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AntiBio
Antibiotics. They have failed. All that's left are the Strains- bacteria so strong they have brought the world to its knees. But humanity has fought on, carving out pockets of civilization in a wasteland known as the Sicklands, creating the super high-tech Clean Nation cities. And from the cities GenSOF has been born- Genetic Special Forces Operations. An elite military branch of the government that enlists men and women with specific genetic anomalies that allow them to be hosts to bacteria that even the Strains cannot defeat. Under the watchful eye of Control, GenSOF protects the Clean Nation cities from the ever encroaching Strains and the diseased inhabitants of the Sicklands. But now Control has other plans for GenSOF, and possibly the Clean Nation cities themselves, and it is up to the operators of GenSOF Zebra Squad, and their cloned Canine Units known as bug hounds, to find out what those plans are. Or die trying.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2014
27 people are currently reading
92 people want to read
About the author
Jake Bible
157 books366 followersJake Bible, Bram Stoker Award nominated-novelist, short story writer, independent screenwriter, podcaster, and inventor of the Drabble Novel, has entertained thousands with his horror, sci/fi, thriller, and adventure tales. He reaches audiences of all ages with his uncanny ability to write a wide range of characters and genres.
Jake is the author of the bestselling Z-Burbia series set in Asheville, NC, the bestselling Salvage Merc One, the Apex Trilogy (DEAD MECH, The Americans, Metal and Ash) and the Mega series for Severed Press, as well as the YA zombie novel, Little Dead Man, the Bram Stoker Award nominated Teen horror novel, Intentional Haunting, the ScareScapes series, and the Reign of Four series for Permuted Press.
Find Jake at jakebible.com. Join him on Twitter @jakebible and find him on Facebook.
Jake is the author of the bestselling Z-Burbia series set in Asheville, NC, the bestselling Salvage Merc One, the Apex Trilogy (DEAD MECH, The Americans, Metal and Ash) and the Mega series for Severed Press, as well as the YA zombie novel, Little Dead Man, the Bram Stoker Award nominated Teen horror novel, Intentional Haunting, the ScareScapes series, and the Reign of Four series for Permuted Press.
Find Jake at jakebible.com. Join him on Twitter @jakebible and find him on Facebook.
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November 6, 2020
3.5 stars. Enjoyed it of course, don't expect anything less from Jack Bible. Interesting plot and good characters. But loved his series about mega sharks (Megalodon) much more
May 21, 2014
Future soldiers, evolving AI and a "government" with secret agendas! What can I say... This is a great post apocalyptic Sci Fi book. Great characters and setting. I gave it a try since this book was on sale on Amazon and I wasn't disappointed. I liked it so much I picked up another book from author Jake Bible called Z-Burbia. I'll make sure to comment on that one as well. Give Antibio a try, it's definitely worth a read.
May 17, 2014
This was a fun, fast moving summer beach read that turned out to be far more ambitious than I originally gave it credit for when I bought it.
Bible has a great, competent writing style that worked well and the world was really nicely developed without going overboard in explanations. I thought I knew exactly where the book was going but there was a coda at the end that threw my whole perception for a loop and segued very nicely into setting up the sequel, which I'll definitely be picking up. The Post-apocalyptic genre is getting a bit played out so kudos to the author for coming up with a new spin and executing it so well.
Bible has a great, competent writing style that worked well and the world was really nicely developed without going overboard in explanations. I thought I knew exactly where the book was going but there was a coda at the end that threw my whole perception for a loop and segued very nicely into setting up the sequel, which I'll definitely be picking up. The Post-apocalyptic genre is getting a bit played out so kudos to the author for coming up with a new spin and executing it so well.
June 4, 2017
Terrible Start, Greatly Imptoves Deeper In
"Antibio," authored by Mr. Jake Bible, has a terrible start, almost triggering a bail. But, at roughly a quarter in, it improves greatly. The book became a decent, fun, quick, post apocalyptic read.
