Thunder and Ashes cover art

Thunder and Ashes

Morningstar Strain

 Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
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.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Thunder and Ashes

By: Z. A. Recht
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £18.99

Buy Now for £18.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

 A lot can change in three months: wars can be decided, nations can be forged... or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar Virus, an incredibly virulent disease, has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. Its hosts rampage, attacking anything that remains uninfected. Even death can't stop the virus-its victims as cannibalistic shamblers. Scattered across the world, embattled groups have persevered. For some, surviving is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And still others leverage power over the remnants of humanity in the form of a mysterious cure for Morningstar.

Francis Sherman and Anna Demilio want only a vaccine, but to find it, they must cross a countryside in ruins, dodging not only the infected, but also the lawless living. The bulk of the storm has passed over the world, leaving echoing thunder and softly drifting ashes. But for the survivors, the peril remains, and the search for a cure is just beginning...

©2008 Z.A. Recht (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Horror Science Fiction

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Plague of the Dead cover art
Crawlerz, Book 1: Red Sky in the Morning cover art
This Is the Way the World Ends cover art
Great Bitten cover art
The Zombie War Battle for Britain cover art
Z-Burbia: The Complete Series Boxset, Books 1-6 cover art
The Apocalypse Crusade Box Set, Novels 1-3 cover art
The Tide Series Box Set (Books 1-4) cover art
Adrian's Undead Diary Omnibus: Volume 1 cover art
Infected Dead Series Boxed Set, Books 1-3 cover art
Extinction Red Line cover art
Zombie Fallout: Zero cover art
The Last Man Standing Complete Series Box Set (Books 1-3): A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller cover art
Survive Another Day cover art
The Extinction Survival Series Box Set cover art
Slow Burn Box Set cover art
All stars
Most relevant
I really enjoyed this book, but it did leave the story open at a crucial time. Problem is that the author has passed away recently. I'm not saying not to get these books, quite the opposite, just that the story will probably remain incomplete.

My condolences to the mans family and friends.

GreatBookShameThereProbablyWon'tBeANextPart

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Gripping, enthralling, fantastic! Narrator really adds to the story and you care so much about the characters. Genuinely scary in parts - pretty much the perfect Zombie book. I was devasted to learn that the author sadly passed away before he could finish the third in the trilogy

Loved it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The sequel to Plague Of The Dead. This book continues right from where the last book ended No gaps in time that the reader has to guess about.

This is as well written and enjoyable as the original Morningstar Strain book. Again the story focuses in two places and I think the split works just great. You get plenty about each group and lots of action and adventure along the way. I was driving along shouting encouragement or wincing with anticipation.

As for the ending... well you must listen for yourself.

I am hoping it won't be too long before Audible has the next part ready for download. Hoo-arr!

Another sprinter

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed this audiobook. The narration was seamless and unobstrusive, building tension gradually. I really hope that the final instalment is published by his family, as all zombie sagas require redemption. It's terribly sad that the author died so young.

zombie gold

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An excellent story which left me dying for the next part! It was literally killing me wiating for my next credits to arrive!

Brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews