Deathstroke

By: Richard Kelley

Narrated by: Will Damron

After watching the movie Jaws, you stayed out of the water. After listening to Deathstroke, you'll stay out of the forest.

"Hurry! It's coming!" A desperate young mother shoves her infant son deep into a crevice between two logs. Will her baby survive? Will anyone? "Hurry! It's coming!"

That scene, and the hundreds of others like it, are everything Algar Kersek could have hoped for. The alien general has traveled deep into the Sonora desert to be present for the recording of the memories of a dying human. Dr. John Richardson is the last surviving witness to the horrors of a Prosian Deathstroke. His memories of the event will be captured on a crystal, there to be copied and distributed to every corner of the Empire. It is the most eagerly awaited crystal in history. The sights, the sounds, even the sense of touch will soon be available for every Prosian to experience for himself. For the first time, everyone will know what it was like to face the Gorgoth, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

As the recorder's probe burrows deep into Richardson's mind, the terrifying flow of his memories shows how an unsuspecting world was plunged into a desperate struggle for survival. In that struggle, the very soul of humanity is laid bare. Deathstroke is a chronicle of humanity's darkest hour. So, too, is it the story of mankind's finest.

But above all, Deathstroke is a warning. It is an allegory of an approaching world brought on by an exploding population utterly addicted to carbon: storms of unprecedented violence, lethal viruses, and most of all, a species that devours everything in its path. Do we not see the coming reality? Will we act in time? Deathstroke can be our call to action, or it can be our epitaph.

©2013 Richard Kelley (P)2020 Pear Press

At last!

I first found this book 10 years ago and it has and will always be the story that all others are compared to. It is simply the best.
While I waited 10 years for this to be available in audio form, I was also was curious about who could possibly convey John's story of glory and heartbreak and Mr. Damron did a good job. Thank you. Of course I will forever be grateful to Mr. Kelley for bringing this story to life.

Where did this come from! ? 4.25 stars

Epic story, little weak on character development except for two characters.
Got lost a little with people that seemed to be part of the story did not appear again...overall enjoyed the story and the 20 hours flew by. Definitely set up for a series.