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Alive for Now

Infected Dead Series, Book 1

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Alive for Now

By: Bob Howard
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
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Set on the coast of South Carolina, an unknown infection has caused people to die and come back to life as reanimated corpses, attacking any living person.

This is the story of the survival of one man who was the benefactor of a shelter that helped him to live through the onslaught of the infected dead. Beginning with the initial days of the apocalypse, Ed Jackson watches the world die from the safety of his shelter, but there are others who are also trying to stay alive as they seek refuge. He must decide who he will take into his shelter and who he will reject, and those decisions will help him to form the bonds he did not have even before the end of the world. He and his new friends are faced with the dangers of the dead world as they are forced to leave the safest shelter anyone could possibly have in order to do more than simply exist in a zombie-infested world.

©2016 Bob Howard (P)2019 Tantor Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
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Entertaining Plot • Likeable Characters • Fresh Approach • Great Storytelling • Comfortable Voice • Rootable Protagonist

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THE narrator is as important as the story and he does an absolutely amazing job. His voice keeps u attentive and wanting to hear more. The story is very good and characters are relatable. There is never a point where you feel like skipping ahead,

Loved IT.

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I enjoyed the characters. Ending was not what I expected. I'm hoping there will be a part 2. ty

Great read

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If I was to imagine what a prepper would write for a story about how their prep work would be used in the near future, this would be the story.

The storyline is very casual and convenient with frequent praise for the prepper who left everything for them. What do you think the young woman did to "thank" the young man who gave her a safe place to live, just after meeting him a bit earlier that day? Yep, that level of corney and convenient.

That said, the story kept my interest, which is certainly saying something.

Corney story line that keeps my attention

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If you've read a bunch of Zompoc/Apoc literature where the author keeps killing off the characters you've grown fond of (I'm looking at you, Sarah Lyons Fleming!), then think of this as the "comfort food" version of zombie literature.

Sure, bad things happen, and bad people happen, but somehow the characters we've grown fond of seem to get really lucky. This series does require a certain suspension of belief, and there are times you'll think to yourself "Really?!" but still. Think of it as comfort-food. It's yummy and comforting and maybe doesn't challenge you but that's okay sometimes. (If you liked "The Last Tribe" by Brad Manuel, you'll probably like this one, too.)

The characters are likeable, and there's enough action through the series (I'm now on book 4) to keep you going, but if you're really into militaristic shoot-em-up type apoc lit where the action is non-stop, this probably isn't going to be your type of thing.

The narrator is excellent. I always find male narrators difficult for female voices but this one's bearable, and the main male voices are very well distinguished. He has a comfortable voice, too, which helps with the whole comforting feeling of this series.

Really, there's a pandemic on right now, and I'm turning to books that make me feel, well, reassured. Cheered. If you like zombies but are tired of everyone dying all of the time, then give this series a try.

Comfort Zompoc

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If I were to use one word to describe this book, it would be “convenient”. Everything seems to work out for the main character, Eddie. This is a nice, clean, friendly book for a beginner in the zombie genre. Everything just works out perfectly, and fits into a nice box at the end. As a seasoned zombie book reader, this is a little too vanilla for me.

Beginner zombie novel.

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