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Robert Clements

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infected lab dungeon crawl starts promising, then turns into conspiracy theory nonsense in second half.

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-31-24

I enjoyed the first book and wanted to finish the series. I liked it. First half is a lab outbreak infected dungeon crawl, second half is the virus spreading in the community, then it's a bunch of conspiracy theory talk

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This book is about teenagers piloting ships in space. Tropes galore. Story meh and silly. Grating lead characters.

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2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-28-24

It is entertaining so far, but the predictability, bad decision making, and stereotypical characters are making it hard to continue on. Hopefully I'll really get into it. On bad decision making whenever I say to myself "these are terrible decisions" I feel like that's a sign of not a great plot. However, there are characters in the story voicing the same concerns about the decision making, and while that character is being setup as a "bad guy", I'm fairly certain he'll turn out to be the biggest advocate for the childish main characters when the time comes. Guess we'll see

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Cheesy story where the main character always knows best. Which is not a compliment. Awful story.

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-26-24

Yet another apocalypse story where the main character seems to have the answers for everything. Narrator sounds like a tax accountant. The "bad guy" neighbors are cartoonish and the main character is a fool. I want to return this so badly. Don't buy it

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Fantastic Story, Great Narrator

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-26-24

This is a very intelligent take on the "infected zombie" trope. I really loved the detailed discussion of government functionaries, a smart guy getting prepared, and the philosophical questions raised by the main character. Really well done

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Took a bit to get going, but was actually terrifying

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-18-24

Like the title says. I was laying in the dark listening and I was so disturbed that I had to take a break. This is a good thing. Haven't been creeped out by a horror audiobook in ages. The infected are genuinely scary.

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Stereotypical Zombie Fantasy That Unintentionally Satirizes Itself

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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-05-24

The stereotypes in this novel are so overbearing that it's almost unintentional satire. We have the alpha-male former soldier/cop who is constantly thinking about honor who treats his female sidekick as mentally challenged, the Arab terrorists willing to kill the entire world in furtherance of their Jihad, the Black man with a unusual name which is commented on about 4 times, the female who is concerned with hooking up during the apocalypse after she reads "50 shades of gray", the team member who doesn't take orders and will be the foil to the main character because he wants to be team leader, the stereotypical pilot, and on and on. It's just non-stop basic. I did enjoy the detail that went into describing how the plague is released and the military brass' discussion regarding their plans to deal with it. The AI narration is awful, even mispronouncing the main characters names, but I got used to it.

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Procedural Style Infection Story - Well Done

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-29-24

I'm a fan of what I call "procedural infection/zombie" stories, where the plot is more concerned with the process of the outbreak, the process of things falling apart, the process of survival rather than the typical alpha-male fantasy type story, which there is absolutely nothing wrong with. This story provides a unique and "novel" take on an apocalyptic infection, with a central premise which makes sense. The novel also details a realistic series of events in regards to how the main characters survive. I really liked it. There were parts where some of the characters behaviors were stereotypical but for the most part that's kept to a minimum.

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Veers into stereotypes really quickly

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-06-23

As stated, stereotypes galore. Badass warrior cosplay nerds, evil klan bad guys, and so on. Kind of lame

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Not a single interesting story

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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-05-23

Lots of long-winded stereotyping and "boring" stories. Not scary at all. I feel bad saying this but I had to skip most of them because they just weren't interesting to me. Might appeal to others who are more into the literary fiction tradition rather than the pulp thriller zombie tradition like I am. At least this isn't full of "bad boy military operator that's good at everything and kills zombies" tradition. Those are even worse.

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Series of stories about kids during the zombie apocalypse

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-05-23

I didn't realize that these stories would be all about kids, but a good portion of the stories were engaging and fun. A bunch were duds as well, but not enough to not finish the entire book. Pretty good for a free offering

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