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But do these new friends have an agenda? Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in this bleak world? And whose side should he be on? The writing and style follows that of the first book; if you liked the first book, you'll like this one as well. The officer's day to day struggle to survive keep you turning the pages. The somewhat deus ex machina of outside assistance is actually turned into an intriguing plot point, and I find the new character introduced late an interesting fellow.
If I had a cement truck, I would fill up the fucking hole and just forget about it. His background is perhaps not completely shrouded in mystery, but it is clear there is more to the man than what the diary indicates. A 20, year old alien discovered by the Chinese inside a glacier is the cause for the zombie outbreak. Most recent customer reviews. Bourne is a commissioned military officer and acclaimed author of the horror series Day by Day Armageddon, and the dystopian thriller, Tomorrow War. His struggles to just to find his next meal and safe place to sleep really bring home just how desolate and desperate a place the world is after several months of the zombie apocalypse. This is a good sign.
Events spin fast, furious, and epic at the end. In a sort of 'off book' epilogue, we're given a window into intelligence reports as to what may have caused the initial zombie outbreak in far off China. And somehow we just know, our protagonist is going to be back for more. I recommend this book to zombie fans, action fans, survivalist, and post-apocalyptic fiction fans. It's a longer book than the first but still a quick read. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
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Just as we think that the main character is getting settled down in H23 and that the zombie threat is becoming manageable, the author throws a curve ball by involving the main character in an helicopter crash. The main character, who is seriously injured, wakes up to find the crew of the helicopter dead or undead. He is the sole survivor of the crash and must now make his way across hostile territory to get back to H His adventures on his path back to H23 puts the readers on edge as the main Just as we think that the main character is getting settled down in H23 and that the zombie threat is becoming manageable, the author throws a curve ball by involving the main character in an helicopter crash.
His adventures on his path back to H23 puts the readers on edge as the main character barely survives multiple encounters with the undead especially the irradiated kind.
On his route back to H23, the main character is help by an unknown organization that provides tactical information and equipment to help him cross the many miles to return to base. He also meets another survivor who will accompany him for the rest of the journey to H Finally back at H23, the base is attacked by the unknown organization that had helped the main character in his journey back to base because he refused to attack a friendly army ship.
Forced out of H23, all survivors on base must run and get to the carrier ship as the attack attracted tens of thousands irradiated undead to H Once aboard the carrier, the main character meets with the admiral on board who assigns him to a mission to find patient zero in China where the plague started. The author keeps his readers on edge throughout this book.
There is a lot of action in the book and I was not able to put it down. In the end, the author opens up a story to another sequal which I would imagine to be as jammed packed with action, uncertainty and lots of undead. I highly recommend this book to all zombie fans out there.
Oct 12, Richard Kearney rated it liked it. This novel is a sequel to Bourne's wildly popular "Day by Day Armageddon" and it picks up right where the first novel left off, detailing six months in the life of its protagonist, a military officer who uses his meticulous, obsessive habits of preparedness to keep himself and others alive through a multitude of threats from the dead and the living. Like the first book, t Permuted Press motto: Like the first book, the novel is written as a diary in the first person, and Bourne's skillful development of his protagonist's perspective conveyed through descriptive detail and inner thoughts is immediately engaging to a reader.
I think the format is a major element in the popularity of this series. I was most interested in seeing whether books by this publisher embraced the nihilistic "survivalist" despair associated with a great deal of post-apocalyptic fiction, or whether there was something more on offer. To Bourne's credit, this novel and its predecessor are most notable for the way they meditate on the meaning of being human and the potential for redemptive clarity in the face of relentless horror. Mixed in with the various battles, close calls, suspense, and humor that provide the book with its entertainment value and carry the narrative forward, these meditations help put the novel a few notches above the standard page-turning pulp.
The ending of "Beyond Exile" sets up another sequel - no surprise there. While you're waiting, check out some of Permuted Press' other titles. Mar 20, J. This is the sequel to Day by Day Armageddon by the same author. With this being the second book by this author, I expected more from him in way of his writing. There are still the grammatical errors and lack of contractions within the story that make it feel and read choppy and at times disjointed.
The story is a work of fiction, however, when any author and one who is allegedly an This is the sequel to Day by Day Armageddon by the same author. The story is a work of fiction, however, when any author and one who is allegedly an active duty officer, uses real-world equipment, aircraft, weapons, etc, they should strive to be accurate when describing it.
The flow of the story in this book was a bit more stuttering and seemed like the author was looking for some way out after adding in additional characters. Then we come to the end of the story and find out the mysterious Remote Six is most likely a villain or so it seems. A 20, year old alien discovered by the Chinese inside a glacier is the cause for the zombie outbreak.
