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Yesterday's Gone #2
Yesterday's Gone: Episode 2
2 hrs and 40 mins
Can humanity survive what it never saw coming?
On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. Earth vanished. A scattered few woke alone in a world with no rules, other than survival at any cost.
A journalist wanders the wretched reality of an empty New York, searching for his wife and son. A serial killer must hunt in a land where prey is now an endangered species. A mother shields her young daughter from danger through every terror-filled breath.
A bullied teen is thrilled to find the world gone missing, until the knock on his door. A fugitive survives a fiery plane crash. Will he be redeemed, or return to the killing he's best at? An eight-year-old boy sets out on a journey to find his missing family, only to find something that will change him forever. These survivors aren't truly alone...
Someone or something is watching them. And waiting...
Strangers unite. Sides are chosen. Can humanity survive what it never saw coming?
Can humanity survive what it never saw coming?
On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. Earth vanished. A scattered few woke alone in a world with no rules, other than survival at any cost.
A journalist wanders the wretched reality of an empty New York, searching for his wife and son. A serial killer must hunt in a land where prey is now an endangered species. A mother shields her young daughter from danger through every terror-filled breath.
A bullied teen is thrilled to find the world gone missing, until the knock on his door. A fugitive survives a fiery plane crash. Will he be redeemed, or return to the killing he's best at? An eight-year-old boy sets out on a journey to find his missing family, only to find something that will change him forever. These survivors aren't truly alone...
Someone or something is watching them. And waiting...
Strangers unite. Sides are chosen. Can humanity survive what it never saw coming?
100 pages, Audible Audio
First published August 21, 2011
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About the author
Sean Platt
334 books826 followersSean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
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July 27, 2022
Coauthors Seat Platt and David Wright continue their post-apocalyptic 'Yesterday's Gone' saga with the survivors gradually discovering each other (the good, evil and innocent) and coming to the realization something inexplicably ominous is happening and they are terrified.
October 17, 2012
Yesterdays gone and its not coming back and neither are all the people who vanished in the first book. Cheerfully this book is spread out over a large number of 100 page serialised chunkets so even if it is the end of the world and all the people who make the moving pictures spring into your telly box have also vanished, well, then you won't get too bored... yet.
The first part of this series introduces a group of characters who have all awoken on Planet Earth to find out that almost everybody has vanished. Why? Well, this has not been made clear yet but things are getting "unmade", people looked like icky unzipped versions of themselves with clickity jaw problems (umm is this Tetanus?), trees are talking and buildings and cityscapes are ending up on a sort of Babel Tower scrap heap in the middle of nowhere. I will note at this point that I hold a deep seated suspicion regarding the talking trees, particularly since I recently saw "The Happening" by M Night Shyalaman which has to be the worst act of fiction aired on TV since the last UK monetary budget.
I suppose at this point you have to wonder if you'd really want to be one of the survivors (either post budget or post everyone vanishing). Especially when thus far the survivors are a fairly motley but not unexpectedly diverse cross-section of individuals who all seem to have one thing in common. Basically they're not mentally or physically equipped to survive this kind of hardcore "shit is fucked up" end-of-days type situation. This is where Darwinism steps up a notch and becomes distilled into one very basic element. Get a clue or die. So far I am going to put all my money on dying but only eventually as otherwise this series would be a lot shorter.
And dying is looking like the likely option for most, apart from a charming gentleman called Boraccio who is the most memorable of all the characters. He is a sadistic rapist and serial killer so just the sort of person you'd want around to breed a fresh batch of humans if this is what is going to be required in the end. Although, given the impending dearth of people to serial kill, you know he is going to be out of a job fairly soon.
There is a lot more of this serialised book still to be read and it makes me wonder where it will end up because as Stephen King pointed out, the key to writing a story is often to put a group of characters in a really difficult situation and then write them out of it and back to safety and sanity. So how do you write a group of people out of the end of the world?
The first part of this series introduces a group of characters who have all awoken on Planet Earth to find out that almost everybody has vanished. Why? Well, this has not been made clear yet but things are getting "unmade", people looked like icky unzipped versions of themselves with clickity jaw problems (umm is this Tetanus?), trees are talking and buildings and cityscapes are ending up on a sort of Babel Tower scrap heap in the middle of nowhere. I will note at this point that I hold a deep seated suspicion regarding the talking trees, particularly since I recently saw "The Happening" by M Night Shyalaman which has to be the worst act of fiction aired on TV since the last UK monetary budget.
