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How I discovered this book: Had read the rest of this series, so Amazon 'told' me when this one was out.
In a Nutshell: Book #5 of a zombie apocalypse series (Canada), but I'd say it stands up fairly well as a stand alone.
I read the first 4 books of this series some time ago and have a pretty lousy memory (I can't remember how book #4 turned out at all), but this was still fine to read on its own—however, I would most certainly recommend reading the first 3 books first, in particular, as they are a stunningly good example of their type, and steer away from many of the genre standards.
In Blackmore's post zombie apocalypse world, several years on, the 'mindless' have faded out... most of them, anyway. All that's left is an empty world... or not so empty. Gus, Scott and his friends are living on an island, but supplies must still be found. Which is where the trouble starts.
I adored the first half of this book, with its sinister alternate chapters from the point of view of some bad guys - later, it features some of the best escape-from-zombies chapters I've read. I was not so keen on the last 30-40%, which takes place in a bunker inside a mountain, because I could no longer picture it, despite there being much detail; a lot of this-happened-then-that-happened; scenes that would have worked brilliantly on screen but I didn't think translated so well to a book. However, there were still some great plot developments, and it kept me reading.
If you like the horror end of the post apoc genre, I can't recommend Books #1 and #3 highly enough.
I'm glad you review these books, Terry, as this stuff tends to leave me cold. I haven't watched one episode of The Walking Dead, although I have an idea tucked away for a non-apocalyptic book abut the US.
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