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Day Zero: A Novel Audiobook
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In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure—from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust—noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel’s Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in a crumbling world.
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last . . .
It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh ""nannybot"" fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he'd arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he'll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny.
As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra’s parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity—their creators—unify and revolt.
But when the rebellion breaches the Reinhart home, Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.
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“A talented narrator can make listeners think they’re listening to multiple people. Vikas Adam’s crackling narration of this thrilling audiobook accomplishes exactly that difficult feat…Adam brings Pounce’s angst to life as he debates whether he is protecting Ezra through freewill or programming. But Adam is equally believable as hesitant eight-year-old Ezra and a multitude of other characters—robots and humans—who traverse an apocalyptic wasteland. The result of Adam’s vocal dexterity is a memorable cautionary tale.”
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“Cargill does an excellent job of infusing all of his characters, robot and human alike, with personality and pathos….[Day Zero] has action and mayhem but also some existential doubt and emotional heft.”
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“Cargill offers a fascinating and intellectually engaging take on the venerable robots-versus-humans theme. An absolute must-read.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Science Fiction Narration
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About C. Robert Cargill
C. Robert Cargill is the author of Dreams and Shadows and Queen of the Dark Things. He has written for Ain’t it Cool News for nearly a decade under the pseudonym Massawyrm, served as a staff writer for Film.com and Hollywood.com, and appeared as the animated character Carlyle on Spill.com. He is a cowriter of the horror films Sinister and Sinister 2 and Marvel’s Dr. Strange.
About Vikas Adam
Vikas Adam is a classically trained actor with numerous credits in stage, film, commercials, and television, in addition to his over two hundred recorded audiobooks. His narrations have garnered numerous awards and nominations, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, various Best of the Year lists, and the prestigious Audie Award. He was an inaugural inductee into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame.