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The Remaining
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Series: The Remaining, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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Summary
In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 20 feet below the basement level of his house, a soldier waits for his final orders. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over 90% of the populace. The bacterium burrows through the brain, destroying all signs of humanity and leaving behind little more than base, prehistoric instincts. The infected turn into hyper-aggressive predators, with an insatiable desire to kill and feed. Someday soon, the soldier will have to open the hatch to his bunker, and step out into this new wasteland, to complete his mission: Subvenire refectus. To rescue and rebuild.
The Remaining is the first book in the best-selling series, which tells a gritty tale of survival, perseverance and fighting to get back what has been lost.
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- Mr. A. J. H. Jackson
- 30-09-13
Books 1-4 are some of the best work in the genre!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I am giving this review for books 1 - 4 as I listened to them back-to-back. I would HIGHLY recommend all 4 books written so far - I am so glad that 4 had been written before I found them as this has enabled me to immerse myself in this world for the past few weeks without a break. Incredibly well written, the fear is palpable and you will find your heart beating and adrenaline pumping as you read. I love the characters I am meant to love, hate the characters I am meant to hate. The books seem realistic, you are already in a world where a major situation has happen and you are not expected to suspend your disbelief any further, they flow, everything asked is answered. Exciting, engrossing, scary, nail-biting, interesting - the smells, the decay, the evil characters, the military hardware...
What other book might you compare The Remaining to, and why?
Comparable to Robert McCammon's - Swan Song, V. M. Zito's - The Return Man, David Brin's - The Postman (ignore the film, read the book), Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga's - Walking Dead books, think J. L. Bourne, Craig DiLouie, Z. A. Recht - all for the world's which they create, the believable characters and situations, the horror...
What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?
Well paced, calm, no silly voices, no hysterical action sequences, no unwarranted tempo changes - the voice and the character match.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Without question.
Any additional comments?
Download 1-4, listen, love... then wait for number 5 - it's in the pipeline...
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- Mirador
- 29-01-18
Excellent
Not your average zombie-romp. A well constructed story. Well told. A good companion. Through vivid description, a subtle build of atmosphere, and strong character-development, D J Molles offers a story that is well-paced with a natural flow. Christian Rummel's steady narration is seemingly effortless and very easy to listen to.
I'm not the greatest fan of zombie novels or movies, but this work is different. There is a sensitivity and humanity in the writing. This is reflected and imbued in the feelings, thoughts, and motivations of the main character. Despite the desperate situation, there is light in the darkness, and a compassion for the survivors and infected alike. It is a tale of relationship and respect and striving to do the right thing. This is a well-measured account of survival against all the odds. A compelling read.
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- Yorkshireborn
- 09-02-21
Loving it
Its strange listening to something like this in the middle of our own horrible pandemic, brings it more to life, its just in my head, the zombie like people in the books virus, have been replaced in our real life pandemic by the people who refuse to accept Covid19 is real, and fight against it with all their might. The narration is the best ive heard so far, it so much like a multicast production,that i had to check it was just one narrator, his different characters voices are that convincing you see the characters in detail. Ive already got the second book and plan to get the others in the series later on. You simply just dont want to put this book down.
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- GadgetNut
- 17-05-15
Excellent enjoyable read with a consistent theme
What did you like most about The Remaining?
The scenario is developed in a consistent and plausible manner. The characters are believable and human. The story moves a long at a good pace and keeps you intrigued. The balance of background detail to main story line is just right. The single mindedness of the "Special Forces" main character feels accurate.
Have you listened to any of Christian Rummel’s other performances? How does this one compare?
The only small criticism I have is his range of voices, which is always a problem for a single narrator. I prefer the "Wheel of time" narration where they use a male and female narrator
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes it certainly was.
Any additional comments?
I really enjoyed this book and will we read/listen to the rest of the series. It has some new twists to this type of story, so it doesn't seem like just another Zombie/Post Apocalypse series. I enjoy the narrator and don't think about his permanence much, which is the way it should be for me.
