Hunger (The Hunger Series Book 1)

Another winner! Really enjoy this book. Bringing more fully the GMO debate...trying to understand the good, the bad, and the ugly of tampering or in other words playing God with our food. The what if's.

Initially the characters in this story were interesting and the concept overall was intriguing. Unfortunately the plot lost it's way towards the latter part of the book. The author does a good job of creating an interesting concept of world gone haywire as a result of genetic tampering but then as the story progresses, he starts bending, and finally breaking his own rules. By the end of the book the author was clearly enamored with his own main character.

The premise of the book hooked me: evolutionary change resulting from agricultural genetic modification. And when it started, the characters had promise of being interesting. Unfortunately, the book degenerates very quickly into a parody of a cheap horror movie featuring one monster fight after another. Then the book's premise degenerates into what seems like the result of a group effort to conjure up a new creature that will outdo the last creature. If you want endless violence and little plot progress, you will like this book. However, if you prefer strong characters and a well-developed story line, you will feel very let down--as I did--by the highly repetitive focus on violent monster attacks.

Starts off very promising and then turns into one big chase scene after another with one man, a boy, a woman and a girl (later two) fighting off monsters that would devour a battalion of army rangers or special ops groups. A little more of the science (maybe that's coming in book two) would have evened out the story. The writing is fair. The idea is good, but I think the action so far is overkill.

Have to say first off, I LOVED this book! Jeremiah Knight writes with such a passion, it's hard not to get caught up in his characters and, of course, his GMOs (genetically modified other-things). If you're like me, then you have read the other reviews that explain the books premise, so you know the gist. So, instead of explaining it again, just know that this is a fast-paced, hang on to your hats, wild ride that never lets up. By the time you finish this book, you won't look at bunny rabbits, pigs, opossums or pretty much anything else the same again, let alone your own garden.

Knight acknowledges that this is the first book of a series. If the rest are as imaginative as this one, I hope he is planning on at least a few more! This book reminds me a lot of Jeremy Bishop's Torment, in as much as Knight and Bishop take a fiercely debated topic and put their own unique, demented spin on it.

Pick up Hunger, and while you are at it, Torment, would look great on your bookshelf too.
Checkmate!

Hunger is a new series by Jeremiah Knight. Set in a post-apocalyptic world created by GMO’s. Jeremiah Knight is a new nom de plume of Jeremy Robinson signaling a new turn in his writing. Fortunately for us he keeps his creative monsters and the might of the military trained warrior.

The first half dozen chapters sets up the rest of the story. The scientists have ended worldwide hunger. But then things go horribly wrong. We start the adventure with Peter and his son Jakob living in their secure bio dome eating only food that they grow inside the dome, non-contaminated food. They are going through their typical day when they have an unexpected visitor. Unexpected because there are very few humans left and also because it is someone Peter knows.

In steps Ella, one of the scientists who help develop the GMO’s that caused so much havoc on the world. Along with her is her daughter, Anne. Ella has come to ask for Peter’s help in getting to Boston where she believes she will be able to do something to help resolve the issues caused by the GMO’s. She also brings along some predators. They attack the house and it is no longer a safe place. Luckily Peter is ex-military, a Critical Skills Operator. He has rigged the house to blow if the need arises. Well it has. The four escape and start their journey across the country heading east.

A disturbing nod to the popularity of bacon will give one a chuckle as well as a very disturbed feeling. Nonstop action, unusual, imaginative creatures and an interesting story will draw one into this story and leave one wanting more. At least it left me wanting more.

This is a great book for adults and well as young adults who like post-apocalyptic stories with a little bit different bent as well as those who like adventure stories and monstrous creatures. The main characters are likeable, strong, even when weak, and have typical human failings.

Curing world hunger sounds great, right?

That is why I did it. I wanted to be the guy that solved World Hunger.

And I did. I used genetic modification to unlock so-called "junk" DNA in plants, and with this I was able to allow them to grow anywhere that had a permeable surface. Desert? Not a problem. Marsh? Not a problem. Mountains? Not a problem. As long as it didn't involve steel, concrete, rock, or the like, my plants would grow.

Unfortunately I never really tested my breakthrough before it got out of control, and my boss never looked at my work either.

So I wound up causing the apocalypse by solving world hunger.

Oops.

Now it is several years after my breakthrough caused the end of humanity, and my boss is on the run. She still has hope that what little remains of humanity outside of our San Francisco complex can be saved. Me, I'm not so sure - but her bosses sure seem to be intent on stopping her for some reason.

