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World War Z: The Complete Edition

Written by: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Alfred Molina, Simon Pegg, Henry Rollins, Martin Scorsese
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Publisher's Summary

Audie Award Winner, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2014

World War Z: The Complete Edition (Movie Tie-in Edition): An Oral History of the Zombie War is a new version of Max Brooks' episodic zombie novel. The abridged versions of the original stories are now joined with new, unabridged recordings of the episodes that were not included in the original (abridged) version of the audiobook. These additional episodes feature a star-studded cast of narrators to coincide with the upcoming release of the film.

New narrators include Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Spiderman star Alfred Molina, The Walking Dead creator Frank Darabont, rapper Common, Firefly star Nathan Fillion, Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg, and members of the casts of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and more! Max Brooks will be reprising his role as The Interviewer.

The original abridged edition, released in 2006, won an Audie Award for Best Multi-Voiced Performance. Original cast members include Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, Carl & Rob Reiner, and John Turturro.

In this new classic of apocalyptic fiction that feels all too real, the Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. The documentary-style oral history records the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time.

Featuring five more hours of previously unrecorded content, this full-cast recording is read by F. Murray Abraham, Alan Alda, René Auberjonois, Becky Ann Baker, Dennis Boutsikaris, Bruce Boxleitner, Max Brooks, Nicki Clyne, Common, Denise Crosby, Frank Darabont, Dean Edwards, Mark Hamill, Nathan Fillion, Maz Jobrani, Frank Kamai, Michelle Kholos, John McElroy, Ade M’Cormack, Alfred Molina, Parminder Nagra, Ajay Naidu, Masi Oka, Steve Park, Kal Penn, Simon Pegg, Jürgen Prochnow, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Henry Rollins, Jeri Ryan, Jay O. Sanders, Martin Scorsese, Paul Sorvino, David Ogden Stiers, Brian Tee, John Turturro, Eamonn Walker, Ric Young, and Waleed Zuaiter.

©2006 Max Brooks (P)2012 Random House

What the critics say

"What happens after the end of the world as we know it? Humanity rebuilds, and Kirby Impoinvil (Max Brooks) is there to help survivors make sense of what happened the day the zombies came. Helping author Brooks is a host of family friends, including Alan Alda, Nathan Fillion, Paul Sorvino, Rob Reiner, Carl Reiner, Simon Pegg, John Turturro, and many others. This audio production was released to coincide with the movie of the same name. That it’s a real drama is not surprising given the stellar cast. They don't just read the book, they act it out. And don’t think this is a teen thriller. The zombies serve as a backdrop to the larger story of how humankind reacts to such an unexpected and catastrophic invasion and the inevitable conclusion that millions must be sacrificed to save the rest. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2014. Audies Finalist." (AudioFile magazine)

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Brilliant but could expand to its own benifit.

Performance is one of the greatest in audiobooks. If this approach was taken with all audio books the industry would be vastly different. The novel itself is a perfect mental exercise in not only perceiving something fictional, but creating a world that exists after a fictional event. Everything is so real it makes me wish this was three times as long with further detail. If you are iffy about the zombie theme but are interested in apocalyptic events or pandemics, the zombie factor of this book is a canvas upon which it paints a human experience and response. There are areas where I'd like to hear more about, especially Africa, but as a whole this book is a great read

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My favourite book done right

Loved this. Loved. It. My fave voice actor doing my fave part? Just brilliant.

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The Gold Standard of Audiobooks

Everything about this was excellent. Had doubts at first but the huge cast of characters and excellent performance by each kept me captivated.

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100% worth the price of the book!!

Incredible story. Amazing narration and a all around good time. I've listened to it for the second time and have no doubts that I will replay this title again and again. It helps that the book is written very well paired with all of the great voice acting from a lot of big names. Easy to follow and differentiate between characters.

Would recommend to anyone and everyone.

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Excellent Full Voice Cast

Absolutely fantastic, the interview style of the book lends itself incredibly well to the full cast recording.
Every Voice Actor working on this book bring their A game, feels like listening to a CBC field documentary.

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WOW couldn't stop listening

Not a Zombie fan, WWZ has changed me, riveting, didnt want it to end. Highly recommend.

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One of the best audiobooks

Well written, excellent performances.

If you were disappointed with the film, the audiobook will set you on the path to a better story with great performances by an all star ensemble.

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Different and so much better than the movie!

The voice acting on this book makes the whole experience very immersive! The stories are very relatable, characters from all over the globe brings the story close Fontoura reality, no matter where you from.
If you like a good old storytelling, this is definitely a book for you.
Have fun and hope you guys enjoy as much as I did.

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amazing book

love this book and the voices are amazing and can't wait to find another world war z book

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All the hype and praise was spot on

Absolute stellar voice cast, entertaining and yet thought provoking. If there were a zombie outbreak on earth I'm sure it would go much as this book went. Well done.

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