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Breakout
In this sequel to Outbreak: The Zombie Apocalypse, Matt Hawkins strives for redemption following Britain's first zombie outbreak. His internal struggles and his psychological analysis of those around him lead him to question the ethics of humanity and himself as he fights to survive the apocalypse.
Hawkins perception of the immoral decisions of the leadership in seeking a possible cure force him to reevaluate his past and question his own motives as he tries desperately to conceal a secret that could ruin him and prevent him from keeping the fragile promise which has become his only motivation to live. From the sanctuary of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales to the promise of an escape through the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Kent, their only hope for survival and for the possibility of ending the zombie outbreak, the diverse group of people experience loss while they hope for success but all at a very high price.
Hawkins perception of the immoral decisions of the leadership in seeking a possible cure force him to reevaluate his past and question his own motives as he tries desperately to conceal a secret that could ruin him and prevent him from keeping the fragile promise which has become his only motivation to live. From the sanctuary of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales to the promise of an escape through the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Kent, their only hope for survival and for the possibility of ending the zombie outbreak, the diverse group of people experience loss while they hope for success but all at a very high price.
284 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2014
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About the author
Craig Jones
60 books20 followersOriginally from South Wales, I have held a wide range of jobs from tennis player to gym manager to health service worker. I turned 40 in October, am married to Claire and we have a cat called Wookie. I went to school with Catherine Zeta-Jones, have played tennis with Jamie Redknapp and coached Great Britain’s first ever World Number One tennis player.
I have always enjoyed horror books and movies, everything from Jason Voorhees and his slasher friends through to creepy characters like Hannibal Lector. When I write I am always trying to create realistic people and thrust them into terrifying situations.
Hope you enjoy!
I have always enjoyed horror books and movies, everything from Jason Voorhees and his slasher friends through to creepy characters like Hannibal Lector. When I write I am always trying to create realistic people and thrust them into terrifying situations.
Hope you enjoy!
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June 27, 2018
1st person narrative that never got the message about showing instead of telling. Actually, as much telling as went on, maybe it was written on a dare that an entire book could be written with absolutely, only, ever telling. If so, Bravo.
But it was a fairly unpalatable read. So unpalatable that Mr. Jones has reinspired me to write my own zombie apocalypse novel. For real this time.
And it will be terrible.
But it was a fairly unpalatable read. So unpalatable that Mr. Jones has reinspired me to write my own zombie apocalypse novel. For real this time.
And it will be terrible.
May 17, 2017
Matt has made it to the safety of the Millennium Stadium and is helping the military men on their raiding missions into the local area to get enough supplies to feed the survivors. Despite there being little sign of the faster zombies, it is clear that they are having to scout further each day from the safety of the stadium and the decision is taken to abandon their position. Now they must try to get to the Channel Tunnel where trains are moving survivors to France so that bombs can be dropped to destroy the virus.
Matt is still living with the guilt at causing the second outbreak, a secret that he is determined not to share for fear that it may see him killed by those in charge. He already has an enemy in Chris, the skilled sniper from the team, and the commanding officer is on the verge of going crazy so he tries to concentrate on looking after Robbie. Now it is thought that the scientists have a virus that can kill the zombies but will kill all survivors as well so they receive instructions to get the scientists and get to the Tunnel. With some survivors refusing to leave the stadium, a convoy is prepared to take everyone else to safety. Those left behind are unaware that the cure they have heard about will kill them too, which is classified information.
The convoy sets off but runs into immediate trouble when they stop at a supermarket for extra supplies and realise that the zombies have led them into an ambush. It is complete panic as survivors get seperated from the military and zombies are coming from everywhere. This scene was very well written and tense, and not everyone makes it back to the reduced convoy. Matt's sense of guilt increases with each day and each death, and Chris is starting to get suspicious that Matt is hiding something.
There is decent action in this book. We start with the raiding party leaving the stadium and then get the action as the convoy moves from Wales into England. There is the supermarket melee, the scientists, the hijack attempt and the stop in the town where Robbie's mother was living, which Matt feels compelled to check out for the boy's sake. Then it is the full on run to get to the Tunnel as the zombies swarm the area. I liked the scenes with the idiot scientists...you could just see what was going to go wrong as it went on.
I have marked both books as three stars but I did prefer the first book. This book was annoying in places because it pasted big chunks of dialogue and action from the first book frequently into the text for this book. The constant info dumps were really annoying and were there for anyone who didn't read the first book 'Outbreak'. I don't see why I should have to sit through all this rehashed stuff over and over just because some people couldn't be bothered reading the books in order. We also got swamped with every thought Matt ever has which is repetitive and unnecessary.
