This audiobook is a safe bet if you’re looking for attention-holding narration to keep you awake at night on your long drive back to Nashville, provided, that is, that you don’t mind action heroes of the world-weary variety. The way of Dan starts at the bleary bottom of a bottle as our hero attempts to find focus after the deeply felt loss of his wife has left him aimless, antisocial, and unkempt. Eventually, he discovers his way again after finding himself compelled to sort out the suspicious details of a close friend’s untimely death. With the vague threat of an impending solar storm looming overhead, the story transforms from a personal journey through one man’s tragedy into a personal journey through one man’s tragedy AND a tale of revenge…and societal collapse. All this and there’s time for romance!
The mature, deep-voiced narrative stylings of Kevin Pierce lend pause and authenticity to Horton’s play-by-play writing style while the novel’s plot and substance prove true the adage: “You can’t judge a book by its crazy cover of Boise burning down.” (It should be noted, here, that the publisher’s summary, with its mentions of “Dan Slaughter” and “Tennessee justice,” don’t help.) In essence, this is a sensitive, self-reflective story about a man who is disgusted by liberals, has had his share of sad disappointments, and, who might have had little reason to go on living at all if not for the apocalypse and an exciting, newly minted, blood vendetta. When all is said and burned, you’ll be left wanting more…Boises to burn.