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Arisen #0.5
Genesis
In the dark heart of the Horn of Africa, our shadow wars rage.
But beneath the violence and terror, a bio-engineered serial killer lurks.
Come back in time with ARISEN and live through the beginning of the end of the world...
The Horn of Africa, place of various madness and horror – home to depraved warlords, Islamist militias, famine, drought... and regular outbreaks of killer viruses.
Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in Somalia, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham. He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out – and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars. But a threat many times worse than any suicide bombing lurks in the corner of Zack's tortured consciousness – just as it lurks out in the lawless bush of Somaliland. And when another mystery epidemic breaks out, Zack must find out if it is connected to a bio-terror plot he believed he thwarted years ago...
But, terrifyingly quickly, the epidemic reaches a tipping point and chaos descends – and Zack and his team (including two former Team Six SEALs) are trapped between the millstones of the sick and the dying on one side, and heavily armed militias on the other. Soon their “safe” house is in flames, and their only remaining option is to get in their up-armored SUV and try to escape the imploding gravity well of the city, to the safety of the American military base in Djibouti. But by then, will there be anywhere safe left on Earth to escape to?
Come back in time with the ARISEN prequel and live through the beginning of the end of the world. Nothing will ever look the same again.
But beneath the violence and terror, a bio-engineered serial killer lurks.
Come back in time with ARISEN and live through the beginning of the end of the world...
The Horn of Africa, place of various madness and horror – home to depraved warlords, Islamist militias, famine, drought... and regular outbreaks of killer viruses.
Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in Somalia, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham. He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out – and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars. But a threat many times worse than any suicide bombing lurks in the corner of Zack's tortured consciousness – just as it lurks out in the lawless bush of Somaliland. And when another mystery epidemic breaks out, Zack must find out if it is connected to a bio-terror plot he believed he thwarted years ago...
But, terrifyingly quickly, the epidemic reaches a tipping point and chaos descends – and Zack and his team (including two former Team Six SEALs) are trapped between the millstones of the sick and the dying on one side, and heavily armed militias on the other. Soon their “safe” house is in flames, and their only remaining option is to get in their up-armored SUV and try to escape the imploding gravity well of the city, to the safety of the American military base in Djibouti. But by then, will there be anywhere safe left on Earth to escape to?
Come back in time with the ARISEN prequel and live through the beginning of the end of the world. Nothing will ever look the same again.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 18, 2013
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About the author
Michael Stephen Fuchs
57 books490 followersMICHAEL STEPHEN FUCHS is author of the #1 bestselling epic ARISEN series of special-operations military ZA novels, which have repeatedly been Amazon #1 bestsellers in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, #1 in Dystopian Science Fiction, #1 in Military Science Fiction, #1 in War Fiction, and #1 in War & Military Action Fiction, as well as Amazon overall Top 100 bestsellers. The series as a whole has sold over 1.5 million copies. The audiobook editions, performed by R.C. Bray, have generated over $5 million in revenue. He is also author of the D-Boys series of high-tech special-operations military adventure novels, which include
D-Boys
,
Counter-Assault
, and Close Quarters Battle (coming in 2026); as well as the existential cyberthrillers
The Manuscript
and
Pandora’s Sisters
, both published worldwide by Macmillan in hardback, paperback and all e-book formats (and in translation). He lives in London and blogs at www.michaelfuchs.org/razorsedge. You can follow him on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, or by e-mail.
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July 11, 2014
My full Arisen: Genesis audiobook review can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.
The cover depicts a huge horde of walking dead and a single drone aircraft. This makes me think that there is going to be huge military style action. Lots of zombies terrorizing the soldiers. Meaning, to me, gun fights and remote controlled hellfire everywhere.
I devoured Arisen: Genesis like there was no tomorrow.
But not at first. Not sure what I was expecting the beginning to contain. The first third of the story was the only place where my attention was swayed. Characters have to be built up in the listeners mind for anything to make sense, I get that. Things have to be put into motion for the impeding apocalypse to being, I get that too.
But I hung in with it and once the action started it didn't stop and I was all in. Slowly the soldiers began to realize that they were dealing with the undead and not simple civil riots or a rebel invasion. Political and civil unrest surrounded a small CIA outpost in Africa. Strange reports of sicknesses started coming in. Zack Altringham, an analyst, didn't think much of it. Until a horde as at his doorstep.
