Overall the story is solid, the characters are somewhat appealing, but its a nice simple story. No complex plot twist and you see everything coming for the most part. Very little science elements about the EMP and how it happened or details about the effects. He also embellishes the disparity of the nation. They even guess that 80 – 95% of the population would not make it, but that is still 20 – 80 million people. Things would not fall apart to that extent and people would not go that savage, and it they did, your not traveling 2000 miles to Texas and making it without a scratch. The story is clearly written by a doomsday prepper point of view. The paranoia and skepticism in the Government is heavy. Ultimately it was Kevin Pierce narration that kept me listening. He has that dumb country bumpkin, Grandpa telling a folk story kinda voice. He is no R.C. Bray, but does have a unique soothing voice. It probably one of those voices that you love or hate. I listen to the whole series and it should just be one book, kinda madd about that. 5 -6 hours is too short for a book over ten dollars.