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Title: The Rising Dead

Author: Devan Sagliani

Narrator: Michael Pauley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-15

Publisher: Laughing Crow Media

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 85 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Chaos breaks out when a virulent new strain of biological warfare is unwittingly released into the general population, causing all who are infected with it to turn into flesh-hungry monsters driven by a hive mind that yearns to feed.

Gunner, a paranoid war veteran and the head of security at the Biotech lab where the designer virus was created, knew this day would eventually come. That's why he spent nearly every day since his return from Iraq preparing for the end of the world. It's up to him to save the residents of Thunderdome, a run down apartment complex in Northern Las Vegas.

Max hosts a live show as Asphyxia Stardust, a semi-nude cosplayer with a love of all things horror who is hosting the city's first ZombieCon.

Travis is a computer nerd-slash-borderline stalker obsessed with zombies and Gemma, a misunderstood party girl everyone thinks is a tease. His roommate Parker is a star athlete gone bad who spends his days partying and chasing skirts.

Holt is a stereotypical frat boy who finds new meaning in the apocalypse as a warrior for God with a crowbar sent to kill demons from the pit of hell. Together this unlikely band of college students and burnouts fight their way through a zombie horde in search of somewhere safe to take refuge, encountering every horror imaginable along the way.

Is this an inescapable global pandemic or can they find a safe zone outside of Sin City and away from the endless sea of rotting monsters with razor-sharp teeth trying to infect and kill them?

Members Reviews:

Excellent production quality

This is my favorite of Sagliani's books. I was apprehensive about listening to the audio because I'd enjoyed the ebook version so much. I'm glad I did, though. This audiobook is unlike any I've listened to. Narrator, Michael Pauley not only gave a wide range of characterization but also scored the book with sound effects.

At first, I'll admit I was on the fence about the sound effects. After about 30 minutes of listening they weren't such a novelty and fit in with the story well. If you loved the 'We're Alive' audio drama, then you'll definitely appreciate The Rising Dead in audio.

I'm a massive zombie fanatic, and pride myself in boasting a collection of close to a thousand undead titles. It's a huge undertaking to 'scare' me at this stage in the game...for books at least. But when I heard those zombies moaning, it freaked me the hell out! So much so that at first I had to turn the lights on while listening in bed. Finally I had to resort to putting the volume down so low that I could barely make out even the voices. If I couldn't hear the moans then I couldn't have nightmares.

I was wrong.

Super creepy sound effects!

Any additional comments?

First things first, I have to talk about the performance and sound effects!! It was freaking awesome!! I started listening to what I thought would be a normal zombie book, but was so surprised to find this had sound effects (I didn't read any reviews prior to starting it). Now initially it distracted me because this is my first audio with sound effects, but that quickly went away and I found myself eagerly awaiting more. The sound the narrator used for the zombies was, without a doubt, truly frightening.