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- Rod
- 30-05-21
So disappointed (potential spoilers)
When you read great world builder fantasy novels or books that build up tension and atmosphere your expectations become greater. Therefore I was so disappointed with this novel. It is almost a cartoon graphic novel, there is no depth to characters, no development or even a sense of realism the reader can relate to.
Characters are cliched, either good or bad, the deaths are choreographed so obviously it reminds me of a cheesy 80s movie.
I don’t understand why other factions would go out their way to attack the protagonist. When food, ammo and resources are so low why would the “bad guys” destroy a relatively random house from their perspective and waste ammo.
The conversations remind me of those between kids with no life experience discussing options in a naive way.
I couldn’t feel anything for anyone as the plot focused just on action without the intelligent build up or realism.
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- Simon C.
- 16-01-15
A must read for any zombie/apocalypse enthusiast
I was recommended this book by a family member, the story, characters and events are all brilliantly written and everything that happenes is believable and tense. I even caught myself holding my breath at some points
would recommend to everyone that loves this genre of books
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- Simon
- 04-09-17
Embers of a Good Story but no Fire
Knowing that my favourite post-Apocalyptic thriller series (Arisen) is soon to end I'm keen to find another with the same bite. The Remaining has many of the elements required but doesn't quite fire the imagination in the same ways. I did enjoy some of it but the premise seemed to be a fairly weak excuse to put a special forces soldier in the midst of a minor location in America. Other than that there is nothing hugely wrong with the book but equally there wasn't anything outstanding about it either. It's mostly fairly standard zombie fayre though I do think that leaving the zombies a little more intelligence and a herd mentality offered some promise.
I can see why people are enjoying the series but to me it doesn't stand out as anything special.
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- Francisco
- 11-02-15
Zombie Virus tale - Well written - Gulity Pleasure
While books (graphic novels) by Robert Kirkman & Max Brooks are the best in the Genre), The Remaining is Zombie Virus tale that is well written and engaging.
The story is thorough in painting the details of a special forces warrior (and his craft) and how he might engage a post apocalyptic world and think through the many horror this new world presents.
A guilty pleasure, but an enjoyable one for fans of the genre or horror fans.
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- Daniela
- 25-04-14
Awesome
Very clever story, great plot, plausible characters. Recommend the series and I look forward to the final instalment in 2015.
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- Robert
- 23-04-14
I think I could do better
Would you try another book written by D. J. Molles or narrated by Christian Rummel?
Definitely not the author. This is poor. Earth Abides, Swan Song, Lucifer's Hammer are all examples that this guy needs to learn from.
The narrator was ok, nothing special.
What was most disappointing about D. J. Molles’s story?
Character interactions are cheesy. You would not talk they way they do in a zombie apocalypse. Having a cheesy laugh and joke just wouldn't happen.
The decision making it stupid as well.
Turns the whole thing into an unbelievable mess. If you like this you will be so much more impressed by one of the aforementioned books.
How could the performance have been better?
The voices could've been more tapered, less sharp.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It did start getting exciting towards the end and I wanted him to reach a big cache of weapons... need to wait until the second book for that. I don't think so! In fact I think I will be asking for a refund on this one. It's not exactly a book, just a quarter of a book.
Any additional comments?
The older apocalypse books are SO SO much better.
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- ajcb
- 29-09-19
Highway robbery: Story chopped to sell next book
I've listened to a lot of audible books, but this is the very first one I've come across where they cut the story abruptly to sell the next book in the series. I'm all for authors getting paid, but this book is sold under false pretenses of being a complete story. What you should expect in a book is a complete story, even if it is part of a series. What you get at with this book is an interruption, followed by an ad saying if you want to hear the rest of it, buy the next book in the series. Poor marketing, and an obvious money-grab.
