Zero Day: A Jeff Aiken Novel Audiobook, by Mark Russinovich Play Audiobook Sample

Zero Day: A Jeff Aiken Novel Audiobook

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Read By: Johnny Heller Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Jeff Aiken Series Release Date: August 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781427231833

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

76

Longest Chapter Length:

25:09 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

37 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

07:37 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

An airliner's controls abruptly fail mid-flight over the Atlantic. An oil tanker runs aground in Japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. Hospitals everywhere have to abandon their computer databases when patients die after being administered incorrect dosages of their medicine. In the Midwest, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next Chernobyl when its cooling systems malfunction. At first, these random computer failures seem like unrelated events. But Jeff Aiken, a former government analyst who quit in disgust after witnessing the gross errors that led up to 9/11, thinks otherwise. Jeff fears a more serious attack targeting the United States computer infrastructure is already under way. And as other menacing computer malfunctions pop up around the world, some with deadly results, he realizes that there isn't much time if he hopes to prevent an international catastrophe. Written by a global authority on cyber security, Zero Day presents a chilling "what if" scenario that, in a world completely reliant on technology, is more than possible today---it's a cataclysmic disaster just waiting to happen.

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"Wonderful first novel by a very technical smart dude. Do not read this if you are frightened by possibilities involving technology. Or if you fly a lot. On second thought, everyone should read this."

— Vinny (5 out of 5 stars)

Zero Day Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.11764705882353 out of 53.11764705882353 out of 53.11764705882353 out of 53.11764705882353 out of 53.11764705882353 out of 5 (3.12)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really liked this book. Very suspenseful, but thought the ending was a bit contrived. "

    — Mike, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Decent techno thriller that I read sometime in the past 2-3 years but I don't remember much of the plot. "

    — Doug, 2/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A quick, fun read. Especially if you are in the technology, or infosec fields. "

    — Adam, 2/6/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Eh. Written by the guy who developed the Microsoft Sysinternals tools, which is why I picked it up. It's a middle-of-the-road thriller, with a techie plot but only minimal technical detail. "

    — Bryan, 1/22/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not bad, but not that good either. Fairly accurate, as you'd expect, but the explanations necessary for the non-techie make it feel awkward and stilted. Ok if you're a techie and fancy something more realistic I guess. "

    — Russell, 1/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Zero Day explores the possibility that a series of computer viruses could cripple the United State and Europe, causing extreme financial ruin and even death. I found the premise to be engaging; however, the book itself was not. The characters felt common, as if you'd met them before. And while the pace of the book picked up around the last 50 pages, the rest of the book was slow, detailing the computer specialist's efforts to crack the virus code. "

    — Amanda, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Very frightening concept and well written with many twists and turns. "

    — Dick, 1/6/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Amongst the sparse plot, romance novel and firefights, there is an important story about security. I like that the author paid attention to a lot of the computer details. If nothing else, more people will know what a rootkit is. "

    — Jeanne, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " If you are into computers and suspense this is a fantastic book. Technically accurate and a very plausible story. I could not put it down. "

    — Jeff, 12/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " It started off a little slow and kind of hard to follow but then it got much better ... I really enjoyed this book. "

    — Hal, 12/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I too believed the hype but was disappointed by the story line. Is the situation possible, perhaps. Is it interesting, no. Not worth reading "

    — Dean, 11/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Very entertaining for the programmer in me. "

    — Chris, 4/27/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Disappointing. I had heard so much about this book, and was very interested in the premise. But the writing is un-inspired, sexist and simplistic. Which is a shame because I've always respected the author in his field of software development and security. "

    — Shawn, 1/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Amazing concepts, amazing writing, a "couldn't put it down" book... "

    — Patti, 1/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Interesting story, but poorly written. "

    — Andy, 12/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " One of the best. Can't wait to see the movie :-) "

    — Rich, 11/18/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The target reader I felt was hit good. But was way to predictable for my liking. Recommended as a quick hit piece of fiction for techies. "

    — Chris, 10/31/2012

About Mark Russinovich

Mark Russinovich works at Microsoft as a technical fellow, Microsoft’s senior-most technical position. A cofounder of Winternals, he joined Microsoft when the company was acquired in 2006. He is author of the popular Sysinternals tools as well as coauthor of the Windows Internals book series, a contributing editor for TechNet magazine, and a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. He lives in Washington State.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.