Out of House and Home (Dramatized Adaptation)

Fred, the Vampire Accountant 7

By: Drew Hayes

Narrated by: Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Eva Wilhelm, Joe Mallon, Ken Jackson, Marni Penning, Matthew Schleigh, Scott McCormick, Shanta Parasuraman, Steven Carpenter, Zeke Alton, full cast

With his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortunately, someone from his past has other, far less peaceful, plans in mind.

Finding his clan under attack, Fred must scramble to discover who is working against him and how to fight back. Between securing shelter, trading favors, and keeping up with his accounting business, it won’t be easy to stay out of trouble; let alone uncover the identity of his adversary.

Faced with an enemy who has no interest in diplomacy, Fred and his friends will have to make hard choices if they want to survive. Choices that could forever change The House of Fred.

Performed by Christopher Walker, Steven Carpenter, Zeke Alton, Eva Wilhelm, Carolyn Kashner, Marni Penning, Scott McCormick, Joe Mallon, Ken Jackson, Shanta Parasuraman, Matthew Schleigh, Gabriel Michael, Anthony Palmini, Bill Gillett, Chris Davenport, Richard Rohan, Bradley Foster Smith, Peter Holdway, Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, Torian Brackett, Nicole Perez, Andrew Mimms, Jessica Lauren Ball, Karen Novack, Nazia Chaudhry, Steve Wannall, Holly Adams, Terence Aselford, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Nanette Savard, Lise Bruneau, Eric Messner, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan and Alejandro Ruiz.

©2021 Drew Hayes (P)2022 Graphic Audio LLC

If only I could have disabled the music…

Much of this dramatization was great but the music was over the top and ruined the experience for me. if I could have more easily swapped this for the non-dramatized version, I would have.

Love this series…

I’m writing this after bingeing the last five in the series before getting to eight. I love this series. I love the characters. I love that everyone grows and changes over time—characters are impacted by their experiences in ways that feel meaningful. Not every moment is groundbreaking, but the changes are there, and they matter.

Almost everyone either is or has the potential to be a reasonable, nice person. There’s no “Joffrey”-type character you hate and can’t wait to see them get what’s coming (I’ve only seen the Game of Thrones show, but you get the idea). There are definitely villains, but they aren’t major ongoing threats that dominate the story. They show up, cause their damage, and then Fred reasons his way out of it.

I started with the non-graphic audio version, but I eventually switched just because I liked the graphic audio more. It plays out in my head like a really good 90’s anime, with plenty of that “my friends are my strength” energy. It’s fun and uplifting in all the right ways.

My only minor critique are the short recaps that are told within the story’s beginning which can feel a bit repetitive if you’re binge-reading like I was. That said, I completely understand why they’re there—they’re helpful for anyone jumping into the series mid-way—and it’s such a small thing compared to everything else the series does so well.

At its core, this is a story about a guy who just wants to live peacefully with his friends. I couldn’t relate more. This book, like the whole series, is awesome and so well written. If you’re looking for something fun, heartfelt, and full of great character moments, please give it a shot. You won’t regret it.

Enjoyed this series

The series was fun and enjoyable. An easy listen and binge worthy. You'll enjoy it.

Great story, poor editing, still worth it

Another great Fred book! We get more Gideon/ Sally content, which is my favorite side story. It does not disappoint. It's also really nice to see Asha coming into her own as a vampire. Fred is starting to understand leadership and Prudence plays a big role in this book.

I think this was the worst edited graphic audio of the series. Great performances from the actors, but some of the music choices were really bad and took me out of the story.

Fred is coming into his own.

After some time, and many adventures, Fred is beginning to grasp the full implications of his role and decisions.

If you read any 2 of the previous titles in this series, you should go ahead and commit to reading the rest as they are all great. This one has early events that will frustrate you but Fred holds true surprises throughout.

As is the case with Fred, there are multiple adventures in this one book.

Now if we could just get Mr. Hayes to give us another "Broken Bridge" installment ;-)

Another strong entry

It felt like there was a lot more action in this book. Some stories are little more slice-of-life so it was refreshing to have some more battle. The narration is fantastic.