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Last Mayor / Zombie Ocean #2
The Lost
7 billion zombies. 1 little girl.
When the zombie apocalypse claims America, only 1 in 10 million survive.
Anna is one of them. She's 5 years old. She likes banana milkshakes and Alice in Wonderland. She's alone in a world full of danger that she cannot understand.
Will she survive?
'Alice in Wonderland' meets the zombie apocalypse like you've never seen it before, packed with gore, twists and the delightfully surreal.
When the zombie apocalypse claims America, only 1 in 10 million survive.
Anna is one of them. She's 5 years old. She likes banana milkshakes and Alice in Wonderland. She's alone in a world full of danger that she cannot understand.
Will she survive?
'Alice in Wonderland' meets the zombie apocalypse like you've never seen it before, packed with gore, twists and the delightfully surreal.
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2015
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About the author
Michael John Grist
57 books109 followersMichael John Grist is a British/American author and ruins photographer who lives in London, UK. He writes dark and weird science fiction and fantasy books, such as the fantasy novel Ignifer’s Rise and the SF series The Ruins Sonata.
For 11 years he lived in Tokyo exploring Japan’s modern ruins, such as abandoned theme parks, military bases, and ghost towns, gaining millions of hits on this website with his photographs and stories.
The best of these adventures are now collected in his unique travel book Into the Ruins, which thriller bestseller Barry Eisler calls, “gorgeous, haunting, stunning.”
Now Michael enjoys working out in the gym, watching TV and movies, and of course writing stories and novels. He lives in London with his wife, and works as an academic English lecturer at university.
For 11 years he lived in Tokyo exploring Japan’s modern ruins, such as abandoned theme parks, military bases, and ghost towns, gaining millions of hits on this website with his photographs and stories.
The best of these adventures are now collected in his unique travel book Into the Ruins, which thriller bestseller Barry Eisler calls, “gorgeous, haunting, stunning.”
Now Michael enjoys working out in the gym, watching TV and movies, and of course writing stories and novels. He lives in London with his wife, and works as an academic English lecturer at university.
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March 5, 2017
Ryan Ingle 2/28/17
The Lost, by Michael John Grist, is the second book the Zombie Ocean book series. This story takes place at the same time as the previous from a different person affected by the outbreak. The point of view is through 5 year old Anna has a rare case just like the previous where anything new in her life, causes tremense headaches. She lives with her father and her mom died years before. When the outbreak starts, She doesn’t know what to do as her dad lunges at her with snapping jaws. She then realizes soon that she is in no current danger as she can run from the dangerous ones and be safe with others. Then before she knows it every zombie starts to walk west in a big herd. She then follows along side her zombie dad and is taken across the country by him. As they reach the coast of California she begins to realize that all of them are walking straight into the ocean. She struggles to stay with her dad but it’s no use as he continues on with his journey. From there she is alone. Left in the empty world and forced to survive on her own. She then stumbled across a cairn that Amo and Lara left. She doesn’t know what to take of it but decides to head on her way towards them in the direction mapped out. She begins walking and stumbles across survivors that are on the same path as she is. The group of them all arrive at the base that is run by Amo and Lara. From there a whole new story is told as Anna is grown up and decides to make a journey all by herself to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. All she has is a sailboat, supplies, and her sense of determination.
Anna, young or older, throughout the book displays the character trait of determination. Young Anna stayed right by her turned father’s side no matter what. She said to herself that he helped her whenever she needed it and now she would do the same. She walked with him for as long as she could and then used her creativity and created a sling. This was the first step in becoming self sufficient. This is where the reader can tell that Anna is not just a helpless girl but a smart, sophisticated girl. When she loses her father, she is left alone with nothing but her wits. But Anna doesn’t stop and give up, she picks herself up as best she can and survives. She moves wherever is safe and gives her a stable source of food and water is. Then once she found a cairn, she has new objective, a mission. Before the apocalypse, her father would read her stories of Alice in Wonderland, so from these stories, she tried to mimic and act like Alice from the story. So whenever there was something to be done Anna wouldn’t wait around she would do it. So finding a trace of other humans gave her the mission and the drive to keep going. Then when she does find shelter and others, she begins a new goal. To cross the ocean to find where all of the infected went. Then as time passed and she grew up, Anna left on the journey. Determined to find her father and the others. She sailed for what seemed like a year, until reaching sight of land. Now from there the story takes a twist that is unexpected by the reader and turns the book around.
