Infected
A Novel
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Infected
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Narrated by:
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Scott Sigler
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By:
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Scott Sigler
About this listen
Across America a mysterious disease is turning ordinary people into raving, paranoid murderers who inflict brutal horrors on strangers, themselves, and even their own families. Working under the government’s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim. With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly contagion. She discovers that these killers all have one thing in common–they’ve been contaminated by a bioengineered parasite, shaped by a complexity far beyond the limits of known science.
Meanwhile Perry Dawsey–a hulking former football star now resigned to life as a cubicle-bound desk jockey–awakens one morning to find several mysterious welts growing on his body. Soon Perry finds himself acting and thinking strangely, hearing voices . . . he is infected. The fate of the human race may well depend on the bloody war Perry must wage with his own body, because the parasites want something from him, something that goes beyond mere murder.
©2008 Scott Sigler (P)2008 Random House, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
" Infected blends science fiction and horror into a pulpy masterpiece of action, terror, and suspense....Three recommendations: don't read it at night, or just after you've eaten a full meal, or if you're weak of heart....You've been warned! (James Rollins)
Love this book.
Not the best SciFy ever since you start having some questions about the entire endeavor but still very gripping.
Body horror at it's best!
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However, after an hour or so I got used to the his voice and enjoyed the story.... he certainly has one hell of an imagination! Now looking forward to his second book, Contagion
1st book of an author who has improved hugely
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
If you'd asked me that half way through I'd have said yes. After reading the whole book, no I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it.What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Rubbish, but in my opinion the second half pretty much was.What aspect of Scott Sigler’s performance might you have changed?
I really didn't rate the narration, very monotone. There are worse out there but it did take me a while to get into it.Do you think Infected needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. Although I am aware there are some out there already.Any additional comments?
It starts off really well and follows a couple of characters all experiencing something bad. It's well written, graphic and very immersive. It then gets silly and very average.Starts off great, but goes downhill - it's ok
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Thiird listen still great!!
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Absolutely stunning
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If you could sum up Infected in three words, what would they be?
Triangles ARE SCARYWhat did you like best about this story?
The narration - by the author - was brilliant although the strange piece of music between scenes became a little bit annoying.Which scene did you most enjoy?
The numerous triangle explorations (not giving things away too much)Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The interesting way - with kitchen appliances and utensils - the main character engaged with the triangles. Once again, YOU GOTTA READ THIS.Any additional comments?
It was great. Enough said.Punchy, Gritty, Hard Hitting and often Gruesome
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brilliant eye watering story
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Gross yet engrossing
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❤️ Evil triangles are taking over the world. One orifice at a time. It’s dark and twisted and... Funny. And if there’s one thing I love more than sci-fi, it’s funny sci-fi.
💙 This ticked all my alien invasion criteria, but with a truly inventive twist. The main characters were likeable, the plot had a good pace. Overall a thumbs up. ______________________
SOUNDBITE
🎧 Scott Seigler dusts off his podcasting vocals to narrate his own book and it works. He does a fantastic job. Excellent comic timing, brilliant voices. He even pulls off a little girl convincingly. Tip of the triangle to you, sir.
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SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO...
When I say it’s funny, I don’t mean Douglas Adams funny. More like David Wong. Kind of cute, tongue in cheek, but also graphic.
This also reminded me of the horror saga, Swan Song. The villainous aspects had a similar tone and there was that sense that when things got ugly, they did so with a capital U. Actually, capitalise the whole word. It’s that bad. But in a good way.
Sci-fi Horror With Humour Aplenty
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Where does Infected rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Although not in my top five it's still a good book, but defintely not for the faint hearted there are some quite graphic scenes dealing with the......outbreak (not wanting to spoil anything). At times I did think about throwing in the towel but it does pick up pace and in the end it left me wanting to get the second in the series. It's a genre that has beeen covered quite a lot but I felt this was quite a unique take on it.The author narrates the book and at the end he gives an honest review of his performance, especially his attempt at the female characters, overall I think his enthusiam for the story came through. There's also some nice musical touches that add drama to the overall performance.
Not for the squeamish......
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