Hater

Product Description [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.] [Read by Gerard Doyle] *Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award A modern take on the classic apocalyptic novel, Hater tells the story of Danny McCoyne, an everyman forced to contend with a world gone mad, as society is rocked by a sudden increase in violent assaults. Christened Haters by the media, the attackers strike without warning and seemingly without reason. Within seconds, normally rational, self-controlled people become frenzied, vicious killers. As the carnage mounts, one thing is soon clear: everyone, irrespective of race, gender, age, class, friend, or family, has the potential to become either a Hater or a victim. In the face of this mindless terror, all McCoyne can do is secure his family, seek shelter, and watch as the world falls apart. But when he bolts the front door, is he shutting the danger out or locking it in? Review ''A lucid approach to the state of fear in which we live in and a spine-chilling fable about its utmost consequences... Be careful with HATER, chapter by chapter it will make its way into your soul till it finds the seed of evil that lurks within.'' --J.A. Bayona, director, The Orphanage ''Powerful and well-written.'' --S.M. Stirling, author of Dies the Fire, The Scourge of God ''HATER touches something universal and truly scary--the little voice in all of our heads that tells us the difference between 'us' and 'them'. Subtly drawn, engrossing characters take us inside a landscape of paranoia and fear.'' --David Wellington, author of Monster Island, 99 Coffins, Vampire Zero ''David Moody spins paranoia into a deliciously dark new direction. [He] is one scary guy.'' --Jonathan Maberry, author of Ghost Road Blues, Patient Zero ''David Moody's HATER is a brutal, eerie, and hugely entertaining novel that grips you with its grim and nihilistic attitude from page one. The attention to detail used to paint an average man's often frustrating life is as disturbing as the bloody violence that follows, giving us one of the year's most readable nerve-shredders.'' --Tom Piccirilli, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Midnight Road, A Choir of Ill Children''A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the twenty-first century . . . Hater will haunt you long after you read the last page.'' --Guillermo del Toro, director, Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy 1 & 2 ''The novel moves at a deliberate, relentless pace, feeding readers just enough information to keep them perplexed and paranoid, and the depiction of a society being rent at the seams by violence rings true. Moody creates some truly chilling scenes, but there are also flashes of black comedy . . . engrossing and effective.'' --Kirkus Reviews ''Moody's nail-biter of a debut plausibly creates a nightmare world . . . this intelligent, well-written chiller heralds a significant new talent.'' --Publishers Weekly ''Reader Gerard Doyle puts everything into his work as he ratchets up the tension that builds around the increase of the apocalyptic Hater attacks. He is the very essence of the perfect narrator for this story. His reading of Moody's novel might actually make listeners' hearts pound a little faster and their breathing a little erratic. This demands a non-stop listening experience.'' --Soundcommentary.com''British narrator Gerard Doyle's reading makes the story sound so nightmarish and real that it's deeply disturbing. Doyle's voice is steeped in panic and desperation, forcing the listener to adopt his cause no matter how high the stakes. Doyle's expert portrayal reminds us how transcendent audiobooks can be.'' --AudioFile About the Author DAVID MOODY had originally self-published Hater online. With the official publication of Hater, he is poised to make a significant mark as a writer of farther out fiction. From AudioFile Author David Moody puts a new spin on the zombie genre with this horror story, which sees everyd