Radioactive Revolution
Book 2

by Richard Hummel

Epic Revolution with Dragons!

Radioactive Revolution is a unique crusade of one man’s drive to defeat the cruel and oppressive cities in this dystopian post-apocalyptic story.  Richard Hummel, the author, delivers a powerful and vividly detailed story that lays emotions out for everyone to feel but also allows the listener to be “in” the story. 

Jared is a man with a special bond to a fire dragon.  Jared is seeking revenge against those who killed his mother and who keeps his people oppressed.  Jared moves to build an army but to do so he must bond his people to other dragons or creatures in order to take on the cities and their rulers.  With each section of the book, the listener is given an inside view of what Jared and Scarlet (his dragon) are talking about as telepathy is a common communication tool.  This tool makes the dialog more tangible and moves the story along much smoother. 

While I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book, the one piece that stands out as the deadliest and most relatable experience centers on the spiders and Jared’s reaction to them.  The emotion, fear, and caution that Hummel describes are very realistic and whole.  It gave me chills!

Throughout the book, Hummel keeps the listener guessing.  When one is expecting a certain outcome and it’s almost delivered Hummel throws in a sudden twist that leaves the listener wide-eyed and on the edge of his/her chair.

The development of the story moves gracefully and smoothly from beginning to end with a cliff hanger that guarantees the listener will be back.  Each character is developed fully throughout the story, giving us bits and pieces creating a connection to most of the characters.  I look forward to hearing more about the griffin in the next book in the series.  This character was introduced with just enough to keep us intrigued but not enough for us to know him or how he will grow.  Hummel was very deliberate in his character development and it shows.

The narrators, Armen Taylor and Anneliese Rennie were excellent!  They are talented voice actors that helped to bring the characters to life through their rich tones and delivery.  Armen’s Jared was strong and sure even when he doubted his plans.  Anneliese performed Scarlet and other female leads with strength and the proper aloofness that one would expect from a dragon.  They both took the book to the next level that only good strong narrators can.  I hope to hear more of their work.

This is a book that I loved!  I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to reading more.  Although I did not read the first book in the series, I was able to pick up the gist of what happened in book one. 

I highly recommend this book!

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