she doesn't let it get in the way of a taut, well-written story."—SFX on Feed
"Gripping, thrilling, and brutal... Shunning misogynistic horror tropes in favor of genuine drama and pure creepiness, McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Feed
"It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious."—The A. V. Club on Feed
"OK, all of you readers who want something weighty and yet light, campy and yet smart, horror with heart, a summer beach read that will stay in your head and whisper to you "what if," Deadline is just what you are looking for."—RT Book Reviews on Deadline
My favourite stories were Countdown (as someone working with viruses I really enjoyed the in-depth explanation of the viruses origins) and The day the dead came to show and tell (I don't think any author I've come across before has given such careful thought to the social consequences of the zombie apocalypse).
The narration is faultless and didn't annoy me once during 24 hours of listening.
Superb world building
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However.
If someone is being paid to narrate in an accent they should maybe get some coaching. Or have heard someone speak with the accent.
Near the end of this volume there's a character introduced with the name of Dr Kimberley.
We're told that her accent is Welsh. The accent we hear is usually somewhere between the narrator's posh English accent and that of the character Brenna O'Dell from the Up The Long Ladder episode of TNG.
If you don't remember that episode , the Enterprise has a load of Irish colonisers in the hold. Their behaviour could be described as earthy, and the actor's accents are all over the place, to be kind.
These attempts at Southern Irish accents are the closest I've heard to the 'Welsh' accent of Dr Kimberly, although at least the star trek accents are consistent.
Since Dr Kimberly appeared, I've been writing this review instead of being able to concentrate on the narration.
Which is a bit of a bummer as important stuff is happening to Georgia and Sean Mason.
If accents don't bother you, you might manage OK with the narration.
Really distracting accents from one narrator
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The narrators were amazing, especially Christine Lakin.
The first stories were so human, so warm and vivid (despite the great scientific explanations that didn’t go too much into exposition), that I found myself immersed into the characters and their struggle. Towards the end they kinda got into some comic book/superhero vibe (like the Fox and some antagonists), but were still enjoyable.
Don’t miss this one.
Zombie perfection.
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I have read the full series and most of the stories in the rising (aside from don’t taunt the octopus, pretty little horses and coming to you live) but it was a welcome catch up re living the books I have already enjoyed.
The narration is mostly very good. Characters are believable and portrayed very well by all narrators, aside from one character, Dr Kimberly, the supposed Welsh Dr sounded more like a blend of Scottish, Jamaican and Russian I found a little irritating but having such a small part in coming to you live I was able to endure for the benefit of the story.
I recommend having read the original trilogy to truly understand the cast and how the story fits into the newsflesh world but can easily be enjoyed as a stand-alone book especially countdown which is shockingly believable, tragic and exciting.
Aside from one annoying voiceover I really enjoyed my return to the series.
I started this at 4 am on a Tuesday morning (traveling for work) and I finished it at 4:30 pm on Friday (I drive a lot for work) it’s left me craving more.
I think it’s time to start the series all over again!
How nice to see old friends again.
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