Run

A Post Apocalyptic Thriller

By: Rich Restucci

Narrated by: David Drummond

The dead have risen, and they are hungry. Slow and plodding, they are legion. The undead hunt the living. Stop and they will catch you. Hide and they will find you. If you have a heartbeat, you do the only thing you can: You run.

Survivors escape to an island stronghold: a cop and his daughter, a computer nerd, a garbage man with a piece of rebar, and an escapee from a mental hospital with a lifesaving secret. After reaching Alcatraz, the ever-expanding group of survivors realize that the infected are not the only threat. Caught between the viciousness of the undead, and the heartlessness of the living, what choice is there? Run.

©2015 Rich Restucci (P)2015 Tantor

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I liked the great cast of characters. Quite entertaining for a zombie story. I look forward to the next book.

Average. Just average.

I tried. I really tried to like this book because someone recommended the author to me. However, it was both unremarkable and unbelievably predictable. It wasn't bad, but it also can't be called good without grossly exaggerating. I would like to give this author another chance but it would have to be free, not at the expense of my credit.

Rough start but gets better

worth listening to if you catch it for free. the intro to the book is pretty bad and I almost put it down but glad I kept with it. I still laugh how he described cop pistol whipping someone as if it was technical strike that was in a training manual.

There are a couple POV and although it follows many zombie tropes there is a bit of uniqueness in the characters and story to justify one's time. frankly I am glad that it didn't make the military and law enforcement completely stupid. still like many other zombie stories the author struggles with the start of how the apocalypse happens and jumps ahead of what would be weeks if not months into Z day. although it's best not to overthink to much regarding such details.

I did look up that it is part of a 3 book series which books 2 and 3 are not on audible as of yet. I would probably only listen to the rest of the series if it was free or a package deal.

I love Billy!

Great characters, can’t wait to see where Billy in particular goes! Get him his meds though!

I love Billy

Mnnyaaaah whats up doc. I need more Billy in my life. Please! I wanted more chapters with Billy and less with the other main characters.

I really like Billy

Billy is a level 4 crazy killer but I can't help but like him. I know others say this book is too cliche` but what is cliche` about a killer that you actually root for?? I, for one, cannot wait to hear more Billy exploits. I don't think he is even the MC but he should be. The other characters were OK. The usual hero, gang member bad guy, military guys, regular folks but what story doesn't have these types? Narrator did a good job. I would recommend this book.

good, zombie chronicles much better

good story, kinda obvious with the cop rick, but my dad's name is rick, liked the chaos much better, made me and my dad laugh butts off, wish run was as funny. love that it's the same zombie universe, just wish it had the humor. I'll keep all 3 downloaded to add to my bunker. a+

Great plot

The characters were well rounded. I want to listen to the second book! I love Billy.

Pretty good

Story was good. Narrator made everyone sound extremely whiny. It was worth listening to though.

Mediocrity at its most mediocre.

This was a disappointment. It sounded good, but never delivered. If there is a sequel I wouldn't pay more than $5 for it.
1. The title is Run and I expected harrowing escapes and frantic flight from horrible death with varied faces. What I got was some running through predictable scenarios with boring baddies.
2. All zombie fiction requires some level of accepting the implausible. This book took it to new heights that I just could not achieve. The premise for the virus goes well beyond what I can accept.
3. I never connected with any of the characters and felt like no attempt was made to establish that connection for most of them accept maybe one. The rest just seem like 2D cutouts.
Honestly by the end of this audio book I didn't care who lived or died just wanted it over.