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Day Zero
Jay Bonansinga, New York Times bestselling author of ROBERT KIRKMAN'S THE WALKING DESCENT says...
DAY ZERO by Charles Ingersoll gets under the reader's skin quicker than a walker bite! Authentic, terse, economical, surgically precise, the book is a barn-burner that reads like a cross between Tom Clancy and the Marquis de Sade!
Summary
Set at the outbreak of the wildfire rise of undead zombies, injured and discharged Marine sniper Sgt. John Walken finds himself trapped on a barricaded island community with no clear way to get home.
John is forced to take on one last mission. Using his military training, he must protect the island residents from hordes of invading zombies, aggressive human threats from the mainland, and unexplained deaths within the community.
Great for...
Fans of The Walking Dead , Night of the Living Dead , zombies, the undead, rotting walkers, isolated apocalyptic locations, small bands of survivors pit against hordes of flesh-eating ghouls and marauding killers.
See below for an excerpt from the book...
Mr. Laraby swung off his suit jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders.
The girl emitted a sound that was half moan, half hiss. Her lips peeled back, revealing bloodstained teeth and blackened gums. Her jaw opened as if she could no longer stifle a ferocious yawn. She lunged toward his throat. He sidestepped to get the jacket tighter around her, pinning her arms.What the hell? I got up to assist.
She struggled against him, still trying to get at his neck. Mr. Laraby spun behind her, wrapping his arms low around the jacket and her chest. When she could not get anywhere close to his neck, she bent forward to snap at his arms.
I could smell blood and dirt, mixed with urine and feces.
Mr. Laraby picked her up and took a couple steps toward the diner. Her whole body thrashed. He lost his grip and dropped her. As soon as her feet hit the pavement she spun around, shrugged off the jacket and lashed at him. Mr. Laraby tripped backwards, his ass hitting hard on the pavement.
She settled on his chest with uncanny speed, forcing him onto his back. Grabbing handfuls of his graying hair, she plunged her mouth toward his left shoulder.
A pistol shot.
The bullet ripped through the girl's shoulder. She twisted off Mr. Laraby and rolled into a coiled crouch.
A uniformed man ran up, a smoking Beretta M9 in his right hand. He kicked a steel-toed black work boot across her jaw. It cracked and hung askew, still producing a horrible humming sound. She readied to pounce on the officer.
That thought was fleeting as a second pistol shot blew brain matter and skull fragments out the back of her head.
DAY ZERO by Charles Ingersoll gets under the reader's skin quicker than a walker bite! Authentic, terse, economical, surgically precise, the book is a barn-burner that reads like a cross between Tom Clancy and the Marquis de Sade!
Summary
Set at the outbreak of the wildfire rise of undead zombies, injured and discharged Marine sniper Sgt. John Walken finds himself trapped on a barricaded island community with no clear way to get home.
John is forced to take on one last mission. Using his military training, he must protect the island residents from hordes of invading zombies, aggressive human threats from the mainland, and unexplained deaths within the community.
Great for...
Fans of The Walking Dead , Night of the Living Dead , zombies, the undead, rotting walkers, isolated apocalyptic locations, small bands of survivors pit against hordes of flesh-eating ghouls and marauding killers.
See below for an excerpt from the book...
Mr. Laraby swung off his suit jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders.
The girl emitted a sound that was half moan, half hiss. Her lips peeled back, revealing bloodstained teeth and blackened gums. Her jaw opened as if she could no longer stifle a ferocious yawn. She lunged toward his throat. He sidestepped to get the jacket tighter around her, pinning her arms.What the hell? I got up to assist.
She struggled against him, still trying to get at his neck. Mr. Laraby spun behind her, wrapping his arms low around the jacket and her chest. When she could not get anywhere close to his neck, she bent forward to snap at his arms.
I could smell blood and dirt, mixed with urine and feces.
Mr. Laraby picked her up and took a couple steps toward the diner. Her whole body thrashed. He lost his grip and dropped her. As soon as her feet hit the pavement she spun around, shrugged off the jacket and lashed at him. Mr. Laraby tripped backwards, his ass hitting hard on the pavement.
She settled on his chest with uncanny speed, forcing him onto his back. Grabbing handfuls of his graying hair, she plunged her mouth toward his left shoulder.
A pistol shot.
The bullet ripped through the girl's shoulder. She twisted off Mr. Laraby and rolled into a coiled crouch.
A uniformed man ran up, a smoking Beretta M9 in his right hand. He kicked a steel-toed black work boot across her jaw. It cracked and hung askew, still producing a horrible humming sound. She readied to pounce on the officer.
That thought was fleeting as a second pistol shot blew brain matter and skull fragments out the back of her head.
431 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2014
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May 19, 2017
I never read a zombie book before, and I was never interested in the idea of a zombie apocalypse. That is until I picked up Day Zero.
Chuck Ingersoll takes the reader into an island off the coast of Massachusetts. After John, a marine, is discharged due to injury, he hitches a ride with a truck driver down to this small island where they spot the first FRAC, an anagram used to refer to the walkers. John teams up with the new sheriff and other islanders to ride out this apocalypse and defend the rest of the people.
This book is so much more than your basic zombie book. There was just more to it. Instead of it being a book about killing zombies, Ingersoll turns it into a riveting mystery novel. Every word leaves you on the edge of your seat. Every page leaves your heart pounding and your breathing heavy.
The characterization in this book was on point, despite the large cast of them. Even ones you only knew for a few pages became near and dear to my heart. This is the part that I feel like can make or break a great book, and Ingersoll hit it out of the park. Garret and Erma became instant favorites, while some characters rubbed me the wrong way from their first appearance.
Ingersoll even involves a little love story, which normally is enough to make me put the book down. He doesn't make this a major plot point, just another moment of getting to know who these characters are. And you're rooting for these two to get together the whole time.
This is a really great book for anyone who loves a mystery or thriller, even if zombies isn't exactly your thing. It's such an easy book to get yourself lost in.
Thanks to the author who provided me with a copy, in exchange for an honest review. Can't wait to read book two!
Chuck Ingersoll takes the reader into an island off the coast of Massachusetts. After John, a marine, is discharged due to injury, he hitches a ride with a truck driver down to this small island where they spot the first FRAC, an anagram used to refer to the walkers. John teams up with the new sheriff and other islanders to ride out this apocalypse and defend the rest of the people.
This book is so much more than your basic zombie book. There was just more to it. Instead of it being a book about killing zombies, Ingersoll turns it into a riveting mystery novel. Every word leaves you on the edge of your seat. Every page leaves your heart pounding and your breathing heavy.
The characterization in this book was on point, despite the large cast of them. Even ones you only knew for a few pages became near and dear to my heart. This is the part that I feel like can make or break a great book, and Ingersoll hit it out of the park. Garret and Erma became instant favorites, while some characters rubbed me the wrong way from their first appearance.
Ingersoll even involves a little love story, which normally is enough to make me put the book down. He doesn't make this a major plot point, just another moment of getting to know who these characters are. And you're rooting for these two to get together the whole time.
This is a really great book for anyone who loves a mystery or thriller, even if zombies isn't exactly your thing. It's such an easy book to get yourself lost in.
Thanks to the author who provided me with a copy, in exchange for an honest review. Can't wait to read book two!
November 16, 2018
Awesome beginning to a series
This is a great zombie apocalypse story. I'm really excited to read the next book. With an original story line and strong characters, this is well worth the time and money.
This is a great zombie apocalypse story. I'm really excited to read the next book. With an original story line and strong characters, this is well worth the time and money.
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