Dawn of the Apocalypse is a special two book box set, featuring Dead Apocalypse and Dead Frozen.
Dead Apocalypse You don't expect the zombie apocalypse when you're on vacation.
After a year of teaching English in South Korea, Ben Chase and his friend Ty are ready to experience adventure on the Big Island of Hawaii. From a shocking flight to a horrifying dinner date, they quickly find themselves in a nightmare surrounded by flesh-eating monsters.
The infection spreads virtually unchecked, forcing them into a daring fight for survival. When Ben is faced with a critical decision that places the fate of his friends in his hands, what he must do to save them is unthinkable...
Dead Apocalypse will leave your skin crawling as you follow Ben and his friends’ terrifying encounter with victims of the deadly Necrose-7A virus, and their desperate attempts to survive the doomed island paradise.
Dead Frozen They say your actions define you.
Gavin McKnight is facing another boring evening of work at Anchorage International Airport’s security checkpoint. But when a passenger attacks a fellow officer, Gavin faces a tough choice: follow policy or defend his coworker.
Before he knows it, Gavin is facing the most life-changing night of his life.
TIM MOON is a writer and avid hiker from Washington State, where he also attended Washington State University. Tim is a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy and primarily writes in those genres. He loves to travel, go backpacking, play with his dog, and watch movies. Tim moved to South Korea to teach English and wrote Dead Islands (re-titled Dead Apocalypse), book one of the Necrose Series. Tim currently lives in China with his beautiful wife.
Dead Apocalypse: A pretty good apocalyptic story in a new setting, with nice visual descriptions. Quite a lot of action, though it is slow going in places. The characters are OK, likeable enough but without the strength that you would normally expect. It did seem odd how oblivious they seemed a lot of the time, though it is possible that it is exactly how run of the mill people would react if this happened. Dead Frozen: An impressive second book in the Necrose series, I enjoyed this story. It pretty much jumped straight into the action after a short introduction to the two main characters, who I really liked. Their friendship is shown well and I wanted them to survive together. The only antagonists so far are the zombies and it makes a nice change to come across a book/series that doesn't immediately show mankind's evil side, instead focusing on the fight against the virus. *I bought both books separately*
I enjoyed reading about the dawn of the zombie apocalypse from two different perspectives. The first takes place on an airplane where Chinese passengers get sick and begin attacking others. The plane lands safely in Hawaii where the two main characters deal with the outbreak over a period of a few days. They join up with a pair of girls and barricade themselves in their hotel room while the violence outside continues unabated.
The second part is similar except this takes place in an airport terminal in Anchorage, Alaska and only during a single day. Again, a pair of TSA officers find themselves fighting for their lives and trapped within the terminal. They come upon survivors who join their groups as they try to find a way out of this nightmare.
I enjoyed the first book more as it seemed to flow better and hold my attention. It also spanned a few days and several different scenes where the second book seemed slower and didn't quite flow as well. Nevertheless, if you're in the mood for descriptive blood and guts and to see how people deal with the onset of an apocalypse, then take a chance on this book.
John Podlaski, author "Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel" and "When Can I Stop Running?