State of Nature

Book Three of The Park Service Trilogy

By: Ryan Winfield

Narrated by: Michael Braun

The final adventure...

After leaving the Isle of Man, Aubrey and Jimmy return to the Foundation to confront Hannah about her betrayal and to free the people of Holocene II only to find themselves facing new and more difficult challenges in a world where nothing is as it seems.

©2013 Ryan Winfield (P)2014 Ryan Winfield

captivating story, very sad ending

overall a solid, sad, yet fitting end to a captivating trilogy. tho Aubrey is frustratingly naive thru the end of the series, remembering he's a 15 then 16 year old kid helps put it into perspective.

Great story

If you could sum up State of Nature in three words, what would they be?

finding true friendship

What was one of the most memorable moments of State of Nature?

near trhe end at the sorting ceremony

Which scene was your favorite?

when Jimmy and Aubrey paired off

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

yes the last chapter...made me cry

Any additional comments?

so worth getting...hoping it will be a 3 part movie

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I really got into this series

I wasn’t all that thrilled with this series when I started it. Everything was told by Aubrey, the main character, from his point of view. As I listened more I got deeper into the story. The comic antics of Jimmy and Junior were a nice break for the serious parts. I felt sorry for Aubrey when he put so much trust in Hannah only to be betrayed in the worst way.

In book 3, the last of the trilogy, the sub has returned from the trip to the Isle of Man. They find Hannah and after she gets the hand, she has them locked up. While they were gone she acquired “tunnel rats” to rebuild Eden. But now she has a problem. His people have gone on strike. If they can’t go to Eden they will not send any shipments of supplies to the Park Service.

She makes a deal with Aubrey to go back and talk his people into resuming work. He must tell them that Eden is going to be better than ever. Aubrey won’t go without Jimmy. The Professor puts a tracking anklet on Jimmy and tells them it will explode if they try to remove it or he can detonate it from there. If the shipments don’t resume, Hannah stated that she will flood the city.

There are lessons to be learned from this series. A friendship forged through fire is the strongest. Jimmy and Aubrey’s friendship had saved both their lives several times. They survived the murder of Jimmy’s tribe and the destruction of the Isle of Man.

Though Aubrey thinks he loves Hannah, he learns that she manipulated him into thinking she cared for him. Her constant lies finally crushed any feelings he had for her. Now he does not trust anything she says but he knows he has to play along to save his people.

I really got into this series and hated that it would not continue. But I understood why Aubrey made the choice he did at the end.

Michael Braun finished up this third book in his wonderful voice. He carried the story along with consistent voices of the characters. I will watch for his name on other audio books.

As before the production was without fault. Every word was clear and understandable. A great job.

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Where does State of Nature rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

3, lol right behind the first 2 books in this series.

What other book might you compare State of Nature to and why?

the first 2 in the series! i love these books.

Which character – as performed by Michael Braun – was your favorite?

Aubrey