Still a decent enough zombie book and the end of a two part series.
Matt is still living with the guilt at causing the second outbreak, a secret that he is determined not to share for fear that it may see him killed by those in charge. He already has an enemy in Chris, the skilled sniper from the team, and the commanding officer is on the verge of going crazy so he tries to concentrate on looking after Robbie. Now it is thought that the scientists have a virus that can kill the zombies but will kill all survivors as well so they receive instructions to get the scientists and get to the Tunnel. With some survivors refusing to leave the stadium, a convoy is prepared to take everyone else to safety. Those left behind are unaware that the cure they have heard about will kill them too, which is classified information.
The convoy sets off but runs into immediate trouble when they stop at a supermarket for extra supplies and realise that the zombies have led them into an ambush. It is complete panic as survivors get seperated from the military and zombies are coming from everywhere. This scene was very well written and tense, and not everyone makes it back to the reduced convoy. Matt's sense of guilt increases with each day and each death, and Chris is starting to get suspicious that Matt is hiding something.
There is decent action in this book. We start with the raiding party leaving the stadium and then get the action as the convoy moves from Wales into England. There is the supermarket melee, the scientists, the hijack attempt and the stop in the town where Robbie's mother was living, which Matt feels compelled to check out for the boy's sake. Then it is the full on run to get to the Tunnel as the zombies swarm the area. I liked the scenes with the idiot scientists...you could just see what was going to go wrong as it went on.
I have marked both books as three stars but I did prefer the first book. This book was annoying in places because it pasted big chunks of dialogue and action from the first book frequently into the text for this book. The constant info dumps were really annoying and were there for anyone who didn't read the first book 'Outbreak'. I don't see why I should have to sit through all this rehashed stuff over and over just because some people couldn't be bothered reading the books in order. We also got swamped with every thought Matt ever has which is repetitive and unnecessary.
Still a decent enough zombie book and the end of a two part series.
November 25, 2014
I truly loved this book, difficult to put down. An excellent sequel to the first book in Craig Jones Zombie Apocalypse series 'Outbreak'. In Breakout the story picks up neatly from where we were left at the end of Outbreak. Matt escaping Usk and reaching Cardiff is sheltering in the Millennium Stadium along with Robbie, many other survivors and a contingent of the Army.
Following the re-infection of the zombie virus, our survivors now have to fight two types of zombie, the original slow walking kind dubbed the Romero and the new, faster, intelligent and violent Remakes. Supplies are starting to run low in the stadium and the Army get a message through that the last train through the channel tunnel will be leaving soon and will take the last survivors to France which apparently is free of the zombie virus. Can Matt and his fellow survivors battle their way across from Cardiff to the channel tunnel entrance at Folkestone and escape on the last train out of Great Britain?
A brilliant read which will get you and keep you hooked and at the edge of your seat right through to the climatic ending. Fantastic zombie fiction, highly recommended!
Following the re-infection of the zombie virus, our survivors now have to fight two types of zombie, the original slow walking kind dubbed the Romero and the new, faster, intelligent and violent Remakes. Supplies are starting to run low in the stadium and the Army get a message through that the last train through the channel tunnel will be leaving soon and will take the last survivors to France which apparently is free of the zombie virus. Can Matt and his fellow survivors battle their way across from Cardiff to the channel tunnel entrance at Folkestone and escape on the last train out of Great Britain?
A brilliant read which will get you and keep you hooked and at the edge of your seat right through to the climatic ending. Fantastic zombie fiction, highly recommended!
May 15, 2018
The ending of the book might not have been what everyone would have been expecting, or even wanting for that matter. But I think that it was perfect!
It really put a twist into the story and it blew me away...
Throughout the middle of the story, there were a couple of times I could not stay focused, and a little bit of redundancy, but honestly that is my only complaint about the book. This took me on an emotional trip and I loved it!
It really put a twist into the story and it blew me away...
Throughout the middle of the story, there were a couple of times I could not stay focused, and a little bit of redundancy, but honestly that is my only complaint about the book. This took me on an emotional trip and I loved it!
November 23, 2018
Well worth reading
Really enjoyed this book. Was unable to put it down. Could relate to the main character and what he was going through
Really enjoyed this book. Was unable to put it down. Could relate to the main character and what he was going through
September 20, 2020
Great series. Characters and events are realistic and believable as far as a zombie outbreak can be.
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