The character of Anna is an inspiring character to read about as she is stripped of everything at a young age yet still is strong enough and determined enough to continue living. This drive in her is intriguing to the reader and makes a character that shouldn’t be balanced, balanced.
The Lost, by Michael John Grist, is the second book the Zombie Ocean book series. This story takes place at the same time as the previous from a different person affected by the outbreak. The point of view is through 5 year old Anna has a rare case just like the previous where anything new in her life, causes tremense headaches. She lives with her father and her mom died years before. When the outbreak starts, She doesn’t know what to do as her dad lunges at her with snapping jaws. She then realizes soon that she is in no current danger as she can run from the dangerous ones and be safe with others. Then before she knows it every zombie starts to walk west in a big herd. She then follows along side her zombie dad and is taken across the country by him. As they reach the coast of California she begins to realize that all of them are walking straight into the ocean. She struggles to stay with her dad but it’s no use as he continues on with his journey. From there she is alone. Left in the empty world and forced to survive on her own. She then stumbled across a cairn that Amo and Lara left. She doesn’t know what to take of it but decides to head on her way towards them in the direction mapped out. She begins walking and stumbles across survivors that are on the same path as she is. The group of them all arrive at the base that is run by Amo and Lara. From there a whole new story is told as Anna is grown up and decides to make a journey all by herself to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. All she has is a sailboat, supplies, and her sense of determination.
Anna, young or older, throughout the book displays the character trait of determination. Young Anna stayed right by her turned father’s side no matter what. She said to herself that he helped her whenever she needed it and now she would do the same. She walked with him for as long as she could and then used her creativity and created a sling. This was the first step in becoming self sufficient. This is where the reader can tell that Anna is not just a helpless girl but a smart, sophisticated girl. When she loses her father, she is left alone with nothing but her wits. But Anna doesn’t stop and give up, she picks herself up as best she can and survives. She moves wherever is safe and gives her a stable source of food and water is. Then once she found a cairn, she has new objective, a mission. Before the apocalypse, her father would read her stories of Alice in Wonderland, so from these stories, she tried to mimic and act like Alice from the story. So whenever there was something to be done Anna wouldn’t wait around she would do it. So finding a trace of other humans gave her the mission and the drive to keep going. Then when she does find shelter and others, she begins a new goal. To cross the ocean to find where all of the infected went. Then as time passed and she grew up, Anna left on the journey. Determined to find her father and the others. She sailed for what seemed like a year, until reaching sight of land. Now from there the story takes a twist that is unexpected by the reader and turns the book around.
The character of Anna is an inspiring character to read about as she is stripped of everything at a young age yet still is strong enough and determined enough to continue living. This drive in her is intriguing to the reader and makes a character that shouldn’t be balanced, balanced.
December 21, 2019
The Lost. Zombie Ocean (The last Mayor) book 2. All I can say is Michael upped the game with this one. The world had been set and brought to life in book 1 and now in book 2 we finally get down to the nitty gritty of life after the plague. There are lengthy interactions between multiple characters, between the survivors, dialogue that was sorely missing from the first book. There was a lot more emotions in this book. Anna desperately trying to find her father and hoping he's still alive even after knowing he'd walked into the ocean with the other zombies. This purpose really helped the story to develop and gave a weight and tension to certain aspects of the story making us care about what happened to Anna. A definite step up from the first book, which when looking back on, was nearly entirely world building. Book 2 makes that world building worthwhile. The twists are surprising and work well. Looking forward to book 3
October 7, 2016
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review *
The Lost is Book Two of Michael John Grist’s Zombie Ocean series and takes the bold step of telling the apocalypse through the eyes of a child.
Anna is only five years old when the apocalypse strikes. Left alone when her father is infected, she follows the cairns that Amo has left in search of him and the other survivors, whilst also determined that one day she will be reunited with her father.
I must admit when I started reading I was sceptical about how this novel was going to work with such a young protagonist and I am pleased to say I was blown away by this excellent read. Grist cleverly likened a lot of Anna’s experiences to the character Alice from Alice in Wonderland and the innocence of her young years was captured perfectly. Anna is a very determined and headstrong heroine, traits that were clear when she was a child and leading to her teenage years. This and her enduring love and wish to be reunited with her father makes her a very well-developed and likeable lead.
