World War Z

'The end was near.' – Voices from the Zombie War.The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched firsthand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, travelled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of 30 million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet.He recorded the testimony of men, women and children who came face-to-face with the living – or at least the undead – hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance that gripped human society through the plague years.

Winner of Audie Awards Multi-Voiced Performance 2014

‘Prepare to be entranced by this addictively readable oral history of the great war between humans and zombies ... Will grab you as tightly as a dead man’s fist.’ -- Entertainment Weekly
‘[Brooks’] iron-jaw narrative is studded with practical advice on what to do when the zombies come, as they surely will. A literate, ironic, strangely tasty treat.’ -- Kirkus Reviews

Maximillian Michael "Max" Brooks is an American horror author and screenwriter. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Brooks' writing focuses on zombie stories. Brooks is also a television and voice-over actor. Rupert Farley is an actor from the UK. He has had various roles in Movies such as From Hell and Mrs. Brown. He is probably best known for his voice acting work, which includes voice over work for TV advertisements and animation.His name is well known amongst the fans of "Tube Mice", "The Animals of Farthing Wood" TV series; he voiced several characters, including Fox, Plucky, Trey and Mr. Pheasant. Christopher Ragland is a British-based American actor and voice artist. He has provided voices for numerous video games including Driver: San Francisco. He also starred in the documentary series I Shouldn't Be Alive, as Travis Wright. He joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in 2015, voicing Percy and Trevor in the US, and the Troublesome Trucks in both the UK and US. Nigel Pilkington is a British actor, voice actor and comedian. Jennifer Woodward is an American actress who has narrated dozens of audiobooks including World War Z by Max Brooks. She has lent her voice to numerous video games including Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017), Horizon Zero Dawn (2017), The Witcher (2007) and Silent Hill: Origins (2007). Her film credits include Moonshot (2009). Adam Sims is a LAMDA-trained stage, film and voice actor. His recordings for radio include BBC's The World According to Humphrey and The Salamander Letter. He is also the narrator of numerous audiobooks, including titles by Haruki Murakami, Louise Penny and Max Brooks. Sims’s film and theatre credits include Band of Brothers (HBO), Lost in Space, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park) and Snake in Fridge (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he won the award for Best Actor at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Robert Slade is a Canadian stage, film and television actor residing in London. He began his career in theatre and has since expanded to work in film and television. His on-screen roles include children's show Fred Penner's Place and For the Moment, alongside Russell Crowe. In 2005, he moved to London where his career flourished appearing in Casino Royale, Hyde Park on Hudson, Red Lights and in the BBC documentary The Wild West: Billy the Kid. He has also recorded radio commercials and audiobooks and appeared as multiple characters in the computer games So Blonde and ShellShock2. David Thorpe has appeared in numerous stage plays, in repertory and on tour. Twice a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, David has been heard in many radio plays and readings. An award-winning audiobook narrator, he has voiced several fantasy and science fiction books, including a number of the original Doctor Who books and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

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