Fight to Survive

After the Outbreak, Book 1

By: Dave Bowman

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Could you push past your limits to survive the apocalypse?

After the deadliest virus known to man, law and order have collapsed. The surviving few are left to find their way among the ashes of civilization. Chaos reigns.

What if your preparations weren't enough?

Nick thought he was ready. He has a lodge in the mountains in New Mexico, packed full of supplies and ammo. He thought he could protect his family, but the virus took them anyway. Soon, he finds others that rely on him. With everything lost, can he find the strength in himself to go on?

Could you face your greatest fears?

Liz is trapped in Albuquerque. A dangerous battle rages around her, and she doesn't have long to live if she stays. The only way out is through the mountains, and there's only one man who can take her. But can she put her faith in a stranger's promise?

Only a few survived the outbreak, but that was just the beginning. Now they'll have to fight harder than ever to stay alive.

Fight to Survive is book one in a post-apocalyptic thriller series about people pushing past their limits as they try to survive the end of the world.

©2017 Dave Bowman (P)2017 Dave Bowman

Fight to survive

This was a really good post apocolyptic book.I couldn't put it down!Nick sets out for his g=family cabin after a virus kills his family,along with 96 percent of the population.He meets some goo people and some bad.Andrew Tell was a wwonderful narrator.
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Fight to Survive

Good book. I like the group of survivors that finally meet up. I've listened to this narrator before. He continues to impress me. I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom for my unbiased review.

Love love loved this!

This book was buried in the mass of titles I have on my phone. I had forgotten about it. It was amazing. I read a lot of books in this genre. Dave Bowman has been a favorite for a while. So glad I dug deep & looked for things I’d missed.
Can’t wait to read or listen to more in this series. Narrator was great too. (Andrew Tell always is)
The characters are true and make mistakes like any of us could.
I loved the smiling laughing deaths.... great new idea. Want to know more about the virus.

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Typical but not too bad.

Not a bad addition to the apocalyptic horror genre; a bit overly dramatic at times by the narrator, but not too bad. This is your typical virus gone viral killing 95+ percent of the world’s population. Those that remain are immune and now must face the overwhelming task of survival. The story transitions from Nick in El Paso to Liz in Albuquerque and back again; typical format for this genre. Ultimately the two join up and then it’s the struggle from meeting the good and the bad to finding safe housing in which to wait out and survive the crisis. The characters are thinly developed and naive, but likable. It appears this is the first book of a series, but I don’t see myself investing more time into this story. Three.point.five for the effort. This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

5 strangers join together to survive

This promises to be a good series. The basic plot is strangers that fate has put together due to a massive killer flu.

The characters are interesting 2 males and 2 females and a 9 yr old girl. The one fellow has his act together for the most part the other is the life of the party it seems.

The females one is a bit manipulative but solid otherwise and seems very bright. The other female is a generation Z type and clueless and the most frustrating character ( its all about me type) . The young girl is a prodigy

What makes the story interesting is the interaction. None of these people i could see getting along all that well much less friends. But they band together for safety in numbers and at times the differences cause friction ; Everyone is dealing with grief and loss as well

There is some violence but it is not over the top.
The narrator I have not heard before but he was good.He uses inflection thats varies for the females which makes it easier to associate characters with voices.

This is a series that based on the first book will be a good one

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Highly enjoyable.

I love WSHTF books. its is very hard to find good ones. I found this one to be great. Its about a virus that takes over the wold. and kill 95 plus% of the population. then about banding together, and trying to survive. - great book! I can't wait till book two!

Andrew Tell is amazing! He does a super job on this book. As well as the others I have heard him perform.


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Post apoc with a difference

A good read, that left me wanting more!
Post apoc with a difference a main character who isn't a super prepper or perfect in his decision making. A guy who thinks he's prepared but find out the truth, and he and his companions make some pretty poor choices.
Well written and thought out, well edited.
Narrated in a comfortable style that made for easy listening.
Just want the next book NOW.
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Solid start to new survival series.

Fight to Survive is the first book in a new survival series. Since I can't give half stars I'm rounding up to four stars for the story. It hits all the right beats for the genre, telling the stories of several characters who eventually come together in a struggle to survive, but what makes this book different from other such series is the disaster that befalls the world. It's a bizarre virus that reminded me of the Joker' Smilex gas from Batman, it's victim die with a horrible grin on their faces. Creepy and yet also kind of cool. I hope we find more out about it in future volumes.

The book is narrated by Andrew Tell, and while this is the first time I've heard his work I know it won't be the last. He has nice clean delivery, great use of inflection to bring the story alive. Took a look at his other work and already noted several works I'll be checking out in the near future.


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❤️

It’s a great start to a new series. There was nothing terribly surprising about the story but it was enjoyable and kept me hooked. I definitely want more.

Really enjoyed the narration. Very well done.

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An Above Average Post-Apocalyptic Story

The Smiling Sickness leaves people dead in a few days with a smile from ear to ear like they died doing something they loved.  Before then - they are mysteriously gray and unknowingly passing the disease among family and friends.  There are a few who have managed to come out of it without the sickness but having lost everyone they loved.

The virus in Fight To Survive was pretty well written.  I'm usually someone who wants more about the disease and less about the preparedness (I love Bio-Thrillers), but I thought that Bowman gave me just enough to be curious without giving too much that I could shoot holes through.  I love that the little girl knew the percentage of people it had killed off before anyone else did.  I can't imagine what a world that lost 96% of its population would be like.

At first, all I could think is "oh no, is this going to be one of the stories where everyone is completely nice and they pick everyone up on their way to the lodge?" Thankfully, Bowman cut that out after the beginning (it was a nice set up to get everyone in one place though).   It's hard with how many post-apocalyptic books for me to not find something I dislike - in Fight To Survive it might be just how quickly things hit the fan.  I think that dealing with what was described would take a little while for people to even realize what was going on - let alone turn to the dark side.  Sure, for the pacing of the book, it's totally understandable though.

Bowman did a nice job at creating characters that were unique to each other with their own strengths and weaknesses.  I like that a "city girl" was thrown into the mix who wasn't familiar with guns, homesteading, or farming. It's not to throw a wild card into the fire like that because then it's not 5 people who know what they're doing against the world.  It was also nice to see a bit of naivety shown by everyone in the group.  Most of the time people just know what to do when everything falls apart but the reality is that most people would be scared to death and make mistakes.

Overall, Fight To Survive could be the start of a really interesting series.  Adding Andrew Tell's narration - I'm betting that this series will surprise me.

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