Blackout by Seanan McGuire audiobook

Blackout

By Mira Grant
Read by Paula Christensen and Michael Goldstrom

Orbit 9780316081078

The Newsflesh Series: Book 3

17.43 Hours Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781611134605

The explosive conclusion to the Newsflesh trilogy from New York Times bestseller Mira Grant — a saga of zombies, geeks, politics, social media, and the virus that runs through them all. The year was 2014. The year we cured cancer. The year we cured the common cold. And the year the dead started to walk. The year of the Rising. The year was 2039. The world didn't end when the zombies came, it just got worse. Georgia and Shaun Mason set out on the biggest story of their generation. They uncovered the biggest conspiracy since the Rising and realized that to tell the truth, sacrifices have to be made. Now, the year is 2041, and the investigation that began with the election of President Ryman is much bigger than anyone had assumed. With too much left to do and not much time left to do it, the surviving staff of After the End Times must face mad scientists, zombie bears, rogue government agencies-and if there's one thing they know is true in post-zombie America, it's this: Things can always get worse.   More from Mira Grant:   Newsflesh Feed Deadline Blackout Feedback   Rise     Praise for Feed: "It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious."―The A. V. Club   "Gripping, thrilling, and brutal... McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported."―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)   “Feed is a proper thriller with zombies.” SFX

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Summary

Summary

A New York Times bestseller

Finalist for the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010

Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010

Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010

The explosive conclusion to the Newsflesh trilogy from New York Times bestseller Mira Grant — a saga of zombies, geeks, politics, social media, and the virus that runs through them all.

The year was 2014. The year we cured cancer. The year we cured the common cold. And the year the dead started to walk. The year of the Rising.

The year was 2039. The world didn't end when the zombies came, it just got worse. Georgia and Shaun Mason set out on the biggest story of their generation. They uncovered the biggest conspiracy since the Rising and realized that to tell the truth, sacrifices have to be made.

Now, the year is 2041, and the investigation that began with the election of President Ryman is much bigger than anyone had assumed. With too much left to do and not much time left to do it, the surviving staff of After the End Times must face mad scientists, zombie bears, rogue government agencies-and if there's one thing they know is true in post-zombie America, it's this:

Things can always get worse.

 
More from Mira Grant:
 
Newsflesh
Feed
Deadline
Blackout
Feedback
 
Rise
 
 
Praise for Feed:
"It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious."―The A. V. Club
 
"Gripping, thrilling, and brutal... McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported."―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
 
Feed is a proper thriller with zombies.” SFX

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“The zombie novel Robert A. Heinlein might have written.” Sci-Fi Magazine
“While there’s plenty of zombie mayhem, political snark, and pointedly funny observations here, the heart of this book is about human relationships, which are still the most important thing in the world…even in a world where you might have to shoot the person you love in the head, just to stop them from biting off your face.” Locus
“Deft cultural touches, intriguing science, and amped-up action will delight Grant's numerous fans.” Publishers Weekly
“The story starts with a bang as corruption, mystery, danger, and excitement abound.” RT Book Reviews
Astonishing ... a fascinating exploration of the future. New York Times
While there's plenty of zombie mayhem, political snark, and pointedly funny observations here, the heart of this book is about human relationships, which are still the most important thing in the world...even in a world where you might have to shoot the person you love most in the head, just to stop them from biting off your face. Locus on Feed
"Feed is a proper thriller with zombies. Grant doesn't get carried away with describing her world or the virus. She's clearly thought both out brilliantly, but she doesn't let it get in the way of a taut, well-written story. SFX on Feed
The story starts with a bang as corruption, mystery, danger and excitement abound. RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars) on Feed
Gripping, thrilling, and brutal... Shunning misogynistic horror tropes in favor of genuine drama and pure creepiness, McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Feed
Intelligent and intense, a thinking-person's post-apocalyptic zombie thriller set in a fully-realized future that is both fascinating and horrifying to behold. John Joseph Adams on Feed
I can't wait for the next book. N.K. Jemisin on Feed
It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious. The A. V. Club on Feed
OK, all of you readers who want something weighty and yet light, campy and yet smart, horror with heart, a summer beach read that will stay in your head and whisper to you "what if," Deadline is just what you are looking for. RT Book Reviews on Deadline
Deft cultural touches, intriguing science, and amped-up action will delight Grant's numerous fans. Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Deadline
Intelligent and exciting...raises the bar for the genre. Telegraph on Deadline
Wry and entertaining."—NPR Books on Blackout

Reviews

Reviews

Author

Author Bio: Seanan McGuire

Author Bio: Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex and Locus Award-winning Wayward Children series, the October Daye series, the InCryptid series, and other works. She also writes darker fiction as Mira Grant. She won the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 became the first person to appear five times on the same ballot for the Hugo Award. In 2022, she managed the same feat again.

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Author Bio: Mira Grant

Author Bio: Mira Grant

Mira Grant is the pseudonym of Seanan McGuire, winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. She is the author of the Newsflesh trilogy, the Parasitology series, and Into the Drowning Deep, among others. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and her book Feed was chosen as one of NPR’s 100 Killer Thrillers.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : Digital Download
Runtime: 17.43
Audience: Adult
Language: English