Hunger
Written By
Jeremiah Knight
Narrated by
Jeffrey Kafer
There are some
stories that you remember long after reading or listening to them, Hunger is
one of those books! First I have to say I enjoyed the Narration by
Jeffrey Kafer he really comes into his own when he reads post-apocalyptic or
dystopian novels, his rich narration really brings the characters and the
desolate settings to life!
And why you may ask
is this a great book? Well, because you could totally see something like this
happening in real life! Oh, it all starts with good intentions, stop world
hunger! A noble cause right? Wrong!
Dr. Ella Masse, a
scientist, has inadvertently stumbles across a gene that allows crops,
specifically corn in this instance, to grow in any type of environment! How?
Well the root system of the genetically modified corn can dig down 10, 20 feet
to find a water source and while this genetically modified corn is growing in a
sterile controlled laboratory, it doesn’t take a scientist to know that nature cannot be contained, or the
words of Ian Malcolm
Apparently
man's stupidity hasn't lessened any since 1993, but I digress. Of course if
roots can grow down, they can also grow out! And soon we are off to the races,
with this aggressive food supply taking over the world.
At first all is
good and world hunger is effectively eliminated, but the gene that Dr. Ella has
created unlocks millions of years of evolution and quickly adapts to any
changes in the environment. Unfortunately, these changes are absorbed by
whatever eats this food! First it’s noticed in small animals, animals that used
to be plant eaters become carnivorous.
Ella belatedly see
the handwriting on the wall and has several bio-domes built in various
locations across the US, where plants that have not been genetically modified are growing.
But it’s all just a little too late, five years after her discovery, humans
begin transforming first hungering for raw meat and eventually turning
cannibalistic, since almost everyone is eating the genetically modified food,
soon civilization as we know it ceases to exist.
Meanwhile back on
the farm (literally) a former co-worker and paramour of Ella, Peter Crane is
surviving the change with his teen age son as they try to keep a low profile
from monsters and humans alike. Surviving by harvesting food from one of the
bio-domes provided by Ella.
All's good until Ella shows up at the farmhouse looking a little bit
worse for the wear and towing along her daughter. She asks Peter to help her
make it to a laboratory on the other side of the country where she believes she
can turn the tide on the demise of mankind.
Of course Peter is reluctant to help, after all he’s been doing just fine, why should he put his son's life in danger? But of course he’s living in a fool’s paradise, because there is no safe place and Ella drives this point home, when she tells him, she being tracked both by dangerous monsters and even more dangerous men, which of course will eventually lead to his very doorstep!
Deep down inside
Peter knows this day has been coming and like any good doomsday prepper he’s
made plans!
Will they make
it??? This book is part of a series and ends with somewhat of a cliffhanger.
The second book has been written but unfortunately the audiobook has not been
released.
On the Elsie Meter
Rating Scale I give this book an 8! And look forward to listening to more
audiobooks from author Jeremiah Knight and narrator Jeffrey Kafer!
Warnings: This book
has language, Extreme and Graphic Violence, but come on, what do you expect
from a post-apocalyptic book?
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