Under a Graveyard Sky

Black Tide Rising, Book 1

By: John Ringo

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few marines.

When an airborne "zombie" plague is released, bringing civilization to a grinding halt, the Smith family, Steven, Stacey, Sophia, and Faith, take to the Atlantic to avoid the chaos. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. What they discover, instead, is a sea composed of the tears of survivors and a passion for bringing hope.

For it is up to the Smiths and a small band of Marines to somehow create the refuge that survivors seek in a world of darkness and terror. Now with every continent a holocaust and every ship an abattoir, life is lived under a graveyard sky.

©2013 John Ringo (P)2013 Audible Inc.

Excellent Zombie Apocalypse Tale

Would you listen to Under a Graveyard Sky again? Why?

I've listened to Under a Graveyard Sky 4 times since downloading it. It is an excellent story about a rather unusual family and how they first avoid, then combat the spreading plague that turns intelligent human beings into raving animals

What other book might you compare Under a Graveyard Sky to and why?

I find similarities in this book to many other John Ringo books. Faith is somewhat similar to Cally from his Legacy of the Aldenata series, while her father is similar to all the best parts of both Iron Mike from the Aldenata series and Mike Harmon from the Paladin of Shadows series, both of whom are willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.As for the story itself, I haven't read any other apocalypse books, which are the only ones I can think of to compare this to.

Which character – as performed by Tristan Morris – was your favorite?

I think my favorite of Morris' characters is Steven Smith, that Australian-born naturalized-American citizen who is the father in this series. Morris' command of accents is amazing, and I love to hear it. He can switch from Australian to British to Irish to Russian with amazing alacrity, and is a wonder to hear!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Many parts evoked laughter, while many others brought on tears. Ringo's wit and writing are in top form in this book.

Any additional comments?

To the military listeners: WARNING - Morris spells out the acronyms rather than pronouncing them the way you are probably used to. Be sure you are okay with hearing M-R-A-P and S-S-G before listening. If you have a problem with this, I recommend reading the book yourself.

Zombie Apocalypse With a Twist

John Ringo has done it again! Don't let Zombie Apocalypse subject matter keep you for reading this series.

If you like the Walking Dead you'll love this

Any additional comments?

Not your typical end of the world/ zombie book. Filled with great characters that draw you in and make you want to read on and see what will happen next.

Another Great Ringo Start

I love when a new John Ringo comes out. But i dread them at the same time. Mr Ringo really does a wonderful job of creating these intricate alternative universes, solid characters with real issues. The problems come when he doesn't see the stories through. Mr Ringo has a nasty tendency to rush an ending. I'm afraid he's going to do the same with this series too.

I'm unfamiliar with the narrator, but I could easily see myself listening to more of his oration.

Absolutely an "You must listen to Story!"

Engrossing take with realism and pragmatism at its core. Brought to vivid life by the narrator!
Whole series is a keeper! FAITH ROCKS!!!!!

Overall just a fun ride in the ZA

Almost believable reason behind the infection. The story as a whole was just fun. Not a lot of substance, but really enjoyable. Sit back and have a good time, and don't try to make the smaller parts believable.
The narrator did an excellent job. I will listen to more of his readings.

I dont like the accent.

Where does Under a Graveyard Sky rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Always talking about the bounce ive owned and shot rifles for years bullet punch through most wood and thin metal.and splat on thick steel. .223 or 5.56 break apart on flesh and bone. they dont return with near the velocity as the muzzle if ever.Enjoyed the story except for that.

THOROGHLY ENTERTAINING!

I loved the voice actor he was great. If you like Zombie apocalypse stories , you’ll like this series. It’s funny light hearted, while slaughtering zombies. This was my first John Ringo book, thank you for the hours of entertainment I’ll be going on to book 2. Can’t wait.

zombie fiction at its finest

just listen to it, you'll like it if you're into this kind of fiction. if you like guns, gruesome zombie death and the idea of that on the high seas.... this for you, homie

Interesting beginning that goes nowhere.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would have liked it much better if it had stuck with the intense, serious tone it started with rather than turning into cheese after the first few chapters. Its really too bad, the basic premise of this book is a good one and the characters, at least at first, where pretty likable

Would you recommend Under a Graveyard Sky to your friends? Why or why not?

To my OMGZombies! friends I would recommend it, it has some fun parts and the writing is solid. But to my actual prepper friends, the kind who have actual disaster codes in place and view the zompoc as a metaphor for what is really going to happen to the world after about three weeks without electricity, no. There is nothing here for the serious survivalist, too much is just ridiculous. A 13 year old girl wearing 120lbs of gear jumping into a ship and slaughtering dozens of zombies single handedly? Yeah, I don't think so. It would have been hard to believe if it had been a navy Seal, its impossible to believe when its a young, civilian teenager.

Also this author seems to know very little about real world guns and a lot of about internet stereotypes. You would think Ringo would know better but as others have hinted at, I think this book was ghost written.

What about Tristan Morris’s performance did you like?

He did a good job with the accents, which was appropriate for the characters but it did get annoying eventually.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe. It probably would have made a better movie than a book.