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Family

Surviving the Evacuation, Book 3

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By: Frank Tayell
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Nations collapsed. The undead rose. Some people survived.

Three months after escaping from London, Bill discovers the true extent of the global war that followed the outbreak. Most of the world has been destroyed, but though ruined farmland and abandoned cities are filled with zombies, there are other survivors and there is a safe haven - so he is told - in a small village on the Irish coast.

Before he can go there, he must find and rescue the children. Then he'll have to battle his way through the infected wastelands of England and Wales in hopes that there really is a boat waiting for them. Even then, his journey won't be over.

When he's told of the sanctuary awaiting them, he also discovers that the scientist who created the virus escaped from New York. In order for any of them to ever truly be safe, Bill will have to head north to confront the man, discover the truth behind the outbreak, and finally choose between his old family and his new one.

©2014 Frank Tayell (P)2015 Frank Tayell Fiction Horror Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Scary England Zombie Emotionally Gripping United Kingdom

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Where does Family rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of my top reads and cannot tell you how nice it is to have a realistic character in a zombie apocalypse plus it's based in the UK.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Family?

The best part of this is the answering of many of the stories questions so far and then the fact these answers bring on more questions!

Have you listened to any of Tim Bruce’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I do enjoy his narrating and the other books in the series have been narrated by him and these are just as good!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! It is hard to put down!

Any additional comments?

I reached out to the author and he was so kind to reply and have chatted a few times since. I have paid for these books (although he sent me a code for the novella Zombies vs The Living Dead) but the fact he took the time to answer my questions about the story and engages with fans of the book also makes the whole experience 5*

With Answers Come More Questions - Gripping!

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Great addition to the series, plenty of twists and turns to keep you hooked and plenty of great new characters, can't wait for the next

A story that keeps getting better

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Not as gripped listening to this as the ones before.
I don't think Sholto is much of an addition as a character tbh.
Overall, this book rambles more and has kept less of my attention.
The same great narration though.

Not as good as the preceding books.

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Following the gripping first 3 books series (plus the side book) that I read fast, I was looking forward to book 4. Although still mostly a good book, I found myself drifting at times, it didn't have quite the edge the 3 others had, but towards the end of the book it picked up again to something more exciting . I will still recommend this book as there are plenty more books in the series to go and the overarching story and characters still has me hooked.

Tim Bruce again great performance and kept in character for the audible read.

Book 4 a series I still adore

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Aside from the side characters’ sometimes overindulgent side stories, the main story is awesome, the lost brother is awesome and the end is sort of satisfying after u get past people’s lies

Great story

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I hope there is a lot more to this set 5 out of 5 😊

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Frank Tayell's "Evacuation" series seems to be as good as modern apocalyptic fiction gets. It deals with real, ordinary folk in extraordinary situations. The story and the characterisation in the first three books that I've read are reasonably convincing, although I rather suspect that the harsh, unpredictable brutality of The Walking Dead is more realistic. Difficult to tell, though, isn't it? Until the zombies start marching down the High Street. Tayell's world-view allows room for at least limited optimism.

Family has a much larger cast of characters than the previous two books, and this creates more of a challenge for narrator Tim Bruce. He rises to it pretty well, though, keeping all the main voices distinct, and having a good stab at a range of different regional accents.

I'm not sure how convinced I was by the character of the arch-villain in this book -- the character is so outrageous that comes across like a comic bad guy in the early James Bond movies. You can almost imagine him having a bodyguard that uses a steel-lined hat as a weapon.

For all its faults, this series of books remains head-and-shoulders above almost everything else in this genre.

More pesky zombies

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The plot thickens as Bill uncovers more dark secrets underlying the zombie apocalypse that brought the world to its knees

Another excellent episode

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If you could sum up Family in three words, what would they be?

Thrilling detailed characterful

Who was your favorite character and why?

I probably warmed to Kim the most as she is a woman of a certain age who despite a dreadful past still fights for her life and those around her. She is the mother figure at its best. Willing to do nything to save the children and delegates tasks easily.

Any additional comments?

Another great book in the series. Nice to have an apocalyptic zombie drama set in familiar locations (in the uk) that have clearly been well researched. The plot development is good and seems like it is really going somewhere but relishing good character development on the way.

Great detail that makes sense of outbreak

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