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Steven Varnum
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JK Franks
About this listen
One man's desperate journey to get home in a post-apocalyptic world.
Steven Porter had a mostly charmed life, one that most people would envy, that is until it all vanished. He was far from home on that day when his world changed forever. How far does the devastation reach - the whole country, the world? Millions of people are fleeing the cities trying to find safety. Steve finds himself as one of those lost souls wandering the highways. Each step forward is fraught with peril. What will he find if he even makes it back home?
To survive the dangerous journey, he must battle hunger, thirst, and the relentless attacks by others as well as a seemingly brutal response by our government that raises more questions than answers. What's left of his world? Normal is a fading memory, survival is all that matters. His challenge is simple, adapt or die.
American Exodus is a companion novel to the popular Catalyst series. This gritty standalone get-home journey offers an intimate view of one man's harrowing mission to return to his family.
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Half of the earth's population has been wiped out. Impossible to predict or stop, the Gamma Ray Burst tore through the Earth like a bullet, its radiation wave killing hundreds of millions, and the after effects ensuring the deaths of billions more.
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- By Doug on 09-03-23
By: Tara Ellis, and others
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Crumbling World
- Surviving the End, Book 1
- By: Grace Hamilton
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Even before becoming a husband and father, safety had been Shane McDonald’s priority for most of his 45 years. As a nuclear engineer, it’s his responsibility to keep the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant functioning at optimum levels to avoid what protesters fear most: a meltdown. But when a coronal mass ejection from the sun wipes out power across the globe, stopping a nuclear chain reaction is no longer his primary concern.
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- By Amber Ricard on 06-11-20
By: Grace Hamilton
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Burning Down Boise
- Book One in The Way of Dan
- By: Franklin Horton
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Dan Slaughter has given up on appearances. With his wife dead and his kids grown, he’s slowly reverting back to the east Tennessee boy he used to be three decades earlier. He quit cutting his hair and started smoking pot. He drinks when he wants to and sings along with the classic songs of his lost youth.
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Wonderful Character Study
- By Leah Brock on 07-23-20
By: Franklin Horton
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Eden Rising
- By: Andrew Cunningham
- Narrated by: Greg Hernandez
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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"The Earth died in less than a minute. Maybe that's an exaggeration. It's not like the planet ceased to exist altogether. It just seemed like it. Cities were reduced to rubble. Millions of people died that day. I've since been told that 95 percent of the Earth's human population was wiped out. I don't know if that's true - I mean, who can know that for sure? It's not like we still have any of the technology that we once used to determine such things. But I do know that it was almost empty of people - live ones, that is..."
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Not for me!
- By Petpapilloion on 06-05-23
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Lost Light: The Complete Survival Thriller Series Box Set
- By: Kyla Stone
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 55 hrs and 51 mins
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With little warning, a solar super flare erupts from the sun. A billion tons of superheated plasma hurtles through space. As multiple solar storms strike Earth, transformers explode, the power grid fails, and communication networks collapse. Half the world goes dark, thrusting the planet into utter chaos.
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Ok story line
- By Yogi on 04-21-25
By: Kyla Stone
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Born to Fight
- A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller
- By: Jay J. Falconer
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins
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When a coordinated EMP attack takes out the nation’s power grid, a small town finds itself at ground zero of an all-out Russian invasion. With limited options and no time to prepare, the citizens have no choice but to turn to a mysterious drifter, Jack Bunker, for help. The former combat engineer has the skills to keep them alive, but he won’t be able to do it alone, not against an overwhelmingly superior force.
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Okay, if you can get past the eyrolls
- By Sam Coffman on 09-25-18
By: Jay J. Falconer
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America Falls Collection 1: Books 1-6
- America Falls Mega Collections
- By: Scott Medbury
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 33 hrs and 15 mins
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Isaac Race thought he'd found a new family and home. A new Life. He had, but it's all about to be snatched away. When an ambitious enemy launches a sneak attack on the USA, his peaceful life is shattered and Isaac, by his very nature a loner, must band together with a ragtag group of survivors to make their way to a sanctuary, three states away in the depths of a vicious east coast winter.
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Might have been five stars, but…
- By Richard Schwartz on 06-16-24
By: Scott Medbury
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End of Days: Books 1-7 Box Set
- By: Sam J. Fires
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz, Gerald Hill, Jorjeana Marie, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
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During the coldest winter on record, an EMP attack wipes out the nation's power and cripples the country. As the city spirals into lawless chaos, an investigative journalist, twenty-six-year-old Cassandra Drews, is forced onto the dangerous streets of Portland to begin the long walk to her parents' home in Oregon. But hypothermia and starvation aren't the only dangers Cass and her rescue dog, Daisy, face on their perilous trek.
