Rise of the Governor
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4.6 • 8 Ratings
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- €6.99
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- €6.99
Publisher Description
Based on the award-winning graphic novels created by Robert Kirkman, if you liked The Walking Dead TV series, you'll love this.
The world has gone to hell - and that story starts here.
Philip Blake’s life has been turned upside down. In less than seventy-two hours, an inexplicable event has resulted in people everywhere . . . turning. Now the walking dead roam the streets, massacring the living, and it seems that nowhere is safe. Escaping his small town, Philip has just one focus in life – to protect his young daughter Penny. And he’ll do whatever it takes to ensure she survives.
With his two old high-school friends and his brother Brian, Philip decides to aim for Atlanta. It’s said refugee centres are being set up there. But between them and safety stand the walking dead – and they must, somehow, pass through them to reach salvation.
The Rise of the Governor is fast-paced, action-packed storytelling about the lengths some people will go to survive. This book features new characters, new storylines and the same electrifying world from the hit TV show The Walking Dead.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Inspired by Kirkman's award-winning comic, this novel follows the events that transform family man Phillip into a half-crazed dictator known as the Governor in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. Fred Berman's narration is smooth and keeps listeners engaged throughout this audio version. He develops solid, authentic-sounding voices for most of the book's characters, particularly the authoritative Phillip, and Brian, whose voice is soft with a hint of weakness. And while some secondary character sound like caricatures, Berman more than redeems himself via his excellent pacing. As the narrative moves into more pitched moments, Berman chooses pauses and projection with a great deliberateness, adding to the suspense and making the prose all the more impactful. A St. Martin's/Dunne hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant spin off
I am a huge fan of the walking dead I've read all the comics and watched the show but when I read the book I had an idea from the comics on how things will turn out for some characters in particular. When I finished I found it a surprising origin story for a main villain of the walking dead series as it has major surprises that I never would have known to be related. The story was absolutely addicting but I would say its not for the faint hearted as matter of fact but is a great story of horror in the universe of The Walking Dead. I hope to see more books like this involving The Walking Dead in the future.
Great
Could have lasted longer though would have liked to have read on!
The walking dead
Really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the rest in the collection