How did we do it? How did we cause the end of humanity? Will she be able to reverse what I did?

Well, you're just going to have to read Jeremiah Knight's debut book to find out...

Note: Hate to spoil the illusion here, but just to be clear: I am a real person who is a long time fan of the author (as in, we met via MySpace) whose name the author used for a character in this book. The above is solely my own review, my way of trying to thank the author, who is easily one of my favorites.

WOW Jeremiah Knight has produced a cracker of book

You crack the spine or turn on your Kindle and you will be lucky if you get the chance to go have a pee ( let alone eat or sleep)

Great story about the end of the world and it feels as if it could be plausible ( well almost)

cannot wait for book 2

Curing world hunger sounds great, right?

That is why I did it. I wanted to be the guy that solved World Hunger.

And I did. I used genetic modification to unlock so-called "junk" DNA in plants, and with this I was able to allow them to grow anywhere that had a permeable surface. Desert? Not a problem. Marsh? Not a problem. Mountains? Not a problem. As long as it didn't involve steel, concrete, rock, or the like, my plants would grow.

Unfortunately I never really tested my breakthrough before it got out of control, and my boss never looked at my work either.

So I wound up causing the apocalypse by solving world hunger.

Oops.

Now it is several years after my breakthrough caused the end of humanity, and my boss is on the run. She still has hope that what little remains of humanity outside of our San Francisco complex can be saved. Me, I'm not so sure - but her bosses sure seem to be intent on stopping her for some reason.

How did we do it? How did we cause the end of humanity? Will she be able to reverse what I did?

Well, you're just going to have to read Jeremiah Knight's debut book to find out...

Note: Hate to spoil the illusion here, but just to be clear: I am a real person who is a long time fan of the author (as in, we met via MySpace) whose name the author used for a character in this book. The above is solely my own review, my way of trying to thank the author, who is easily one of my favorites.

WOW Jeremiah Knight has produced a cracker of book

You crack the spine or turn on your Kindle and you will be lucky if you get the chance to go have a pee ( let alone eat or sleep)

Great story about the end of the world and it feels as if it could be plausible ( well almost)

cannot wait for book 2

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish and will be sure to pick up all future sequels. This book is full of twists, turns, surprises and grins (from me). Great characters, fantastic environments, wild monsters. Jeremiah Knight does such a great job describing the environment and what is happening that it is very easy to visualize, almost like watching a movie. He has a great gift, so pick up this book and enjoy it for yourself.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Today, we live in a world where the rapacious and parsimonious behavior of corporations, politicians and research scientists put the world of the living at risk at an ever increasing pace. The fate of the world may someday come down to irresponsible decision making by even one person that for personal reasons, money or hubris decides that nothing can go wrong with a perceived success of a new discovery. Jeremiah Knight takes us on a road trip through a world where this potential scenario has played out with devastating results. This book is frightening because of the potential for this story to become true are real, especially when considering the lack of long term peer reviewed research into the genetic alteration of the food we eat, not to mention all of the animals and other living things that are affected by the consumption of GMO enhanced foods. The story revolves around people fighting to stay alive amid genetically mutated monsta's (both human and animal) and other people with evil agendas that are trying to eliminate them. This is a fast paced frightening story that kind of scared me when I considered the possibility that we are all at the mercy of people that can do anything they want to us with impunity. Please read this book, its great horror fiction with a touch of truth.

This book was a great twist on a post-apocalyptic look at what could happen to the earth, from the start of this book to the finish it will keep you on the edge of your seat. The imagination from the monsters to the changes in the earth stop and make you think...

If you've been looking for something to scare the livin' daylights outta ya.. and make you take a hard look at EVERY morsel of food you put in your mouth. HUNGER will do JUST THAT!! Dangnation.. The author grabs the reader from the get go and drags you down a pathway you didn't even know existed. Ignorance may be bliss.. but, it could also be lethal.

Rock solid adventure! This thriller will have you running to the nearest compost heap to make your own dirt.. and then.. on the net to score some heirloom plant seeds. Superbly, tightly woven excitement!

I loved this absolutely stunning book that addresses what could happen when GMO food crops run wild and are past the abilities of science to stop them.
Mr. Knight focuses on a small band of people as they face not only the crops but the horrible mutations that turn all creatures into monstrous predators.
Following these people that are among the few non-mutants left is genius. Including the scientist who was very involved in starting the whole mess was a great addition.
I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Well done, Mr. Knight!

What a start for Jeremiah Knight! I love the pace this book sets right from the start. There's frantic action, crazy battles, story-changing discoveries, and incredible character developments. If fast paced, post-apocalyptic action is what you look for in a book, pick this up!

