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The Breakers Omnibus

Books 1-3 and Prequel Novella

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The Breakers Omnibus

By: Edward W. Robertson
Narrated by: Ray Chase
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About this listen

Books 1-3 and the prequel novella of the Breakers series. In the Breakers series, humanity faces not one apocalypse but two: first a lethal pandemic then a war against those who made the virus.

©2012 Edward W. Robertson (P)2015 Podium Publishing Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction
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This is definitely not great literature but if you just want something to listen to while you're doing boring tasks, working etc. then this is OK.

With most of these types of books the writing so intrusively bad that it's hard to get lost in them without being constantly brought back to reality by how hard you're cringing at the dialogue or cliches. The breakers is well enough written that you can mostly stay immersed in the story and just go along with it. It even has a few decently interesting ideas and themes.

The narrator is a bit weird but I got used to his sleepy, slightly depressed style after a while and mostly didn't notice it.

The length is the best thing. In general I think audible is ridiculously over-priced, so this book seems a bit better value than the usual shorter ones.

Pretty good for a post apocalypse fiction thing.

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I'll be honest:
Great story, captivating and relatable. The only reason I was able to put up with the terrible narration.
The narrator however only has two voices for all characters, so it not always easy to dissern between characters, and most sentences ends in some weird upward affliction, or sounds like a question.

Great story and characters. Too bad about the narration.

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The story was pretty good but the narrator wreaked it for me.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Breakers Omnibus?

An alien with no spoken language, speaking through a tablet computer, has the most ridiculous accent you can imagine.

Would you be willing to try another one of Ray Chase’s performances?

No way

Was The Breakers Omnibus worth the listening time?

I could have probably skipped the last 2 books and been not regretted it

Any additional comments?

Why do half the male characters sound like a gun-slinging Western Clint Eastwood and half the women sound like Michael Jackson. Only bearable accent was for a New Zealander, though he still sounded more Australian.

Most annoying narrator ever

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pretty decemt story, and great value for money. however parts were a tad predictable. really enjoy this narrator though. all in all i would recommend if your looking for an easy listen that will take a good chunk of time.

enjoyable

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This series had me enthralled from the very beginning!
Very hard to describe any particular favourite moments.
Excellent series! 5 stars

Highly recommended

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if you have read the stand by king then i think you will like this. the guys voice annoyed me at times but for the most part was a great listen

stand-esq

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When I first started listening to these books, the narrator really grated on me. However, a the books flowed on, I got used to his style and started enjoying his reading. This omnibus is a great lead into what is hopefully a great series. Very reminiscent of The Stand, by Stephen King.

Good books but the narrato takes a little getting

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A pretty good read. Some inconsistencies in the story that are hard to ignore. Also the story pace plods along from time to time.

Not bad...

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To begin with I didn't really like the narrator's style, I found his rhythm a bit off putting but it didn't take long to get used to. He did a decent job of differentiating between characters too.
I like really long stories and this was a pretty easy listen. I will admit I didn't even read the synopsis before I started listening and at first thought it would be a similar story to The Stand, and it was, but with enough differences to keep it interesting. Some of the characters were not believable, and story lines of course far fetched, but if you want bang for your buck this is a not a bad book.

Wasn't sure at first

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Really enjoyed this. Love Ray Chase's narration and the story(s) are compelling and fun. thanks

Excellent

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