Safari

Safari, the second Mountain Man novel, picks up after the zombie apocalypse has settled into a grim routine for Gus Berry — fortified on his mountain, drinking steadily, descending occasionally for supplies. What shifts the status quo is not a new wave of undead but the unsettling observation that zombies are disappearing, as if something is consuming them. Blackmore writes post-apocalyptic survival fiction with the character depth and dark wit that elevate it above genre minimum, and Safari introduces a new predator that demands Gus rethink everything.

R.C. Bray is among the most requested narrators in action genre audiobooks for good reason — his voice for Gus carries the character's weather-beaten competence and dry humor with effortless authority. At just over seven hours the audiobook maintains the momentum that established the Mountain Man series as a fan favorite. Bray's performance is the product.