I had somehow expected more from the story based on all the reviews and hype and instead get a total stereotypical cause for what some of us had hoped to be unique not something that Mystery Science Theater would make fun of. Jan 10, Michelle rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the first one.
I think combining a very first person narrative with a this genre really works, for me anyway. I think that the original premise was a great idea, and I did adore the first book and getting to know the characters and getting to know how each character became part of the main story was what still leaves Book One lingering as my favourite of the two. However, I do think Bournes writing style has shied away from the 'Dear Diary' style that I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the first one.
However, I do think Bournes writing style has shied away from the 'Dear Diary' style that was used a little more deliberately in the first book. Although it is still there in the second book, I feel that Bourne has refined his writing style in a way that sucks you straight into the action of each journal entry. You almost forget about the format of the book. The narrator of the book is what keeps you there, he's likeable, you want to know what happens to him, but he's also well trained and a tough character to beat.
I think the moments where he feels like giving in are some of the best written throughout the two books. You really feel for this guy! This book is definitely more based around him than the first one. I have to say, the end of the book leaves me wanting more!
I read the last page and literally sat there and said "is that it" and "well, what happens next. I think it's more about the character than really needing any kind of conclusion, but I want to know what happens to the characters. Feb 19, Teresa rated it really liked it Shelves: I am having a hard time rating this one. I had settled on 3 stars, as I've decided to 'toughen up' my reviewing standards, but I then thought its more of an 8 out of 10, which makes it a 4 out of 5 and I've already confused the shit outta myself, but anyway, the point is this is a really good book if this kinda plot is your kinda thing.
I think I just read the first 2 too close together, and feeling SO close to our diary keeper almost made M I am having a hard time rating this one. I think I just read the first 2 too close together, and feeling SO close to our diary keeper almost made ME crazy! I'm sure that was exacerbated by fact that I chose to LISTEN to the brunt of this book, so having the narrator's voice speed up in fear, panic, etc. Now, I'm no scaredy-cat, and I can handle some good horror, but I think the detached military feel seemed kinda distancing to me.
I dunno; I guess I'm a little confused at the ending. Was that a Chinese spaceship at the end???? I know I will read the 3rd book in the series, and hopefully that'll sort out some of my questions. View all 3 comments. I started feeling physically better the day of the twenty-first.
The attack from the raiders had really busted me up. I got out of bed, drank a gallon of water over the course of a few hours and stretched a bit. I asked John what it looked like topside. The previous night John had rushed out in the darkness and pulled the bag off one of the cameras and dashed back inside. There were undead about A very enjoyable read, although not quite as good as the first. From there, the story revolves around his rescuing and adopting more refugees - a tough-as-nails Texas grandma named Dean and her grandson, a group of Marines, and finally a Muslim sniper who might have been al Qaida before the zompoc.
I found the first half the story to be a little repetitive, a little too much like the first book. However, once our nameless hero is stranded out of Hotel 23 and fighting to get back home, I really enjoyed the read and had a hard time putting the book down. Oct 15, Bandit rated it liked it. For me this book didn't work as well as the first one. While Day by Day Armaggedon was fun and fast paced and exciting, this book in a lot of parts reads like a military survival manual, much too technical and impersonal.
Also, a much slower read. It starts off great, then considerably slows down only picking back up toward the end, leaving it wide open for part 3, which I hope will be more exciting and more like the original. Solid zombie read, but not on par with the first one. She has no choice, though, since the company she worked for in Chicago has just A fresh, original take on the paranormal adventure genre. A Haunted Texas Romance.
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The kind that leave marks that time can't erase? About the Author J. Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition February 19, Language: Page 1 of 1 Start Over Page 1 of 1. The video content is inappropriate. The video content is misleading. The ad is too long. The ad does not play. The ad does not inform my purchase. The video does not play.
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I don't mind an author stringing an epic story across multiple volumes. But at least make a decent effort to make it episodic, and somewhat self-contained. D I think that Bourne has done a much better job than most. This book was fantastic. It is told through the main protagonist's journal entries; we never find out his name. He's a naval officer who was just returning home to Texas from visiting his parents in Arkansas when the zombie apocalypse hits. The story follows him as he watches news coverage of what begins as a violent strain of influenza in China, to the quarantine of the US being breached, and the government breaking down.
He starts off alone hold up in his fortified home afraid that he will lose his sanity long before the dead get to him, but eventually meets another survivor on his block. The duo make a daring escape from their overrun area and travel from place to place, staying only as long as is safe, and having a few near death experiences along the way. John and Annabell, a miniature greyhound, become the protagonist's whole world and they all work together to survive, hoping to find some working form of government, or some place in civilization that hasn't fallen.
Without spoiling it for you, they meet some people along the way as they move from: The story grips you and reads almost like a movie.