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- By Yogi on 06-22-24
By: Sam J. Fires
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Nuclear Dawn: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set
- The Complete Apocalyptic Survival Thriller Series
- By: Kyla Stone
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
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Tough-as-nails Dakota Sloane has spent her life running from the past. A man haunted by secrets, Logan Garcia has only one goal: to drink himself into oblivion. When a bomb detonates over Miami, utter anarchy erupts. Dakota knows of a safe house deep in the Everglades, but she needs Logan's help to survive the chaos. But the radiation isn't the only threat. At every turn, deadly foes are determined to stop them. As a diabolical conspiracy emerges, Logan and Dakota must prepare for the fight of their lives against an enemy more powerful than they could ever imagine.
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- By AmazonSux on 11-29-21
By: Kyla Stone
What listeners say about American Exodus: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey
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- chieftwidgit
- 03-28-18
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What did you love best about American Exodus: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey?
The character development of the characters through the story.
What did you like best about this story?
This book had great local detail of the route the characters traversed. A lot of thought went into this.
Have you listened to any of Steven Varnum’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes. This book is on par. Excellent narration and emphasis at the right point. Multiple characters are easily distinguished with his use of different voices and ranges.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The death of Gerald and Trey
Any additional comments?
This book was provided for free in exchange for a review.
This book is in the same universe as the Downward Cycle but with different characters and slightly different local. It is highly realistic in the problems encountered trying to travel across any distance during such and event.
One might wish for more "good guys" but this is the author's choice. The level of fall from civilized behavior is quite believable as is the way the government works to depopulate the world after the event.
Look forward to more works in this universe.
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- Janis
- 09-27-21
Just WOW!
what an amazing series. Well worth every credit. Relatable characters and believable story line. It gives you smiles, tears and suspense. I would recommend this book to everyone.
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- Arthur D.
- 11-19-24
Phenomenal story
Great side story to the catalyst series, hope it ties in to Scott’s journey need more of this
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- David
- 04-13-25
This seems to set the stage for an incredible finale!
When it started, I was a bit frustrated that the core story had been hijacked, but it now seems a very interesting segway has been created.
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- Shanna Tidwell
- 07-21-18
One of my favorite series continues!
I LOVE this series and I have recommended it to many people. I love how the characters grow from being every day normal people to survivors.
I hope Steve & JD meet up with Scott and the others from the first 2 books in the series in an upcoming story line. I love these two and I was so happy about Elvis. (That may be a tiny spoiler)
Franks is a master at creating characters you can relate to and love.
Varnum is an amazing narrator and does a fabulous job as expected.
I’m ready for the next installment in the catalyst world.
I was voluntarily provided this review copy at no charge by the author, publisher and or narrator.
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- Joe
- 02-05-18
This is a Tale Set In the Catalyst Universe
JK Franks has crafted a wonderful separate story within the Catalyst Universe called American Exodus. I like to keep my reviews as spoiler-free as possible so here we go. This book is noticeably shorter than Mr. Frank's other book in the series but this is a stand-alone story. The shorter length does not have any effect on the quality of the storytelling. This is the hero's journey type of story in the post-apocalyptic world. When the crap hits the rotary impeller a man who never had to survive by his wits and physical skills gets a crash course in reality. If he wants to get home alive he's going to have to work for it. I highly recommend this stand-alone book in the Catalyst Universe.
Steve Varnum once again provides excellent narration. Mr. Varnum does a great job with the different accents for all the characters. I really enjoyed his performance.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Primonate
- 09-23-24
a nice side story in the series
A Solid side story, the ending felt a bit fairytale but it fed into the next book well enough.
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- K
- 10-10-24
Narrator is amazing!
finished the audio in 2 days it was so good! The story is very compelling and kept me on the edge of my seat. I hope the next book pulls together the previous stories
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- Deedra
- 04-16-18
American Exodus
This is a really good apocolyptic book from JK Franks.He seems to be able to figure out ways to survive in every area of the country.Whie the ne government is putting people into work camps ,Steve and his new friends are trying to go south without detection.Steven Varnum is an excellent narrator for these books.“I was given this free review copy audiobook and have voluntarily left this review."
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- TinkerMel
- 01-19-18
Not quite a sequel, but very good.
This book is about the same situation as the first book in the series, So it is written in the same time. It's a complete different cast of characters. What does one do when an EMP strikes and you're so far away from home, knowing at home is your wife and your disabled son? Answer? Anything you can to get home to them. Definitely an adventurous book.
Narration: I would give 3 ½ stars though I did like his voice, I think some of his accents were a little off.
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