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Extinction Point
- Extinction Point, Book 1
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Emily Baxter’s dream life turns into a waking nightmare the day the red rain falls. Like a biblical plague, the scarlet downpour spreads a hideous virus that demolishes life in New York City, the nation, and the world. Suddenly the last soul in an annihilated metropolis - and possibly on Earth - the onetime newspaper reporter must learn to scavenge, survive...and plan for a future of utter solitude.
Then, from far-flung Alaska, another living voice reaches out, and Emily grasps at her only glimmer of hope. But she may be even less alone than she thinks. The world is in the midst of a strange and frightening transition; something that fell with the red rain is remaking Earth in its own alien image.
Now, Emily alone will bear witness to the terrifying new evolution - and risk her life to outrun it, for the sake of the future and in the name of all that is human.
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- Marcus Paine
- 20-08-13
Very poor written and predictable storyline
I bought this audio recording because it was recommended by Audible or Amazon's search engine bots for me. Why - I don't know.I'd recently read the exciting and enthralling Robo-apocalyse and Amped by Daniel Wilson and also, Daemon and Kill List by Daniel Suarez.
My true interest is in the coming of a Robot/AI age and how we get on with that. This book was poorly written, written by numbers horror/end of the world schtick. Think "I am Legend" with a woman instead of Will Smith and red goo aliens instead of the rabid, vampire monsters.
Why on earth she chooses a bicycle instead of a car is a mystery. The endless descriptions of clothing and "I think this" "I decided that" were tedious.
It did keep me reading, so it wasn't appalling, but really not very good. Especially as I just re-read Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Player of Games by Iain Banks. I suppose comparing it against them is not fair, but there are a number of modern authors who write exciting and more contemporary stories. This just isn't one of them.
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- David Mulligan
- 09-09-17
dull
worst book on Audible. long winded description of pointless detail. why did she not get a car and practice driving.... rubbish story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-08-17
First-rate enjoyable story
I have not read an extinction story before and found this to be excellent. We follow Emily Baxter day by day. We see her everyday life, for a day, before the Blood rain falls and the virus takes affect.
The description of her feeling and the events around what happened to her policeman boyfriend were well described. We watch as the virus overtakes the city and she realises she is alone.
From other peoples reviews it is obviously a love it or hate it book and I am on the love it side.
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- s manning
- 22-04-17
Brilliant story
Great story if u are into sci fi alien invasion storys this first in a series is awesome am off to download next in series.
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- carl
- 04-01-17
Great story
I loved the story and was excited to see the next book has been released!
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- Deborah
- 12-11-16
enjoyable
enjoyable book tho somewhat dull at times.but i will definately read the second book☺
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- PLW17
- 17-08-16
A Great Premise Destroyed by a Terrible Story
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
a complete re-write. sorry but this is 8 hours of my life I won't get back. I read it until the bitter end given the other reviews but this should be in the children's section. the performer did a great job though with what little she had, but acting out such a long drawn out story with a heroin who I am surprised managed to live as long as she did given some of the stupid ideas she had.
What will your next listen be?
Not the next instalment of this dire series
What aspect of Emily Beresford’s performance might you have changed?
if she made slightly less "screamy" and "sweary" might have helped but I doubt it, she did a very good job considering the sub-par material
What character would you cut from Extinction Point?
The main one (and if you have read the book or listened to this you will understand)
Any additional comments?
don't waste your money unless you are either an infant or masochist
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- melissa shaw
- 23-03-16
Excellent
What a great story........waiting for book 2 to download....story has so many twists and turns...... how will you survive Emily??????
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- S. Gray
- 23-01-16
Only lasted 20 minutes
Perhaps have done this book an injustice but after 20 minutes I couldn't stand to listen to it any longer. The writing is more like a shopping list of events, not helped by the narrator who sounded like she was reading a shopping list.
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- Crazyhippo
- 25-01-24
A different take on the apocalypse thriller
Written from the perspective of a believable and likeable main character, it feels like you’re right there with her thinking what would YOU do if the entire world changed overnight? As the story unfolds it becomes even more intriguing, and at times terrifying, as a result.
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