On her journey Anna discovers more about the zombies which adds to the overall series and she comes together with many of the other characters and forges her own relationships with them.
This is a fantastic read and I can’t wait to read the third book in the series.
The Lost is Book Two of Michael John Grist’s Zombie Ocean series and takes the bold step of telling the apocalypse through the eyes of a child.
Anna is only five years old when the apocalypse strikes. Left alone when her father is infected, she follows the cairns that Amo has left in search of him and the other survivors, whilst also determined that one day she will be reunited with her father.
I must admit when I started reading I was sceptical about how this novel was going to work with such a young protagonist and I am pleased to say I was blown away by this excellent read. Grist cleverly likened a lot of Anna’s experiences to the character Alice from Alice in Wonderland and the innocence of her young years was captured perfectly. Anna is a very determined and headstrong heroine, traits that were clear when she was a child and leading to her teenage years. This and her enduring love and wish to be reunited with her father makes her a very well-developed and likeable lead.
On her journey Anna discovers more about the zombies which adds to the overall series and she comes together with many of the other characters and forges her own relationships with them.
This is a fantastic read and I can’t wait to read the third book in the series.
January 18, 2018
Note: I received this book for free with no request for a review or other requirements.
This unique series give a bit of a twist on the Zombie theme I found quite interesting. This particular book takes the viewpoint of the apocalypse from a 5 yr old girl. The beginning strains believability a bit but is enjoyable anyway. All I can say is she's more capable than the majority of 5 yr olds I've met.
This book carries the story beyond where the last let off. It turns into a second interesting twist to the series.
It's definitely an interesting read. You may still be able to find it free. Hope you enjoy.
This unique series give a bit of a twist on the Zombie theme I found quite interesting. This particular book takes the viewpoint of the apocalypse from a 5 yr old girl. The beginning strains believability a bit but is enjoyable anyway. All I can say is she's more capable than the majority of 5 yr olds I've met.
This book carries the story beyond where the last let off. It turns into a second interesting twist to the series.
It's definitely an interesting read. You may still be able to find it free. Hope you enjoy.
April 11, 2018
I am absolutely amazed at how good this book is. When I began reading it and realized the premise, I said to myself, "There is no way that this book will be able to keep me interested or that it can be anywhere near the quality of The Last, book 1 in this series. WOW, was I wrong? WOW is the author even more talented than was evident from book one? Yes and YES, I enjoyed it so much that this is the end of my review because I have to start reading book 3. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
July 11, 2017
Excellent sequel to The Last
I was really happy with the way this book continued this unique perspective on the infected and their mission to save the world. Very creative and entertaining. Looking forward to book three and how well it continues the story.
I was really happy with the way this book continued this unique perspective on the infected and their mission to save the world. Very creative and entertaining. Looking forward to book three and how well it continues the story.
December 20, 2016
It was ok. Again, a bit unbelievable. 5 year old kid, travels the country via the back of her zombie dad?
May 23, 2018
This series is really hotting up
May 26, 2017
I can relate to the saying that “Life is about the journey, more than it is about the end.”
John Michael Grist has a sure hand when it comes to bringing his novels to their individual ends. Just don’t waste a lot of time trying to figure out how they come to a close and sit back with and enjoy his totally original style and his beautifully rendered characters.
Amo, of book #1 – The Last” continues to provide a kind of rallying point for the rest of the series, but this time you get to meet Anne, another survivor of the zombie infection. Five years old and recently out of a coma, she is severely limited physically, but because of the deep love of her father, lives a life of wonder and imagination involving a lot of the Alice in Wonderland story.
She is a survivor, like Amo, and sets out to find him and his small group of fellow humans, and over the course of her journey becomes a woman, so real that you feel as if you would really like to meet her – minus the zombies. And her discoveries, at the end of the story, fuel a real hunger to get back into the story with book #3. (I purchased books 4-7 as soon as I started the series with book #1.)
John Michael Grist has a sure hand when it comes to bringing his novels to their individual ends. Just don’t waste a lot of time trying to figure out how they come to a close and sit back with and enjoy his totally original style and his beautifully rendered characters.