Suddenly he and a small band of SEALs, thank God for them or he wouldn't have stood a chance, are fight for their lives against zombies and rebels. The thrill ride continues from here on out. Commandeering and armed drone and with all of the supplies and ammo they can carry. They make their way to safety.
Even though I have never been in a battle nor in the military Michael Stephen Fuchs was able to bring me into the band of brothers. Making me feel as if I were there experiencing everything happening around me. He was able to create dynamic military men not the simple minded stereotypical grunts. I was able to connect with them on a level that only a really good writer can create.
I was stunned by the performance of R.C Bray. This is a narrator that I really enjoy listening to. Who, in past audiobooks, wasn't the greatest at pulling off a large character base. Yet in Arisen: Genesis he was able to pull off not only several characters interacting. But other languages, and different African accents. Helping Fuchs develop his characters even faster.
Audiobook provided for review by the publisher.
The cover depicts a huge horde of walking dead and a single drone aircraft. This makes me think that there is going to be huge military style action. Lots of zombies terrorizing the soldiers. Meaning, to me, gun fights and remote controlled hellfire everywhere.
I devoured Arisen: Genesis like there was no tomorrow.
But not at first. Not sure what I was expecting the beginning to contain. The first third of the story was the only place where my attention was swayed. Characters have to be built up in the listeners mind for anything to make sense, I get that. Things have to be put into motion for the impeding apocalypse to being, I get that too.
But I hung in with it and once the action started it didn't stop and I was all in. Slowly the soldiers began to realize that they were dealing with the undead and not simple civil riots or a rebel invasion. Political and civil unrest surrounded a small CIA outpost in Africa. Strange reports of sicknesses started coming in. Zack Altringham, an analyst, didn't think much of it. Until a horde as at his doorstep.
Suddenly he and a small band of SEALs, thank God for them or he wouldn't have stood a chance, are fight for their lives against zombies and rebels. The thrill ride continues from here on out. Commandeering and armed drone and with all of the supplies and ammo they can carry. They make their way to safety.
Even though I have never been in a battle nor in the military Michael Stephen Fuchs was able to bring me into the band of brothers. Making me feel as if I were there experiencing everything happening around me. He was able to create dynamic military men not the simple minded stereotypical grunts. I was able to connect with them on a level that only a really good writer can create.
I was stunned by the performance of R.C Bray. This is a narrator that I really enjoy listening to. Who, in past audiobooks, wasn't the greatest at pulling off a large character base. Yet in Arisen: Genesis he was able to pull off not only several characters interacting. But other languages, and different African accents. Helping Fuchs develop his characters even faster.
Audiobook provided for review by the publisher.
March 22, 2017
CIA analysts Zack and Baxter are working in a protected building in the town of Hargeysa , along with two former Seals Dugan and Maximum Bob, when news of the terror attack on Britain comes through. As Britain closes its borders to all traffic, a new disease is out of control at the hospital and in town which turns people into zombies. Military patrols in the area are going missing or being attacked by undead civilians. Local militia, the remaining US military and the safe house Seals try to take down this new enemy but they are all outgunned by sheer numbers and the safehouse itself is coming under threat. Do the four men stay and hope for help that might never come or hit the road in a deadly journey to a military base and try to save themselves?
This is numbered #3.5 but it focuses on the events before what happens in book #1 Fortress Britain, following different characters who are at ground zero for the virus in Somalia. They will also appear in later books in the Arisen series so it's a good idea to read this book well before you get to the later books. I bought this after I read book #4 but I don't think it matters too much where amongst the early books you actually read it.
This book does get off to a slower start than the books in the main series as we are being introduced to the current military situation in Somalia and the war between the US military and the local terrorist group Al-Shabab. We get the background on Zack, his interest in bioterrorism and the background that leads to him being in the safehouse. Don't expect the breakneck speed of the first few Arisen books as the first third of the book is slower, because it is setting the scene for the outbreak to start spreading. Some of it was probably unnecessary but it gave good depth to the group of four and to the outbreak itself.
