Lit

The Alt Apocalypse, Book 2

De: Tom Abrahams

Narrado por: Kevin Pierce

A nuclear attack. A collapsing society. A world covered in ash.

The Alt Apocalypse is the newest groundbreaking series from Tom Abrahams.

It explores survival under the most extreme circumstances, but with a twist (and no cliff-hangers).This series, which can be listened to in any order, features the same core characters in each complete story. But every book dunks them into a new alternate apocalypse: a nuclear holocaust, an earthquake, a flood, a wildfire, a hurricane, a plague, and even zombies.

Different heroes will emerge in each novel. Different characters will survive and perish. Your favorite character dies in one book? He or she will be back in the next. In the end you'll unwind the loose thread that connects every character and every stand-alone story.

In Lit, Abrahams tells the story of a couple on a camping trip to the Angeles National Forest, a Los Angeles firefighter, a lonely fry cook, and a group of college students who struggle to escape and survive in Southern California after an unprecedented outbreak of wild and urban fires.

Can they escape the flames? Will they become heroes or run from danger? What will it take to end a fiery hell on earth?

©2018 Piton Press LLC (P)2018 Piton Press LLC

Same characters, new story

I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.

This is the second in Abrahams Alt Apocalypse series and it was a pretty wild ride. Even if you haven't read the first one, you can enjoy this one since each book in the series is a stand-alone, just with recurring characters. But what I found interesting and a fun Easter egg, is that some of the characters remember the alternate stories they've gone through. That actually helps tie the stories together even more.

Once again, we're not given a lot of background for each character but for some reason, that seems to work. We're introduced to a few new characters, making you wonder if they'll show up in later stories or not. Abrahams does a good job of making the reader feel the tension in the scenes. The terror of literally out running a forest fire, being brave enough to rescue someone even if you're not sure it's possible, keeping friends and family safe. When one character dies by smoke inhalation, I could almost feel my lungs and throat seize up with them. Abrahams does a good job of painting what it would be like dealing with the fires, being in the middle of them and how brave the EMTs and firefighters are in trying to stop them.

Of course, no story is perfect and there were a few times that the story stuttered and stumbled a bit but they were few and far between. This was like riding a roller coaster, you're never quite sure where the next turn or loop is going to be and when you've made it through the ride, you are both relieved and excited. I'm excited about the next book in the series, to see what Abrahams does with the characters and to see if the ones I like make it through this time or not.

Once again, Mr. Pierce does a good job on keeping the tension tight when it needs to be but helping the reader relax during the parts in between. Each character has enough personality to make them interesting and to keep me listening and a distinct enough voice that, while I had some trouble figuring out who was who sometiems, I could tell if someone else was talking if there were multiple characters talking at the same time.

Overall, this was a great second book and I cared about the characters. I both want to see what Abrahams does to everyone in the next one while dreading what he's going to put them through.

Ear Piercing performance

Tom Abraham’s writes a decent book, but wish he would go into a little more detail.........although not Tom Clancy detail. As for Kevin Pierce the narrator, the whistling “S’s” kill my ears. Need another narrator please

great addition

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I love the concept of this series, alternate apocalypses with consistent characters. This book was just as good as the first and I love seeing what the characters do in each situation.

Ubiquitous yet exceptional narrator, unique story

Audiobook was graciously provided for an honest review....
Enjoyed this unique apocalyptic story. It was succinctly performed and would recommend it to any type of listener. I hope to get the rest.
I would like,however, to see some of these in a book-track type format. I know some do not like that but many do. I appreciate and am moved by the added production value and draws me in even more.
Tom and Kevin- have you considered something like the ‘We’re Alive’ format? There is a gap needing to be filled since KC Wayland and crew have been MIA for years despite saying there would be a new series. Anyway, good book!!!

what a great second book!!!

I don't like the fact that this ending just didn't give us a finish it doesn't let us find out what happened to the astronauts really I mean I want to know more about the astronauts and what happened up there in space at the end of this book. but you got to remember the next book is a total different scenario so we never get to find out what happenedoh my gosh that was a totally different book at the end I'm sorry that was a preview to the space man chronicle thing oops lol