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After #6
Dying Light
The thrilling conclusion to the AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller series!
After a bloody battle with mutant Zapheads, Rachel Wheeler’s life hangs in the balance as the world falls apart around her.
To save Rachel, a small group of survivors must find a missing baby, a hyperintelligent Zaphead with mysterious healing powers. The remaining Zapheads have reverted to mindless, violent savages who want to wipe out the human race. Only Rachel holds the key to understanding them and ending the devastating war.
Even if they succeed, a rogue military leader is imposing his fascist vision of the future. But Rachel and her friends are determined to defend their freedom and humanity at any cost.
After a bloody battle with mutant Zapheads, Rachel Wheeler’s life hangs in the balance as the world falls apart around her.
To save Rachel, a small group of survivors must find a missing baby, a hyperintelligent Zaphead with mysterious healing powers. The remaining Zapheads have reverted to mindless, violent savages who want to wipe out the human race. Only Rachel holds the key to understanding them and ending the devastating war.
Even if they succeed, a rogue military leader is imposing his fascist vision of the future. But Rachel and her friends are determined to defend their freedom and humanity at any cost.
195 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2015
About the author
Scott Nicholson
212 books768 followersWith more than 800,000 books sold worldwide, Scott Nicholson is an international bestselling thriller writer. He won the Writers of the Future Award in 1999 and was a Stoker Award finalist in 2003. His Fear series was published by Amazon's Thomas & Mercer imprint and 47North released the supernatural thriller McFALL.
He's also published a number of supernatural, paranormal, and fantasy books and stories, including the AFTER, NEXT, and ARIZE post-apocalyptic series, as well as children's books, comics, and screenplays. His 2006 novel The Home is in development as a feature film.
He's also published a number of supernatural, paranormal, and fantasy books and stories, including the AFTER, NEXT, and ARIZE post-apocalyptic series, as well as children's books, comics, and screenplays. His 2006 novel The Home is in development as a feature film.
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December 1, 2019
This is the last in a series of very enjoyable books that kept me spellbound and well entertained ! The continuity of the characters was quite consistent. The characters never became boring or overwhelmingly predictable as their characters were evolving due to their survival experiences as a group and as individuals.
The surprises that leapt up off the pages of this series certainly added to the lively & entertaining story. Often I would find myself thinking "Hell, I never saw THAT coming !"
While the series was pure fiction there were a few real world issues that occasionally came to light but were gently presented without being 'preachy' or 'in your face'.
These issues were lightly mentioned but just sufficiently enough to 'prompt' some readers to wonder why these 'civilization ending' issues, identified & predicted by experts a decade ago to be capable of killing billions of people, had quite simply gone unaddressed until late last month.
Upgrading and protecting the aging and insufficiently EMP protected North American Electrical Grid will still be a decade or two away. But I digress.
This series was an absolute smash hit with me and I'm sure many other readers. A spell bounding series that I recommend to those interested in the dystopian genre.
The surprises that leapt up off the pages of this series certainly added to the lively & entertaining story. Often I would find myself thinking "Hell, I never saw THAT coming !"
While the series was pure fiction there were a few real world issues that occasionally came to light but were gently presented without being 'preachy' or 'in your face'.
These issues were lightly mentioned but just sufficiently enough to 'prompt' some readers to wonder why these 'civilization ending' issues, identified & predicted by experts a decade ago to be capable of killing billions of people, had quite simply gone unaddressed until late last month.
Upgrading and protecting the aging and insufficiently EMP protected North American Electrical Grid will still be a decade or two away. But I digress.
This series was an absolute smash hit with me and I'm sure many other readers. A spell bounding series that I recommend to those interested in the dystopian genre.
June 15, 2015
Reading the After series has been an interesting experience. It has surpassed its original zombie premise to become much more. This concluding novel is no different. I will miss these characters and wonder where their lives go next.
October 14, 2018
The last installment of the After series.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The first 5 I literally flew through but this one was a little harder to read. I am not sure if it was because I read them all in a row with no breaks to read something else in between or that this one seemed a little too pat.
I like how the author wrapped up the series but he does have another that starts 5 years later called Next.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The first 5 I literally flew through but this one was a little harder to read. I am not sure if it was because I read them all in a row with no breaks to read something else in between or that this one seemed a little too pat.
I like how the author wrapped up the series but he does have another that starts 5 years later called Next.
July 8, 2017
Great Series!
This "After" series is a great read. While there are a few character story lines that in my opinion didn't have as much authenticity as others, or weren't as fully explored or developed. Overall it remains a well done series with a unique deviation from the innumerable variations of zombies that have been done by various other authors.
This "After" series is a great read. While there are a few character story lines that in my opinion didn't have as much authenticity as others, or weren't as fully explored or developed. Overall it remains a well done series with a unique deviation from the innumerable variations of zombies that have been done by various other authors.
May 24, 2020
Excellent
Just finished the series and bought the next series. Late to the party with this author but so glad I found him. Love post apocalypse fiction and can't believe I had not read anything by him before. The After series a amazing and had me glued to my kindle for days.
Just finished the series and bought the next series. Late to the party with this author but so glad I found him. Love post apocalypse fiction and can't believe I had not read anything by him before. The After series a amazing and had me glued to my kindle for days.
May 3, 2019
Very silly now...
September 15, 2021
couldn't put down started next series.
March 22, 2017
This was an excellent post apocalyptic series! It puts a whole different spin on a zombie apocalypse. Great story, great characters, and great narration! Looking forward to more from this author and narrator.
June 25, 2015
I have really enjoyed the After series. Each book has offered something new to the story that moved quickly away from all too familiar murderous zombies to the birth of the New people. As I knew #6 was the final book in the series I thought the ending was a little weak or maybe I just don’t like happy endings1
August 2, 2015
Decent series
I read all 7 so obviously I enjoyed it. There were parts that were unbelievable...ok bad choice of words...out of context to the story; contradicting; but it was still a decent read. The spin-off series sounds similar so, for me, the Zap journey ends here.
I read all 7 so obviously I enjoyed it. There were parts that were unbelievable...ok bad choice of words...out of context to the story; contradicting; but it was still a decent read. The spin-off series sounds similar so, for me, the Zap journey ends here.
May 30, 2016
Well I read all six. Then I found out that there is another series that picks up five years later.
It's just not worth it to me. I personally would not recommend this series.
Please do not base if you will read these books on my opinion. It's my opinion. Try it out for yourself.
It's just not worth it to me. I personally would not recommend this series.
Please do not base if you will read these books on my opinion. It's my opinion. Try it out for yourself.
July 27, 2015
Hollywood ending. Does this mean there will be more books in the series?
November 18, 2015
Nice read
Thought some of the book was repetitious so the series could have been a little shorter. Continuing into another long series may lose readers
Thought some of the book was repetitious so the series could have been a little shorter. Continuing into another long series may lose readers
December 31, 2015
Excellent, keep me reading, and reading until it was over!
April 4, 2019
I just figured out my review is actually going in the comments section...lol...call me blond...(no stereotyping, my whole family is blond and incredibly smart, I'm just not tablet functional yet?)
March 17, 2016
Good read
Well the final book really does finalize a lot of world on the After.....or does it. What do y our think comes Next?
Well the final book really does finalize a lot of world on the After.....or does it. What do y our think comes Next?
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