The End of the World Running Club, Adrian J. Walker
The End of the World Running Club, Adrian J. Walker
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The End of the World Running Club

Author: Adrian J. Walker

Narrator: Jot Davies

Unabridged: 15 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017

Synopsis

Edgar Hill is thirty-five and caught in his own headlock. Overweight slob, underperforming husband, and reluctant father—for Ed, the world may as well have already ended. So when it does end in a catastrophic asteroid strike and Edgar and his family find refuge in an Edinburgh army barracks, it comes as something of a relief.But nothing’s ever that simple. Returning from a salvage run in the city, Edgar finds his family gone, taken to the south coast for evacuation by an international task force. Suddenly he finds himself facing a grueling journey on foot across a devastated United Kingdom. Edgar must race against time and overcome his own shortcomings, not to mention hundred-mile canyons and a heavily flooded west coast, to find the people he loves before he loses them forever.This is a vivid, gripping story of hope, long-distance running, and how we break the limits of our own endurance.

About Adrian J. Walker

Adrian J. Walker was born in the bush suburbs of Sydney, Australia, in the mid ’70s. After his father found a camper van in a ditch, he renovated it and moved his family back to the UK, where Adrian was raised. Ever since he can remember, Adrian has been interested in three things: words, music, and technology, and when he graduated from the University of Leeds, he found a career in software.

About Jot Davies

Jot Davies is an acclaimed actor, voice-over artist, and narrator. He has held roles in such plays as The Baby Diary and Our Share of Tomorrow, and his audiobook narrations include titles by Mo Hayder, Charles Cumming, and Andrew Kaufman.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on January 07, 2021

Ed was asleep when it started, still feeling the effects of a drink it two too many, and by the time he worked out what was going on it was already almost too late. Grabbing the only shelter he could think of he secreted his family (he, wife and their two children) away into their cellar while aster......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on March 17, 2017

I received this in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you to the author, Adrain J. Walker, and the publisher, Ebury, for this opportunity. I was so excited to begin this book. A dystopian fiction without a teenage girl protagonist, you say? Count me in. Unfortunately, what inspired m......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 19, 2014

(Review originally from my blog: [URL not allowed]) I don’t really do running clubs. I run as I dream—alone. But if I did join a club, it would certainly be to run through a post-apocalyptic wasteland with some new found mates, trying to reach my family before they shipped off......more

Quotes

“An exciting and nerve-wracking ‘run.’” Robert McCammon, New York Times bestselling author

“What sets this novel apart is Walker’s extraordinary emotional articulacy.” Sun (UK)

“Proves a great success as a novel of the apocalypse: one that focuses not on the nightmares that the end of the world might bring but on what it takes to find meaning amid such horrors.” Shelf Awareness

“Initially a dislikable character, Ed emerges as a hero from the wreckage, and readers will cheer, perhaps unwillingly at first, for a very human father. Harrowing and heartrending, this is a novel that is almost impossible to put down.” Library Journal (starred review)

“A beautifully written postapocalyptic tale of a flawed man’s struggle for survival and redemption.” Booklist

“A gripping portrayal of a postapocalyptic world. This type of end-of-the-world story has been told before, but rarely with the intensity and believability that Walker creates here…This is a wholly convincing and exciting novel.” Publishers Weekly

“Ridiculously gripping straight from the start.” Jenny Colgan, author of Little Beach Street Bakery

Awards

  • BookRiot Pick
  • io9 Pick
  • Indie Next List
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