Alive: Book One of the Generations Trilogy

By: Scott Sigler

Narrated by: Emma Galvin

For fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising comes a gripping sci-fi adventure in which a group of teenagers wake up in a mysterious corridor with no knowledge of who they are or how they got trapped. Their only hope lies with an indomitable young woman who must lead them not only to answers but to survival.

A teenage girl awakens to find herself trapped in a coffin. She has no idea who she is, where she is, or how she got there. Fighting her way free brings little relief - she discovers only a room lined with caskets and a handful of equally mystified survivors. Beyond their room lies a corridor filled with bones and dust but no people and no answers.

She knows only one thing about herself - her name, M. Savage, which was engraved on the foot of her coffin. She finds herself in charge. She is not the biggest among them or the boldest, but for some reason the others trust her. Now, if they're to have any chance, she must get them to trust one another.

Whatever the truth is, she is determined to find it and confront it. If she has to lead, she will make sure they survive. Maybe there's a way out, a rational explanation, and a fighting chance against the dangers to come. Or maybe a reality they cannot comprehend lies just beyond the next turn.

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An excellent listen!!

Have you ever been watching a composer and he is holding a crescendo with one hand and using the other hand in a "more more come hither underhand wave"?? That's how this book was for me. Nonstop thirst for more as it built up and I am truly excited for the next book! The story is excellent and the narration is award worthy. Something about her voice fits this story perfectly. If you enjoy edge of your seat Sci fi this is a great choice.

ANOTHER GREAT BOOK

Another great book by Scott Sigler! And Emma Galvin is very easy to listen to!

Fantastic!!!

Loved this book. Scott is amazing. The GFL books are my favorite but I haven't read anything of his that hasn't thoroughly thrilled me.

A listening experience that grows on you

ALIVE was an interesting book that took some getting used to at first. It's a young adult novel that starts out reading on a middle grade level because all of the characters have the minds and maturity levels of 12 year olds in 19 year old bodies. It made for some really simple dialogue and sometimes repetitive observations from the characters. However, as the book progresses you see the kids maturing at a fast rate because something is special about them. What that is you have to continue to read to find out.

I heard it was best to go into this book as blind as possible and I definitely agree that is the best way to do it. While I had a little impatient of a start because of the maturity thing I ended up really enjoying the book. I think this will be one of those cases where I find the first book to be "Ok" but I have really high hopes for the second one because by now at the end of the first the kids are mature and so I think some of the foibles I had in ALIVE won't be there in book 2.

While there isn't any romance there sure is a lot of time where M spending her time agonizing over two boys. Sometimes that really peeved me but hey I guess that might be rather realistic so I can't fault it. I'm interested to see what direction that takes because currently I think its the start of the dreaded love triangle and I really hate love triangles. Lately when that rears its head I just bow out of continuing on with a series but I'm totally going to stick it out with this one because I think it has some great potential.

Thoughts on the narration
The narrator did an excellent job. I could almost hear the kids maturing as I continued to listen.

A little disappointed.

I'm a big Scott Siggler fan. Listened to most of his serialised books. Discovered him when he was still a struggling writer and admired the genius of his marketing. I was unemployed at the time so I really appreciated his free books. I am so impressed that even though he is now "rich and famous" he remembers his loyal fans and still does the free serialized books on podcasts! That alone will keep me buying every book he releases. This story was not his usual gritty thriller. It was too "young adult " for him and not what I appreciate about his writing. I'll still remain loyal to the end though , especially if he puts out another "Pookie Chang" story.!