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Zero Day Code
- End of Days, Book 1
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Series: End of Days, Book 1
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Publisher's Summary
Every modern city has one week’s worth of food to feed itself. Then it will collapse.
Cut off the resources to New York, Sydney, or even a mid-size metropolis, and millions will soon starve. In Zero Day Code we see those immense and open, hyper-complex, networked supercities of the new millennium die. And in the last moments we see their vengeance take form as all the best and worst traits of humanity bubble to the surface.
Zero Day Code is set in a realistic near future with dwindling global food supplies under increasing pressure from worsening droughts, floods and extreme weather events. Written by prolific Australian writer John Birmingham, the thriller follows a handful of survivors from the first day of society’s descent into violent, uncertain futures.
James, a consultant to the US National Security Council, is the first to suspect that the worldwide emergence of a crippling computer virus is actually a cover for something else - a devastating cyber-attack by China on the food distribution system of the United States. The attack is a bid for the Middle Kingdom to distract America as it seizes the food bowl of South East Asia and feeds its starving population. But Beijing has miscalculated.
Follow the missions of an embittered activist chasing salvation, a single mum rescuing her child from a frantic San Francisco and an army veteran who has long retreated from society, as the world they knew crumbles around them.
Please note: this audiobook contains mature content and listener discretion is advised.
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- Elana Mitchell
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Nobody can destroy the world like John Birmingham
John Birmingham keeps finding new and interesting ways to destroy the world, and lemme tell you, he’s really refining his technique. In Zero Day Code the world ends with a shudder, and no one realises... until it’s too late.
JB gives us an array of cleverly drawn but all too human heroes and villains in this great opening story to a longer saga of the world ending, but humanity having to survive the fall. Don’t hesitate, download this now!
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- Christos
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Birmingham does it again
Another one knocked out of the park. I don't know what John Birmingham has against humanity, but he revels in destroying the world. And with this book, his latest effort, he delivers global mayhem and societal collapse through the eyes of the people caught up in the middle of it, and he does it with a real emotional punch. He's created characters that are believable and sympathetic - one of Birmingham's strengths.
With Zero Day Code Birmingham presents an idea that's both outrageous and entirely plausible. Frightening actually. He pulls at the loose threads of the fabric of our civilisation and, with a gentle tug, reveals how fragile it really is.
And Rupert Degas does an amazing job as the narrator - his Aussie accent is brilliant, cuss words and all. He brings this story to life. So much so I sat still for the whole 12 hours while I listened. Loved it.
Looking forward to the next in the series.
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- David
- 15-07-2019
Still thinking about it two days later
Without doubt some of the best work from JB to date. The characters are (as usual) colourful without being caricatures. The technical aspects are (again, as usual) well researched and so well written that you dont even notice them. No CSI style exposition here, folks.
Dialogue feels natural and is genuinely engaging, even during the "slow" set pieces. The pacing is absolutely superb, with a ratcheting tension that begins immediately and refuses to let up for the whole journey.
The most impressive thing about ZDC, however, is the effortless way in which JB weaves his trademark wit into what is a genuinely chilling story.
All up, an absolute banger of a read.
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- Hawk
- 08-07-2019
Riveting - could not put it down
Still as good on 2nd listen (2021)
What a great modern political thriller reminescent of the original Tom Clancy novels - including a tongue in cheek acknowledgement as such. Very hard to put down and featuring great narration.
I will have to read more of John Birmingham now - his writing has changed a lot since 'falafel'....
Thank you so very much for this novel, it is like a breath of fresh air. This was a seriously good read and I really want more. Can't wait for the 3rd one to be written/ released.
I shall now start John Birmingham's Axis of Time series.....
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-2020
Horrible
Although intreaged by the plot I could not get past the first few chapters due to the offensive language and derogatory discriptions of women.
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- Tony N
- 07-07-2019
Feels all too plausible...