The action really starts when our team start seeing the zombies in the street and try to save a woman trapped by them. The local Somali men are also out on the street killing the zombies and advising the team to shoot them in the head. It did seem ironic that the locals adapted quicker to the change of circumstances than the military in both sequels did! Perhaps this says a lot about these men accepting what they saw with their eyes instead of reacting with military instincts as the soldiers would do. Either way, the locals are brave and determined to save their town against incredible odds. From this point, we were back on the rollercoaster action that you expect in the series and the action was pretty much non stop. Just the way I like it!
I liked the main characters in the book which is always important. Zach did everything he could to leave his old life behind him in Somalia and get an education in the US, but ended up back in Africa when he joined the CIA and fears he will probably die here. All he wants is to escape Africa forever. And that was before the zombies attacked...Baxter is the new guy who is trying to become part of the team and prove himself. I really liked the two Seals especially Maximum Bob. I mean how can you not love a guy with such a cool name?
The second half of the book has a lot of action as the group need to escape the safehouse and get on the road to the big military base that they have been in frequent contact with. There are going to be a lot of dangers on the road itself including traffic bottlenecks and dangerous bridges to navigate, panicking drivers and 'shoot first' militia patrols, and of course zombie hordes. It is not a journey they want to make but the safehouse is damaged and the town is overrun so they need to get away before another wave of zombies they are tracking move in and cut off their escape. The journey is full of tension and lots of dramatic moments which keeps you interested all the time. I think my favourite scene was the bridge.
I don't want to go any further into plot but there were a few unexpected twists and I liked the ending. I hadn't seen that coming and it should make for interesting moments later in the series!
This is numbered #3.5 but it focuses on the events before what happens in book #1 Fortress Britain, following different characters who are at ground zero for the virus in Somalia. They will also appear in later books in the Arisen series so it's a good idea to read this book well before you get to the later books. I bought this after I read book #4 but I don't think it matters too much where amongst the early books you actually read it.
This book does get off to a slower start than the books in the main series as we are being introduced to the current military situation in Somalia and the war between the US military and the local terrorist group Al-Shabab. We get the background on Zack, his interest in bioterrorism and the background that leads to him being in the safehouse. Don't expect the breakneck speed of the first few Arisen books as the first third of the book is slower, because it is setting the scene for the outbreak to start spreading. Some of it was probably unnecessary but it gave good depth to the group of four and to the outbreak itself.
The action really starts when our team start seeing the zombies in the street and try to save a woman trapped by them. The local Somali men are also out on the street killing the zombies and advising the team to shoot them in the head. It did seem ironic that the locals adapted quicker to the change of circumstances than the military in both sequels did! Perhaps this says a lot about these men accepting what they saw with their eyes instead of reacting with military instincts as the soldiers would do. Either way, the locals are brave and determined to save their town against incredible odds. From this point, we were back on the rollercoaster action that you expect in the series and the action was pretty much non stop. Just the way I like it!
I liked the main characters in the book which is always important. Zach did everything he could to leave his old life behind him in Somalia and get an education in the US, but ended up back in Africa when he joined the CIA and fears he will probably die here. All he wants is to escape Africa forever. And that was before the zombies attacked...Baxter is the new guy who is trying to become part of the team and prove himself. I really liked the two Seals especially Maximum Bob. I mean how can you not love a guy with such a cool name?
The second half of the book has a lot of action as the group need to escape the safehouse and get on the road to the big military base that they have been in frequent contact with. There are going to be a lot of dangers on the road itself including traffic bottlenecks and dangerous bridges to navigate, panicking drivers and 'shoot first' militia patrols, and of course zombie hordes. It is not a journey they want to make but the safehouse is damaged and the town is overrun so they need to get away before another wave of zombies they are tracking move in and cut off their escape. The journey is full of tension and lots of dramatic moments which keeps you interested all the time. I think my favourite scene was the bridge.
I don't want to go any further into plot but there were a few unexpected twists and I liked the ending. I hadn't seen that coming and it should make for interesting moments later in the series!
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January 19, 2020
I've accidentally read a lot of erotica lately, because I get books on the kindle without looking at them too closely and only realise when the action begins (and then never ends because who needs plot and decent world building when there's sex to be had?).
This is some other kind of weird niche porn though that I wasn't expecting. Instead of long, male shafts we have big guns and loads of acronyms and initials and, ooooh, military stuff that... Uhhh, big guns and more, uh, big guns and uhhh where's the plot and the, oh Big Guns and military acronyms and ooooh killing anyone who dared despoil America's way of life uhhhh... Climax. Oh, there isn't one. Not in the book, anyway. You might have to work on that yourself.