The story takes place in a desolate, wasteland of a near term future. "Strains" of bacteria have destroyed most of humanity, creating mutations, wars, and sundry other results from the violent chaos. In North America, enclaves of the "clean," inhabit closed off city states, governed by the scientists, techs, AI's, and militia of "Control," the dystopian offspring of the CDC. The "Sicklands," are the scourged and burnt wastelands, separating the cities, inhabited by few living creatures.
The book is recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
"Antibio," authored by Mr. Jake Bible, has a terrible start, almost triggering a bail. But, at roughly a quarter in, it improves greatly. The book became a decent, fun, quick, post apocalyptic read.
The story takes place in a desolate, wasteland of a near term future. "Strains" of bacteria have destroyed most of humanity, creating mutations, wars, and sundry other results from the violent chaos. In North America, enclaves of the "clean," inhabit closed off city states, governed by the scientists, techs, AI's, and militia of "Control," the dystopian offspring of the CDC. The "Sicklands," are the scourged and burnt wastelands, separating the cities, inhabited by few living creatures.
The book is recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
December 21, 2023
This book has a good concept for a story but it never really delivers. There is very little actual information about what happened to cause the apocalypse, other than bacteria got everyone sick and they had to create the clean cities. The characters are pretty one dimensional, it's hard to differentiate between any of them while they are talking. The dialogue was downright awful, lots of conversations that sounded like teenagers talking instead of adult professional soldiers. There were lots of interesting concepts but the end of the book went off the rails a little bit for me, too much weird science experiment stuff that didn't make a whole lot of sense for the overall story. Overall 2.5 out of 5 stars.
July 22, 2014
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OK, I’ll admit it, if a book hasn’t reached some sort of critical mass, or its reviews are underwhelming or maybe if the author is untested, I tend to be wary of trying a new piece of fiction. That goes for movies and TV as well. I know, I might be undermining new talent, but life is too short to waste on any bad story, right?
So when I picked up a newly published post-apocalyptic thriller called AntiBio by Jake Bible I did so because I couldn’t resist seeing what happens when our antibiotic drugs fail us - the doctor told you to take your medicine for the full 10 days! Plus the book has a short page count.
Thankfully my gamble paid off. Flat out fun is the best way to describe Antibio, even with its heavy subject matter. The story centers on a squad of super soldiers who travel into the Sicklands to fight the Strains, killer bacteria that can turn your insides into liquid and destroy the few Clean Nation Cities that house the last of humanity. If the germs get inside, no amount of sanitizer is going to save you. Hmmm, maybe sanitizer was the problem.
Antibio’s take on infectious diseases reminds me of generations past where smallpox and other plagues were nature’s number one killers. The super soldiers fight infected humans in the Sicklands, a scorched barren place that has replaced the planet’s ecosystems. The sick people in the wastelands are affectionately known as….the Cooties. Haha, you got cooties!
The germ jokes don’t stop there. The novel is filled with laugh out loud moments with lots of backslapping humor among the soldiers, who are as crude as they are witty. Each team member really shines during the battles and I was rooting for the squad and their canine sidekicks as they fought against overwhelming odds. It takes a while for the story to ramp up, but when it does it goes full tilt with mystery, intrigue and a very impressive power struggle for the future of mankind.
My only complaints? The book is slow to make you care about these G.I. Joes and their dogs. The ensemble cast could have had more standout characters. And what promised to be a super evil villain with Darth Vader like control, instead got sucker punched and went down without a fight. Also, the book shifted between being a Star Wars epic with a fight to destroy their Death Star to B-movie shoot ‘em up in the same vein as Starship Troopers. I didn't know if the story was trying to poke fun at itself or not. With the bad guys called the cooties, maybe it should be obvious.
The end of the book did offer some very fun teasers for where the story is going, so for those who like the characters and the future of AntiBio, saddle up for the sequels. 3.5 of 5 stars.
OK, I’ll admit it, if a book hasn’t reached some sort of critical mass, or its reviews are underwhelming or maybe if the author is untested, I tend to be wary of trying a new piece of fiction. That goes for movies and TV as well. I know, I might be undermining new talent, but life is too short to waste on any bad story, right?