I suppose at this point you have to wonder if you'd really want to be one of the survivors (either post budget or post everyone vanishing). Especially when thus far the survivors are a fairly motley but not unexpectedly diverse cross-section of individuals who all seem to have one thing in common. Basically they're not mentally or physically equipped to survive this kind of hardcore "shit is fucked up" end-of-days type situation. This is where Darwinism steps up a notch and becomes distilled into one very basic element. Get a clue or die. So far I am going to put all my money on dying but only eventually as otherwise this series would be a lot shorter.
And dying is looking like the likely option for most, apart from a charming gentleman called Boraccio who is the most memorable of all the characters. He is a sadistic rapist and serial killer so just the sort of person you'd want around to breed a fresh batch of humans if this is what is going to be required in the end. Although, given the impending dearth of people to serial kill, you know he is going to be out of a job fairly soon.
There is a lot more of this serialised book still to be read and it makes me wonder where it will end up because as Stephen King pointed out, the key to writing a story is often to put a group of characters in a really difficult situation and then write them out of it and back to safety and sanity. So how do you write a group of people out of the end of the world?
April 1, 2012
As we left our intrepid survivors, they just discovered that...
Wait!
You may have not read the first book yet. Let's just say they are in deep shit. This is episode two for the serial novel, Yesterday Gone, While it doesn't quite meet my criteria for four stars like the first installment did, it is still a tense and exciting tale. I wanted a little more explanation in part two on what is happening. I think the key to a good serial is to reveal at least one big thing in each part, but maybe the authors have something else in mind. I also had a little more trouble following the mega-cast in the alternating chapters (Tip: offer a one page character listing at the beginning). Yet the story is still imaginative and scary like a good King epic. Now that I'm out of free episodes, I am going to buy the rest...'cause I'm hooked.
Wait!
You may have not read the first book yet. Let's just say they are in deep shit. This is episode two for the serial novel, Yesterday Gone, While it doesn't quite meet my criteria for four stars like the first installment did, it is still a tense and exciting tale. I wanted a little more explanation in part two on what is happening. I think the key to a good serial is to reveal at least one big thing in each part, but maybe the authors have something else in mind. I also had a little more trouble following the mega-cast in the alternating chapters (Tip: offer a one page character listing at the beginning). Yet the story is still imaginative and scary like a good King epic. Now that I'm out of free episodes, I am going to buy the rest...'cause I'm hooked.
October 5, 2020
This is the continuation of the story as everyone moves to try and find if there are others who may know what has happened. The cast continues to do a great job of bringing the characters to life and keeping the interest high for what is going to happen to them next. The dialogue is actually very good as well and makes each of the characters unique because of their conversation style.
Strangers are finding each other and coming together for protection and to increase their strength. Many of them have been dreaming of each other or they dreamed of the event before it happened. They are all moving toward something they have no idea of how to handle.
Still, has me wanting more, and cannot wait to see where things go in the future for these people, some who I have started to like.
Strangers are finding each other and coming together for protection and to increase their strength. Many of them have been dreaming of each other or they dreamed of the event before it happened. They are all moving toward something they have no idea of how to handle.
Still, has me wanting more, and cannot wait to see where things go in the future for these people, some who I have started to like.
August 18, 2015
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Publisher: Collective Inkwell
Publishing Date: October 2013
ISBN: 1230000119964
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 2.0/5
Publisher Description:The survivors continue to piece together the puzzle of what happened and face horrifying new realities when they realize they’re not alone.
Review: This was a very dialogue heavy novel that lacked a depth of characterization due to the constantly changing venue. Additionally, the characters that you grow to like are killed off.
Read this on a cargo ship bound for South Korea.
Publisher: Collective Inkwell
Publishing Date: October 2013
ISBN: 1230000119964
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 2.0/5
Publisher Description:The survivors continue to piece together the puzzle of what happened and face horrifying new realities when they realize they’re not alone.
Review: This was a very dialogue heavy novel that lacked a depth of characterization due to the constantly changing venue. Additionally, the characters that you grow to like are killed off.
Read this on a cargo ship bound for South Korea.