This is some other kind of weird niche porn though that I wasn't expecting. Instead of long, male shafts we have big guns and loads of acronyms and initials and, ooooh, military stuff that... Uhhh, big guns and more, uh, big guns and uhhh where's the plot and the, oh Big Guns and military acronyms and ooooh killing anyone who dared despoil America's way of life uhhhh... Climax. Oh, there isn't one. Not in the book, anyway. You might have to work on that yourself.
July 11, 2013
This is the prequel to the rest of the Arisen series. I kept going back and forth of how to rate this: 3 or 4 stars? The problem is there is a LOT more military jargon with very little to no explanation of what it all means. So at times it gets way too overwhelming and more irritating to read. However... this is the book that tells us how the zombie apocalypse came to be. With most zombie stories you just hear about how people are dealing after the zombies came to exist, but you never get to see how it all begins. How the first zombie became a zombie or how the disease actually began to spread. This book gives it all. It is for that reason that I'm ignoring my annoyance with the military speak and deciding that I really enjoyed the book. Well worth the read. And, after reading this book plus the first four books of the series, I have an idea of where book 5 of the series is headed. It makes me even more excited for it to come out!
March 6, 2015
Really enjoyable - there were a few places where I had to call my dad and ask what something was - yes, I could have looked it up online, but it pleases my father when I direct military-type questions his way, gives him something other than farming to talk about, poor guy. That didn't detract from the story, just made me feel a bit out of touch.
The characters were great, lots of action, horror, and a couple of places where my heart broke. I'm reading the rest of the series now, and while I am really enjoying it, none of those characters have grabbed me as much as the ones from this book, especially Zack.
The characters were great, lots of action, horror, and a couple of places where my heart broke. I'm reading the rest of the series now, and while I am really enjoying it, none of those characters have grabbed me as much as the ones from this book, especially Zack.
September 2, 2020
So THAT'S how it all got started.
I read this after I got to book 6 just out of curiosity. Now I'm glad I did, because book 7 is going to be largely set in Somalia. It's nice to have the background.
I read this after I got to book 6 just out of curiosity. Now I'm glad I did, because book 7 is going to be largely set in Somalia. It's nice to have the background.
Want to read
June 4, 2020This was recommended to me and am so glad it was !
Drew me in and I had to continue with the series.
Love the fact it is based in Britain and how we would possibly survive an outbreak of any major pandemic.
The variety in the Zulus was a clever twist that has stopped this from being just another routine story. Also the storyline was varied - to say the least and without giving away spoilers.
Drew me in and I had to continue with the series.
Love the fact it is based in Britain and how we would possibly survive an outbreak of any major pandemic.
The variety in the Zulus was a clever twist that has stopped this from being just another routine story. Also the storyline was varied - to say the least and without giving away spoilers.
June 6, 2019
This is the last book I read in this series.
I'm up to date now, and waiting for the eleventh in the series.
Love this writer, love the whole story arc.
I'm up to date now, and waiting for the eleventh in the series.
Love this writer, love the whole story arc.
November 22, 2018
This zombie genre story has strong characters and good action. Overall 4.0; story 3.75; narration 5.0.
This is military v zombie tale which explains how the virus outbreak starts. A special CIA team is deep in Africa providing tactical intel on the continual unrest in the area. The team consists of two analysts, Zach and Baxter, supported by two former Seal protectors, Mad Bob and Duggin. People in the area are beginning to show signs of illness – then it becomes more serious. This is no simple civilian unrest but something much worse. As they begin to witness the infected people turning into attacking zombies, the team monitors events from their well-equipped safe house. Zach is able to make contact with his superiors in Langley but the plague isn’t limited to Africa and there will be no support coming from the states. Within two weeks their safe house is overrun and they are out on the streets in a desperate run for safety to an American military base.
The story is well told in first person by Zach. The beginning is a bit slower as the characters are developed with background history. I really liked the characters and hoped they would all survive. Zach provides an interesting philosophical perspective as the apocalypse becomes apparent. There is plenty of action once the plague takes over the population and as the team tries to escape to safety. The military detail is strong and there is good discussion of viral science.