Amo, of book #1 – The Last” continues to provide a kind of rallying point for the rest of the series, but this time you get to meet Anne, another survivor of the zombie infection. Five years old and recently out of a coma, she is severely limited physically, but because of the deep love of her father, lives a life of wonder and imagination involving a lot of the Alice in Wonderland story.
She is a survivor, like Amo, and sets out to find him and his small group of fellow humans, and over the course of her journey becomes a woman, so real that you feel as if you would really like to meet her – minus the zombies. And her discoveries, at the end of the story, fuel a real hunger to get back into the story with book #3. (I purchased books 4-7 as soon as I started the series with book #1.)
March 21, 2020
Yes!!!!! Alice in Zombieland. That's my take. From terrified and incredibly brave child to a one-woman army. She grows.and changes and the last few pages I'm thinking, maybe adding to the world!?!?! Teying not to be too spoiler happy.
I love the writing
I love the character.
I love this series.
Inside the mounds???? What the what!? What a crazy unusual take on zombies. I can't wait to read more. I 🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️
I love the writing
I love the character.
I love this series.
Inside the mounds???? What the what!? What a crazy unusual take on zombies. I can't wait to read more. I 🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 10, 2017
The big reveal at the end was a little bizarre, but overall still a fun read.
July 21, 2017
I'm not gonna spoil the story, it was good BUT the story took a path I didn't like so much.
January 29, 2018
loved this book.
November 11, 2019
I feel like I fell down a rabbit hole. This was a strange adventure that (damn) ended in a cliffie. Thankfully, I have the next book.
February 15, 2023
I wasn't sure about how well a 5 year old could carry a story, but it was a quick, fun read and the author did a good job getting her perspective to seem real.
August 18, 2015
The Lost by John Michael Grist is a great follow up to the first book in this series. The author starts us out with the picture of the apocalypse from a child’s perspective. Anna is confused, lost and does what any child would do, follow her father as far as she can. Somewhere along the way she came across one of Amo’s cairns and is picked up on the way to LA. Anna grows up in LA under Amo and Lara’s guidance, but something has always tugged at her. Where did her father go? Her yearning to know takes her on a trip around the world and she learns the answer to why zombies went west, but unravels a much greater mystery.
This book is the best of the trilogy so far. It starts out slow, but Anna’s innocence grows on the reader and she is truly enduring. The author does a fantastic job of portraying Anna, both as a child and as teenager. The reader’s heart races during every twist and turn of younger Anna’s journey with her father to the coast. One can’t help feel sad for and laugh at her innocence. The older Anna is headstrong and rebellious, but not in the annoying and whiny way that plagues the heroines of so many of the current young adult novels. I honestly like Anna as a character, both young as old, more than I any other character in the series. She is driven, smart, self realizing and actually matures as a person over the course of the book. Don’t worry, Amo and Lara are still there in back ground directing the rebuilding of humanity, but Anna is the focus and this book is much better for it.
This reader’s favorite part of the book was the feeling of place. Grist hasn’t struck me with such a deep feeling of place since the shanty town in Mr Ruins. Yet instead of being so grounded in a single place in a world, Grist frames the emptiness of the apocalypse by sampling the major cities of the world. We see an empty Tokyo, deserted Honolulu and a ghostly Beijing. Cities normally packed and teeming with life are empty, quiet and frail. Nature has begun to creep in and reclaim the cities that dominated the landscape for so many years and a weakness appears. Buildings. monuments and wonders of the world slowly start to crumble and disappear while forests grow again.
The Lost is by far the best book in the series. Grist focuses on a very likeable and interesting character, tracking her journey through the apocalypse from childhood to womanhood. The characters from the first book remain in the background, driving the story forward and filing in background information. This is one of the book’s strengths, Grist does not simply narrate everything that happens, he controls the story with scenes that portray characterization and plot and doesn’t weigh us down with background information. About the only bad thing about this book is that if you haven’t read the first book in this series you will be lost at some parts and the previous relationships between a few of the characters could be summarized better to give new readers a fuller synopsis of what happened in the first book. But that’s it.
This reviewer could list so many great things about this but I think I’ll just say this: it’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and read a book and this book reminded me of why I love reading.
