Emergence
Dave Hooper, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Sean Mangan
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By:
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John Birmingham
About this listen
"Monsters" said Vince Martinelli. "There are monsters on the rig, Dave."
Dave Hooper has the hangover from hell, a demonic ex-wife and the claws of the tax office sinking into him. So the last thing he needs is an explosion at the off-shore oil rig where he works.
But this is no ordinary industrial accident, and despite the news reports, Dave knows that terrorists aren't to blame for the disaster. He knows because he has killed one of the things responsible.
When he wakes up in a hospital bed guarded by Navy SEALs, he realises he hasn't been on a bad acid trip. It all really happened. Yet his shock is cut short by a startling self-discovery; his contact with the creature has transformed the overweight, balding safety manager into something else entirely. A goddamned superhero. Then he learns the attack on the rig is only the first.
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- Jan
- 09-09-2015
Perfect pulp fiction
Just the right mix of evil dead 2 and Rambo. Cool pop reference, cheesy one liners and all round goodness
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- Anonymous User
- 24-12-2020
As good as anything else JB has written!
One of Oz’s great st authors has come through again! This book has excitement, drama, thrills, and most of all, just like all of JB’s books, it has heart!
Do yourself a favour, check out at least one of his trilogies! If that doesn’t convince you to read the rest of them, then I suspect their really is no hope for you. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have another of JB’s series to re-read, yet Again!!
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- Mareezy
- 01-03-2021
Great story
Thoroughly enjoyed the story, found myself laughing out loud occasionally through the book. The performance was good but not great thus why only 4 stars
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- Chris
- 26-04-2022
Good fun action
Enjoyed this one. Good laugh and the story was enjoyable. Keen to read on after the first one anyways.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-2019
Very enjoyable
First let me start off with my only 2 negatives with this book. 1 the long and overly exaggerate parts involving the monsters, their names and the way the see things. 2 Dave not exploring his new powers and using them more effectively. It was a fun book and I recommend it. Just those two things got a little annoying for me personally at times in the book. the narration was great, I'm used to his style from the Steve Alten Meg book series.
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- Emma Langan
- 01-07-2021
Easy, enjoyable listening
Not my usual genre however I enjoy the book, entertaining and not too serious. Dave is a fun character.
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- PotsnPans
- 25-06-2019
Always Delivers
Massive John Birmingham fan and this is another cracker! Crazy imagination and what a hopeless hero. Books are always so different. First time I have not read the JB book. Terrific narration- couldn’t have done better myself :) Off to download the sequel. Not a story I would normally pick but trusted the author and he doesn’t disappoint. A roller coaster of fun.
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- Dan T
- 21-01-2022
Good story, well narrated.
I enjoyed this story and will continue with the next in the series. I got frustrated in some places where the author gets too bogged down in unneccessary detail, particularly in the middle of an action sequence. notwithstanding this, entertaining piece of work.
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- Azhlenn S.
- 27-10-2017
Entertaining from the get go
Sean magnam brings this book to life.
really liked the back story on the monsters and different view points from which the story is told.
fast paced and exciting
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-11-2021
Good story
Great story, massive background on the antagonist and protagonist. Can empathise with Dave. Unfortunately, just like Matthew Riley's stories, Sean Mangan's breathing is disappointingly distracting and reading style does not match the high pace of the narrative.
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