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Summary

Apocalypse unleashed. Swift and deadly. Merciless.

Seven billion people inhabit this planet in blissful ignorance of imminent annihilation. Destruction comes, not from meteors or nuclear holocaust, but from a source no one even knows exists.

The architects of doom have long moved among us, hidden in plain sight, waiting for the signal to trigger our extinction. 

A handful of survivors - traumatized, bewildered - must come to terms with the new reality. Quickly. For the Cleansing is only the beginning....
©2013 Sam Kates (P)2018 Sam Kates
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did I read the same book as everyone else?

I just couldn't finish this book, so many good reviews and got three quarters of the way through and still nothing really happened. yes there was a play, but that's it? I just can't make it to the end to find out. Sorry this one just wasn't for me.

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Really enjoyed

I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the book. Great story line. Looking forward to listening to the next book. Great twists and turns. Never headed where I thought it was going.
Off to hunt for more from Sam Kates.

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  • tonya ridge
  • 20-11-18

Great story

I’m anxiously awaiting the next book.
More than worth the credit.
One of my favorite of 2018.

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  • Keith LaDue
  • 16-06-19

What a great story.

Everything in the sci-fi genre is here. Really good characters, even those with black hearts. This Audible book belongs on the highest of the sci-fi genre shelf. For me, few can make the cut. I highly recommend this book. Now for the obligatory: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review." "I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.”