The Rain

By: Joseph A. Turkot

Narrated by: Lily Ganser, Charlie Thurston

Perfect for fans of the hit TV series The Last of Us and novels like Camp Zero, this riveting novel set in a postapocalyptic America brings us a chilling look at survival in the face of a catastrophic climate disaster and the collapse of civilization as we know it.

The rain began nineteen years ago, and it never stopped: more than a foot of rain per day until almost the whole of North America was underwater. Those who survived the first year were forced to take drastic measures, and those who held to the veneer of civilization were few and very far between.

Seventeen-year-old Tanner grew up after the rain began. She and her adoptive caretaker, Russell, have long sought a fabled Colorado refuge, a dream that has kept them going through years of brutal trials as they try to stay one step ahead of the “face eaters”—people addicted to a mysterious drug that drives them to murder and cannibalism.

When the rain began, Rook Wallace was a meteorologist who joined a company called Yasper that, years after its emergency funding dried up, continues its stated mission to help survivors by maintaining a trade network among isolated island communities. But when Rook learns the insidious truth of what keeps the Yasper mission going, he is forced to risk everything that remains of his former life to try to stop it.

As Tanner’s and Rook’s stories converge in time and geography, listeners will be thrilled by this postapocalyptic tale for fans of Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven and Josh Malerman’s Bird Box.

©2023 Joseph Turkot (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Wow Great Story

This is a nice refreshing take on post apocalyptic novels. Awesome storylines and wonderful dialogue !! Give it a go you’ll be glad you did.

Boring

First the tale jumps between two characters from different years (over 18) in a timeline, which I don’t like. Its drags and does not hold your attention. Neither main character is someone you care about. I skipped through it mostly and the ending leaves you hanging trying to figure what happened. Wasn’t worth it.