Another fantastic bit of world building (and destroying) from JB. He does his usual great job of introducing a compelling group of characters to provide different viewpoints on the unfolding drama, as well as to make the events intimate and personal. This makes the cascading failures feel all too real, as you can easily put yourself in the characters' place.
The narration quickly becomes very immersive, making you feel part of the world that JB has created. Very easy to listen to, and nice differentiation between the different voices of each character.
Really looking forward to seeing how this plays out over future books. Feels like an epic in the making.
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- Andrew Nesbitt
- 05-07-2019
An apocalypse just around the corner
I've been a John Birmingham fan for a long time. He's always thoroughly entertaining and with Zero Day Code he's raised the bar again. As the reviews roll in for this one, I'm guessing the word we'll see repeated a lot will be 'plausible'. The ideas and overall plot put forward just feels very real and like something that could happen today, right now.
Nothing that Birmingham lays out in this tale of the world in crisis feels in any way like it couldn't take place exactly as he describes it. There are no zombies, aliens or asteroids throwing the world into chaos, just the very real threat of what could happen when people get desperate and use our own technology against us.
Global threats aside, I also can't recall any novel I've ever read, or movie for that matter, that is so well hooked in to the way we communicate and consume information in the digital age. I'm not just talking Facebook and Twitter here, every mention of a social media platform or cloud based app or tool, no matter how obscure, has had me thinking John must have had big brother style cameras and snooping software watching my house and devices for the past few years.
What holds this story together though is the characters. John has always been great at giving you characters that you feel for and believe in, and with Zero Day Code he's raised the bar there as well. I can't help feeling these guys and girls will be sticking with me for a long time to come, like all great novel characters should. They all feel like real people I know, the good and the bad.
That predominantly comes down to Birmingham's storytelling skills, but Rupert Degas also does a fantastic job at not only narrating this story, but also giving every character, large or small, their own unique voice. Literally. That's quite as feat.
I can't wait for the next book in this series. I want to know what happens next for each and every one of these people and the wider world around them.
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- Nat Venosi
- 07-10-2019
Bring on the sequel!
I haven’t read an apocalyptic novel for a while as got a bit down on them but this one had me completely absorbed, couldn’t put it down and didn’t want it to end. Some kick ass characters and some good Aussie flavour to boot! To top it all off this narrator is sooo good I have gone and bought other books he has narrated already. Thanks for the weekend adventure can’t wait for the next instalment.
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Great characters who, with one exception, you're generally rooting for.
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- rup31
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Read this book. It is a good book.
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- Oldy
- 10-07-2019
Magnificent double-threat.
Full disclosure: I read the first draft chapter by chapter on JB's Patreon page. You should consider doing the same, it's absolutely worth every cent.
I grabbed this book on audible as soon as it came out. I've found audiobooks to be a mixed bag in the past, some have been fantastic, others not so. Much of this has to do with the voice talent, and Rupert Degas is wonderful. He commits to the material and performs it more than reads it - and his pronunciation is excellent, something that can take you out of the story if they get it wrong. The only problem is that Rupert now has to come over to my place and read every JB book to me from now on.
If you're a Birmo fan, then this is all the best things you love about Axis of Time, The Disappearance and Dave and the Monsters rolled into one. Great characters, tight, well-researched plot, a sprawling picture of the end of the world, told in vignettes all over the world, and in the main story through the eyes of eight or so expertly-drawn POV characters.
The story itself is a creeping horror, a slow-dawning and inevitable ending to everything we know - and it's relevant to today, right now. There are places in the world already experiencing the beginnings of this, and the despairing adult in me knows it's too late to turn away from the course we've set.
As always, the dialogue is brilliant. Even knowing what was coming I still laughed out loud at parts even funnier in the telling than the reading. Given the plot it's weird to laugh at parts, but man they're funny. And Damian "Damo" Moloney has to be the funniest character I've ever read, boisterously moreso when played by Rupert Degas.
I can't think of a better advertisement for Audible itself than this excellent book.
