Nano Z: Salvation

Nano Z #2

by Brad Knight

Mack and his teenage charge, Amber, continue their journey, heading towards the coast.

Pursued relentlessly by the growing hordes of undead, they seek safety with some unlikely allies.

But the psychotic creator of the nano-bot virus is not finished with them yet. And they must run, or fight, if they are to survive.

A fast-paced post-apocalyptic story of adventure and survival.

Genres: Zombies

245 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2015

About the author

Brad writes post-apocalyptic fiction.

He enjoys watching The Walking Dead, and his favorite video game is The Last of Us.

Reviews

[Netanella · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I started this sequel right away after finishing the first one. Perhaps my over-enthusiastic zeal to learn what happened to Amber and Mack on the rooftop of The Golden Pony at the end of the last book was too much enthusiasm.

I quickly found that - well, that things seemed different. Amber and Mack escaped way too easily, the psycho CEO miraculously survived (how do you heal yourself if you're in the bellies of a dozen different undead?), got rescued, and killed off all his competitors. Things were heading into the realm of gross impossibility very quickly. At the same time, I started noticing pesky grammatical errors. Damnit! I plodded along with Mack and Amber's quest to get to the Pacific, but I quickly lost interest. I DNFed this around 50%.

[Victoria Zigler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though it was a kind of good read, I wasn't as impressed with this book as I was with the first one in this series. This book suffers from the same issues the first book has with clunky writing, too much telling instead of showing, and "meat puppets" being an annoying and over-used term. On top of that, there are a few things that don't make sense with how they happened, and others where the way things lined up was almost too perfect, making it harder to fully appreciate the story. So, I liked it, but most definitely did not love it.

[Jaime Andrews · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story could be awesome, great plot, great ideas. HORRIBLE FREAKIN EDITING AND CONTINUITY!!!! How the hell do you kill off characters in one book, and then forget about it??? How are they alive and well only to be offed again!?!?! Gimme a damn break.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am one that enjoys a variety of genres. Tapping into post-apocalyptic science fiction novels provides excitement to my mundane routine. The sheer adrenaline rush and epic characters from the first Nano Z has definitely lead me back for more. The story takes off where the first novel ended never missing a beat and fulfilling my high expectations of an unpredictable thrill ride.

My favorite scene was when Amber was determined to find Mack no matter what obstacles paved the way, it was touching, heart wrenching and unforgettable, it provided a major turning point to this epic chronicle of human endurance. Even with the hopelessness and the constant fighting to survive there were glimpses of how significant the duo meant to each other, this brought out the characters strength and their means to keep going.

The nano-infested encounters and the Machiavellian antagonist presented unsavory obstacles and immoral conflicts towards not only the protagonists but also for his own recruits. The unique concept of this story definitely makes it a catalyst among its genre and well worth the praise.

[Pauline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Followed on from the first book really well and I got so into reading it, I didn't put it down til the book was finished.