This book is the best of the trilogy so far. It starts out slow, but Anna’s innocence grows on the reader and she is truly enduring. The author does a fantastic job of portraying Anna, both as a child and as teenager. The reader’s heart races during every twist and turn of younger Anna’s journey with her father to the coast. One can’t help feel sad for and laugh at her innocence. The older Anna is headstrong and rebellious, but not in the annoying and whiny way that plagues the heroines of so many of the current young adult novels. I honestly like Anna as a character, both young as old, more than I any other character in the series. She is driven, smart, self realizing and actually matures as a person over the course of the book. Don’t worry, Amo and Lara are still there in back ground directing the rebuilding of humanity, but Anna is the focus and this book is much better for it.
This reader’s favorite part of the book was the feeling of place. Grist hasn’t struck me with such a deep feeling of place since the shanty town in Mr Ruins. Yet instead of being so grounded in a single place in a world, Grist frames the emptiness of the apocalypse by sampling the major cities of the world. We see an empty Tokyo, deserted Honolulu and a ghostly Beijing. Cities normally packed and teeming with life are empty, quiet and frail. Nature has begun to creep in and reclaim the cities that dominated the landscape for so many years and a weakness appears. Buildings. monuments and wonders of the world slowly start to crumble and disappear while forests grow again.
The Lost is by far the best book in the series. Grist focuses on a very likeable and interesting character, tracking her journey through the apocalypse from childhood to womanhood. The characters from the first book remain in the background, driving the story forward and filing in background information. This is one of the book’s strengths, Grist does not simply narrate everything that happens, he controls the story with scenes that portray characterization and plot and doesn’t weigh us down with background information. About the only bad thing about this book is that if you haven’t read the first book in this series you will be lost at some parts and the previous relationships between a few of the characters could be summarized better to give new readers a fuller synopsis of what happened in the first book. But that’s it.
This reviewer could list so many great things about this but I think I’ll just say this: it’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and read a book and this book reminded me of why I love reading.
August 16, 2015
The Lost by Michael John Grist was a real delight for me to read, the second book in this series. I've been a sci-fi reader for over 50 years and averaged 2 to 3 books a week for that time. This was well paced, captured my imagination by page 8, and the characterization of the main players was excellent. It begins with Anna and her dad, and away goes the adventure. Very nice use of words to create mental images, Grist is a real wordsmith, not an apprentice or journeyman but a master, and makes the story come alive in the mind in a superbly refreshing way. Think about how a swordsmith crafts a samurai sword, a katana, beating and folding, beating and folding, until there is a truly one-of-a-kind blade. Not many do it well, and a few do it with sublime mastery of the craft. This is a story not to be missed. If you want to get away from reality for awhile, if you like subtle layered depths of meaning, or if you just like a great original story, this book is for you!
To get the "legal disclaimers" out of the way, I got an Advance Review Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am neither a relative, friend, or publisher, nor was I paid any money or received any other form of compensation other than the ARC.
Try this book; I liked it well enough to write this, and, unlike Grist, I hate to write.
To get the "legal disclaimers" out of the way, I got an Advance Review Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am neither a relative, friend, or publisher, nor was I paid any money or received any other form of compensation other than the ARC.
Try this book; I liked it well enough to write this, and, unlike Grist, I hate to write.
August 12, 2016
It's the second book and starts at the same time as the first, from the point of a five year old girl, Anna. We are led on her journey and see it all through her eyes.
It's a good story of a very different type of zombie apocalypse. Normally there is fighting and lots of blood being spilled but that is not so for this book. It is simply thought provoking and, in general, made me feel very sad. That's not to say that it's a poor book, it just brings out different emotions to most of the genre.
I found The Lost easier to read than The Last, maybe it's that Anna is a simpler character to understand and that I know already what has happened to the population.
The book flows beautifully all the way through, the idea of travelling through an apocalypse as such a young child is delivered really well, with some very sweet moments as well as heartbreaking ones.
More is discovered about the outbreak and exactly where everybody has gone and we also see some of the characters from The Last too. The new ending is, of course, a cliffhanger which leaves us looking forward to the next installment.
Absolutely a series to have in your zombie/Apocalypse library.
It's a good story of a very different type of zombie apocalypse. Normally there is fighting and lots of blood being spilled but that is not so for this book. It is simply thought provoking and, in general, made me feel very sad. That's not to say that it's a poor book, it just brings out different emotions to most of the genre.
I found The Lost easier to read than The Last, maybe it's that Anna is a simpler character to understand and that I know already what has happened to the population.
