A highly contagious virus is unleashed deliberately on the United Kingdom. Those infected become blood thirsty maniacs intent on attacking the uninfected
What if one day you find your world suddenly torn apart? Entranced by your daily routine, you hear the terrifying news that makes your blood run cold. A devastating man made virus has been unleashed on the world, a virus so lethal that it rapidly turns everyone it infects into rabid, blood crazed killers. Maniacs so devoid of humanity that their only goal in life is to rip the flesh from your very body, and kill or infect the people you love the most. Would you panic? Would you rush from your desk in a frantic attempt to save your children? Would you hunker down, and hope the infection somehow passes you by, praying to whatever God you think will help? And what if the very people you care for so deeply are the ones clawing at your door, their blood smeared faces screaming for the destruction of your soul?
How would you survive in such a world? And would you want to?
Professional Reviews
Great tale, well told...
There are entertaining stories or good reads, and then there’s writing that can only be called literature. This story (so far) definitely falls under the later category...is there such a thing as Zombie “literature” anyway? I started just after midnight thinking it would be a good way to wind down, but instead read until almost 4 AM and only stopped because I was literally dropping my Kindle as I nodded off.
And the first thing I thought of when I woke up just a couple of hours later was the story.
There are very few books/authors who have captured my interest in this way over a lifetime of reading. Thanks to the author for the mental journey. The author writes exceptionally well. So nice to see words used properly, and at time cleverly, to draw the attentive reader in. The writing is refreshingly free of the common grammar mistakes I usually find in ebooks too; one grows tired of the whole “There, Their, They’re” type errors .
While the writing at times takes on a George R. R. Martin-like feel with almost overly descriptive settings, I believe this is exactly what drew me into this story so quickly. For most, a paragraph on the weather and textures of a parkbench in a graveyard might be a lot (most would just write “He sat on a bench”), it’s that level of detail that makes me feel like I’m in the story...or actually there watching events unfold. That it’s well written is the difference...the author’s masterful use of language keeps it from becoming tedious.
Finally, I really appreciate how these characters are developed and brought to life...even the ones who die! I truly believe this is the real difference between a good writer and a great writer. The ability to make the reader empathize with the character is a rare talent indeed. I will say that I hope many of the characters are simply the result of the author’s ability to empathize with them, and in turn bring us over to see the world through their eyes. Some of their stories are very dark and I hope that’s not born of personal experience...maybe it’s because a few of the military back stories hit a little too close to home, but I already feel as if the primary character (too early in the series to tell if he’s the protagonist) is almost someone I personally know in real life.
There are only a small handful of authors who can suck me in to a story like this one has done...and in the span of a couple short stories and one book, this one had me completely drawn in.
Exciting- best description of the apocalypse yet
Best description of the apocalypse yet. Describes with great realism how s*** hits the fan. I loved it.
Adds a realistic media coverage and virus
Just WOW
Absolutely one of the best books that I have had the pleasure of reading in a long while. I have been, literally, glued to my Kindle for the past few days. I thought it was a little slow at first but then it just kept building and building.....slow my ass. I laughed, got pissed off and even shed a tear or two. Being an American I loved the jabs at our expense. No really I did......if you can't laugh at yourself then what's the point. LOVE this book
The fortunate inherit riches, prestige, positive notoriety. Those not so lucky bear legacies filled with poverty, infamy or, worse yet, the unhinged insanity and murderous urges of their ancestors.
