Arks of America

By: D. A. Carey

Narrated by: Michael Driggs

With the country slowly descending into chaos, a visionary leader takes action. Dave Cavanaugh, a silver-haired outdoorsman, mountain hiker, and billionaire, dubbed the “Richard Branson of the Rockies”, sets in motion a plan to construct walled, gated communities across the country to preserve art, science, medicine, and religion - designed to be islands of calm in a sea of chaos. Much like Noah built an ark before the great flood, Dave intends to build a series of land-based arks before the country completely drowns in chaos. Arks of America.

Vince Cavanaugh, Dave’s nephew, a gruff ex-Special Forces soldier, is urged to take an active role in the project. Liz Pendleton, a beautiful auburn-haired actress from Kentucky now living in Hollywood, is one of the initial investors in the program. With alternating periods of violence and peace becoming the norm, eventually the periods of chaos get longer and don’t subside.

Where will the violence strike next? Who will be caught up in it? Will Dave Cavanaugh’s grand plan be enough and in time?

©2018 D. A. Carey (P)2018 D. A. Carey

Liked this story!!

great story.... I liked that it parallels the things that are happening today in real life. I also liked that I can follow the characters journey on the map from my phone or computer. I am a bit of a prepper so I felt like I could relate to the concept of being prepared for anything and living in a place that is self sustaining. The only problem I had was that it seems the only people that could afford to invest would have a safe place during civil unrest or end times, the only people allowed in the charter towns would be the rich or family and friends of David, he mentions that he wants people from all walks of life to live there but doesn't explain how a hard working low income family could get the chance to live in the safety of this community. I know poor people aren't as interesting and the rich but maybe it will be explained in the next book? this is a good story and worth the credit. I would also recommend to a friend, because it does have good ideas on survival.

Is this real life??

This book was great. I've recommended it to many people. I enjoyed the concept of the Arks and can't wait to start book 2 to see what has happened. Sometimes while listening I didn't feel like I was listening to fiction anymore. It makes me want to leave the city and start planning for this very real and potential future.

Excellent, engaging, fast-past, and thought provoking

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It’s fast-paced, yet the author does an excellent job with character building. I feel like I know the main characters, and have a good idea of how they operate and would react in certain situations. I was drawn into the story from the start, and it held my attention throughout. It’s so engaging, I’m glad book 2 is available so I can jump right into it. This book is also thought provoking. The unique idea of the arks as a business venture and the topics brought up in the story made me think and have stayed with me.

Just as this is my first experience with reading a book from D. A. Carey, it’s also the first time I’ve listened to a book narrated by Michael Driggs. He’s a great narrator. I love his voice, the consistency of the voices of different characters, as well as his dialogue sounding natural and at a natural pace. Excellent performance!

Good book, thanks D A carey

overall the book was well written. The author gave life to the characters. Made you move to the edge of your seat, and brought a tear on some parts. Can't wait to purchase the next in their series.

Dam good read.

As usual the the book was so interestiing and easy to follow that you could not wait to get back to it when I had to stop from time to time.