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United States of Z - Book 5: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

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They finally found hope. Now they must outrun the man ready to burn it down.

After a desperate search across a dying nation, Dr. Halbrook has been found—alive, and holding the key to finishing what Dr. Carter began. Now Mark Moon leads a small, battle-worn team on a mission that can’t deliver Halbrook the vaccine sample… and Moon’s own lifesaving blood.

But while hope rises, a new threat emerges from the ashes.

Vargo—once a monster in the shadows—has resurfaced with a brutal militia at his back. His newest a Minuteman III ICBM missile silo, fully operational and under his control. If he launches, the world won’t just fall… it will burn.

As Moon races to save humanity’s future, Vargo prepares to destroy it.

The cure may save the world—if they can stop the man determined to end it.

249 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2026

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503 reviews142 followers
June 4, 2026
Actioned packed Zombie outbreak

There's not anything I dislike in this series. It has sad parts of course but the good outweighs the bad. The cure has been made finally but now the creator has disappeared. Let's find out if the United States is finally able to restart to where we were.
19 reviews
March 7, 2026
awesome book! awesome series!

Very action packed! Military gung-ho! It moves so fast you learn to read even faster! Can’t wait for book 6 to come out!
922 reviews1 follower
February 24, 2026
An Exciting Read

This series is so good! Book 5 was hard to put down. All who's left of Protocol 9 are busy and tired but they're not done yet. As soon as one mission is over, something else happens. I knew we'd see Vargo again though. I found the story entertaining and educational. I was googling ospreys and silos to get a picture of what they actually looked like. But its still not over. Will we ever get a cure? Will they find the Dr.? Is he even still alive? What about Allman's boys? There's still more we need to know. I'm excited for Book 6.
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90 reviews
April 27, 2026
Yeouch.

Things are starting to get wild near the end. Can’t wait to see how Mark and the team are going to pull things out. Ought to be a bang up finish
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245 reviews2 followers
May 22, 2026
Poor Mark Moon

Poor mark moon, he just can not catch a break. From fighting one fire to another. I love how this author brings the story to life!!!
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