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The Dying of the Light #4
The Walker Chronicles: Tales from The Dying of the Light
The zombie apocalypse didn't begin on Z-Day—it's been raging in secret for 150 years. From an 1872 military unit's first walker encounter to Nazi experiments in concentration camps, from Cold War cover-ups to the final days before collapse, these classified stories reveal the conspiracy that doomed humanity. While the world slept, Unit 73 and AEGIS fought a shadow war against the walking dead. Some secrets should stay buried—but like the dead themselves, truth always rises.
The Walker Chronicles expands the universe of The Dying of the Light trilogy, uncovering the untold history of humanity's fight against the walking dead. While David Blake's journey in End , Interval , and Beginning shows the apocalypse and its aftermath, these essential stories reveal the covert battles that raged for decades before Z-Day changed everything. Each tale deepens the conspiracy, heightens the horror, and illuminates the sacrifices made to keep humanity alive.
The Walker Chronicles expands the universe of The Dying of the Light trilogy, uncovering the untold history of humanity's fight against the walking dead. While David Blake's journey in End , Interval , and Beginning shows the apocalypse and its aftermath, these essential stories reveal the covert battles that raged for decades before Z-Day changed everything. Each tale deepens the conspiracy, heightens the horror, and illuminates the sacrifices made to keep humanity alive.
- GenresZombies
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 28, 2014
31 people want to read
About the author
Jason Kristopher
19 books43 followersJason Kristopher is the award-winning author terrifying readers with zombies in
The Dying of the Light
, thrilling them with 1940s noir in
Loco Moco
, and harrowing them with boy-meets-gryphon-meets-robot adventure in
When Iron Wakes
. With the love of his life and the dog that rescued him by his side, he plots his next traumatizing stories from Florida beaches.
Read more about Jason on his website and get exclusive early access to snippets, behind-the-scenes cool stuff on Patreon.
Read more about Jason on his website and get exclusive early access to snippets, behind-the-scenes cool stuff on Patreon.
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June 10, 2017
These are short stories about the zombie virus and various historical outbreaks. I very much enjoyed all the stories especially finding out what happened to Tom who was one of my favourite characters. I'd like to see the Poland story fleshed out into a longer read as I really loved the ideas in it.
1) Washington 1872-Unit 73 becomes the first unit ever set up to deal with the zombie threat
2) Poland 1942-Josef Mengele has created zombies from prisoners at Belzec concentration camp and plans to use them against the allies.
3) 1981-A pilot is shot down over Libya and is saved by locals who are already dealing with a zombie outbreak.
4) The Tom Reynolds story. What happened to Tom when his convoy was attacked on its way to the safety of bunker one?
1) Washington 1872-Unit 73 becomes the first unit ever set up to deal with the zombie threat
2) Poland 1942-Josef Mengele has created zombies from prisoners at Belzec concentration camp and plans to use them against the allies.
3) 1981-A pilot is shot down over Libya and is saved by locals who are already dealing with a zombie outbreak.
4) The Tom Reynolds story. What happened to Tom when his convoy was attacked on its way to the safety of bunker one?
February 20, 2026
The Review
This was a fun and exhilarating addition to this incredible zombie horror series. The author does an amazing job of continuing to bring rich character dynamics to this universe while also implementing a historical fiction element to the mix. The action and horror of this zombie virus is perfectly brought to life through strong imagery in the author’s writing, and the short story aspect of the book’s formatting allowed the reader to fully experience the world in which this virus thrived.
The heart of this narrative was in the historical fiction aspect of the genre and the world building that took place. Each story in this collection helms from a different era of history, and one that was truly chilling was the 1940s, exploring Joseph Mengele and the way his real-life atrocities during WWII could have been implemented into the zombie virus world. The way these events played into the main series and how the virus eventually overcame the world, as well as the formation of the organization that has fought this virus for so long, was powerful and engaging.
The Verdict
Memorable, entertaining, and visceral, author Jason Kristopher’s “The Walker Chronicles” is a must-read historical fiction meets action horror novel and a great addition to the “Dying of the Light” series. The haunting imagery and fast pacing of each story, and the compelling characters that the author both introduces and expands upon, will keep readers enthralled through the book’s end.
This was a fun and exhilarating addition to this incredible zombie horror series. The author does an amazing job of continuing to bring rich character dynamics to this universe while also implementing a historical fiction element to the mix. The action and horror of this zombie virus is perfectly brought to life through strong imagery in the author’s writing, and the short story aspect of the book’s formatting allowed the reader to fully experience the world in which this virus thrived.
The heart of this narrative was in the historical fiction aspect of the genre and the world building that took place. Each story in this collection helms from a different era of history, and one that was truly chilling was the 1940s, exploring Joseph Mengele and the way his real-life atrocities during WWII could have been implemented into the zombie virus world. The way these events played into the main series and how the virus eventually overcame the world, as well as the formation of the organization that has fought this virus for so long, was powerful and engaging.
The Verdict
Memorable, entertaining, and visceral, author Jason Kristopher’s “The Walker Chronicles” is a must-read historical fiction meets action horror novel and a great addition to the “Dying of the Light” series. The haunting imagery and fast pacing of each story, and the compelling characters that the author both introduces and expands upon, will keep readers enthralled through the book’s end.
March 27, 2016
Enjoyed these stories that are companion to the authors Dying of the Light series. You don't have to read the series for these stories to be enjoyable, but I very much liked having these to read after finishing the trilogy. My favorite was the story of Tom Reynolds that I really wanted to know after reading the first two books in the series.
"This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review."
"This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review."
January 1, 2016
A GRAND ADDITION TO STORY IT IS...
Hello, I really liked this bunch of short stories. Very enjoyable reading material. I wish that most of these had been in the books. Good stuff. Thanks.
Hello, I really liked this bunch of short stories. Very enjoyable reading material. I wish that most of these had been in the books. Good stuff. Thanks.
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