Book description
The silence after the lights go out isn't empty. It breathes. That's the first thing you hear in William Stone's EMP After the Lights, and it's the sound that lingers long after the audiobook ends. This isn't just a survival story; it's a descent into the quiet, suffocating dread of a world that forgot to scream. Rob and his dog, Captain, move through the ruins not just of cities, but of everything familiar. The air crackles with a tension thicker than the dust choking the streets, and Stone's narration-low, deliberate, each word weighted like stone-makes you feel the scrape of boot on broken concrete, the ragged gasp of breath in the suffocating dark.
Captain isn't just a dog. There's a knowing in his eyes, a stillness when the wind carries whispers too close to the abandoned gas stations. The prepper homestead they chase isn't just a safe haven; it feels like a ghost story whispered in the static. Stone masterfully blurs the line between the apocalypse's brutality and something... older. The unnatural stillness of a forest after the EMP. The way shadows seem to gather in the corners of a boarded-up house. You don't just hear the fear; you feel it coil in your own throat, amplified by the narrator's subtle shifts-whispers for moments of quiet terror, a slight rasp for the moments when hope feels like a lie.
This is survival horror, but the real monster isn't out there. It's the crushing weight of the silence, the terrifying absence where human voices should be. The audiobook's genius lies in what it doesn't say. The distant, rhythmic thump that might be a heartbeat... or something else waiting in the dark. The way Captain's soft whine cuts through the quiet, not with comfort, but with the sharpness of a warning. Hope isn't a spark here; it's the fragile, desperate flicker of a dying bulb in a world that has no business remembering light. Stone doesn't just tell you to fear the dark; he makes you hear the darkness breathing back. You'll walk away from this audiobook listening for sounds that shouldn't exist, and wondering if the homestead is the salvation it promises, or just the next, deeper shadow. A chilling, unforgettable journey into the heart of what remains when the world goes silent.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience