The Last Storm, Tim Lebbon
The Last Storm, Tim Lebbon
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The Last Storm

Author: Tim Lebbon

Narrator: Hillary Huber, Johanna Parker, Billie Fulford-Brown, Curt Bonnem

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2022

Synopsis

A gripping, terrifying road trip through the heat of the post-apocalyptic American desert from the author of Netflix’s The SilenceWith global warming out of control, large swathes of North America have been struck by famine and drought and are now known as the Desert. A young woman sets out across this dry, hostile landscape, gradually building an arcane apparatus she believes will bring rain to the parched earth.Jesse lives alone, far from civilization. Once, he too made rain, but he stopped when his abilities caused fatalities, bringing down not just rain but scorpions, strange snakes, and spiders. When his daughter Ash inherited this tainted gift, Jesse did his best to stop her. His attempt went tragically wrong, and he believes himself responsible for her death.But now his estranged wife Karina brings news that Ash is still alive. And she’s rainmaking again. Terrified of what she might bring down upon the desperate communities of the Desert, they set out to find her. But Jesse and Karina are not the only ones looking for Ash. As the storms she conjures become more violent and deadly, some follow her seeking hope. And one is hungry for revenge.

About Tim Lebbon

Tim Lebbon is a New York Times bestselling writer from South Wales. He’s had over forty novels published to date, as well as hundreds of novellas and short stories. Recent novels include thrillers The Hunt and The Family Man, as well as The Silence, Relics, The Folded Land, and the Rage War trilogy of Alien/Predator novels. He has won four British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Scribe Award, and has been a finalist for World Fantasy, International Horror Guild, and Shirley Jackson Awards. His work has appeared in numerous “Year’s Best” anthologies.

About Hillary Huber

Hillary Huber is one of the most successful voice talents in Los Angeles. Recent books read for Blackstone Audio include Him, Her, Him Again, the End of Him by Patricia Marx, A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read, and A Map of Glass by Jane Urquhart.

About Johanna Parker

Johanna Parker is an Audie and Earphone Award–winning actress living and working in San Francisco. Since narrating her first audiobook in 2002, she has received praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire books. She received her BFA in acting from Boston University and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has performed on stages in London, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York and has numerous film and television credits. As a voice-over actress, she has voiced commercials, video games, documentaries, and websites.

About Billie Fulford-Brown

Billie Fulford-Brown is a London-based actress, voice-over artist, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator.

About Curt Bonnem

Curt Bonnem is an award-winning, professionally trained multi-media performer, traversing the globe between stage, screen, and booth for almost four decades. From Shakespeare to musical theater, comedy juggling and magic, fronting a rock band to narrating audiobooks, Curt's skills are wide-ranging. With an aptitude for character voices and accents, Curt's storytelling abilities transport the listener and transform text from imagination into reality. In 2019, Curt was selected as Mark Twain Narrator scholarship winner to the Hear Now Festival in Kansas City and mentored by the "Ginger Yoda" and prolific narrator, Sean Allen Pratt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on July 24, 2022

3.0 Stars I have loved several of Tim Lebbon's previous books so I was interested to read his newest release. I find he tends to write really engaging pageturners. However, this was a departure from that. I felt like he was trying to write a more character driven story. The challenge to these types o......more

Goodreads review by Steve on June 17, 2022

Huge thanks to Tim, Titan Books and Netgalley for the ARC of this one! Over the last number of years, I’ve read a bunch of Tim’s work and really come to love his way of storytelling. No matter which book it has been, at the cores have always been family and the resolve to survive and work together, e......more

Goodreads review by Samuel on August 17, 2022

A gripping and immersive post-apocalyptic eco-horror infused with intense family drama and driven by a tight plot and compelling, morally grey characters. Set in a near-future US where climate change has turned large sections of the country into barren, inhospitable desert. The story follows a fract......more

Goodreads review by Elena on August 15, 2023

SStars: 2 out of 5. This book tried to marry two different ideas in the same story - a climate disaster story and a story about people with a special ability that ties them to a different world/dimension. I think the author wanted to pay homage to Stephen King and his many books that did the same thi......more

Goodreads review by Misty on June 29, 2022

The Last Storm, by author Tim Lebbon, is a beautifully brutal collision of horror, science fiction, fantasy and environmental awareness. The characters are rich and complex, the plot is unique, and the structure is engaging. In the Last Storm, the reader is first introduced to Jesse—a man who, throug......more

Quotes

“Grim, dusty Americana, family drama, near-future horror. So far, the best thing he’s ever done.” Christopher Golden, author of Red Hands

“A soaring near-future nightmare that breaks all the tired rules of apocalyptic fiction…His best novel to date” Paul Tremblay, bestselling author

“This audiobook has an accomplished cast well suited to a story told from multiple points of view…Curt Bonnem does double duty with the chapters told from the perspectives of the two major male characters. Hillary Huber presents Karina…Johanna Parker and Billie Fulford-Brown narrate the chapters from the perspectives of the daughter and her newfound friend, respectively, with equal respect for the potential of their relationship.” AudioFile

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