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World Departed

The Cascadia Series, Book 1

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World Departed

By: Sarah Lyons Fleming
Narrated by: Roger Wayne, Teri Schnaubelt, Christian Barillas, Mia Gaskin
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In the zombie apocalypse, your worst enemy may be yourself.

Rose Winter has enough problems. With a marriage going down the tubes and a dreaded anniversary party on the horizon, the last thing she needs is the zombie apocalypse. She wanted to get drunk and sing karaoke, not murder her undead neighbors. It’s clear the party’s over, however, now Rose has more problems - a missing husband, an overbearing houseguest, and keeping her family alive.

Tom Jensen has inflexible rules. Rule number one? Don’t deviate from the plan. But when his life is overturned in the space of minutes, his plans die along with everything else. The world is finished, the future is uncertain, and survival means living in the last place he’d planned to be. Maybe his rules weren’t meant to be broken, but if he can’t change his tune, he risks losing the one thing he has left - his daughter.

Craig Matthews has a mission: get to Oregon. Doable, maybe, if he could bring himself to leave his apartment. With his food and water near gone and death closer than ever, a chance encounter may lead to finding his friends - if he can first find his courage.

Unfortunately, the new world doesn’t always mean leaving old problems behind, and as the West Coast succumbs to the virus, the survivors face more than the undead - they face themselves. But in an existence where fences offer dubious safety and zombies certain danger, people may save you in more ways than one.

©2020 Sarah Lyons Fleming (P)2020 Podium Audio
Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Paranormal Zombie Exciting Survival
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Well rounded characters and a more realistic telling than lots of Post apocalyptic novels. A romance blossoming amongst the chaos of the zombie uprising.

A great listen

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Pretty good, worth the listen. Authors dislike/jealousy of younger attractive women pretty obvious though.

Seems to relish in putting down men for having preferences but then often goes on about women’s preference for bigger taller men. A bit strange

Good story, little slow burning tho

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I was on the fence about it for the first half- it seemed a bit slow and I was thinking perhaps it’ll just be another typical ‘helpless female protagonist’ trope but the characters were developed in a strong way that makes me want to download the next one.

I loved the positivity of the group coming from California, the realism of the situations and the interactions along the way.

It’s an interesting take where life and all its messy bits meets the zombpoc.

Loved every bit.

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the characters are believable, the story moves at a reasonable pace and doesn't finish on a cliffhanger. Rose started to get on my nerves- wouldn't stand up to her husband or bratty daughter. Made me annoyed, however, the story moves along nicely and doesn't dwell too much on one character. I will buy the next book.

great story and fast paced

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A bit of a slow starter and took me a while to get through it but I enjoyed the middle to end thoroughly. It is Part of a series, which I didn't know but I'm looking forward to the next part/s

There were times where I got lost but that might have just been my own fault. I didn't find my heart racing very often but I was surprised in some places.

Slow starting but intriguing

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Absolutely brilliantly written and performed, a tale from the apocalypse that details ordinary people’s lives as they are rapidly overtaken by events. Realistic, entertaining with well developed characters you come to love, it’s not filled with endless descriptions of weapons, military men and women, but has enough gore to keep the genre pure. Guttered the second part hasn’t been written yet. If you loved ‘all the stars’ novels, you will love this. One of the best audios I’ve been entertained by since March 2019.

Prepare to binge

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great story, realistic actions, eg walking distance/time.

great that multiple narrators have been used for different characters.

book one and I'm craving more already.

it's another Zombie Apocalypse! love it

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Another fantastic book. I love this series of books and can't get enough. I have already listened to the first series of these and this second series doesn't disapoint. All new people to meet and the hope they will servive .

loved it

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I enjoyed this series very much. it is well written and insightful while still being light. It is a women's story that is centred on relationships and children which is often overlooked in many post apocalyptic stories. The charictors are real, they are flawed and powerful and anxious. It is a Zombie apocalypse story for grown-ups.

Mature Storytelling

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Well what can I say but This was awesome . I knew it would be good as her other 2 series were outstanding but this surpassed expectations. Sarah is an absolutely fabulous author but there is a slight problem..... the next book is not ready . Must read book to anyone

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