The book flows beautifully all the way through, the idea of travelling through an apocalypse as such a young child is delivered really well, with some very sweet moments as well as heartbreaking ones.
More is discovered about the outbreak and exactly where everybody has gone and we also see some of the characters from The Last too. The new ending is, of course, a cliffhanger which leaves us looking forward to the next installment.
Absolutely a series to have in your zombie/Apocalypse library.
January 7, 2017
Malokedy druhy diel predci ten prvy a tu sa to stalo. Prva cast bola perfektna, ale po tejto casti som si musela dat niekolko dni prestavku, nech knihu spracujem.
Tentokrat sledujeme pribeh Alice, 5. rocneho dievcatka. Rovnako ako Amo v prvom diele aj ona prekonala komu a ked prisla apokalypsa, jej otec sa zmenil, ale ona je. V podstate od zaciatku vie, ze zombici su priatelski a nasleduje otca, hoci nechape, co sa to vlastne deje, preco s nou otec nekomunikuje. Nevladze s nimi chodit, tak si urobi na jeho chrbte pelech, nosic. A ked sa potrebuje najest, zviaze otcovi nohy a priviaze ho k niecomu, aby jej neodisiel. Srdce mi pukalo pri tej predstave, co to dievca zazivalo.
Ked sa jej otec dostane k moru a s ostatnymi ide tam, kde ho to taha, Alice pomaha ostatnym zombikom na ich ceste. Prejde skoro celu Ameriku peso, kym ju najde Amo.
Vo Vegas zalozia koloniu a tam sa s Alice znovu stretneme po 10. rokoch. Rozhodne sa, ze ide najst svojho otca. Ako? Ked sa premenil, zozral ich cerstvo zacipovaneho psika a tak ho na aplikacii moze Alice sledovat. KOniec mi vyrazil dych, a tesim sa na treti diel.
Tentokrat sledujeme pribeh Alice, 5. rocneho dievcatka. Rovnako ako Amo v prvom diele aj ona prekonala komu a ked prisla apokalypsa, jej otec sa zmenil, ale ona je. V podstate od zaciatku vie, ze zombici su priatelski a nasleduje otca, hoci nechape, co sa to vlastne deje, preco s nou otec nekomunikuje. Nevladze s nimi chodit, tak si urobi na jeho chrbte pelech, nosic. A ked sa potrebuje najest, zviaze otcovi nohy a priviaze ho k niecomu, aby jej neodisiel. Srdce mi pukalo pri tej predstave, co to dievca zazivalo.
Ked sa jej otec dostane k moru a s ostatnymi ide tam, kde ho to taha, Alice pomaha ostatnym zombikom na ich ceste. Prejde skoro celu Ameriku peso, kym ju najde Amo.
Vo Vegas zalozia koloniu a tam sa s Alice znovu stretneme po 10. rokoch. Rozhodne sa, ze ide najst svojho otca. Ako? Ked sa premenil, zozral ich cerstvo zacipovaneho psika a tak ho na aplikacii moze Alice sledovat. KOniec mi vyrazil dych, a tesim sa na treti diel.
August 15, 2015
I had the opportunity to read this book as an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for leaving a review on Amazon.com, and I'm glad of the chance.
It's a very good story, and it answers many of the questions left from reading The Last, the first book in the Zombie Ocean series.
This book mainly focuses on a new character, Anna, left alone at age five during the Apocalypse. It tells of her adventures both on her own, and after meeting the first group of survivors following Amo's trail.
I find it hard to talk about the story without giving specific examples, and possibly spoilers, but I did enjoy the book, and the characters are well developed enough that I actually cared about what happened to them, and the action was paced well enough that I stayed interested in it through to the end.
It's a very good story, and it answers many of the questions left from reading The Last, the first book in the Zombie Ocean series.
This book mainly focuses on a new character, Anna, left alone at age five during the Apocalypse. It tells of her adventures both on her own, and after meeting the first group of survivors following Amo's trail.
I find it hard to talk about the story without giving specific examples, and possibly spoilers, but I did enjoy the book, and the characters are well developed enough that I actually cared about what happened to them, and the action was paced well enough that I stayed interested in it through to the end.
August 16, 2015
I received this book free in exchange for an honest review.
