Year One
Chronicles of The One, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Julia Whelan
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By:
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Nora Roberts
About this listen
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER (December 2017)
A stunning novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts - Year One is an epic of hope and horror, chaos and magick, and a journey that will unite a desperate group of people to fight the battle of their lives...
It began on New Year’s Eve.
The sickness came on suddenly, and spread quickly. The fear spread even faster. Within weeks, everything people counted on began to fail them. The electrical grid sputtered; law and government collapsed - and more than half of the world’s population was decimated.
Where there had been order, there was now chaos. And as the power of science and technology receded, magick rose up in its place. Some of it is good, like the witchcraft worked by Lana Bingham, practicing in the loft apartment she shares with her lover, Max. Some of it is unimaginably evil, and it can lurk anywhere, around a corner, in fetid tunnels beneath the river - or in the ones you know and love the most.
As word spreads that neither the immune nor the gifted are safe from the authorities who patrol the ravaged streets, and with nothing left to count on but each other, Lana and Max make their way out of a wrecked New York City. At the same time, other travelers are heading west too, into a new frontier. Chuck, a tech genius trying to hack his way through a world gone offline. Arlys, a journalist who has lost her audience but uses pen and paper to record the truth. Fred, her young colleague, possessed of burgeoning abilities and an optimism that seems out of place in this bleak landscape. And Rachel and Jonah, a resourceful doctor and a paramedic who fend off despair with their determination to keep a young mother and three infants in their care alive.
In a world of survivors where every stranger encountered could be either a savage or a savior, none of them knows exactly where they are heading, or why. But a purpose awaits them that will shape their lives and the lives of all those who remain.
The end has come. The beginning comes next.
©2017 Nora Roberts (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
Editor reviews
Editors Select, December 2017
Best-selling author Nora Roberts' new postapocalyptic dystopian fantasy novel is a departure from the romance fiction for which she's known (or the suspense of her alter ego, J. D. Robb), but it showcases the masterful storytelling that fans know and love while embracing the kind of world-building called for in this genre. Julia Whelan's nuanced narration captures Roberts' wide swath of characters and their authentic relationships. When the earth succumbs to a new plague, otherworldly powers manifest, and humans traits come in both life-affirming and monstrous ways in the first of a promising series. —Abby, Audible Editor
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- Karl
- 15-01-18
Not up to NR’s usual standard
Very disappointing storyline & character development. Have enjoyed NR’s books in the past and especially the Circle Trilogy & was hoping this would be an apocalypse/fantasy mashup but this book had no life, no depth to the characters or storyline. Will be returning it as would never listen again.
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- Fallon
- 09-07-20
even better second time around
all hail queen Fred and I share the name Fallon so more awesomeness 😀🥰.
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- Nicole J
- 06-03-20
Gripping story
Gripping fast paced story that has great characters, survival and virus spreading seems particularly relevant
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- Anonymous User
- 28-06-24
Blah blah blah, The Babys blah blah blah, the babies 
This book good off to a decent start, some good pieces, such as a harrowing account of two characters, falling through a rat infested tunnel. But, I have two problems with this book. Firstly, the characters seem one-dimensional without any real depth or backstory .
My biggest problem is the constant use of the word babies! roughly 1/4 into the book. It seemed that every paragraph mentioned, either the baby or the babies. It got so repetitive that it became distracting, and the only thing I could focus on, completely taking me up on the story .
I reached the point where the only thing I could hear was blah blah blah, The Babys, blah blah blah, The Babys blah blah blah. I’ll probably try another one of the authors books at some point, as Laura clearly has talent.
But, I couldn’t finish this one 
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- Smurph
- 01-10-19
Well written
Well written, and the narrator captured Lorna beautifully. I wasnt expecting a fantasy novel but I cannot wait to start Book 2
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- Jessica
- 02-07-24
Standard YA
Nice idea and I listened to the end, but ultimately felt pretty teenage and cliche, the writing was sloppy in places and the world felt full of holes. For similar themes better executed I recommend Stephen King’s The Stand.
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- Jo
- 15-12-17
Fantastic
I am new to this author but will definitely try some of her other books now.
A nice twist on the survival/apocalypse genre and I greatly look forward to the next in the ser
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- jj
- 28-01-18
Great story
Really enjoyed this book, good fast moving story with likable characters. Looking forward to the next one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-06-18
loved it
great story and performance by all. eagerly awaiting next edition, will listen to this book over and over.
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- SahJane
- 29-06-19
loved it!
I was a bit sceptical about reading another apocalypse book and it being one that you would not want to stop reading to go to bed. but it was!
following two late nights and tuning out a shop full of customers I am about to start book two, because I want to find out how they're doing.
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