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The Tide

By: Anthony J. Melchiorri
Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
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Captain Dominic Holland leads a crew of skilled covert operatives and talented scientific personnel. He's taken them to all corners of the Earth to protect the United States from biological and chemical warfare. When his CIA handler, Meredith Webb, gives him a mission to investigate a disturbing lead on a laboratory based out of an abandoned oil rig, they discover the most terrifying threat to mankind they've ever faced - a genetically engineered biological weapon called the Oni Agent.

Back in the United States, Meredith discovers a frightening connection between the CIA and the Oni Agent. But her investigations are short-lived when the agent spreads and brings mankind to its knees. Cities burn as it turns humans into warped creatures hell-bent on destruction.

Dominic and Meredith vow to do everything they can to combat the agent and find a cure. But will their efforts be enough to turn the tide - or is humanity's fate already sealed?

©2015 Anthony Melchiorri (P)2015 Anthony Melchiorri Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Medical Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Technology Exciting Espionage Zombie Medical Fiction

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Really enjoyed the book. Plot well thought out, and narration was great. Downloaded next book already. Need I say more.

Great book

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Would you listen to The Tide again? Why?

new author and new narrator for me. both v. good. storyline slightly different to other zombies ones..will. ow definitely buy all series and look for more fro m both.

new take on zombies

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What made the experience of listening to The Tide the most enjoyable?

attention to medical detail, apocalyptic sci-fi story with man versus humanoids which aren't typically zombie

What did you like best about this story?

a lot of action, fast moving and globe-trotting

Have you listened to any of Ryan Kennard Burke’s other performances? How does this one compare?

the performance was a little lacklustre, there was no excitement during the action scenes and some of the other characters voices sounded a bit comical

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

aim for their face!

Any additional comments?

really enjoyed this story, a couple of inconsistencies, over-simplified writing, some scenes rushed and the characters interaction hard to believe, but the story was great, the bio-medical, geography, history and detail to props were really enjoyable to listen to.

has great potential

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This is a great audio book, well written and excellently narrated.

Thanks for the few hours of pleasure.

Andrew

Thoroughly enjoyable...

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loved it something nice and different to listen to. I am a post apocalyptic story gal.

great story esp' if u like post apocalyptic novels

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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book, the first by Anthony J Melchiorri that I have read/ listened to. The story develops at a good pace with a complimentary mix of action scenes, scientific development and characterisation. A group of covert private military contractors (The Hunters) discover the escape of biological agent that turns anyone infected into aggressive crazed killers. These killers also develop bone like structures on their bodies and their nails grow into dangerous talons. These growths lead the team to nickname them ‘skulls’. Early investigations prove that the agent is not airborne but rather spreads through direct contact with an infected person via scratches /bites etc.
Dominic Holland who leaders the Hunters is desperate to find and if necessary rescue his daughters sets out on a dual purpose mission. In part it is a straight rescue mission, but owing to their nearness to the Fort Detrick (home base of USAMRID) he hopes to share what they have discovered about the agent, its origins in WWII Japan and any potential ways of fighting it that they have uncovered in the hopes that between them they can put a stop to the infection whilst they are any members of the human race left to save. The only problem is that between his ship and his girls lie an army of crazed, flesh hungry monsters, can he reach them in time?
There are certainly similarities between this series and Extinction by Nicholas Sansbury Smith which for me is not a bad thing. Whilst I don’t mind the traditional zombie storyline this type of genetic changes story without the monster rising from the dead makes a nice change.
Ryan Kennard Burke narrates this story and does a fine job, for me a good narrator is almost someone you don’t notice. If you are always thinking about the style, voice, pitch or other effects being produce this takes away from the story. Burke simply takes the listener on for wild ride through the start of an apocalyptic event.

Good start to the acopalypse

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for me this book started ok but went bit ott with zommbie killings so parts ok managed to finish it

an ok book

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been a good story so far see where it takes the story takes us .

good story

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As I said in the title....truly awesome.....outstanding, looking forward to the whole series...can't wait...bring it

loved this book...awesome

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I loved this book and can't wait to listen to the next 9 in the series.

A great story

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