I absolutely loved this book! Full of twists and turns, constant action, and characters that I'm sure that everyone can relate to. And above all, monsters, monsters, monsters!
A definite hit and i can't wait for the next book in the series, and more from this awesome writer

A new series from Jeremiah knight that completely snags you ,and won't let up!! I read this one in record time!!

Set in a world where scientists were able to combat world hunger, no one wants for food, yet it turns out to not really, people instead turn in one another..... and instead sends the world scrambling to figure out what happened and why.... The main characters are gritty but you just have to root for them as they race for their lives...wondering when something is going to come after them and what.....

By far a great first book and I can't wait to see more from this new named but not so secret pen name of Jeremy Robinson, once again he delivered a fabulous story!!! As always I highly recommend the book or any others written by Jeremy !!!

If one assumes that the scientific premise of the book is plausible, then the story works well. It does require a huge amount of suspension of disbelief though as the author clearly has no understanding of the subject matter about which he writes and if you know anything about genes then you'll find it jars some. That having been said, the characters are interesting and engaging, the story rattles along at a good pace and the imagination displayed is great. All up, once over the bad science I enjoyed this book. I do wish the author had finished the story though, rather than leaving it to be continued. A note to all authors - please finish the story. Each book you write should stand alone.

Once again Jeremiah Knight aka Jeremy Robinson hit this one out of the park...Great characters and storyline involving new mutants...It would not be a Jeremy hit if it didn't have a few really good monsters...Makes you think whether GMO is best for you...Here's a story about what could happen with new crops made with GMO covering the planet...Great reading...Enjoy

Just when you think it's impossible for an author to devise a new take on the apocalypse, along comes Jeremy Robinson and his pseudonym to shatter that preconception into a hundred million pieces.

Of course, that shouldn't be much of a surprise when Robinson (king of the Kaiju thriller and the highly entertaining chess piece novels) is writing. Yet just as Stephen King seemed to be an even better author under his Richard Bachman pseudonym, so too does Robinson under the "Jeremiah Knight" moniker. I'm guessing being under a fake name (even if we know who it is), lets the author be free to take new risks, explore new ideas, and pen something he or she is known for (here's looking at you J.K. Rowling). Whatever the case may be, Hunger is, without a doubt, one of the most original stories I have read in a long time, and quite easily one of the best novels of 2015.

It's fast, tight, and amazingly paced. The book opens with a bang and never lets up, only growing more and more intense with each new sentence. Like he did in Flood Rising, Robinson excels at creating believable characters, facing the odds in the most action-packed scenarios possible. And of course, those scenarios just get more and more crazy as the time goes on, and they really never gave me a break, instead leaving me in the most upsetting cliffhangers and chapter breaks. And speaking of cliffhangers, the epilogue leaves the door wide open for number 2 (which is definitely coming sometime next year.)

Though this book took me over a week to read (yes, full time employment and forced overtime make it difficult to sit down and really get into a book when you're tired and just want to sleep), there is no doubt it deserves all 5 of those stars.

When I stared this book, I thought the author was going to turn it into a treatise on the bad of GMO crops, etc. Boy was I shocked and surprised when it turned out to be a well thought out and well written dystopian adventure. I enjoyed the authors use if descriptive story telling with a fair number of action/excitement without over doing it. It was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. Even thought this genre is not one of my favorites, I was engaged at all times. I also thought the author provided enough detail around the various characters backstories and relationships so I cared about each and every one in different ways. They were not cardboard characters, but had depth and complexity.

I also liked that the author did not play on the standard dystopian/zombie themes, but created a world that was believable and alive with new and exciting creature types or mutations. I will never look at an opossum the same way after reading this book. The author put thought and research into this story and it shows. One of the main story themes was that mankind is now no longer at the top of the food chain in this world, so one is often running scared all the time for fear of the growing number of predators. Think of a modern day Mad Max environment along with the action found in that movie.

As with many of my other reviews, I would add this one caveat, this story is not for younger audiences. There are some adult subject matter and frequent use of vulgar language thought out the story. For me personally, use of language like this cheapens or takes away from the story. I would have thought an author who can weave such a good story would have found better words to replace the vulgar ones or better describe the situation or frustration of the characters without simply putting in a swear word. I feel doing this would open the book up to so many others of a younger age.

My favorite character would be Ellen Masse as she seems to be a strong character who we see has various weaknesses along with what I think are some hidden secrets that we do not know yet.