I was glad to listen to this entry in a longer series. It sounds as though the stories are related but do not necessarily include connecting characters. I recommend this to readers who enjoy zombie stories. I won’t be rushing to get the next in this series, but I might pick up more if I am in the mood for more zombie stories.
Audio notes: R. C. Bray is a superb narrator whose skills add to the works he reads. He provides unique voices with fitting accents, making the characters more alive.
This is military v zombie tale which explains how the virus outbreak starts. A special CIA team is deep in Africa providing tactical intel on the continual unrest in the area. The team consists of two analysts, Zach and Baxter, supported by two former Seal protectors, Mad Bob and Duggin. People in the area are beginning to show signs of illness – then it becomes more serious. This is no simple civilian unrest but something much worse. As they begin to witness the infected people turning into attacking zombies, the team monitors events from their well-equipped safe house. Zach is able to make contact with his superiors in Langley but the plague isn’t limited to Africa and there will be no support coming from the states. Within two weeks their safe house is overrun and they are out on the streets in a desperate run for safety to an American military base.
The story is well told in first person by Zach. The beginning is a bit slower as the characters are developed with background history. I really liked the characters and hoped they would all survive. Zach provides an interesting philosophical perspective as the apocalypse becomes apparent. There is plenty of action once the plague takes over the population and as the team tries to escape to safety. The military detail is strong and there is good discussion of viral science.
I was glad to listen to this entry in a longer series. It sounds as though the stories are related but do not necessarily include connecting characters. I recommend this to readers who enjoy zombie stories. I won’t be rushing to get the next in this series, but I might pick up more if I am in the mood for more zombie stories.
Audio notes: R. C. Bray is a superb narrator whose skills add to the works he reads. He provides unique voices with fitting accents, making the characters more alive.
June 14, 2021
I'm not sure this book rates a full 4 stars but it was a lot better written than I expected. I think John Ringo's Black Tide Rising series is better but only marginally. If you want to compare, check out "Under a Graveyard Sky".
I've not read the Arisen series before. This is my first time through, so I thought I would begin with the prequel.
Note that there is a lot of violence in this book as there is in every zombie book I've ever read (not that I've read that many).
I'm going to continue with the series.
I've not read the Arisen series before. This is my first time through, so I thought I would begin with the prequel.
Note that there is a lot of violence in this book as there is in every zombie book I've ever read (not that I've read that many).
I'm going to continue with the series.
October 17, 2022
I would definitely recommend this prequel to fans of the Arisen series. I think it is best read after reading at least a few of the other Arisen books. In my case, I read it after reading the first nine books in the Arisen series - but it is perfectly readable without having read any of the Arisen books too. I note that it is flagged as #2.5 - so probably read after the first two books. As always, plenty of action and suspense - and a credible story line that meshes in well with the rest of the series. As I still have a few more books in the series to read, it left me wondering what was going to unfold.
December 9, 2022
This series is fantastic. I read the first three in reverse order, and it didn’t detract one bit from the experience…but if I had it to do over I’d do it in the proper sequence, though.
This combines the zombie genre with believable spec ops action, crackingly good dialogue and character development. There are few moments in the series where it was tough to suspend my disbelief.
R.C. Bray is an incredible voice actor. His talent and this writing is a perfect combination.
My one gripe is that Mr. Fuchs has his characters shake their heads in affirmation. They ought to nod. Shaking the head is horizontal and negative.
But it won’t cost him a star.
This combines the zombie genre with believable spec ops action, crackingly good dialogue and character development. There are few moments in the series where it was tough to suspend my disbelief.
R.C. Bray is an incredible voice actor. His talent and this writing is a perfect combination.
My one gripe is that Mr. Fuchs has his characters shake their heads in affirmation. They ought to nod. Shaking the head is horizontal and negative.
But it won’t cost him a star.
March 23, 2017
WHAT A BEGINNING!
Ok, understand first that I have read the first 3 books in this series before I found this book & that this was a prequel to the series. That said, WOW. This book is a great start to the series. Michael does a great job setting the scene & the storyline for the series. He gives awesome details everywhere; in explaining the area they are in, the people & their responsibilities, the agency's capabilities & then the plot of the story itself. I really want to add more, but I'm afraid anything more I say will ruin it for other readers, & I've always hated reading a review only to realize that I just read what I didn't want to read. And now the cat is out of the bag. So I stop here & just say, try & read this book first. I'll also add that reading this story after reading books 1-3 won't ruin anything, at least for me it didn't. Awesome job Michael! !
