Try free for 30 days

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
My Dead World cover art

My Dead World

By: Jacqueline Druga
Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
Try for $0.00

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $32.99

Buy Now for $32.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

Since childhood Nila Carter has been made to spend every weekend at the family cabin. In her teenage years she believes it to be a prison; as an adult it becomes her sanctuary and means to survive.

When a mysterious outbreak occurs in India, Nila's brother, Bobby, a virologist with the CDC, places the family on a precautionary alert to be ready to bug out. Unlike anything he's ever seen, the rabies-like virus is not just deadly; it causes extreme violent behavior in those infected. Following her brother's advice, Nila begins to stockpile.

After months of preparing, just as it seems the virus is over, everything implodes, and Bobby tells his family to leave the city. With her family, Nila heads to the mountains and to her father's isolated land. There she is eventually joined by friends and strangers, all hoping to safely stay clear of the virus that grips the world. The plan is to wait until the virus burns out.

While there, the group forms a tight bond, feeling secure that they will beat the extinction event and in due course return home. As time moves on, Nila quickly learns there are things they cannot run from, and a virus is one of them. Despite how prepared they are, how secure the land, each day brings a new threat and a painful reality that not only is returning home a pipe dream, but the likelihood of all of them surviving is increasingly growing slim.

©2016 Jacqueline Druga (P)2016 Podium Publishing

What listeners say about My Dead World

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    54
  • 4 Stars
    37
  • 3 Stars
    8
  • 2 Stars
    7
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    60
  • 4 Stars
    27
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    47
  • 4 Stars
    31
  • 3 Stars
    8
  • 2 Stars
    9
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Bewitching

My Dead World narration was an entertaining, dramatic and suspenseful work which I immensely enjoyed.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great end of days

I love a good apocalypse/end of days story, and this did not disappoint. Great characters, and easy to listen to storyline.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ken
  • 19-11-2022

Excellent.

This isn't a run of the mill zombie apocalypse. Notably things there aren't any real 'bad guys' in it. In fact, that's what makes it so great. It's real, it's heart breaking, and it's filled with characters you will really come to respect as they navigate a nightmare. Just a really good story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Story-Worth the Time!

Now I have finished listening this I am torn between reading the second in eBook or waiting in hopeful anticipation that the audible version will be released in Australia ASAP!
I enjoyed listening to this story so much that I listened as much as I could - in the shower, the bath, cooking dinner, making school lunches ect and before I knew it I was finished. So sad.
I will get the second book - the story compels me to find out what happened.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This had me on the edge of me seat

I initially downloaded it as it was free didn't read the blurb past a few words or test the narrator I just jumped right in blind and this book has exceeded my expectations. The main character is relatable and I like where the narrator took the story introducing things as it was needed.

Give it a go if you like the zombie genre
Stop here ye be spoilers ahead

I sobbed like a little baby for the main character deaths in this. They were well written and I didn't think the author dragged on. I was so so sad when the dog died and clutched my poor dog while he was trying to sleep. I have the additional books on my wishlist for when I get through a few titles. I also may just relisten to this book as I liked the logic put into the way they handled taking insider info and the world falling apart

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Survival Epic

A great story, engaging characters, hard decisions and harsh realities.
. . . .

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Barely 3 stars

Many plot holes, contradictions and silliness. Zero concept of infection control. Definitely not getting book 2

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

We are the life itself

The last part is very emotional and meaningfully to survive, Grave is Life because it is a reminder of people we love. The cabin is still stand but the world is dead. Still we are alive. Just like the situation we are all in today. Life must go on. Find survivors, find life and most of all, we are Life! Book 2 of "My Dead World" is waving!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

good book

the main character is at times ,in my opinion, dumb.....gets me frustrated with these sorts of people in real life too.....so, having said that, good job by the author for the story and it was a good narrative too....so since I got this as an 'INCLUDED ' book, I will buy the other 2......

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

great characters and an easy listen ..

Good listen, enjoyed the story .. Narrator did when. It realistic and is no last minute save the day stuff . For a world thats really overdone the zombie thing I still enjoyed it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.