Left 4 Dead Presents: The Sacrifice

by Various, Michael Avon Oeming (Illustrator)

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Zombies, Dystopia

Title story (complete in 4 parts) excerpted from Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories

All Four parts & extras (unscripted art & wallpapers).

188 pages, ebook

First published May 16, 2012

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Reviews

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have not played the game, but did enjoy this collection of stories. Lots of good zombie action and I like the cast of characters. Each main character gets their own chance to shine. And despite their words, they do work well together. Made for zombie lovers.

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's almost funny when they mention that they've tried to escape several times, but something always threw a spanner in the works. So that's why there are several scenarios in the game. These four sure are unlucky. Still, reading about the characters you can play as in the game is less interesting than shooting zombies yourself. The story has flashbacks of the moments each of the characters first learned of the outbreak. It's not a page turner and doesn't reveal anything pivotal about the main characters who are little more than regular people with greater skill in firearms usage.

After barely surviving on their own, Bill, Francis, Louis and Zoey are picked up by the military. Instead of joining other survivors in Camp Echo, they are treated as prisoners and tested medically. Even more unfortunate, the soldiers aren't fully commited to their superiors. It's a recipe for disaster. There is little hope to be had in the world due to the threat of being overwhelmed by zombies around every corner. People easily turn on each other in this uncertain world.

The doctor who checks on them reveals that the four are infected, but immune to the disease. They have been unknowingly spreading the disease in Philadelphia. The military that guards them is far from being disciplined. The presence of the four new arrivals gets the disgruntled soldiers to sound the evacuation alarm which draws zombies to the camp. While the army takes a stand and gets decimated, the four aim to travel to an island - it's easier to defend until the infection hopefully dies out. In the end Bill sacrifices himself to get his friends over an old bridge that gets them one step closer to safety.