As for the quality of the story, it appears average. DJ Molles is a good writer, (Johnny, a self-contained book, was almost a masterpiece) but the plot of this is very predictable and droll. There's worse literature out there, but if you can get more out of this sandbag by watching a few episodes of The Walking Dead on Netflix instead, why bother spending money on this, 3 times over? That's closing in on $100 for a B-grade zombie novel.
There is nothing special or unique in this book. No underlying theme, unique concept, or special circumstances that would set it apart from other typical post-apocalyptic zombie adventures. It can't even bother to part company with the blueprint set by "The Walking Dead" enough to be set in some other location of the country. Mundane.
The story is a "realman" survivor meme, where the hero named "Lee", a US Army Colonel that faces a post-apocalyptic nightmare in the deep south. Lee has a mission, a very predictable one. That's pretty much it.
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This is the standard cliche wet dream of every weekend Field & Stream survivalist wannabe seeking male validation in a post-apocalyptic fantasy, wrapped up in an average, predictable linear plot, interrupted by a money-grab shakedown of the reader at the end. Thumbs down.
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- G Wallace
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Die Hard Meets 28 Days Later
This author must have gone to Stephan J. Cannell school. The action is intense, the bad guys are pure evil and protagonist constantly finds himself in situations that go from bad to worse. Unlike Cannell, this is much grittier and apocalyptic in scope.
I gave this series a try since the reviews were so positive, though I don't typically go for zombie type fiction. However, I was very surprised at the quality of writing and narration. I have gone on to listen to several more in this series and they all hold up to the same quality. I wouldn't call this a "zombie" series because the "infected" humans are more capable and enduring than walking corpses. They are relentless though. D.J. Molles does a terrific job of conjuring up a fairly unique story with good character development. The story is action packed and it's hard to pull away from, like getting on a roller coaster!
Be warned that there is a LOT of cursing. As the story advanced it seemed that the author took glee and inserting as many F words as possible. It does add reality to a point but at times it's too gratuitous.
Overall this is a wonderful audiobook to try if you are getting board with your other favorite audiobook series.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-18
Refund
it's a very weak story in the author just constantly repeats himself. I'm getting my credit back
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- J.A.G.
- 22-09-18
Not impressed
I would not waste any time on this book. The story is mediocre, and not that engaging. I found it depressing and hard to get through. Wish I had not bought it.
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- clifford
- 23-04-15
Good straight shooting apacolyptic thriller
Thank you Mike Naka for suggesting this. (This guy has the best reviews on Audible, worth checking out).
Nothing new here... just a well written end of the world thriller.
Like Walking Dead, the protagonist enters the zombie apocalypse after the world falls. Here the main character has been in an underground bunker for a month before coming out into the open. & like Walking Dead, the main bad guys are not the Zombies but bands of humans preying on one another.
I liked the take Molles had here where the zombies were almost still humans. They have working minds still and have the ability to think through simple problems. They use tools such as knives and hatchets & can still form intelligible thoughts.
I'm hooked for #2 in this series (cliff hanger ending alert).
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- Elizabeth H.
- 18-06-19
Good Narrator, Not So Good Story
Christian Rommel did a good job narrating this story. I really enjoyed the story up to the point of Lee leaving his bunker, and I could understand his reasoning for disobeying orders and leaving early. The turning point on this story was the stupid decisions of a trained Special Ops soldier and the improbability of the plot. Even if Lee had separated previously from the military before resuming his commission you don’t just lose the training and skills that are drilled into you as Spec Ops, even when faced with the world going insane. If the government truly thought something like this would occur and had time to build 48 personal bunkers 20 feet underground in an apartment style setting with full electricity and plumbing then they would have planned better. To expect one soldier to rescue an entire U.S. state of non infected people is outlandish - do you realize how big TX is? Let’s not even get into zombies killing with knives and meat cleavers instead of biting and ripping limbs off . . .
