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The Troop

Written by: Nick Cutter
Narrated by: Corey Brill
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Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip - a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfre. The boys are a tight-knit crew. There’s Kent, one of the most popular kids in school; Ephraim and Max, also well-liked and easygoing; then there’s Newt the nerd and Shelley the odd duck. For the most part, they all get along and are happy to be there - which makes Scoutmaster Tim’s job a little easier. But for some reason, he can’t shake the feeling that something strange is in the air this year. Something waiting in the darkness. Something wicked...

It comes to them in the night. An unexpected intruder, stumbling upon their campsite like a wild animal. He is shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry - a man in unspeakable torment who exposes Tim and the boys to something far more frightening than any ghost story. Within his body is a bioengineered nightmare, a horror that spreads faster than fear. One by one, the boys will do things no person could ever imagine.

And so it begins. An agonizing weekend in the wilderness. A harrowing struggle for survival. No possible escape from the elements, the infected...or one another.

©2013 Nick Cutter (P)2014 Simon & Schuster Audio
Genetic Engineering Literary Fiction Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Fiction Camping Haunted Paranormal Scary Exciting Fantasy Ghost Disturbing Outdoor Wilderness Suspense Gory Horror
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Kept me listening!

I really enjoyed this story. I found myself making extra time during my day, and before going to bed, so that I could listen to it more. I was prepared for the gross/gore factor from reading the reviews. It didn't bother me - I read and watch a lot of horror. But be aware that it certainly is very prevalent throughout the entire story, both to do with animals and humans.

The narrator was pretty good, although I found there wasn't a lot of variation between the different characters' voices. It didn't keep me from enjoying the book though.

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good story, okay voice actor

l really liked the story alot, it kept me wanting to listen to more. The reason I give it three stars is because the author went into too much detail when describing gore and animals being gruesomely killed. I had to skip ahead because i couldn't listen to it. I can't say he wrote it badly though because it was a horror novel and some gore is to be expected. That being said, he was very good with his descriptions and painting pictures in your head.

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i absolutely loved it it scared me and made me a bit uneasy but the descriptions and story telling are great

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Superb

As the other reviewers have stated, this does have some gory descriptions. But it is super well written and I loved listening to every minute of it, even if I struggled here or there.

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was amazing

From start to finish kept me engaged and liked the ending, kinda of tragic story of growing up.

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I’ve listened to a lot of horror audiobooks and this is the first one to actually make me squirm. Story was pretty good and the performance was as well.

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One of the best horror books I have read

Very entertaining read/ listen it’s beautifully written. The end I didn’t see it going this way. The last character stayed alive was not the character I thought would. Just surprised me in a beautiful way and sad too

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the troop

I found this story to be extremely difficult to follow. the author seem to lose track of where his characters were or in what positions they were. I don't know if that makes sense? timelines seemed out somehow. I think I might have nightmares about worms though for a while

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Gripping!

I couldn’t stop listening. This was well narrated and the story was very captivating. However, it is not for everyone. The story has some gruesome parts that were a hard listen.

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Go Eat Worms

Unbelievably effective. I’m going to make a docs appointment and get checked for worms now. And listen to the next nick cutter

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