After the Plague

by Mike Bennett

A hotel on the outskirts of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. A brutal couple, Lee and Mandy, arrive in a van with two captive women held as sex slaves. Lee and Mandy think the hotel is abandoned, a place to find food and shelter. However, Terry, a former employee who has made the hotel his own, has other ideas.

After the Plague is a novella by four-time Parsec Award winning author, Mike Bennett. It contains scenes of explicit violence and very strong language.

Genres: Zombies, Audiobook, Horror

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 16, 2015

About the author

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Reviews

[Todd Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Zombie story! I'm never really sure what to expect from a book narrated by the author, but I really enjoyed this one! Great zombie apocalypse story about a girl abused as a sex slave and her escape from captivity. There are no graphic sex scenes, but there is some adult language, so this may not be suitable for a younger audience. Great story and narration!

[Alyson Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! This author does not disappoint! Only hope there is a sequel to this throughly entertaining novella.

[Paula TwoBears · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first four star I’m giving anything written by Mike Bennett, normally he gets five for me. And he only gets four stars because this doesn’t feel finished! I want more! It seems to just end. But up until it does just end it’s the best zombie reading I’ve ever done in my life. Bennett’s special power is being able to take a genre that is supposedly played out in writing it so well…That it just doesn’t matter. I feel like he would be able to take any subject matter and make it seem brand new and never written about before.
I really hope he goes back and does a part two or a follow up. I am psychically uncomfortable with the fate of these characters.

[Nannika · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't normally go for novellas, but I was instrigued by the summary. Quite a well written storyline for a novella. In a short space of time, Mike was able to set the scene set the tone of the book very well. I was drawn in from the first chapter. I was very pleased when the bad guys died.

[Suzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best.zombie.story.ever.

[Steve Lundh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was typical horror and humor from Mike Bennett. A lot of fun!

[DtD01 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending really made it for me! I don't usually like zombie media but I agree we could have used more story.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite author/ narrators! While zombie stories have been a bit overused as of late, leave it to Mike Bennett to give the idea a nasty twist! I enjoyed this fun novella, it wrapped up nicely, and left me wanting more. Bravo!

[Neil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and 'juicy' zombie story featuring the delightful couple, Lee and Mandy :)

[Brad McGlothlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a new fan to the Zombie apocalypse novel's and a big fan of Mike Bennett and his work. Loved this book in all its grotesqueness.

[Amanda O'neill · Rating 5 out of 5]

As podcasts go, this is brilliant. Mike Bennett has a fabulous voice. If you have never listened to Underwood and Flinch, then make it a priority.