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Contamination #3
Wasteland
The American Southwest has been destroyed, ravaged by violence and infection.
In order to stop the chaos from spreading, Sam and Delta must journey to Salt Lake City, to the heart of where it all began...
Can the survivors alter the course of history, or has humanity's fate already been sealed?
In order to stop the chaos from spreading, Sam and Delta must journey to Salt Lake City, to the heart of where it all began...
Can the survivors alter the course of history, or has humanity's fate already been sealed?
193 pages, ebook
First published June 25, 2013
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About the author
T.W. Piperbrook
111 books393 followersT.W. Piperbrook lives in Connecticut with his wife and son. He is the author of the CONTAMINATION series, the OUTAGE series, and co-author of THE LAST SURVIVORS, as well as the author of THE RUINS. In his former lives, he has worked as as a claims adjuster, a touring musician, and a business systems analyst for a Fortune 500 company.
Now he spends his days fighting zombies, battling werewolves, and roaming Ancient cities.
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January 11, 2014
The cliff hangers got tedious. And the mastermind was too big of an idiot to have ever pulled this off.
March 5, 2015
Great listen! Overall loved the story and plot. The characters are great. Very interesting start with book 0 and a great finish!
Read in order!
Received from audiobookreviewer.com for an honest review.
Read in order!
Received from audiobookreviewer.com for an honest review.
October 11, 2018
This book was better than book 0-2. Book three is like the other books, filled with plenty details like the other books. The characters were still as good as ever and as the story of everyone and the creatures continue, plus, the creatures sends shivers down my spine, but it makes me want to read more.
Overall, I thought that this was a great book to read and book 4 looks interesting to read. I hope to read it someday.
Overall, I thought that this was a great book to read and book 4 looks interesting to read. I hope to read it someday.
April 26, 2020
The Contamination series is really grabbing me. I'm enjoying the character development and storyline.
My only issue (as with all books in this series) is that the editing of the Kindle version is dreadful. There are a number of misspelled words and other issues, but even worse was when the name one of the main characters was spelled wrong twice on the same page.
My only issue (as with all books in this series) is that the editing of the Kindle version is dreadful. There are a number of misspelled words and other issues, but even worse was when the name one of the main characters was spelled wrong twice on the same page.
March 8, 2021
Got halfway through and just bailed. Not long after the "mastermind" got killed. I couldn't take it anymore. Life is too short for trash like this.
The depth of character development was so thin, I could happily quit midway through the book and feel absolutely nothing. No regrets.
Avoid, unless you're in your teens and haven't read many books.
The depth of character development was so thin, I could happily quit midway through the book and feel absolutely nothing. No regrets.
Avoid, unless you're in your teens and haven't read many books.
August 17, 2019
This book was the best so far. I loved the action and it was easy to follow the story. This book followed the same characters and did not jump around like the other books. I loved the suspense and turn of events.
March 6, 2020
Book 3, technically book 4 if you include the prequel, pretty good, again some fast paced action, but pretty much tied up the whole plot. Not really sure what the content will be of the next 4 books but am diving right in to find out!
March 24, 2017
A good conclusion to this part of the series. There are plenty of battles and revelations as to why, and though not original, this story is well-written and fast-paced.
July 3, 2017
Loving it.
October 25, 2018
Such a satisfying ending! Great series. Great characters. Great story and writing. Happy with this read, for sure!
May 28, 2020
I can not believe how good this book was,so glad the main protagonists are still alive and the baddie is gone
November 5, 2020
Moving on to book 4
February 26, 2024
3.5 stars
August 24, 2015
Very disappointing "end" to series. First of all, the mastermind really turned out to be not that bright. He was a tale of two characters. In one sense he was larger than life, the villain smart enough and resourceful enough to have pulled off this gigantic deed, however he was dumb enough to let emotion cloud his judgement and go in to the field? With all his familiarity and deadliness with knives he somehow doesn't kill Hopper first time out? Then there is the sneaking around. Nobody figured out until Hopper that this dude was sneaking around and eventually killing his own men?
What really got me was the ending though. It felt rushed. Two people rush the facility and somehow break out the prisoners throw a grenade and suddenly everything is solved. What about the rest of Agents and all the rest of the United States? Taking out that one place solved everything?
Finally, Dan's story was completely overlooked. Now I know there are more books and they are going to focus on those stories, however the author even states that this was the wrap for the main story arc? Huh? Two major characters, three if you count Noah, can't be left out of the main story arc. Series books don't work that way. Very frustrated.
What really got me was the ending though. It felt rushed. Two people rush the facility and somehow break out the prisoners throw a grenade and suddenly everything is solved. What about the rest of Agents and all the rest of the United States? Taking out that one place solved everything?
Finally, Dan's story was completely overlooked. Now I know there are more books and they are going to focus on those stories, however the author even states that this was the wrap for the main story arc? Huh? Two major characters, three if you count Noah, can't be left out of the main story arc. Series books don't work that way. Very frustrated.
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February 27, 2014
I liked the story but the blurb at the end made it seem like this was all the story was supposed to be. I know that since then the author has written at least one more, which is good because I feel that so far there were a lot story lines and characters that were opened up that never really went anywhere.
