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The First Days

As the World Dies, Book 1

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The First Days

By: Rhiannon Frater
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Rhiannon Frater's As the World Dies trilogy is an Internet sensation. The first two books, The First Days and Fighting to Survive, have won the Dead Letter Award for Best Novel from Mail Order Zombie. The First Days was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner. And AmericanHorrorBlog calls Rhiannon Frater "a writer to watch".

The morning that the world ends, Katie is getting ready for court and housewife Jenni is taking care of her family. Less than two hours later, they are fleeing for their lives from a zombie horde. Thrown together by circumstance, Jenni and Katie become a powerful zombie-killing partnership, mowing down zombies as they rescue Jenni's stepson, Jason, from an infected campground. They find sanctuary in a tiny, roughly fortified Texas town. There Jenni and Katie find they are both attracted to Travis, leader of the survivors; and the refugees must slaughter people they know, who have returned in zombie form.

Fast-paced and exciting, filled with characters who grab your heart, The First Days: As the World Dies is the beginning of a frightening trilogy.

©2008, 2011 Rhiannon Frater (P)2011 Audible, Inc. Horror Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

"One of the few zombie novels fueled by the power of feminine protagonists in an apocalyptic world gone wrong." ( Harrisburg Book Examiner)
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all great, off to find the next book to continue the story. Hope there's lots more.

loved it, need more

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Unusual book that was slow to get going, sped up then slowed again. As I speed read it made the book enjoyable. Interested to see where it leads. However it’s not something I’m hanging out for

Slow but interesting

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Have enjoyed listening to this series twice now and will definitely listen to it again. Great storyline and narration.

Loved it

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struggled to finish reading it. I think its a bit slow at times. I want my money back.

average their are many better apocalypse novels

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