Primal Resolution: A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Novel

by W.J. Lundy

Primal Resolution

From USA Today Best Selling Author WJ Lundy comes a thrilling post-apocalyptic tale of survival, treachery, and humanity’s primal instincts.

Two years since the world changed forever, humankind has learned to coexist with the infected, claiming the day while the Primals rule the night. Behind fortified walls, survivors have carved out a meager existence, always with one eye towards the shadowy threats beyond their safe havens.

But now, an age-old war for power and resources is reigniting, threatening to shatter the fragile peace. As the clamor of battle grows louder, the Primals, drawn by the sounds of conflict, begin to stir from beyond the walls of the cities they once called home.

In the midst of this mounting chaos, Brad finds himself trapped between warring factions, facing choices that could determine the fate of what remains of humanity. As alliances are tested and betrayals surface, the primal resurgence is imminent.

Dive into a world where civilization's remnants are in a desperate struggle against nature's darkest evolution, and where every decision can mean the difference between life and extinction.

Genres: Zombies

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 31, 2023

About the author

W. J. Lundy is a still serving Veteran of the U.S. Military with service in Afghanistan. He has over 12 years of combined service with the Army and Navy in Europe, the Balkans and Southwest Asia. W.J. is an avid athlete, writer, backpacker and shooting enthusiast. He currently resides with his wife and daughter in Central Michigan.

I developed the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot series from notes and ideas I had put together while deployed to Afghanistan. I had been jokingly asked how we would defend against a zombie attack.

I wanted to tell a story that portrays the military that I know, that displays our actual capabilities. These are my thoughts, I hope you enjoy them, and thank you for reading.


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Reviews

[Rich · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this is that super rare one star good reads review that I leave for a true piece of shit book. Have you ever smelled a really bad freshly dropped turd? In my career I unfortunately was subjected to a recent vagrant dropping resulting from an unhealthy diet. This book has a similar smell. Lundy did not write this book. It pisses me off his name is on this book because I was duped out of my money and this is a fresh wet smelly pile of shit. The writing is quite simply atrocious, overwrought garbage. How you take a zombie apocalypse thriller, especially in this series and turn it into a horrendous slog is a special kind of dogshit. The writer should be banned from ghost writing and any kind of writing for the rest of his natural life. I hope Lundy is able to BE rescued from wherever he is being held hostage (hopefully he is not currently in Gaza) but this is the last time I get conned by this turd of a publishing house. DO NOT BUY OR READ THIS BOOK it is straight fecal material.

[Carrie Mudge · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of the next book in what used to be an excellent series. This offering, however, was so bad as to be almost unreadable, and doesn’t even feel as if it is written by the same author. The constant use of repetitive and grandiose language detracts from any depth of narrative and prevents the reader being drawn into the story. Phrases, sentences and even whole paragraphs are repeated over and over again. Plot points are introduced, but only briefly touched upon and then skipped over onto the next. There is no cohesion or flow. Characters we have come to love are suddenly one-dimensional. Everything is rushed, except the attention given to the overblown language. This book lets down the whole series, it is WTF in all the wrong ways. Would never have imagined giving a book in this series only a one star rating.

[Monica · Rating 1 out of 5]

poor effort

This book reads like bad fan-fiction. the writing is full of over the top sentiment, repetitive to the point that whole sentences are repeated and the plot is full of inconsistencies. None of the favorite characters seem their true selves. The WTF series was one of the best in this genre. Hard to believe it’s come to this poor effort. Better to skip this book.

[Christopher Bray · Rating 1 out of 5]

Garbage. So poorly written.

Ignoring the volume of errors in spelling, duplication of text etc. the story itself is terrible.

Just one example, a train of refugees crashes, vast majority of them have never met.

Within hours the author is referring to the survivors as a skilled team with their training paying off as they fight against a horde of primals.

Another one, the group find refuge in an outpost, never been there before, within 24 hours the colonel in charge is looking on at the stranger in front of him with pride and “trusting his judgement”. Wild. Like has the author never met another human being?

Honestly, this book is so bad…I recall the previous ones being decent zombie apocalypse stories. This has nothing to do with them other than them being mentioned in passing for the most part.

I’d almost be tempted to guess that it was written by chatGPT, but then there wouldn’t be so many unfinished sentences and spelling mistakes.

[Patrick McCullough · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh, could not get past the first 30 pages.

