Infected, The Shiners

By: Tara Ellis

Narrated by: Tara Ellis

A story of alien plots, ancient prophecy, and unyielding courage.

An alien plague. An ancient society. A fight to save the world.

When a rare meteor shower unleashes a mind-altering infection, Alex's loved ones begin to change. They're smarter, faster, emotionless, and they have a plan. One that doesn't include her.

Pursued by both friends and an unknown enemy, it will take everything Alex has to fulfill her destiny. Desperate to save her little brother, she flees to the mountains surrounding her home, where the only chance for humanity has lain hidden for thousands of years.

Guided by cryptic clues left behind by her deceased father, Alex follows a trail of increasingly shocking discoveries. Everything she thought she knew about the past was a lie. And now she's the only one who can save the future.

Tara Ellis is an Amazon best-selling author known for heart-pounding storylines in her acclaimed post-apocalyptic thriller series The 6th Extinction, Flashpoint, and The Fallen.

WINNER, Reader's Favorite Book Awards, 2015, Honorable Mention, YA sci-fi FINALIST, Young Adult Finalist in the IAN Book Awards, 2015

Infected, The Shiners is book one in the Forgotten Origins Trilogy (Formerly titled Bloodline)

©2013-2014 Tara Ellis (P)2014 Tara Ellis

Fast paced action

Fast paced overall book about Alex dealing with a plague that ends up effecting many people that she cares for. Now it is up to her, her dad’s clues, and a friend to hopefully find the cure before those infected decide to do awful things to those that weren’t affected. Will she get the cure? Will it actually save everyone? Thought it was great the author actually narrated her own book she did a great job.

Good story.

Now for the obligatory: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Beautifully narrated!

I loved this book. The characters were likable and the plot was very creative. Im happy that a friend referred me to this writer. I'll definitely be listening to her other works.

Enter a Future of mystery and suspense.

A well crafted story with good Narration by the Author is an entertaining read for people of all ages.

The story contains all the elements of a good story.

If you enjoy Science Fiction mixed with interesting characters and suspense you will enjoy this Audio performance.


This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

A mix of Indian Jones and Tomb Raider.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was very good. I was surprised how good this book would be. This book opens with Alex, her mom, Baxter, her dog, and her brother, Jacob, and the rest of their town going to see a meteor shower. After the meteor shower that is when it goes left; but in a good way.

If you have ever seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Tomb Raider, and Indiana Jones then you know what I am talking about. This gave me all those vibes without all of the hysterics and all of the sex.

Alex is a 16 year old just trying to hang out with friends and play soccer. She is not Lara Croft nor is she Indiana Jones. With her new BBF, Chris, and Baxter she is tasked to save the world.

There are a lot of twist and turns and a lot of WTF moments. I am super glad that I finally listened to this story. There is just something about Alex and her situation that wanted me to see her do great. She was not a dumb main character and I am glad for that.

Even though this book is technically YA it does not read like that. Someone can be 13 reading this book and have just as much enjoyment as someone who is 80 reading this book. There are very few authors that are able to write a book that can transcends the age barrier.

I cannot wait to see what happens in the next story since this is a trilogy. I want to know if the townsfolk know what they have done to their community members. From what little that I can gather it seems as though they kept their memories so they should have some idea that they were being controlled.

Tara Ellis not only does a great job writing this story but she does a great job also narrating her own work.