The Undying Shades, Ethan Reid
The Undying Shades, Ethan Reid
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The Undying: Shades
An Apocalyptic Thriller

Author: Ethan Reid

Narrator: Candace Thaxton

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2015


Synopsis

The Undying “screams for a sequel” (Publishers Weekly)—and Ethan Reid delivers, in this riveting follow-up to “a thriller that brings a genuinely fresh take to a monstrous mythology” (Andrew Pyper, #1 bestselling author of The Demonologist).

THE FATE OF THE WORLD IS IN HIS HANDS.

The Undying: SHADES finds American student Jeanie and her young charge, Ren, fifteen years after the EMP that wiped out Paris and sent them on the run from the undying. Walking the highways and hiding out in abandoned buildings across France, they eventually find their way to Spain and the walled city of Ronda where a few dozen survivors have gathered—safe enough from the hunting undying, but facing a new threat on the scorched planet: starvation.

With their main resource—humans—bordering on extinction, the undying have weakened, retreating to their hives and slowly withering away. But not for long. A dark presence arrives, casting its shadow across Spain, reawakening the hives and creating a new breed of monster. Driven by some alien intelligence, these Shades not only reanimate the undying, but can possess the living, turning survivors against one another.

When Ronda comes under attack, Ren saves the day. As the youngest human left on earth, he has been blessed with a special gift that makes him a perfect killing machine—and the last hope of humanity. Forced to leave the safety of the barricades, he takes to the highways with a company of Spaniards who intend to eradicate the undying from Europe, hive by hive, using Ren as their secret weapon. But as they approach Sevilla to face the most powerful Shade yet, Ren learns some in his company aren’t all they appear to be…

About Ethan Reid

Ethan Reid received his BA in English from the University of Washington and his MFA from the University of Southern California’s MPW Program, where he studied under author S.L. Stebel, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Sy Gomberg, and Oscar-winning screenwriter Frank Tarloff. Ethan is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. He lives in Seattle.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Timothy on July 13, 2015

The Undying fulfilled most of the expectations created by its Eiffel Tower surrounded by undead hands lifted and ready to feast. Ethan Reid wrote an apocalyptic experience in France as authentic as I could have hoped for. The narrator, Candace Thaxton, vocalizes French accents with flair and keeps u......more

Goodreads review by Elena on October 22, 2014

Stars: 2.5 out of 5 This review is for the ARC I have received courtesy of NetGalley. The Undying by Ethan Reid could have been a great book. When I read the blurb, I really looked forward to diving into the book itself. I mean two young American tourists trying to survive an apocalyptic event in Pari......more

Goodreads review by April on October 10, 2014

I really like this book but the setup was SO WRONG. You learn the ending first; the rest of the book is just Jeanie’s memories of the last few weeks and what it took her to get there. Because you already know the ending the beginning is a bit confusing. As you get deeper into the story you start to......more

Goodreads review by Esther on October 04, 2016

Got a copy of this book via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. At first; I really like the genre of this book. And I like the fact that the writer is not scared to kill some of the main characters. Now I've finished the book, It's still covered in mystery, so I would defenately read the seco......more

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on November 10, 2021

Fantastic story. This has everything in it that I love in an apocalyptic book. I did have one complaint, and that was the epilogue. It's hard to invest yourself into characters that you know are going to die. I did enjoy Zou Zou, Farid, and occasionally that sniveling Ben, but knowing all would die......more