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  • American Kill Switch

  • An Audible Original: End of Days, Book 3
  • By: John Birmingham
  • Narrated by: Rupert Degas
  • Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,933 ratings)

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American Kill Switch

By: John Birmingham
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Publisher's Summary

Why do some societies collapse into lawless savagery while others prove resilient and lasting?

On Zero Day of the first and last cyberwar in human history, the internet went dark, transport and power grids collapsed and cities began to starve, showing just how vulnerable the world could be to a targeted campaign of online sabotage. This final instalment of this prescient epic of civilisation collapse finds the small ragtag band of survivors come together to face a new, but eerily familiar threat - the rise of a fascist militia among the ruins of a failing country.

With American Kill Switch, John Birmingham’s End of Days trilogy comes to a high-octane, thrilling conclusion.

©2021 John Birmingham (P)2021 Audible, Ltd

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Final instalment for the end of the world

A well written, well narrated and very plausible story about the collapse of civilisation and the subsequent rise of a warlord militia.

And the fightback of course. Never forget about the fightback.

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Fantastic!

Was so looking forward to this novel and it didn't disappoint. Absolutely loved the series as a whole, a good reminder as to why I subscribe to Audible, free and exclusive books like this!

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Third book,been waiting for

Great book limited myself to a cpl hours a day to take it all in (didn't want it to end.great characters beautifully described in detail. you can't guess the plot it twists and turns
narrator is brilliant in bring all to life, surely it's not one person?
if your thinking of buying do it but start book 1 ur be happy there are 2 more to follow
thankfully book 3 was in the monthly free list.
well done Mr Birmingham your pick up other fan be buying more.

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Tidy

I loved books 1 and 2 and my expectations for this final book may have been too high. It’s still enjoyable, just not as gripping as the first two. Everything is tidied up pretty well although I was a bit disappointed in some of the plot decisions. It may be more realistic to have some of the good guys die off but I would have been perfectly happy for them all coincidentally survive and thrive. Ah well.

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Please write book 4

Loved the story. A good ending but would like an account of the world afterward! Perhaps another series?

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Perfect finale

Enjoyed the first two books very much but this third and presumably final instalment was the finest.

And long reign Rupert Degas. His narration is second to none.

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Just Wow

It’s not often that a writer has me on the edge of my seat actually stressed and worried for the characters but this story did. The last couple of hours left me shattered ,elated and exhausted.

The combination of a rocking story line and the performance of the narrator was excellent.

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great series, really enjoyed it!

well-performed, slow build throught out series but worth it. Builds great charecters and even the bad guys you understand their journey and decisions. Honestly a great original story.

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Decent but a bit of overkill with descriptions

Great story, but over the top cringe moments with descriptions and extreme stereotypes in characters..

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Brilliant!

I loved this series. Couldn’t put it down!!
I started listening after downloading the first book for free, then there was no stopping!! I got through the next two books within the week, it’s so different to what I normally listen to. Highly recommend!!

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