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- Phoenician
- 27-10-2019
Entertaining World War 3 Novel
This isn't a post-apocalyptic novel, like with aliens or zombies. It's a World War 3 thriller seen from the various third person perspectives of several people from different walks of life - a wanna-be podcaster, a chef, a Dollar General cashier, a NSA analyst, others -- surrounding a cyber attack and the subsequent events that domino after it. It was very well done and the narrator did a terrific job voicing each character in a distinctive manner. This was one of the better audiobooks I've used a credit on this year.
7 people found this helpful
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- Elizabeth Crawford
- 27-07-2019
No equal in apocalyptic tales.
Birmingham has masterfully authored a riveting, paranoia-inducing narrative that follows current events to a sobering, logical conclusion. The events that unfold may be only as far away as the next news broadcast. I absolutely loved the breadth of characters and the attention to detail that brought each to life. An absolutely brilliant story.
6 people found this helpful
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- Thomas
- 18-07-2019
Rollicking good fun!
Birmo can always be relied upon for an interesting, laugh out loud, action packed read. Rupert Degas has been able to elevate the whole shebang into something you won’t want to take out of your ears. The man has a million voices and you’ll forget it’s one person telling the story. Well worth a listen!
6 people found this helpful
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- Kevin
- 27-12-2019
Sleeper Hit
Bought it because it was cheap, thinking it would serve as good background entertainment during a long holiday drive. Immediately realized how wrong I was. Amazing writing, realistic and likeable characters, natural dialogue, and meticulous research from John Birmingham, all delivered by Rupert Degas, who is nothing short of a prodigy, not only keeping the dialogue conversational and natural, but moves through a wide array of characters of different genders, nationalities, and regional backgrounds without a trace of difficulty. He is clearly the John Birmingham of narrators. Would not only recommend, but encourage anyone with an audible subscription get this book, especially now, with the price so reasonable.
5 people found this helpful
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- lynnkoliver
- 12-11-2019
Truly engaging audio book that held my attention.
Truly an engaging audio book. Great story explaining a collapse scenario. Great narration for a truly gifted author. Can't wait for the next installment.
4 people found this helpful
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- D. Lalande
- 30-07-2019
A good start.
Cool characters. I look forward to a continuation of story in the next book. At least I hope there is another book.
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- Sean Dustman
- 21-12-2019
Spooky realistic apocalypse novel
I'm a fan of end of the world fiction and this plays as something that could happen tomorrow. I stayed up late and woke later dreaming about it. Government, if you're watching, this is what you should be guarding against, we as the human race is moving towards a society that is dependent on cyberspace and what happens when that is used to attack us? This novel is a logical look at what happens and it does it well, I will be thinking about it for years to come.
3 people found this helpful
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- christopher johnson
- 10-10-2019
Good and plausible end of civilization plot unlike some others.
The book use of government sponsored cyber attack and its setup was plausible and not over the top.
If you can get past the author’s bias that conservatives in America must be racist , stupid , sinister, gullible, and/or all of the above , it’s a good end of the society story.
10 people found this helpful
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- L. Thomas
- 21-11-2019
a lot of swearing
It may have been a good book, it started out well, but then the gratuitous use of the F word became too much. I don't mind some swearing, but this was hard to listen to. I stopped listening at chapter 2.
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- Mikey D.
- 14-08-2019
Amazing story that just kinda stops
Some really great characters, realistic plot and great atmosphere which is ruined when the author just kinda stops writing when it starts getting really good. I felt a bit cheated to be honest.
3 people found this helpful
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- J. James
- 20-07-2019
Half of a great book...
I really enjoyed this. However I felt cheated at the end, because this book came to an abrupt end just when everything is just kicking off. It’s not a cliffhanger, it really is more like getting half way a through book to the point that you’ve been introduced to the world and the characters in it, then discovering the rest of the pages are blank.