Ok, understand first that I have read the first 3 books in this series before I found this book & that this was a prequel to the series. That said, WOW. This book is a great start to the series. Michael does a great job setting the scene & the storyline for the series. He gives awesome details everywhere; in explaining the area they are in, the people & their responsibilities, the agency's capabilities & then the plot of the story itself. I really want to add more, but I'm afraid anything more I say will ruin it for other readers, & I've always hated reading a review only to realize that I just read what I didn't want to read. And now the cat is out of the bag. So I stop here & just say, try & read this book first. I'll also add that reading this story after reading books 1-3 won't ruin anything, at least for me it didn't. Awesome job Michael! !
December 14, 2022
I've read loads of zombie books and I really enjoy origin stories so I should have liked this more than I did. Perhaps it's because I've read so many better books than this. Still, I did get through it and through the teaser of the first chapter of book one. The end of the book was pretty good, and so was the teaser but the rest was just okay. It will feed your need for more zombie lore and story.
November 13, 2019
Started out slow
Of course, I was expecting someone from the main series I knew well. Gathered strength slowly considering I'm reading the entire series in the order it was written, I think! LOL made e cry, eventually!! Love these characters no matter what order they're introduced in...always will. Unforgettable, as always.
Of course, I was expecting someone from the main series I knew well. Gathered strength slowly considering I'm reading the entire series in the order it was written, I think! LOL made e cry, eventually!! Love these characters no matter what order they're introduced in...always will. Unforgettable, as always.
June 6, 2019
Genesis is part of the Arisen series. This can be read as a standalone. There is a lot of violence. I'm not sure what I was expecting in this book, but I got more than I expected. This involves an epidemic/plague gone wild. While the infected may not quite be zombies, they sure seem like it.
April 21, 2021
Prequel for another post-apocalyptic book series
Zack is a senior analyst with a junior analyst and two Seals . They are in a safe house when a pandemic breaks out. Zack is quick to respond to a wide varieties of challenges.
Zack is a senior analyst with a junior analyst and two Seals . They are in a safe house when a pandemic breaks out. Zack is quick to respond to a wide varieties of challenges.
August 9, 2022
Pretty good
I read this after I read the whole Arisen series so it was a bit slow in comparison!! It does give some good background information that helped me understand some things better.
I read this after I read the whole Arisen series so it was a bit slow in comparison!! It does give some good background information that helped me understand some things better.
February 26, 2018
Not a bad read, i thought i was getting a more technical sci-fi than a zombie story. Still, a good run. Might read the series one day.
July 23, 2018
Fantastic EOTWAWKI
This book is great! I had never heard of it, but it was free so I picked it up.
Wow, just wow.
This book is great! I had never heard of it, but it was free so I picked it up.
Wow, just wow.
February 27, 2019
As good as any of the Arisen series
Great action. A great intro to the whole series. I recommend this book first and then Nemesis to anyone starting these books.
Great action. A great intro to the whole series. I recommend this book first and then Nemesis to anyone starting these books.
June 30, 2019
Breakneck Action
Fuchs has a style that's hard to put down: graphic, gripping and plausible. Screams for a sequel, which I'll definitely read.
Fuchs has a style that's hard to put down: graphic, gripping and plausible. Screams for a sequel, which I'll definitely read.
September 27, 2020
A stunning read
A stunning beginning to a promising series. I’m really looking forward to diving into this one! Hope never dies. recommended!
A stunning beginning to a promising series. I’m really looking forward to diving into this one! Hope never dies. recommended!
March 2, 2021
For the life of me, I just cant get into this one. This might be because Ive already read the main series and know what happens. But wow, boring.
August 12, 2021
I really enjoyed this prequel, it had me right on the edge of my seat, I definately didn't see that ending coming!
December 4, 2021
Enjoyed the military focus and character conversations. Short book, so it didn’t have a chance to drag on too much.
March 12, 2022
Maximum Bob. That is all.
December 24, 2022
Could be a good, man made virus world changing series. I love the narrator, so I will move on to book one and see how the story progresses
April 17, 2023
These books are good but should have not been broken up this small. Two books equal one book which is frustrating to readers.
March 4, 2024
Five stars. No question. If you like military zompoc, Fuchs is the master.
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