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Zero Day Code
- End of Days, Book 1
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
Every modern city has one week’s worth of food to feed itself. Then it will collapse.
Cut off the resources to New York, Sydney, or even a mid-size metropolis, and millions will soon starve. In Zero Day Code we see those immense and open, hyper-complex, networked supercities of the new millennium die. And in the last moments we see their vengeance take form as all the best and worst traits of humanity bubble to the surface.
Zero Day Code is set in a realistic near future with dwindling global food supplies under increasing pressure from worsening droughts, floods and extreme weather events. Written by prolific Australian writer John Birmingham, the thriller follows a handful of survivors from the first day of society’s descent into violent, uncertain futures.
James, a consultant to the US National Security Council, is the first to suspect that the worldwide emergence of a crippling computer virus is actually a cover for something else - a devastating cyber-attack by China on the food distribution system of the United States. The attack is a bid for the Middle Kingdom to distract America as it seizes the food bowl of South East Asia and feeds its starving population. But Beijing has miscalculated.
Follow the missions of an embittered activist chasing salvation, a single mum rescuing her child from a frantic San Francisco and an army veteran who has long retreated from society, as the world they knew crumbles around them.
Please note: this audiobook contains mature content and listener discretion is advised.
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- Brian Rundle
- 20-09-21
Very very good
This was an excellent book.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
The narrator is absolutely brilliant!!
His accents are top class.
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- Shel
- 29-03-21
Excellent first part
Zero Day Code is one of those books that feels all too plausible due to the excellent world building complete with a rich tapestry of characters all on their own separate, engrossing, paths. Narrator Rupert Degas is a perfect match for author John Birmingham's material.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-09-22
what a gem!
excellent content and the fact it's included with a subscription justifies the audible fee
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- Anonymous User
- 04-11-23
Just WOW
I've listened to the whole sir series and this goes for all the books this is a brilliant apocolypse story the books to come only get better In quality and the whole storyline is wonderful
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- Rod
- 30-01-20
Reminded me of a James Herbert story
Lots of short interlinked stories but no depth. I was praying for more of a punchy story as the premise was awesome. Just reminded me of duff firework, lots of fizzle but no bang.
I liked the characters, I liked the amount of research and I like liked the narrator.
I would recommend as interesting book.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-21
A Gem of a story
This story took me by surprise. It is such a realistic scenario it had me hooked. It’s slow to start but well worth persevering.
The narration is first rate.
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- Michael Rowley
- 10-12-21
Great compelling story read (mostly) well
This is not a 'great' book in terms of being a classic read, but it is a good read, passably written but with a compelling and scarily prescient story. However, it's use of profanity, racial slurs and portrayal of women will not be palatable to everyone, and whilst the narrator does an otherwise fine job the voices he puts on for female characters are almost bad enough in some instances to make you abandon the book entirely. That said, I personally look forward to the next two books.
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- Krustycarl
- 08-03-22
My 1st audiobook.
Really enjoyed this. Look forward to the other 2 titles in the series. Makes a nice change from listening to podcasts at work. Really got my imagination going.
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- Tracy Russell
- 02-09-22
The stand without captain trips - Fantastic
listened to this novel on a punt and totally loved it. The writing style reminded me of Stephen king in novels such as the stand and under the dome. Lots of fantastic characters so you need to keep your eye on the ball because there at least 4 story threads going on here
The reader or actor is nothing short of brilliant. Really looking forward to hearing the next two parts
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- samuel w fowler
- 16-07-23
Great story
Brilliant narrative, interwoven story lines. Feels very much like a Ken Follet novel the way it ties people and their individual struggles together
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