I’ve read the entirety of the WTF series up to this book. For some reason there was a change in tone, and the first few chapters became overly descriptive and there was a lot more “blah blah blah now there’s hope for humanity.” It became a chore to read and I ended up not being able to finish it. That’s a shame because the first few books of the series were so good. Too bad I guess.

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A needed closure but...

I feel like he just sort of phoned it in. Some continuity issues, repeated paragraphs, abysmal editing at times and just a thesaurus of redundancy throughout. While it more or less headed in the direction I wanted, hoped, and expected, it could have been so much more. Still, nice to have some…resolution…for the WTF series.

[Cal Glass · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not his best novel in this series

I was fairly disappointed with Mr. Lundy's outing with this book. due to sentences just ending unfinished, multiple misspellings, and paragraphs that didn't mesh with one another I was left wondering if Mr. Lundy really wrote this book.

[Steven W. Parry · Rating 2 out of 5]

The end

This book was poorly written with adjectives used in excessively large amounts. The plot was decent, but the author seemed to fill the space between events with a lot of rambling. It almost felt like a different author. Maybe it was rushed to a conclusion.

[RANGER · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unexpectedly Bad; Worst in the Series; Written by an Imposter; First to Earn a place on the New and Uncoveted DNF Shelf in my Profile

While transitioning from number 8 in this series (Primal Resurrection), among the BEST post-apocalyptic novels I have read, to this one (number 9) as a "currently reading," I accidently posted it as a 1-star review. I laughed at my fat-fingered, arthritic-clawed typing mistake and re-posted it as "currently reading" and unrated. Well, imagine my surprise as I get about half-way through this and realized my crippled typing finger got it right the first time.

This novel is terrible.

This is not a WJ Lundy novel. I do not know WHAT it is but it bears NO RESEMBLANCE to the previous books in this series in terms of plot, writing style, tone, point of view or anything else.
Here we have poor descriptive prose in which words like "unwavering," "determined" or "determination" appear at least once in every paragraph. It's a jumbled collection of adverbs for adverbs, and written as if Lundy had found a thesaurus and decided to replace every verb in his vocabulary with a three-to-four-syllable synonym. It reads EXACTLY like one of those military award narratives, complete military-ese and generous use of words like honorably, bravely, unwaveringly, yadda yadda... plus the use of more hagiographic language than a Navy recruiting ad to describe the series Deus ex machina -- the discovery of a fully supplied and staffed US Navy armada in the Great Lakes who are "unwaveringly determined" to win back the world from the Fall and save America... [gin up the National Anthem]. This is not a novel. At best, it's a synopsis for a weak story that Lundy couldn't be bothered fleshing out... I assume because he was just tired of the series.

Which is sad because if you read books 1-8, you really did want to know how things ended for the surviving WTF team -- Brad, Chelsea, Sean, Brooks, and Joey. And since I have no intention of slogging through this word stew (word salad doesn't do it justice) to see how it finishes up, I guess I will never know.

I am a conspiracy theorist at heart and I immediately started trying to figure out what happened. I have read the entire WTF series and found it one of the best zombie-apocalypse, military-action thriller series I have read. Sure, a few of the middle books got bogged down in soap-opera like human drama but on balance it was phenomenal. And book 8, the second to the last, may have been among its best. Thus, I was completely caught off-guard by this utterly unreadable and unredeemable disappointment of a series conclusion. Primal Resolution (WTF #9) is the absolutely worst thing I have read in the past year.

So what are my conspiracy theories?
1. WJ Lundy did not write this. Did a secret, Bill Gates-funded government agency finally get him because he predicted the pandemic so chillingly?!?!?!? And then bring in a lackluster ghost writer to ruin the vibe and cast a chill over the entire series?!?!?!? Entirely possible!!!!!!!
2. Jay Falconer, one of the worst post-apocalyptic sci-fi writers out there, wrote this for Lundy while he was deployed somewhere -- and this is why there is a new character introduced here -- the disembodied voice of the Falconer One drone driver in this story. Falconer -- yep -- it's got to be Jay Falconer filling in for Lundy.
3. WJ Lundy was drunk when he wrote this and since it is self-published (by vanity mill Empire Publishing) he hoped no one would notice.
4. This was written by AI. Nah, its not that good.
5. This was a first draft or synopsis and WJ Lundy was too bored to improve on it. Nah, even Lundy's first drafts and throwaways can't be this bad.

You decide.

