• Strands of Sorrow

  • Black Tide Rising, Book 4
  • By: John Ringo
  • Narrated by: Tristan Morris
  • Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,753 ratings)

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Strands of Sorrow

By: John Ringo
Narrated by: Tristan Morris
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A hardened group of survivors fight back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization. With the world consumed by a devastating plague that drives humans violently insane, what was once a band of desperate survivors bobbing on a dark Atlantic ocean has now become Wolf Squadron, the only hope for the salvation of the human race. Banding together with what remains of the U.S. Navy, Wolf Squadron, and its leader Steve Smith, not only plans to survive - he plans to retake the mainland from the infected, starting with North America. Smith's teenage daughters have become zombie hunters of unparalleled skill, both at land and on the sea, and they may hold the key to the rebirth of civilization on a devastated planet.

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Good ending to the series.

I wish they would of added more on spots they skipped and less on operations. I was hoping for how they would Intergrate with another large force and what you would you do with people that didn't want the new world to go back.

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Sierra Hotel!

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Fun, cool, interesting, action-packed, and unique take on zombie apocalypse. I'm a big fan of John Ringo's books. He writes in a very comfortable style.. he's a good writer.. but he also knows how to throw in great humor mixed with technical detail and hardcore military concepts. Mix Neal Stephenson, Steve Martin, Tom Clancy, and Richard Marcinco... while drinking Scotch and listening to Crux Shadows. He's at the top of my novel watch list.

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A good place end

I'm hoping John Ringo ends here. While the book is not bad for what it is. Parts of it at time felt contrived. It really seemed as if the author was trying to force the story to a conclusion. As a fan of many John Ringo books that may not have been a bad thing.

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Great end to the series, but is it just me or....

Did it feel rushed? This series had characters that I really liked and maybe Ringo felt he didn't want to write this series anymore... I personally liked it and felt that book one and two were great. I would say grab this and enjoy it for what it is, an ending.

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Great ending to a great series

I enjoyed the entire series, and this was a very satisfying conclusion. My only issues with the series are: (1) The wife/mother of the main characters was pregnant, but there was never any mention of her giving birth/having a miscarriage during the ensuing 12 months; and (2)The series lacked any real tension. Although I did not get bored, I was also never on the edge of my seat, and [SPOILER ALERT] not one main character died—in the zombie apocalypse. 🤔

Only 4 stars on the performance, because Tristan truly cannot carry a tune! There is a fair amount of “singing” in all of the books, and most of the songs are well known; however, Tristan speaks them in a very strange way instead of even attempting to sing them, and it’s just...wrong! 😂 With that exception, the narration is quite good.

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Meh

thing it it's not a bad series of books but the author seems to have a monkey up his ass about progressive and liberals. to the point where he includes what I can only assume to be his own feelings and views in the mouths of his characters when it makes no sense for them to go off on a tangent. his carless and unconcerned use of the word fagot and his need to make right wing conservatism look awesome compared to left wing libs and progressives often ruins the follow of his plot it's like he had to stop the story to bitch about politics. the series isn't bad and it's entertaining. worth reading once and only once if you can't find anything better to enjoy at the time saddly for me I'm a completipist so I had to ride it out till the last book the first 2 are pretty good the 3rd ok and this last one was a bit of a chore

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One book too many

I think it was a good thing this was the last book It was beginning to sound like a Tea party/survivalist/NRA recruitment screed. He seemed to have run out of anything to write other than very repetitive descriptions of slaughtering zombies. If I want to read propaganda I'll go right to the Republican Party website.

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Still needs to learn pronunciation.

Narrator still needs to learn how to pronounce military acronyms and nautical terms. I can't wait for the next chapter in the saga.

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Great ZA story.

My greatest dream realized in fiction.
I hope there are many more books in this series. This story has to be far from over.

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A John Ringo book enoough said.

Tristan Morris is fantastic as story tellar. John Ringo as usual totally awesome. Thanks JR

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