cover image We’re Alive: A Story of Survival—The First Season

We’re Alive: A Story of Survival—The First Season

Kc Wayland and Shane Salk, performed by a full cast. Blackstone Audio, unabridged, library edition, 12 CDs, 10.5 hrs., $118 ISBN 978-1-4551-1457-3

This first season of the popular podcast written and created by Kc Wayland and Shane Salk tells the story of a great zombie apocalypse and a small group of humans fighting to survive. Michael Cross, a young Army reservist, is called back to duty when a strange outbreak of violent rioting erupts around Los Angeles. Arriving at his base, he meets two other reservists, Saul and Angel, and soon they realize that the rioters are in fact zombies intent on ripping and tearing their way through humanity. It isn’t long before the soldiers, along with a ragtag group of survivors, take refuge in an old apartment building and proceed to do whatever it takes to stay alive. This audio boasts first-class audio effects—machine guns chatter and bones crunch convincingly—but, this can’t make up for uninspired plotting and stereotypical characters. Some of the cast shines, but other performers fall short. (July)