[Michael John Grist] continues exploring the [Zombie Ocean] with the second book [The Lost]. Where the first book [The Last] left off with survivors finding each other, including a strange little girl in an Alice in Wonderland dress, is where [The Lost] picks up. This installment is from the point of view of that little girl, Anna.
[Grist] has created a different sort of coming of age novel just as he reinvented the zombie genre in [The Last]. The journey Anna goes on is one of discovery and fighting demons but not in the traditional sense. The truth becomes clearer what happened to the world and why the zombies were compelled to all go the same direction.
As with the first book [Grist] leaves you feeling hopeful and wanting more.
[Michael John Grist] continues exploring the [Zombie Ocean] with the second book [The Lost]. Where the first book [The Last] left off with survivors finding each other, including a strange little girl in an Alice in Wonderland dress, is where [The Lost] picks up. This installment is from the point of view of that little girl, Anna.
[Grist] has created a different sort of coming of age novel just as he reinvented the zombie genre in [The Last]. The journey Anna goes on is one of discovery and fighting demons but not in the traditional sense. The truth becomes clearer what happened to the world and why the zombies were compelled to all go the same direction.
As with the first book [Grist] leaves you feeling hopeful and wanting more.
August 24, 2015
Free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Book two in Grist's Zombie Ocean series, told from Anna's perspective. She's a 5 year old girl trying to deal with everything that has happened. It's an interesting take on the Zombie Genre; it's portraying things from the child's perspective.
Again, Grist's writing is charming and enjoyable, witty at times and poignant at others. Whilst it starts innocent, this story takes a darker path than the first book. The story is well paced and I found myself making time to put in a few more chapters.
I don't normally like to mention the storyline go into too much detail as it is difficult to dance around spoiler territory. Suffice it to say, this is definitely worth a read. Michael has created a strong series and I cant wait to find out what's coming next.
Book two in Grist's Zombie Ocean series, told from Anna's perspective. She's a 5 year old girl trying to deal with everything that has happened. It's an interesting take on the Zombie Genre; it's portraying things from the child's perspective.
Again, Grist's writing is charming and enjoyable, witty at times and poignant at others. Whilst it starts innocent, this story takes a darker path than the first book. The story is well paced and I found myself making time to put in a few more chapters.
I don't normally like to mention the storyline go into too much detail as it is difficult to dance around spoiler territory. Suffice it to say, this is definitely worth a read. Michael has created a strong series and I cant wait to find out what's coming next.
November 30, 2016
At the start of this book I was really interested in following the story of a child in the aftermath of the zombie outbreak.
The first half of the book kept me reading, intrigued with the way the child would survive, and I think the author did a good job of portraying it.
However I did start to enjoy it less in the second half of the book, when it skipped forward in time. It slowed down a lot and I could feel myself wanting the next chapter to be the last.
I like the way the author has taken a new direction with this and created friendly zombies as opposed to the norm, but I was actually very disappointed when Anna finally discovered their purpose.
The book finished on a bit of a cliffhanger, unlike the previous book, which was nice. Not all happy endings. I will probably jump straight into the next book.
The first half of the book kept me reading, intrigued with the way the child would survive, and I think the author did a good job of portraying it.
However I did start to enjoy it less in the second half of the book, when it skipped forward in time. It slowed down a lot and I could feel myself wanting the next chapter to be the last.
I like the way the author has taken a new direction with this and created friendly zombies as opposed to the norm, but I was actually very disappointed when Anna finally discovered their purpose.
The book finished on a bit of a cliffhanger, unlike the previous book, which was nice. Not all happy endings. I will probably jump straight into the next book.
August 15, 2015
The Lost expands on the first Zombie Ocean book, The Last, offering us a broader perspective, and actually answering several questions brought up by the first book!
We get to understand some characters' motives, and we even find out ..... (spoiler redacted!)
True to Grist's style, some of the scenes were graphic, including .... (more spoilers redacted!)
We get to understand Amo's mission by learning it from the point of view of Anna, who was 5 when the zombie apocalypse occurred. We follow the story through her eyes most of the time. The characters are believable and likeable, although some of the minor characters don't get full exposure in this book. Perhaps they will in the third Zombie Ocean!
We get to understand some characters' motives, and we even find out ..... (spoiler redacted!)
True to Grist's style, some of the scenes were graphic, including .... (more spoilers redacted!)
