The Fall of the Governor, Part Two

The Walking Dead

By: Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

The fourth and final audiobook in Robert Kirkman's New York Times best-selling series, The Walking Dead: Fall of the Governor, Part Two!

The Walking Dead series of original novels, set in the universe of Robert Kirkman's iconic comic, reaches its crescendo in The Fall of the Governor, Part Two. From coauthors Robert Kirkman, creator of the Eisner Award winning comic book and executive producer of AMC's blockbuster TV series, and Jay Bonansinga, Stoker award finalist and internationally acclaimed author, comes the gripping fourth and final novel in this richly woven literary saga, which began with The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor.

In Rise of the Governor, uber-villain Philip Blake journeyed from his humble beginnings directly into the dark heart of the zombie apocalypse, and became the self-proclaimed leader of a small town called Woodbury. In Book Two, The Road to Woodbury, an innocent traveler named Lilly Caul wound up in the terrifying thrall of Phillip Blake’s twisted, violent dictatorship within Woodbury’s ever tightening barricades.

In The Fall of the Governor, Part One, classic characters from both the comic and television series, including Rick, Michonne and Glenn, finally made their appearance in the Walking Dead novel series, only to discover that the Governor is a very dangerous enemy. Now, after a pulse-pounding series of events, the Governor and Rick face off one last time, and only one of them will be left standing...

©2014 Robert Kirkman LLC (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

Open ending, could there be more?

OK, so the has been a bunch of controversy surrounding the last two books of this four book trilogy, I understand that many are angry, hurt, feeling betrayed and the like. But that does not take away from the brilliance of Kirkman and Bonansinga, being able to keep everything far more gruesome than the TV show and yet somehow more satisfying. Fall of the Governor Part 2 picks up immediately where Part One leaves off, almost as if there wasn't a call for the separation of books. A majority of the first half is about the Governor picking himself up and putting himself back together and recovering from the brutally horrific assault that Michonne gave him. While he fights his own internal battle we are gifted with more character coming to light and becoming a large part of the overall story. Bob the drunk actually becomes, against all odds, the Governer's savior. Lilly has struggles of her own to overcome. What I was most surprised about was how different the siege of the prison was compared to the TV show, I only wish the show followed this storyline more. I like how this set of books leaves Rick and the gang out of the picture for the most part. However, if we follow that we know how the battle ends, for the most part, as there are many survivors left to continue on and hopefully Kirkman and Bonansinga will see the need to continue building on and within this superbly planned out universe.

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Great!

By far the best in the series so far. Although I have to say, Lily was pissing me off for most of it. But this was great nonetheless. Such a poetic ending. I’m a fan of the show, but I looooovvveee these books!

best one so far

this series is kind of slow but this book cranks it up a notch. very nice ending.

wow

This book teaches the untold story of Woodbury. How leadership is corrupted and grown. Love Lilly, a very powerful character that you are easily drawn to.

Just so good

Very compelling. I’m a sucker for a good villain, and the governor is quite the bad guy. Now onto book 5!

The other side of the story

It is great to see things from the other side. For Walking Dead fans we know the survivors side of things, and now we see what happened on the Woodbury side.

Have enjoyed the series of books and listening through them again.

Eye rolling

I can only hear about things coming up and going back down somebody's 'gorge' so many times. The author is getting lazy at this point. Getting annoyed with the narrator's breath taking before every thing that Lilly says. implausible and uninteresting at every turn. Couldn't wait for it to end.

could have been great

Lilly Caul is essentially Andrea, only more annoying. She makes a terrible protagonist, she is unlikable, gullible, self absorbed, and unconvincing. In short, it is impossible to care what happens to her. Unlike the show, where there are established reasons why you should care about the outcome, every character in this series is expendable, and should they all be replaced the book and its outcome would be no less entertaining. They give you a small taste of the characters you love, only to leave you wishing they had centered the story around them rather than this bland character.

The one of the best one in the series so far.

Book three is my favorite but this is just the end of book 3. if you've only heard the first 2, I suggest at least listen to book 3 before you decide whether or not to continue the series.

Solid Read, Very Misleading Title

The narrator is amazing. Dont like how they split the book into 2 parts, which is clearly a pretty cash grab. I also dont like the way the book primarily follows Lily Caul. She's a completely irrelevant character in the world of the comics and the show. I originally bought the books because I wanted to learn more about THE GOVERNOR (like the title of the books insinuates), not some random knock off character that nobody knows or cares about. If they hadn't titled the books after The Governor, they would've been so much better. My bottom line is my expectations weren't meant and this wasn't what I ordered. Nonetheless it was a solid story. There were a couple little things that I felt gave the reader a better inside on The Governor but the other 90% of the book was about Lily Caul. They should've titled the books something like, "TWD: The Saga of Lily Caul". That would've set the readers expectations right from the start and would've made the books much better. But then again, without ripping off the name of The Governor, I probably wouldn't have bought the books because I'm not interested in getting to know some obscure, background TWD character.