The cynic in me might think that this is just in order to make you pay for the next book... let’s just hope it gets published otherwise I’ll never know what happened next!
Good performance from the narrator but marked down for stupid telephone voice sound effects. I really hate it when audiobook producers feel the need to chip in with either music or silly effects. That sort of thing always brings me back to reality.
All of that said I’ll be buying the next one as the story is engaging (and after all I need to know what actually happens...)
6 people found this helpful
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- Mark Regan
- 09-07-2019
I am not even 1/4 through and...
I CANT GET ENOUGH.
the performance is heavyweight, as good as the story. It is like the story, writing and performance was specifically for me.
Smart, modern and entertaining AF!
Where has the performer and author been all me life, why am I only discovering them now? Nevermind, I'll seek answers once I'm done with this and everything these chaps have ever done.
Edit: I finished it, couldn't put this book down, everything I said I sand by and I really hope we get more.
16 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 11-09-2019
Excellent
One of the best I’ve listened too on audible. Story and narration are first class
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- A. Mitchell
- 17-08-2019
Exciting book
Really enjoyed the multiple story lines. Hopefully there's a sequel as I'd like to know what happened to the characters - they were interesting and felt I knew them!
2 people found this helpful
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- Andy Williams
- 07-08-2019
You B*******ards One of the most gripping stories
How can i put this. I can't remember the last time i listened to a story all day for 2 days on the trot. Absolutely stunning.
The narration is off the charts, totally believable men and women all different and separate.
BE WARNED this is only half the story, it stops dead, "Audible hopes you have enjoyed this performance" Wha...? Oh come on, really, yep end of story.
You will not regret this purchase.
5 people found this helpful
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- rustyb
- 01-08-2019
Very good, deserves a follow up
very good, maybe a little slow, improved throughput the story. Certainly deserves a follow up.
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- Suetpud
- 24-07-2019
A chilling tale, very much of our times.
Different to the other John Birmingham's I've read but equally riveting. A little too much modern-speak at the start but I guess that was to place it firmly in the now. I liked the author's way of conveying a microcosm of what was unfolding through the eyes of a few, very different, characters and I didn't want that to stop when it did. No prizes for guessing the madman who wreaks revenge at the end. A little too close to our darkest fears perhaps!
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- Traveller49
- 18-01-2020
Interesting storyline, but....
Interesting storyline, but a little bit choppy, with a few too many deviations from the main characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Zero Day Code though and look forward to the next instalment.
1 person found this helpful
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- James C.
- 05-08-2019
Alt-right Marty Stu fantasy
One of the main characters is a political podcaster who is introduced as being famous on Reddit. He is described as a big, musclebound tough guy who cares about justice and truth. He lives in a rundown house, working a dead-end day job, moonlighting as a badass alt-right justice warrior via his podcast. This is a wank-fantasy for angry white men who think they're one Reddit post away from being this guy.
By Chapter 6 we've had:
- Unironic use of the word "cuck."
- A real-life person described as a "fag."
- A meathead antagonist named "Chad."
- The podcaster is a knockoff Milo Yiannopoulos who aspires to become bigger than Alex Jones. He quotes the Washington Post describing his show as "one of the newer, smarter, alt-right media plays."
- "Too weak in the bladder to take on the left."
- "Leftist abuse."
- On a mission against sexual abusers described as liberals in Hollywood.
- He gets falsely accused of sexual harrassment by female colleagues. He tells his boss they did it to advance their careers.
- He yells at his boss and threatens him during a disciplinary meeting, acting out the fantasy that runs through many cowards' heads when they are getting told off by their boss.
- One of the other main characters is an investigative journalist who personally uncovered the Chinese melamine baby milk scandal.
- The only female character introduced so far is described as shockingly blonde with Finnish ancestry, looking like "a model waiting on a photographer." Standard white male supremacist fare.
So if that's your thing, go ahead and give it a listen. If you're not into having alt-right wank crammed down your ears, give it a hard pass.
9 people found this helpful
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