August 17, 2017
3.5 Stars for Narration & Story
Episode 2 gets the ball rolling and the various characters are figuring out the new, empty world. In some ways, the most interesting person is the killer because he's crazy and thinks lots of crazy stuff. Everyone else comes across as the Dad, Mom, daughter, old guy, angst ridden teen, etc. This is nice because it makes it easier to keep tabs on who is who and what they're doing.
Desmond is a mystery and he is number one on my radar. He's part of the action of what's going on but doesn't come into it as a central figure like Boricio (the killer). So the info on him comes in bits and pieces of what he does and says.
The narrator for the kid, Luca, is still bad but it's not bad enough to stop listening to this audio drama. He's another bright string in the web of events and I'm curious to see how it'll roll. He's a really little kid and yet his understanding and abilities may make him a really important member of the team.
I have just finished devouring a zombie audio drama and had zombies on my brain when I got back into this serial. Fear not! This one is not about zombies. It's about aliens! The freaky zoids make an appearance in this one and seem to be more about harm than not.
Episode 2 gets the ball rolling and the various characters are figuring out the new, empty world. In some ways, the most interesting person is the killer because he's crazy and thinks lots of crazy stuff. Everyone else comes across as the Dad, Mom, daughter, old guy, angst ridden teen, etc. This is nice because it makes it easier to keep tabs on who is who and what they're doing.
Desmond is a mystery and he is number one on my radar. He's part of the action of what's going on but doesn't come into it as a central figure like Boricio (the killer). So the info on him comes in bits and pieces of what he does and says.
The narrator for the kid, Luca, is still bad but it's not bad enough to stop listening to this audio drama. He's another bright string in the web of events and I'm curious to see how it'll roll. He's a really little kid and yet his understanding and abilities may make him a really important member of the team.
I have just finished devouring a zombie audio drama and had zombies on my brain when I got back into this serial. Fear not! This one is not about zombies. It's about aliens! The freaky zoids make an appearance in this one and seem to be more about harm than not.
May 19, 2017
I thought that this book was alright, compared to the first one. I thought it helped explain the story more than the first one, but I didn't like the book as much as the first one. I thought that the backstory of Charley's step-dad treating his mom the way he did was helpful in developing the character. I would recommend this book to people who like post-apocalyptic books, but the first one was better.
May 1, 2018
Still fun and interesting. Still had some of the same problems as the first Season. But still lots of action and adventure.
April 23, 2019
The pace picks up and there is a plot now.
August 26, 2019
I can't put this series down. Excellent.
February 2, 2020
Le point de vue du gosse est pas vraiment credible à moins qu'il ne soit attardé.
August 5, 2022
1147 pages and I'm done with episode 2. 2000 pages to go!
April 9, 2025
The first episode has a spark of originality and interest that this one lacks.
February 22, 2016
Après avoir lu le premier épisode de cette première saison, je redoutais réellement cette lecture. J'avais peur d'être, une fois de plus, déçue et que ce roman ne soit pas à la hauteur de mes espérances. Même si ce n'est toujours pas le coup de cœur que j'attendais tant, cette suite est nettement meilleure que son prédécesseur !
L'histoire devient nettement plus intéressante à lire et beaucoup plus noire dans ce second volet. Une atmosphère très angoissante fait son apparition et plusieurs fois, je me suis surprise à éclairer ma chambre pour être certaine d'être belle et bien seule. J'ai toujours eu peur des histoires d’extra-terrestre et même si, habituellement, les livres ne me procurent pas cette sensation de malaise, là, j'étais servie. On commence à avoir quelques indices, voir même quelques réponses à toutes les questions que l'on pouvait se poser dans le premier épisode, mais d'autres arrivent et nous font perdre les pédales face à l'incompréhension et l'irréalité absolu de certaines scènes. Et le point positif, c'est que la vulgarité qui me dérangeait tant dans le premier volet ait totalement disparu.
Pour ce qui est des personnages, je les ais trouvés plus profond, plus intéressants et remplit de surprises. On n'a toujours pas le temps de bien les cerner ou de s'attacher à eux du fait des nombreux points de vues et de l’apparition de deux ou trois autres, mais on finit par s'y habituer. Au final, ça nous donne vraiment ce petit côté série que les auteurs cherchaient tant à retranscrire.
Pour l'écriture, je n'ai toujours pas changé d'avis. Je la trouve trop simple, parfois lourde et pas souvent agréable à lire. Néanmoins, le style des auteurs se confond toujours aussi bien et on n'a pas l'impression que c'est écrit à quatre mains.
Pour conclure, je pense laisser une chance à cette saga. Elle me semble très prometteuse et cet épisode a su me convaincre de continuer. D'autant plus que l'intrigue étant très bien ficelé, je souhaite découvrir le fin mot de l'histoire. En espérant que les deux autres épisodes ne me feront pas regretter mon choix !
L'histoire devient nettement plus intéressante à lire et beaucoup plus noire dans ce second volet. Une atmosphère très angoissante fait son apparition et plusieurs fois, je me suis surprise à éclairer ma chambre pour être certaine d'être belle et bien seule. J'ai toujours eu peur des histoires d’extra-terrestre et même si, habituellement, les livres ne me procurent pas cette sensation de malaise, là, j'étais servie. On commence à avoir quelques indices, voir même quelques réponses à toutes les questions que l'on pouvait se poser dans le premier épisode, mais d'autres arrivent et nous font perdre les pédales face à l'incompréhension et l'irréalité absolu de certaines scènes. Et le point positif, c'est que la vulgarité qui me dérangeait tant dans le premier volet ait totalement disparu.
Pour ce qui est des personnages, je les ais trouvés plus profond, plus intéressants et remplit de surprises. On n'a toujours pas le temps de bien les cerner ou de s'attacher à eux du fait des nombreux points de vues et de l’apparition de deux ou trois autres, mais on finit par s'y habituer. Au final, ça nous donne vraiment ce petit côté série que les auteurs cherchaient tant à retranscrire.
Pour l'écriture, je n'ai toujours pas changé d'avis. Je la trouve trop simple, parfois lourde et pas souvent agréable à lire. Néanmoins, le style des auteurs se confond toujours aussi bien et on n'a pas l'impression que c'est écrit à quatre mains.
Pour conclure, je pense laisser une chance à cette saga. Elle me semble très prometteuse et cet épisode a su me convaincre de continuer. D'autant plus que l'intrigue étant très bien ficelé, je souhaite découvrir le fin mot de l'histoire. En espérant que les deux autres épisodes ne me feront pas regretter mon choix !
December 2, 2013
As several other reviewers have noted, Platt & Wright have a brilliant marketing thing going on - offer the first two episodes free to get people hooked, and then many (like me) start buying the rest or adding them to wish lists.
Episode 2 continues the seemingly post-apocalyptic adventures of a random group of strangers who were left behind when the rest of the world disappeared. While following along with each individual story line is sometimes difficult, I'm finding it is an easier task now that I am getting to know the characters better. The series is definitely a page-turner and has me addicted, wanting to know what happened and what will happen next. Definitely not for everyone, but I'm enjoying it so far!
Episode 2 continues the seemingly post-apocalyptic adventures of a random group of strangers who were left behind when the rest of the world disappeared. While following along with each individual story line is sometimes difficult, I'm finding it is an easier task now that I am getting to know the characters better. The series is definitely a page-turner and has me addicted, wanting to know what happened and what will happen next. Definitely not for everyone, but I'm enjoying it so far!
September 9, 2012
I'm glad I left a couple of stars left for ep 2 as it just gets better and better. With the initial concept out of the way, the writers can start to expand on the world to which the characters have woken up. You get action, weird zombie creatures, bizarre natural events, twists galore and another cliffhanger ending.
My only complaint is the way they write Lucas.I get he's 8 but I can do without the horribly twee kid-isms like 'ouchie'. Small complaint as his story is intriguing but at times it just gets too much.
I'm really starting to love this series, just hope they can keep the quality this high throughout.
My only complaint is the way they write Lucas.I get he's 8 but I can do without the horribly twee kid-isms like 'ouchie'. Small complaint as his story is intriguing but at times it just gets too much.
I'm really starting to love this series, just hope they can keep the quality this high throughout.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 5, 2014
I was blown away with the first season, such a great read. Characters were developed really well, story was a constant cliffhanger. But the second season was more predictable, seemed safe. I didn't see the big risks as in the first and where I looked forward to coming home from work to read the first and stayed up way too late, reluctant to lay the story down, I didn't quite have the same hunger to chew up the second. It was good, just not great. I am not a fan of horror or shock type fiction but I loved the first season. It was just great. I look forward to the next to see if the excitement returns.
July 20, 2015
I enjoyed the book. I'm not sure if I'll continue. Killing Desmond did me in. Luca, Brent and Ed are the only characters I'm semi interested in seeing what happens to them but not if I have to pay for it. It's not any opinion on price. I'm not even sure what the price is. I'm just not invested enough anymore. I enjoyed the first season much more. This season I felt a lot more frustration with the characters mainly Mary. She had three people depending on her decision and successfully brought them to their deaths. I'll end up revising this review mainly because I'm still upset with how this one ended.
July 26, 2018
Seriously, what is even happening here? There are too many people to keep it straight in my head (not helped by the fact that everyone still sounds the same). I actually have to read a good couple of pages into a chapter before I click who the narrative is following.
Plus, nothing really seems to be happening. It's all well and good throwing out mysteries, but if you're not moving towards a goal where these mysteries are going to be answered then what's the point? What's the reader getting out of it?
Plus, nothing really seems to be happening. It's all well and good throwing out mysteries, but if you're not moving towards a goal where these mysteries are going to be answered then what's the point? What's the reader getting out of it?
July 4, 2012
The second of a series of 6 books (think episodes), each planned at 100 pages long. This book continues in the vein of book 1, the story continuing where book one left off.
It's still a little wierd - but good wierd - with talking trees and large areas of the ground uprooted, smokey "people" and a lot more.
The book ended far too soon for my liking and I will not be continuing with the series. I did enjoy Books 1 & 2, but I feel the individual books are too pricy seeing as you only get 100 pages.
It's still a little wierd - but good wierd - with talking trees and large areas of the ground uprooted, smokey "people" and a lot more.
The book ended far too soon for my liking and I will not be continuing with the series. I did enjoy Books 1 & 2, but I feel the individual books are too pricy seeing as you only get 100 pages.
April 11, 2012
One of those, you have to remind yourself to eat while your reading it because your mind is so caught up in the story, you forget your basic living skills. Awesome series, the only problem that I have with the series is that each episode is short and pricey at 2.99 a piece with 11 episodes. Well worth the price if you can afford it, which I can not so I will have to settle for the first two free episodes. wonderful series so far.
June 22, 2012
The story has really picked up. I am intrigued not and will have to keep going. I am in a love hate relationship with the serial book thing. I like how it is in short increments because it fits easily into short periods of time to read. I hate how it is not one book though because I am ready to move to the next installment and have to get it! Each episode does not feel like an ending- they feel like you are right in the middle of something and need to move on with it.
May 3, 2016
I had some reservations about this series at the beginning due to the odd format and the constant change in characters which was hard to follow. Now, however, after getting more familiar with the characters I have found myself really enjoying this story.
Again I cannot be sure how much I would enjoy this by actually reading it but listening to the amazing voice artists on the audio book is fantastic. More revelations, action and thrills ensue.
Again I cannot be sure how much I would enjoy this by actually reading it but listening to the amazing voice artists on the audio book is fantastic. More revelations, action and thrills ensue.
March 16, 2016
Un second épisode toujours aussi bon ! On apprend à apprécier ou détester de plus en plus de personnages, et on commence à en apprendre un petit peu plus sur ce qui s'est passé... mais tout reste encore très flou et peu de réelle action pour l'instant ! Toujours aussi hâte de lire la suite et de voir ce qui va arriver à Ed, Luca, Mary, Brent...
March 5, 2012
I'm really enjoying this series and glad I stumbled across it on www.amazon.co.uk.
Good atmosphere and world building by our two authors and some genuinely creepy moments and elements incorporated. I love the different point-of-views throughout as well.
Good atmosphere and world building by our two authors and some genuinely creepy moments and elements incorporated. I love the different point-of-views throughout as well.
December 29, 2014
This just gets more and more intriguing...
Each character is building beautifully full of secrets which makes you want to know more!!! The chapters end in perfect cliff hangers and the 'episode' ended with a nice bit of bait to chase after...
Next please!!!
Each character is building beautifully full of secrets which makes you want to know more!!! The chapters end in perfect cliff hangers and the 'episode' ended with a nice bit of bait to chase after...
Next please!!!
January 23, 2019
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 25, 2012
Nice set of diverse characters. The story line is building like the TV show "Lost". Looking forward to the next episode.
February 20, 2012
Yesterdays Gone: Episode One: Part 2
Someone needs to edit this title.
Someone needs to edit this title.
series-2-plus
October 21, 2014Episode 2
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