I have not listened to other books narrated by Jeffery Kafer, but I would say that he did a good job of making the book come alive for me. He was able to voice many different characters along with voicing their inflection during times of excitement, etc. I would listen to other material narrated by Jeffery in future audiobooks.

I think my tag line for the story would would be "To Boston or Bust", or something like "Mankind used to be on the top of the food chain..."

Disclaimer: This audiobook was provided by the author in exchange for an unbiased review. The statements provided above are the thoughts of the reviewer and have not been influenced in any way by either the author nor the narrator.

Firstly, let me get my obligatory required disclaimer out of the way. "This book was given to me at no charge, in exchange for an unbiased review via audiobookblast dot com". I'd prefer to paraphrase that to something not quite as cold, but who knows.

Now that is out of the way, onto the review. I really enjoyed this story and performance, and will be signing up for the next one in the series. I do like when authors come up with a pretty unique story with some good ideas. Hunger was an utter bio apocalypse, worst case I think. It isn't just a scenario where there is one thing causing the end of civilization. It is everything. The food, animals, everything. One thing in its favor (as a break for the poor survivors) is the fact that insects fortunately didn't seem to be featured as a species affected by the insanity. Dealing with giant demented super evolved ants and spiders on top of all the other horrors would have been just too insurmountable. When you have the book starting off, and cows have gone carnivore, and human vegans are suddenly getting over their aversion to meat, you know things are going to get bad..

Jeffrey Kafer is a great narrator, and looking through my library, I've actually purchased a lot of books narrated by him, and quite a few in my wishlist. His narration was a good fit for the story, and in combination with the writing style, I didn't have any issues keeping track of the book, the story and characters.

In all, a nice new unique vision of an apocalypse.

This one s a winner! GMO FOods taken to far . .... . Genetically vegetables that can grow much faster, grow much bigger, grow anywhere and it does. Ending world health hunger, nice thought huh? It does that, but it generically alters everything that eats it into new species of animal with a fierce appetite for protein. There were a handful of folks warned about the genetically altered food, told not to eat it and design domes to plant.well things get a little hairy right at the beginning and doesn't let up .... love Peter his son, and new daughter .... a lot of action and wonderful beasts ..... good horror read!!! Looking forward to reading the next installment.

Note: In exchange for an unbiased review, the author, publisher, and/or narrator were kind enough to provide an audio version of this book at no charge via AudiobookBlast.

It was kinda like a vamp/zombie story but with a huge twist: GMOs are the cause of the apocalypse that wipes out humanity, transforming humans and beasts into highly evolved killing-machine creatures. There are just a few humans left who are still, well, human. This was a very good start to what appears to be an interesting series. The narrator did a great job too.

Short of a timeline of development of the exogen crop, to the end of hunger, to the end of humanity, this was a great book. It didn’t get bogged down with pages of self reflection like a lot of apocalypse books do. Instead, the characters are developed through action. The story is fast paced, and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

With all the chemicals we find in food nowadays and all the genetically modified or hybrid vegetables and fruit we eat every day, it does give us pause to wonder what the effects of all this could turn out to be years down the road. This story speeds up the process with a horrifying look at what could go wrong given the right circumstances. Kind of scary to think that something could go terribly wrong with our food supply, affecting us all and, perhaps, our survival as a species. Good read!

Initially I got this book because it was free with my unlimited. I could barely put this book down. It was non stop action all the way. I am not going to go into explicit details like other reviews and I don't usually leave a review unless the book is awful, to warn others, or really good. The monsters were a little unbelievable, but shell, that's just fiction anyway. I am going to buy the second in the series....which I wouldn't do if I wasn't hooked

Superbly original post apocalyptic treat. Some authors seem to be able to paint a story with fluid, effortless ease. Nothing felt forced with this story, and the dialogue felt natural, and at times hilarious. Super evolving monsters. What more could you ask for.
Super excited for book 2.

Who would have thought that trying to save the world from starvation would actually lead to it's demise?This is a good read,made better when read to you by Jeffrey Kafer.I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Hello, this is a great story. I bet Monsanto hates this book. If you don't know what a GMO is, you need to look it up and learn. Scary stuff. Our own government made them safe from prosecution. Money talks in Washington. Very well written. FREAKS galore. Damn fine stuff. Thanks.

Excellent world-building and full-throttle pacing make this an exceptional apocalypse/horror story. Super interesting premise, too. Something we've never seen in this genre (which is an accomplishment by itself). A solid 4.5/5 read! We could really only find one minor, nitsy little criticism. Full review on our blog: [...]