Old Bones

By: Brad Knight

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Frank had one rule for the end of the world: stay fed, stay moving, and stay out of other people’s business.

At sixty-five, with failing knees and a lifetime of regrets, he’s long given up on heroics. But when he stumbles across fifteen-year-old Maisie and her asthmatic little sister, Zoe—two kids trying to outrun a world where a single cough can wake the dead—Frank breaks his own rule.

He doesn’t want to lead. They don’t want to trust him. But danger forces them together, and the road ahead doesn’t care about age, fear, or good intentions.

Now Frank is guiding the girls toward a distant aunt and whispered rumors of a safe zone—on a trek that will test his body, challenge his beliefs, and demand a kind of courage he thought he’d buried long ago.

It's a good book over all

I’m not a fan of AI Voice. The constant problems with it misunderstanding pronunciation or using the wrong tone are frustrating.

Five 🌟 Dystopian

I was invested in the survival of these people. I was missing Zoe and her teddy bear even though they were fictional.

The world building was great and the emotional connections you feel to these people and a teddy bear will stay with you.

ZA done well

Really enjoyed this story, the characters are well written and compelling; intelligent dialogue; believable situations. The virtual reader was the best I have heard so far, with almost no mispronunciations and even a few inflections. No sex, little swearing and no gore.

Very good read.

I liked the storyline, the characters, and the author’s writing style. I hope the author writes more books.

Great story of survival

Loved the whole book. You really get to know the characters and experience their struggles till the end.