I tried, honestly I did. But this is the worst book and series. I listened to the entire first book and part of the second. There is no way a former Army Ranger would possibly talk, think or act the way portrayed. The story line ambles along like there was no prior planning and just written as things came to mind. The reader is not entertaining in the least and his portrayal of Joel the sun is a cross between surfer and pothead. The first book ended just as things got interesting, well a little interesting, like the writer just wanted to sell the next book. There was actually zero action in the entire first book. Anyhow, on to the next series, I am quickly running out of prepper apocalypse books and starting to dip into the bottom of the barrel. Good luck folks.