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Science Fiction · Scott Sigler

Alive

by Scott Sigler

For fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising comes a gripping sci-fi adventure in which a group of teenagers wake up in a mysterious corridor with no knowledge of who they are or how they got trapped. Their only hope lies with an indomitable young woman who must lead them not only to answers but to survival. A teenage girl awakens to find herself trapped in a coffin. She has no idea who she is, where she is, or how she got there. Fighting her way free brings little relief - she discovers only a room lined with caskets and a handful of equally mystified survivors. Beyond their room lies a corridor filled with bones and dust but no people and no answers. She knows only one thing about herself - her name, M. Savage, which was engraved on the foot of her coffin. She finds herself in charge. She is not the biggest among them or the boldest, but for some reason the others trust her. Now, if they're to have any chance, she must get them to trust one another. Whatever the truth is, she is determined to find it and confront it. If she has to lead, she will make sure they survive. Maybe there's a way out, a rational explanation, and a fighting chance against the dangers to come. Or maybe a reality they cannot comprehend lies just beyond the next turn.

Latest episodes

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All the suffering, all the work, all the heartache — it all comes down to this final episode. In the final episode, Em and the Birthday Children face life and death, free

Jan 31 2016
25 min

Alive 19

The Birthday Children fought the Grownups, and now Em has taken Matilda captive. She is forcing Matilda to reveal the location of the shuttle, the only way to escape the

Jan 30 2016
26 min

Alive 18

Em has had enough. No more being hunted, no more threats of being erased. She has rallied the Birthday Children to march on the Garden, ready to attack the Grownups on si

Jan 29 2016
33 min

Alive 17

In the last episode, Em discovered her true purpose in life — to be a receptacle for a much older version of herself, a 1,000-year-old monster that created Em to be overw

Jan 28 2016
26 min

Alive 16

In the last episode, Em found out the true nature of the inescapable dungeon that has held her and the Birthday Children. Brewer — the Grownup who claims Em murdered him

Jan 27 2016
42 min

Alive 15

In a quest to find a weapon that can defeat the monsters who took Bello, Em has led her friends to a place that Bishop and Gaston discovered earlier — the place where Bis

Jan 26 2016
30 min

Alive 14

The Birthday Children wound up right back where they started. While some wonder if supernatural forces are involved, Em chooses to focus on what she can actually control

Jan 25 2016
26 min

Alive 13

Somehow, the Birthday Children have wound up exactly where they started. In front of Em, a mystery — the coffin room she and her friends woke up in, the same room they wa

Jan 24 2016
40 min

Alive 12

A rest, a brief peace, a critical break from the never ending stress — all of that evaporated in the last episode when something grabbed Bello and dragged her into the Ga

Jan 23 2016
29 min

Alive 11

The Birthday Children have reached the Garden, but at such a cost. In this episode, the tension between Em and Aramovsky comes to a head. Is Aramovsky looking out for the

Jan 22 2016
23 min

Alive 10

After discovering food and water in the Garden, it should have been a happy occasion for Em and the kids. But then, tragedy befell Latu, and Em was the first to see what

Jan 21 2016
31 min

Alive 09

Em and the others were shocked to run into a pig. Desperate for food, the kids made the instant decision to kill the pig, but it escaped, biting Latu in the shoulder and

Jan 20 2016
37 min

Alive 08

Em has led the Birthday Children into a strange, broken-down area filled with coffins of a different kind — thin, white, heavily beat-up, and empty. Em, O’Malley and Latu

Jan 19 2016
41 min

Alive 07

Em and her friends met Bishop and his crew. A brief, peaceful struggle for control of the Birthday Children left Em with the spear, a symbol of power. She now leads 23 ot

Jan 18 2016
36 min

Alive 06

As the group struggles to deal with the fallout from Yong’s attack, they hear the first evidence that they are not alone — the sound of heavy footsteps marching in time.

Jan 17 2016
36 min

Alive 05

Yong grew tired of wandering through hallways, finding nothing, and he challenged Em’s leadership. He attacked Spingate, then rushed at Em — and when he did, Em’s knife s

Jan 16 2016
36 min

Alive 04

Em and Spingate have escaped their coffins, and managed to open two more — one holds the sleeping K. O’Malley, while the other contains the dead body of B. Brewer. Eight

Jan 15 2016
35 min

Alive 03

Em and Spingate have escaped their coffins, and managed to open two more — one holds the sleeping K. O’Malley, while the other contains the dead body of B. Brewer. Eight

Jan 14 2016
26 min

Alive 02

M. Savage woke to a nightmare — trapped in a coffin, alone, unable to remember anything about her past. She fought her way free only to find herself in a room full of cof

Jan 13 2016
27 min

Alive 01

M. Savage woke to a nightmare — trapped in a coffin, alone, unable to remember anything about her past. She fought her way free only to find herself in a room full of cof

Jan 12 2016
25 min

Chart trend

Position in the Science Fiction chart (US), last 90 days.

#61
all-time peak
109
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Alive ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 15, 2026).

#144 ▲ 9 Science Fiction US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I love a good story! This one kept me guessing and wanting to know what happened next. The reader was fantastic and really helped me visualize the characters and the environment. Thank you Scott and team for an enjoyable listen on an 8 hour trip. Was definitely much more enjoyable with the company of ALIVE.

NinaOf9 · Apr 2019

Such an awesome novel! Emma Galvin as the voice of Em is perfectly cast. Well done, Scott Sigler! Not that I’m surprised. From the GFL series and the spin-off novellas it spawned, to the infected trilogy, as well as bones are white & blood is red collections of short stories, etc. Sigler ALWAYS delivers the goods!

mom2ELM2 · Sep 2018

I really liked this book. Characters are interesting with many layers. You really feel like you're trying to solve some of their mysteries with them as the story unfolds. Great narrating as well. Her voice is pleasing and she does a great job of differentiating the characters and still sounding real. I've also listened to Alight. Looking forward to the third and last book - Alone. Highly recommend this audiobook and other Scott Sigler books!

katbroncogirl · Sep 2017

Enter a world of of tantalizing suspense in Scott Siglers book one of the Generations Trilogy. This podiobook will tease your senses as you join Em and her fellow birthday children fighting for their lives while contemplating the true ownership of life and soul on a captivating journey of nature versus nurture. Will Em be able to resist her nature and change her groups future? Listen to find out.

JDuser · Jun 2017

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