So when I picked up a newly published post-apocalyptic thriller called AntiBio by Jake Bible I did so because I couldn’t resist seeing what happens when our antibiotic drugs fail us - the doctor told you to take your medicine for the full 10 days! Plus the book has a short page count.
Thankfully my gamble paid off. Flat out fun is the best way to describe Antibio, even with its heavy subject matter. The story centers on a squad of super soldiers who travel into the Sicklands to fight the Strains, killer bacteria that can turn your insides into liquid and destroy the few Clean Nation Cities that house the last of humanity. If the germs get inside, no amount of sanitizer is going to save you. Hmmm, maybe sanitizer was the problem.
Antibio’s take on infectious diseases reminds me of generations past where smallpox and other plagues were nature’s number one killers. The super soldiers fight infected humans in the Sicklands, a scorched barren place that has replaced the planet’s ecosystems. The sick people in the wastelands are affectionately known as….the Cooties. Haha, you got cooties!
The germ jokes don’t stop there. The novel is filled with laugh out loud moments with lots of backslapping humor among the soldiers, who are as crude as they are witty. Each team member really shines during the battles and I was rooting for the squad and their canine sidekicks as they fought against overwhelming odds. It takes a while for the story to ramp up, but when it does it goes full tilt with mystery, intrigue and a very impressive power struggle for the future of mankind.
My only complaints? The book is slow to make you care about these G.I. Joes and their dogs. The ensemble cast could have had more standout characters. And what promised to be a super evil villain with Darth Vader like control, instead got sucker punched and went down without a fight. Also, the book shifted between being a Star Wars epic with a fight to destroy their Death Star to B-movie shoot ‘em up in the same vein as Starship Troopers. I didn't know if the story was trying to poke fun at itself or not. With the bad guys called the cooties, maybe it should be obvious.
The end of the book did offer some very fun teasers for where the story is going, so for those who like the characters and the future of AntiBio, saddle up for the sequels. 3.5 of 5 stars.
May 6, 2015
I like this and would have given it 4 stars because the setting was an original one and the story was reasonable good. However because of three related things the author did, I dropped a star.
1) There was no warning in the book's information what this was the first book in yet another series.
2) The author, Jake Bible (now there is a name) wrote at note at the end, saying more or less, *surprise* it's the first novel in a new series I am starting. *He has a number of series currently running.)
3) Bible said that he would not keep the readers waiting for a long period of time between novels, yet this was written a year ago, and he has written several books for his other series, but no 2nd book for this one.
I found this very manipulative of the author and unfair to the book's readers. I will likely pick up book two of this series -- but I am making it a point NOT to read any other series' books written by this author.
1) There was no warning in the book's information what this was the first book in yet another series.
2) The author, Jake Bible (now there is a name) wrote at note at the end, saying more or less, *surprise* it's the first novel in a new series I am starting. *He has a number of series currently running.)
3) Bible said that he would not keep the readers waiting for a long period of time between novels, yet this was written a year ago, and he has written several books for his other series, but no 2nd book for this one.
I found this very manipulative of the author and unfair to the book's readers. I will likely pick up book two of this series -- but I am making it a point NOT to read any other series' books written by this author.
April 2, 2017
Abandon hope.
A future inside a bubble with fear of germs controlling every aspect of life. A great mix of characters, including the AiSP and the hounds. Thrilling plot that had me gripped even at the second time of reading. It thoroughly deserves 5 stars and I highly recommend it.
A future inside a bubble with fear of germs controlling every aspect of life. A great mix of characters, including the AiSP and the hounds. Thrilling plot that had me gripped even at the second time of reading. It thoroughly deserves 5 stars and I highly recommend it.
June 28, 2014
When's The Next Book?
Although I am not new to Jake Bible books again he has done a great job with a story that keeps you gripped for every turn of every page. A Definite must read is all I can say. Can't wait for the next AntiBio!
Although I am not new to Jake Bible books again he has done a great job with a story that keeps you gripped for every turn of every page. A Definite must read is all I can say. Can't wait for the next AntiBio!
May 8, 2014
interesting premise and nicely developed characters...looking forward to the next in the series
May 2, 2015
Different
July 18, 2014
Enjoyed it, another Jake Bible win!
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