The Empty Ones, Robert Brockway
The Empty Ones, Robert Brockway
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The Empty Ones

Author: Robert Brockway

Narrator: Scott Merriman, Emily Foster, Alexander Cendese, Angela Dawe, Anna Parker-Naples, Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2016

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Horror


Synopsis

Following on the heels of Robert Brockway's comedic horror novel The Unnoticeables, The Empty Ones reveals the next chapter in the lives of a few misfits attempting to fight back against the mysterious Unnoticeables.The Empty Ones follows Carey and Randall to London where they go to rescue Gus and fight more of these mysterious angel-like creatures, and stumble on a powerful and unexpected ally. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn, who was very nearly beat when last we saw her, continues her fight into the desert of Mexico and the Southwest US, seeking the mysterious gear cult. Once there, she discovers what the gear cult is really up to: trying to "pin" the angels to Earth, focus their attention here, and get as much of humanity as possible "solved"—which, in their minds, is akin to being saved—and in the process discovers something incredible about herself.With a snarled lip, The Empty Ones incorporates everything that made The Unnoticeables incredible, but like any good punk band, when you don't think they can get any louder, they somehow turn it up a notch. It's terrifying and hilarious, visceral and insane, chaotic and beautiful.

About Robert Brockway

Robert Brockway is a Senior Editor and columnist for Cracked.com. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Meagan and their two dogs, Detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. He has been known, on occasion, to have a beard.


Reviews

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. My rating is 3.5 stars. It is difficult to find sequels that are better than the original. Sure, a few are out there, but those are the exception to the rule — at least, in my opinion. But, now, I am happy to have uncovered one of those rare sequels in The Empty One......more

Goodreads review by Danger

Number 2 in this 3 book punk rock horror series is gorier and goofier than the last installment and if you liked the first one, you'll find yourself delighted by this one too. Looking forward to seeing how it all ends.......more

Goodreads review by Rachael

As someone who has a seriously broken mind's eye, and has the hardest time imagining anything that's happening in the books I read, Brockway has blown the hell out of my neural eccentricities and I had an actual world in my head, including the parts that don't even exist. He's that good at describin......more

Goodreads review by Phil

The sophomore novel in the trilogy shines, but not quite as brightly as the first. Three POVs alternate throughout the book-- Carey in 1978 London, Kaitlyn in 2013 Mexico, and Meryll in a variety of times/places between the two. Carey is still thankfully a lovable asshole and still his unrepentant s......more