Lost & Found

The E Apocrypha, Book 1

By: Alex Andre

Narrated by: Kristiana Rice

Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

The day was supposed to be Yun-mi's best. It turned into a nightmare? and it isn't over yet.

In a harsh world where survivors live off the scraps of the fallen civilization, Yun-mi had worked her ass off for two years, honing her scavenger skills. She is on the cusp of fulfilling her dreams of becoming the finest Rat the City has seen.

Yun-mi's plans crumble when her mentor is murdered, and she is about to be sold to slavers. In the no-holds-barred game, she's got only one rule: not to give up, and woe to those facing a cornered Rat. Navigating alone between major powers, arrogant clans, and fake friends, she may lack knowledge and finesse, but has determination to spare.

With a hostile takeover threatening the only way of life she'd known, her ambitions expand, and so do the risks. She will carve a niche for herself, but first, someone owes her revenge, and she's coming to collect!
Lost & Found is Book 1 in The E Apocrypha series.

Content warnings: explicit language, violence, death trauma, grief, sexual assault.

©2021 Alex Andre (P)2024 Alex Andre

Post-apocalyptic survival with skillful prose!

"Lost & Found" by Alex Andre, narrated by Kristiana Rice, weaves a gripping tale of post-apocalyptic survival with skillful prose that keeps you hooked from start to finish. The narrators' performances are top-notch, bringing the characters to life with authenticity and emotion. If you crave a thrilling journey through a shattered world where trust is a rare commodity, "Lost & Found" is a must-read (or listen) that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next installment in The E Apocrypha series.

Good story

This is a good story. Give it a shot. I received a free copy and left my honest review

Opportunity From Effort

love the cohesiveness of the character development and how smoothly all of the characters developed under the storyline. Super excited to read/listen to the next portion of the lives of this new society

good

This was a different gene I normally read. I will say it did keep me going. This is part of a series. I will continue on to the next

Spectacular

This story has been spectacular from the start to finish. The story is well paced and full of action. Never a dull moment. The Narration is perfect and really brings the story to life. Definitely a book to listen to.

Lost and found

I definitely recommend this audio book, it keeps you on the edge of your seat, I really like how the story comes about with the different characters point of view, I would give this more than a five star rating, Me and my husband share this account review by Shauna Joesten

How good and evil interact in a changed world

As the world changes including the death of over half the population different factions are formed. Some are inherently good while others not so much. The interactions of these factions in this new world are great. As the story evolves, you start rooting for one against another.

As the story evolves, it keeps drawing you in and keeps you reading to see where it will take you next.

Enjoyed the narration of this book as he made the story come alive. Will look for additional books by this pair.

Different look into dystopian future

Absolutely loved this book! The audiobook narration was phenomenal, with various accents and voice changes for each character. Each POV had its own chapter and distinct voice, which made it easy to follow. As an Army veteran, I was impressed by the accurate portrayal of military life. The nervousness of a private around superiors was spot-on. The romantic relationships focused on emotions rather than physical aspects, which made me connect deeply with the characters. I am so happy that I found this incredible author and I am now an instant fan!

An interesting book worth a listen

TLDR: Story is good. has inconsistencies but worth giving it a go.

Full review:
the story is interesting and keeps you listening. I will say though that I found it odd that Five Points has such an aversion to technology yet they have guns and clocks, and also would be in a sense illiterate considering their tendency to curse and burn books. Basically an entire civilization that is illiterate. it makes me wonder how their government keeps things straight financially and keeping track of their history as well. I found it difficult to determine how far in the future this book takes place. it's setup in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario after some sort of deviating event occurred, and sometimes it sounds like it might be 50 years in the future, while at other times it feels like it must be a few hundred years in the future. I say this because glass windows are mentioned as being present in the city on occasion, which wouldn't be a thing in the distant future, while other times it sounds like enough human generations have gone by that people before the cataclysm would no longer be alive, which would require at least 70 years to even 100 years to have gone by. so there are some inconsistencies in the story. There were a lot of characters in the story as well, so many in fact that I had difficulties keeping straight each character's story at the beginning. still a good book. I recommend giving it a go!

I enjoyed this!

I normally dislike the bouncing around through disparate POVs because rarely do the story lines combine into a compelling reason for the various characters to meld in an interesting way. But this was a good listen albeit long. I found the characters engaging and getting a view of how others perceived them was interesting. I’m actually looking forward to the next book.

The narrator was generally good although occasionally her characterizations would slip and I either couldn’t tell what was a character’s thought vs. dialogue or another character speaking. There were occasional mispronunciations also that took this listener completely out of the performance.

I received a free copy of this audiobook.