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- Trudy Owens
- 14-12-16
Mitch Rapp meets World War Z, very engaging!
This series has captured my interest, and is very interesting, possible, and timely. Never is the word "zombie" mentioned, but that's what this is. And like World War Z, it is a bacteria that causes the infection. The Main Character, Lee Harden, is not Mitch Rapp, nor is he Brad Pitt, but he is a well-trained soldier with orders to save survivors, and reestablish order.
Many of us love this collapsed-civilization genre, and it is always interesting to see how authors envision people's reactions to it. They seem to be pretty spot on with the cringers, the whiners, the cowards, the bullies, the helpers, the savers, the defenders, the organizers, etc. We are always interested in the science of the contagion, and its mutations. This story is fascinating in all these areas.
What bothered me was the foolish mistakes that our hero made from the very beginning. He disobeyed orders and contacted one of the other 48 prepared soldiers holed up in their bunkers before protocol permitted, and he also left his bunker more than a week earlier than ordered. I don't understand why he and the other 47 soldiers were expected to act on their own, and not to meet up and join forces to do their job. I don't think it would have made much of a difference in the state of the world if he had waited the full ordered time, but he met with disaster after disaster because of it.
Nevertheless, the story has me captivated, and I will read them all. Christian Rummel is always a good narrator, and adds a lot of depth and reality to the story.
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- Mike Naka
- 16-09-13
top notch! highly recommended!
If you could sum up The Remaining in three words, what would they be?
thrilling, creepy, realistic
Which scene was your favorite?
the infected hoard scene. reminded me of some of the scenes from the movie, world war z, with hard-charging zombies.
Any additional comments?
this is a great book! definitely in my top 5. the author does things right. w/o divulging too much, lee works for the dept. of homeland security. he is one of the 48 coordinators spread across the lower 48 states. his job is to get into a bunker whenever something big happens. sometimes, he's in for a couple of days, and sometimes he's in for a week or two. when the fury virus hits, frank lee's commander orders him into his bunker. as the story opens, lee is going stir crazy b/c this is the longest he's ever gone being cooped up in the bunker, and the news is not good- people are killing each other. it's july 3rd and all of the news web sites are stuck on news from june 28th. lee is eagerly awaiting his regularly scheduled call from frank, hoping frank will give him the low down. lee's only companion is his trained german shepherd, tango.
the author does a great job portraying the emotions lee goes through, from feeling antsy, anxious, and claustrophobic in his bunker to being jumpy and nervous when leaving his bunker for the first time. the range of emotions lee goes through is totally believable and realistic.you can feel what he is going through.
i found the pacing of the story to be perfect. the author doesn't rush the plot, and the plot keeps moving. there are no slow points, and you won't get bored at all. there's plenty of character development mixed in with the action.
while this is not a traditional zombie book, i really dug the spin the author put on it. the infected are alive, aggressive, and fast, reminiscent of 28 days later. just like in that movie, when the infected show up in this story, it is heart pounding!
christian rummel's narration perfectly fits lee. he was a pleasure to listen.
overall, a truly exceptional and realistic apocylaptic story. if you're into end of the world or zombie stories, you'll definitely want to add this to your library. i highly recommend it!
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- bebe
- 04-08-19
Lot of promise but turned me OFF
At first I really liked this book - it had a lot of promise. However the protagonist, Captain Lee Harden, is not a great savior. I would hate to have to depend on him in an end of the world scenario. He does not think things through, does not see future consequences and makes terrible decisions. The book just got to be too frustrating to me. I certainly will not continue with this series. I have read the reviews for the next five books and it appears that Captain Lee Harden continues to be too stupid to breathe. Also, I am going to return this book. I would never read it again and do not want it in my library.
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- Terry
- 21-11-17
Part of a book.
This book just stopped mid story. Like you just finished a chapter. I understand it’s a series but one book SHOULD be able to stand in its own. This one does not. Not too happy.
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