The End

A Post Apocalyptic Novel

By: G. Michael Hopf

Narrated by: Joseph Morton

For Gordon Van Zandt, life was one of duty and loyalty to his country, so when 9/11 happened he dropped out of college and joined the Marine Corps. This youthful idealism soon vanished, one fateful day in a war torn city in Iraq. Ten years later, he is still struggling with the ghosts of his past, but must now face a new reality thrust upon him and his family.

North America, Europe, and the Far East have all suffered a devastating Super-EMP attack that has caused catastrophic damage to the power grids and all electrical devices. With nothing working, from cars to phones, and the total collapse of the economic infrastructure, Gordon must fight for limited and fast dwindling resources. He knows survival requires action and cooperation with his neighbors, but as daily life continues to break down so does all sense of civility within his community. With each passing day, Gordon makes choices that would seem extreme in today's world, but necessary in this new world.

©2013 G. Michael Hopf (P)2013 G. Michael Hopf

Good, but a bit long-winded at times.

A good, if lengthy series concerning the United States during a massive EMP attack. Our civilian protagonist Gordon Van Zandt is a former Marine who leads his community in surviving the EMP and fortifying their community against looters and misfits. Our military protagonist Colonel Barone had been ordered to take his command of three ships to the east coast to aid in the protection of Washington and its survivors. Instead Colonel Barone chose mutiny and treason to lead his command back to the west coast where their families were and help those still alive rather than the dead in the face of this apocalypse. The story cycles back and forth between military and civilian plots. Barone and crew make anchor at San Diego while Gordon and family are making plans to leave same. Good, but a bit long-winded at times. Three.point.five for starters.

could not put this one down

it is very captivating, I finished it in less than three days. would recommend.

Loved

I loved this book and the characters. I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen in the rest of the series. G. Michael Hopf is a great author. I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author. I bought the next audiobook is this series. I would recommend this book.

The narration is excellent. The story line had some great twists.

There were just a few predictable moments and scenes but other than that it was impeccably done. I am eager for the entire series.

Hypocrite?

I really enjoy these type of stories of survival and this one started out pretty good. I had a huge issue with the main character though, who is quick to figure out what kind of disaster he's faced with and get into action to prepare for the survival of his family and then his community. What was difficult to accept is that he warns everyone of the lawlessness to come, like stealing and murder, but then he contributes to it and I guess the reader should think it is justified because he's trying to survive. So the character kind of rubs me the wrong way at times. If not for that, I could have rated it a bit higher. If you've gone thought most of the rest of what's out there, this will give you something to chew on. I really enjoyed the Jakarta Pandemic, so I'd recommend that before The End if you have not yet read it.

I WANT MORE!

What made the experience of listening to The End the most enjoyable?

It has a good flow to the story. It didn't get bogged down in tiny details.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the straight forward reality that this book presents. It makes you think. The characters are interesting. The situations keep you wanting to read more.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES! I have listened to it twice and will listen again!

Any additional comments?

I WANT THE NEXT BOOK!!!!!

Not a bad story.

I like this story, but the dialog was unrealistic at times, and very apologetic to the Mary Sue/Stu protagonist. Aside from the main character, most of the other charters are two dimensional and undeveloped. Still, I enjoyed it enough to finish it in two days and buy the next story in the series.

Good story, mediocre narrator

The story is really good, but the narrator is so sub-par that it can be distracting. His pacing is frantic when there should be pacing pauses and he mispronounces some words. Over all the story more than makes up for his performance, but occasionally you go from being enveloped in the story to being completely distracted by how the story is being read you it's distracting. The narrator could take some tips about pacing, pregnant pauses and inferring sub-text from a better narrator like Sean Runnette or Fisher Stevens.

A REALISTIC look at an EMP blast

I have been looking for a realistic post-apocalyptic book and found this one to be one of the most realistic ones I’ve read. It still has all the great excitement and adventure as others but this one seems more realistic I recommend it.

Awesome book!

I’m not much of a reader but this audiobook was great! The storyline so far is amazing and sounds realistic. Great narration and author (: