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World on Fire

By: Rick Springfield
Narrated by: Rick Springfield
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Publisher's summary

World on Fire picks up where Magnificent Vibration left off: with the hapless Bobby Cotton and his beloved bride (and former nun), Alice, having unleashed a global pandemic that’s fast wiping out half the world’s population - and at God’s request.

Bobby guides a very pregnant Alice and a motley crew of survivors to the Holy Land, darting through the hazards of a world that has fallen to pieces in a way more thorough than any we have seen.

But Bobby’s newborn daughter is born with astonishing abilities, and she’s not alone. A miraculous Convergence is headed for Galilee, where the stakes include survival of the Earth as we know it and the human race.

By turns hilarious and deadly serious, World on Fire explores the fate of the Earth in an utterly original way.

©2020 Rick Springfield (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator and Performer

Rick Springfield is a Grammy Award–winning musician and actor and author of The New York Times best-selling memoir Late, Late Night, which Rolling Stone named one of the twenty-five greatest rock memoirs off all time. He made his fiction debut with The New York Times best-selling Magnificent Vibration. Springfield has scored 17 US Top 40 hits—16 of which were written and composed by him—including the iconic Jessie’s Girl. An accomplished and versatile actor, Springfield starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film Ricki and the Flash, gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama True Detective, earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit Supernatural, and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX’s worldwide hit series American Horror Story. World on Fire is his second novel. He is already hard at work on a third.
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awesome book

What a good book. Rick you did an awesome job
Thank you for something different.

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A mesmerizing tale of love and humanity.

Entertainment at it's finest! Springfield's voice is mesmerizing! A must read for today's world! Really hits home for what could happen not so far off in the distant future. A humorous, scientific, dark tale of love and humanity. I enjoyed it and I cannot wait for the next one. Springfield's talents never cease to amaze! Is there anything that this man cannot do?

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loved it!

loved it, though sadly strikes a bit too close to home. can't wait for a continuation of the adventure!

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Excellent! Extremely Well Written and Performance

I must admit my expectations were not too high. What I got was a fantastic adventure. The book had me on the edge of my seat and the entire time. I give it a 10 out of 10. Must read.

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World on fire is fire!

The narration is excellent. This story has everything, suspense, horror, sci-fi, aliens, monsters, a bit of comedy, a bit history, action, and drama. Never heard anything like it before and you just never know what is going to happen next. This would be a great story for the big screen.

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Interesting and Entertaining Story

Enjoyed this sequel more than Magnificent vibration. This story and characters are interesting and engaging.
Rick Springfield gives a excellent performance reading the book. The humor throughout the story is a welcome distraction to some heavy subject manner. Toward the end of the book, the multiple references to body parts became a bit monotonous and pulled my attention out of the story. Anxiously await part three. I recommend this to anyone that is looking for a fun, unique read.

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Great!

I loved these two books, and seriously hope it becomes at least a trilogy! Great authors AND narrator!

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Great

This dark, funny even kinda scary book. Rick has continued MV with another well written, well read book. It will give thought on how we treat each other and our world. And it is an honest view that hopefully will cause some change. Hoping it will not take as long to get the next book if there is one. Loved it and highly recommend.

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Provocative Story!

Loved it!! The voice reading it is very good at keeping your attention. Thought provoking and timely.

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A stellar story from Rick Springfield

I loved his first novel, Magnificent Vibration. This is a mind blowing follow-up. He's amazing!

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