Lundy should run a contest in which contestants write the REAL WTF conclusion and publish it as a ghosted Lundy WTF novel. Episode #10 would round it out nicely. Call it Primal Resolution Redux cause it needs to be re-done. But please don't force the contestants to read #9 for "continuity." That would be a deal killer for anyone who really loves this series.

Read the WTF series, numbers 1-8, they are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
And pretend this book is not part of the series... it is NOT recommended.

[Scott Tyler Carver · Rating 1 out of 5]

Are zero stars possible? I feel somewhat ill giving it one star.

Two things...I sincerely hope W.J. Lundy was deployed somewhere serving our country as this book was "written" and he is safe. And, thanks for your service. Also, I hope he nor his agent never, ever, hires this absurd ghostwriter to write for him or anyone else again. The paralyzing attempt at the nonsensical prose this author attempted was perhaps the most ill-written book I have ever had the displeasure of reading. The plot/verbiage was insanely repetitive, absurd, and a total waste of time...This is a shame because I have rather enjoyed the rest of the WTF series and Lundy's books in general. Did Lundy even read this book? Or his agent? I cannot believe he put his name on it if so.

The few feeble "dipping the chin" lines to attempt to copy Mr. Lundy were laughable. Even an intern ghostwriter should know no one in the military (or otherwise) would ever speak the way this plot evolved...or in this case, devolved/died. It was evident within reading two pages of this book that it was not written by Lundy and I wanted to immediately throw it away. I took one for the team and suffered through though...Geesh. Please, do yourself a favor and skip this one.

[Randy Dickens II · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book unfortunately is one of the worst books that I can recall reading. I sincerely do not believe Mr. Lundy wrote this book and regardless has done a great disservice to fans of the WTF series. The tonal shift is drastic and truly feels like AI wrote this book.

The repetitive use of the same large words over and over was mind-numbing. You would read one sentence and then swear two pages later that you just read it again. The ending was anticlimactic and left unfinished.

This book was so poor, that it will most likely be my last purchase of a WJ Lundy book. For a series that started off so strong and entertaining, this was a disappointing end.

[Judy Moret · Rating 5 out of 5]

A satisfying end

Well Lundy, you knocked it out of the park with book 9. Thank you so much for ending the WTF series on a positive note, not only for mankind but also for Brad, Chelsea, Sean, Victoria, Brooks, and Joey. I'm glad that you gave our characters the freedom to choose their own path and in a manner that they're all comfortable with. I read a lot, and sometimes it gets boring when a series goes on too long or ends in a horrible way, but although you kept me waiting for book 9, it was well worth it. Thank you thank you thank you for a very classy and satisfying end.

[Rob Stiver · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book was a let down and I could tell that someone else was writing in this book. The flowery, overly descriptive writing stood out as different from the first 8 books and I didn't enjoy it at all. That being said, it felt a rushed and didn't do justice to the first 8 books. Not sure what happened here but it's the worst of the series. Not sure I'll ready anymore by this author or this series as this book was not good.

[Carmen M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read!

Another good Lundy novel with some of our favorite characters guiding us through the post apocalypse or is it continued apocalypse? Anything can happen in a fallen world.

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

I made it a third of the way through this before giving up. Either it was written by an eighth grader with a brand new thesaurus who was paid by the word or spit out by AI on a bender. The only connection this book has to the rest of the series is Mr. Lundy's name on the cover.

[Simon Mendoza-Agostini · Rating 5 out of 5]

W J Lundy does not dissapoint

This novel follows the struggle of our beloved heroes through a world in shambles. I will say no more as I don't want to spoil the story for anyone. Just enjoy!

[Ken Trunnell, Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Treachery is around every corner And the team must wait for it

The characters come to life And everything is so vivid and real seeming That makes you believe that you are right in the middle of it Well written And well thought out Thank you mister Lundy.

[john fulkerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is it finally over??

I will miss brad and the gang..but I'm positive he ain't out of it yet...you can leave TBE army.but it won't leave you

[Anne - Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic series

This series is fantastic. Great characters . It's been an enjoyable ride as I followed them through the ups and downs of this whole series

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final installment sees the gang going into enemy territory to gain vital information. As talk of an alliance form, hopes are high to finally start rebuilding.

[dennis marinelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

great read!

A great addendum to a fantastic tale. I do hope this is not over. Until the next chapter it’s on to the Darkness!

[Eric Caban · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooked

I really have been enjoying this series. With all the ups and downs it definitely keeps you interested in the heros.