Hissers II definitely requires the reader be willing to stretch the limitations of reality and there are quiet a few situations that are challenging to accept, but if you are willing to allow yourself to simply jump in and go with it, the ride is fast paced and entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised that even though the second book had a different narrator the transition between books was fairly smooth as Shawn Zuzek did a good job of integrating his narration with that of the first book. That being said, I did enjoy the 2nd installment to the continuation of the Hissers story. I was so excited that Audible finally added Hissers II: Death March on 06-22-17, which is the second book of the expected trilogy! If you liked the first book getting the second one is a no brainier, and if you have not read the first Hissers book, STOP NOW and go get it! The biggest issue with Hissers II is that it is simply too short and after such a long wait I was hoping to get more. I have been checking the Audible library on and off over the past 5+ years hoping to find the 2nd Hissers book. I have read/listened to a great deal of undead themed books, but the unique aspects of Hissers and the unexpected twists made it a story that has stuck with me. The first Hissers book was released in Audible on 07-26-11 and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. PS - if you read this review please mark whether it was useful to you. Shawn Zuzek provides the narration and does an excellent job with the voices.

The story is still told from the perspective of the kids, although more adults are present this time, which keeps things focused and prevents overthinking the situation. The characters have little time to contemplate the difference however as they dodge their way across the country hoping to get the research (found in book one) that created the things to a genetics lab and a group of top scientists that they hope will still be there when they arrive.

The characters are still running, as hard as they can, from the creatures which are not really zombies but the victims of human genome experiments gone mad. In this sequel Thomas picks up almost exactly where the first book ends. Hissers II is a fantastic action packed, high speed, undead mutant zombie adventure follow up.

Hissers was one of the first novels I listed to on Audible and it got me hooked.

Hissers by Ryan C. Thomas