We get to understand Amo's mission by learning it from the point of view of Anna, who was 5 when the zombie apocalypse occurred. We follow the story through her eyes most of the time. The characters are believable and likeable, although some of the minor characters don't get full exposure in this book. Perhaps they will in the third Zombie Ocean!
August 16, 2015
Earlier this year, I read "The Last" as an ARC (Advanced Review Copy), in exchange for an honest review. I loved the book, and just last month, I was given the chance to do the same for the second book in the series. "The Lost" was a great sequel, following the story of a young girl during a zombie apocalypse. The girl, named Anna, is all alone in a world full of zombies, and must find a way to survive on her own. Amo, from "The Last" (the first book), plays a role in this book as well.
The fact that animals were involved in the book was a little upsetting to me, since I love animals. Other than that, I enjoyed the book. It gives readers a different point of view, one that most people might not be used to. If there's a third book, I'd love to read it.
The fact that animals were involved in the book was a little upsetting to me, since I love animals. Other than that, I enjoyed the book. It gives readers a different point of view, one that most people might not be used to. If there's a third book, I'd love to read it.
August 20, 2017
In the 2nd book ... The Lost ..... we meet Anna ... a little girl .... 5 years old. Anna's father is lost to the zombie world. She still travels with him and thousands of zombies who are walking towards California. After her father joins the rest of the 'dead' walking into the ocean, Anna is left alone. ... with 7 billion zombies ... will she survive? Join this little girl as she crosses back and forth across the U.S ... alone. How does this little girl survive in this new world? Could you?
A zombie apocalypse story with an amazing, inspired and unexpected twist! Nothing like you've ever read before! The story, the characters, are so REAL you can easily imagine you are right there in the story with them. A page-turner you won't want to put down.
DO NOT PASS THIS UP!
A zombie apocalypse story with an amazing, inspired and unexpected twist! Nothing like you've ever read before! The story, the characters, are so REAL you can easily imagine you are right there in the story with them. A page-turner you won't want to put down.
DO NOT PASS THIS UP!
August 15, 2015
I have to say that as much as I read ZA type novels, it's hard to do something innovative and not run-of-the-mill. That being said, Michael manages to pull off just what most people don't expect. His characters are very realistic and grow on you, the action of his books keep you wanting more by being different than hordes of shamblers, and the story as a whole ties in and expands on The Last very well. I will definitely keep my eye out for the third in the series, and I'm willing to bet you will too. I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review, and will gladly review Michael's work anytime he asks.
December 29, 2015
Loved book 2 of this series!
Loved book 2! The story of Anna and her father and learning more about the virus was just what i needed. Had some questions answered and was happy with well written character development . i had no idea there was a third book in the series so now I'm excited to download the third book. The easy going story line, humor and likeable characters make this a really fun Zombie Apocalypse story. If you like the Waking dead, Word war Z or zombie land you're going to enjoy this series . Its a fun read with some scary intense zombie moments, some comic relief and good friendships and relationships .
Loved book 2! The story of Anna and her father and learning more about the virus was just what i needed. Had some questions answered and was happy with well written character development . i had no idea there was a third book in the series so now I'm excited to download the third book. The easy going story line, humor and likeable characters make this a really fun Zombie Apocalypse story. If you like the Waking dead, Word war Z or zombie land you're going to enjoy this series . Its a fun read with some scary intense zombie moments, some comic relief and good friendships and relationships .
September 24, 2016
Great story
The sequel to The Last is an awesome read. Very unexpected but so much adventure and drama. The characters are great and you get to go forward with the original stories characters. What a wonderful imagination Mr. Grist has. So happy he chose to share it with us all. Can't wait to read the next story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in zombie apocalypse style stories.
The sequel to The Last is an awesome read. Very unexpected but so much adventure and drama. The characters are great and you get to go forward with the original stories characters. What a wonderful imagination Mr. Grist has. So happy he chose to share it with us all. Can't wait to read the next story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in zombie apocalypse style stories.
October 13, 2016
Excellent Read!
The second book in this series continues with a view point of a 5 year old girl who follows her daddy and the ocean of infected as they make their way across the vast distance towards ??? Read it, you'll be glad you did.
The second book in this series continues with a view point of a 5 year old girl who follows her daddy and the ocean of infected as they make their way across the vast distance towards ??? Read it, you'll be glad you did.
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