Of the prequel and the 3 main books this one was by far my favorite. There was a lot more to it than the others, there was a little more dimension. This book had the most interesting scenarios but I still wanted more.
One minor issue with this book was that it was not edited or proofread as well as the ones before it. There were a lot more typos and even a few continuity errors that were really obvious. At one point the character lost his jacket to a creature, it was made very clear in the text like it was an issue (maybe because he was less protected without it) and then just a couple pages later his jacket keeps him from being bitten. There were others too but that one really stood out.
Of the prequel and the 3 main books this one was by far my favorite. There was a lot more to it than the others, there was a little more dimension. This book had the most interesting scenarios but I still wanted more.
One minor issue with this book was that it was not edited or proofread as well as the ones before it. There were a lot more typos and even a few continuity errors that were really obvious. At one point the character lost his jacket to a creature, it was made very clear in the text like it was an issue (maybe because he was less protected without it) and then just a couple pages later his jacket keeps him from being bitten. There were others too but that one really stood out.
November 7, 2019
CONTAMINATION- WASTELAND #3
This part follows Sam and Delta as they're going to Salt Lake City, Utah. Sam whose wife and daughter had been murdered in a fire set by Delta's father a few years ago. They've become close, he looks on her as kind hearted as his own daughter was. From the beginning of the outbreak when they first met, Delta feeling guilty had come to find Sam and apologize for her father's actions and also to tell Sam her father died of cancer in prison. When the group that survived St. Matthews night of bloody murders, the group divided and Sam was asked by Delta could she travel to where he was going to. He agreed and this is their story and what happens when they get to Salt Lake City.
This part follows Sam and Delta as they're going to Salt Lake City, Utah. Sam whose wife and daughter had been murdered in a fire set by Delta's father a few years ago. They've become close, he looks on her as kind hearted as his own daughter was. From the beginning of the outbreak when they first met, Delta feeling guilty had come to find Sam and apologize for her father's actions and also to tell Sam her father died of cancer in prison. When the group that survived St. Matthews night of bloody murders, the group divided and Sam was asked by Delta could she travel to where he was going to. He agreed and this is their story and what happens when they get to Salt Lake City.
August 19, 2015
So I have been reading this series non stop for the past couple of days. I would have givin it 5 stars but the only reason is the swearing. Most people it is fine but I don't like to bring products into my house that my children can't read which is why I tend to stick with teen and young adult. This is one book I'll remove from my tablet when I am done. As for the story goes I did enjoy it. Very typical for a Zombie book and as I stated above I couldn't put it down. I just wish there wasn't such bad language in it. Easy to read and characters are developed and the author is quite descriptive. This item is free on amazon at the moment.
September 25, 2014
In this conclusion to the main storyline, the main characters have all split up, and we follow Sam and Delta to Salt Lake City where they find the people behind the infection. I enjoyed their rescue attempts and the fight to end the conspiracy, but I never really felt invested into why so many people would be onboard with mass genocide, or why they felt a need to go after the tiny percentage of survivors when they'd be an inconsequential threat to their plans in the future thanks to everybody else being infected or dead.
February 16, 2014
Although I did enjoy this series as I said in each review I just couldn't get my head around running zombies. To be fair I wouldn't actually call these zombie books at all as the infected are not dead coming back to life just humans infected by an ingested virus and turning into maniacs. This one only got three stars because there were a few spelling/grammatical errors which are my pet hate and it also felt a little rushed and unbelievable after the previous ones.
June 7, 2016
Even though it is not the last book in the series, it definitely seemed like a conclusion at the end of this book. The beginning of this was a carry on. And these are not really the type you can pick up mid way in a series and still understand what is going on, which I think is the main downfall. Agents are still hunting for survivors in this book. More action. Unexpected hero.
August 11, 2014
The ending was a little weak and felt like he just stopped given he said this is the end of the main story arc.
The story was enjoyable enough but it just felt unfinished.
Lets see where books 4 and 5 go even though they are not the main story.
The story was enjoyable enough but it just felt unfinished.
Lets see where books 4 and 5 go even though they are not the main story.
January 24, 2015
The fun goes on!
What a ride! I love this story and all it's characters, good and evil, am going to start on fourth installment and see where it takes me. Kudos to the writer, keep up the great work!
What a ride! I love this story and all it's characters, good and evil, am going to start on fourth installment and see where it takes me. Kudos to the writer, keep up the great work!
August 27, 2013
If you enjoy post apocalyptic books, I highly recommend this series's.
January 12, 2014
Action, drama, good vs evil, If you like end-of-the-world books, pick up this series. I couldn't put it down.
February 14, 2014
My first zombie book set, no bad.
June 19, 2014
This one was the hardest one to read so far in the series. It was still a good read but I just found it was a little harder to get through.
July 30, 2014
Interesting different take on the apocalyptic theme.
March 11, 2015
After a good build up the story wrapped up too quickly / easily for me. Expected the agents who created this contamination would be more complex and would have liked to see this background expanded.
February 17, 2015
omg I loved this series so much on to book 4
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