Trudge
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Chris Patton
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By:
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Shawn Chesser
About this listen
For Cade Grayson, husband, father, and former Delta Force operator, that one warm sunny Saturday in July - to be labeled Z-Day by some anonymous person probably long dead - began like all the others before and none since.
With his daughter, Raven, and wife, Brook, away visiting her parents in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Cade hopes his immediate future holds nothing but an easy chair, Mariners on the tube, and paring down a honey-do list a mile long. But those hopes were quickly dashed and his life forever changed when news broke of a clash in downtown Portland between soldiers from the Oregon National Guard and hundreds of anarchist protesters suddenly turned violent and, by one anchor's account, blood-thirsty and cannibalistic.
As the first waves of injured bystanders, guardsmen, and rioters arrived at hospitals, it became apparent that a deadly new disease had been unleashed on the population. Whether the virus was naturally occurring or an escaped lab experiment, Cade hadn't a clue and wasn't especially concerned until he learned of its unprecedented virulence, unusual method of transference, and the fact that, according to the news, it brought the newly dead back to life, semi-mindless, and with an insatiable desire to feed on the flesh of the living.
Armed with this new information and now seeing the bigger cities such as Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles rocked by the rapidly spreading scourge, Cade ignores the volley of contradictory edicts drawn up by the White House and set into motion by FEMA and DHS, dusts off his tools of war, and loads his truck with supplies.
Unable to get ahold of Brook and Raven, and unwilling to leave them at the mercy of some distant politician's inability to hold the nation together, he begins an impossible 3,000-mile journey across a reeling United States with presumably millions of infected in his path and only one acceptable outcome: find Brook and Raven alive - or die trying.
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- GeGeGennavive
- 16-05-19
Gruesome but as it would be so if it were life 5*
Narrator made the book so enjoyable. Perfect for characters too. Brilliantly written book. Thank you
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- Thegoon65
- 16-01-23
Hello Netflix
Read all the books and working through the audio's why has this not been picked up yet? The story is brutal, the characters awesome but don't get attached. This is how an apocalypse would happen, the fragility of man just makes you feel lost and sad. Then the author raises you and you start to have hope again, this series rivals arisen in its character building and storylines and plots. come on Netflix or prime this must be a series
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- Matt Marchant
- 17-06-19
Fantastic
What a fantastic narration, I’ve read the book and it was fantastic to listen to it being read out on my car stereo ! Made very boring drives to London and back fly by. Thank you Shawn and Chris 👍
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- Steve
- 12-02-17
Well worth a listen
Now on book 7 and hooked. Thought it was lazy to listen instead of read but am really enjoying it.
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- Gary
- 28-12-15
sorry but i hated it....
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Before I continue let me add that I love the zombie genre, books, films TV series, even the crappy ones.... I don't know how many books I have read but its in the dozens... long winded doccu types like z nation, and belt along "arisen" and "mountain man" series...I am really easy going .. but this was just. well, boring and nasty, boring because it felt as if it had been written with the help of a couple of books for reference.. and nasty in as much as you expect to have a bunch of zombies chomping on people, but c'mon..' what have you got against pre 7yr olds, the glee with which you slaughter 4 to 7 year olds left me feeling REALLY uncomfortable, what was the ratio.... 15 to 1 adult per page?? I have a policy, if someone can take the time to pen a novel then I will take the time to finish it... but not this time, 30 or 40 pages was more than enough....
What was most disappointing about Shawn Chesser’s story?
The story
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Not the best but considering what he had to work with....
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Trudge?
Enough said already
Any additional comments?
Couldn't find the option to return this book, probably went to far in hoping it would improve
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- G. Hussain
- 13-04-21
Giving up at Chapter 23
I recently binged on the Mountain Man series.
Thought I would try this story. But after 23 chapters I have had enough. Not going to listen further. I care more the Bronco 4x4 then any of the characters.
Borderline racist lead character makes it even more depressing, nothing worse then a racist character at the end of the world :-)
Gaf
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 18-01-22
Garbage
Absolute garbage, overtly racist, over the top nationalism (e.g the main characters brother in law disliked him till he found out he volunteered for the military, then is willing to die for him), no build up to break down in society, literally happens over night, bikers gutting children and beheading people within 24hrs, main character getting a free pass wherever he likes because he had a military background (which leads to no problem solving, just "I was in the military" "well ok then go right ahead sir". Every character is either a good guy that knows how to shoot or and absolute maniac who will butcher anyone they cross all this before day 1 is over, that's as far as I got before giving up,
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- Rothers
- 17-01-16
Couldn't get into the story
Would you try another book written by Shawn Chesser or narrated by Chris Patton?
No
What will your next listen be?
No sure, don't want to waste more money
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Chris Patton?
mark gagliardi
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No
Any additional comments?
I love Zombie books, I couldn't put down Mark Tufo's or John O'Brians booked, but I couldn't get into this one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-21
terrible zombie story
no build up on characters background, jumping around between characters. it is really confusing and narrated badly. is kate a male or female? still not sure.
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