Evolved

Dead State #5

by Derek Shupert

Everyone he loved is gone. To get them back, he’ll have to fight through zombie hell.

Fifteen-year-old James is in a blind panic. Regaining consciousness after his escape chopper crashes, he’s horrified to find no sign of his faithful dog… or his sister. Enraged when he learns she’s been kidnapped, he enlists the help of a grizzled sniper seeking redemption.

Bloody and broken, James undertakes a desperate race to rescue the girl and the cure her cells contain before she’s auctioned off to the highest bidder. But his road is rigged with lethal traps laid by hungry chasers that have somehow learned to use the brains they’ve been craving.

Can James outsmart the ravenous predators to save his sister… and the world?

Evolved is the nail-biting fifth book in the Dead State post-apocalyptic series. If you like crafty zombies, resilient humans, and gritty rebellions, then you’ll love Derek Shupert’s chilling epic.

Buy Evolved to outwit the undead today!

261 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 10, 2020

About the author

Derek Shupert is an avid super hero fan (Marvel over DC Universe) and lover of Science Fiction. Derek likes to spend his free time putting down on paper the stories that he has contained in his imagination. By day, he is an Inventory and Distribution Services Center Manager but by night, he writes. To date, he has published four books; two Sci-Fi, a children’s book and a technology consumer guide. He is currently working on two more books which should be available early 2016.

Derek lives in Sherman, Texas with his wife, children and various pets.

Reviews

[Lisa Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scary Good Series

Loved the fast pace non stop action. If you like to read about Great Characters, zombies and non stop action then this author is for you! I highly recommend this series. Thank you for keeping the crew alive and glad to see them all reunited. Duke is awesome. I hate to see this series end. Maybe down the road we could get a follow up book and we could find out more about Cindy and her being immune. Is her brother immune also? Congratulations on a series well done. I can’t wait for your next series!

[Deb Threadgill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just when you think it can’t get any worse it does. James, Lucas, the General, Cassie, Cindy & Duke are the only one to escape the research facility all the other good guys are dead and they escape in a helicopter. The helicopter crashes and when James comes to, he is the only one there. He finds a man named Bill who used to be part of an anti-military group called the Hive. He tells James they have taken everyone. They want to use Cindy, the General and the data the research facility got on Cindy for leverage with the military. Bill takes him to the first place he knows as a hideout for the Hive. All they find is Lucas who has been bitten, but hasn’t turned yet. He begs for James to kill him, which he does while he tells Bill he still has a soul. Now there in nothing but action, chasers, twists and turns but you have to read the rest to see who is still alive and where they are going next.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to the whole series (.5-5) on Audible and WOW! Fast paced, gripping story line, with well-defined characters. You think with The Walking Dead making zombies basically mainstream you’re immune to the terror, but you are rooting for these characters every step of the way! Definitely will be checking out the authors other stories.

[Sheila Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this entire series one right after another.

I chose this rating because I really enjoyed this series. I will probably read the other series from this author. The characters all came to life in this long, crazy story. You will not regret reading this series!

[PJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love Duke. I hate to see this series end.

[Gayle Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great finish to this series. I really enjoyed it.

[Anya Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zompoc

Too bad there’s not more. I enjoyed reading these and the prequel. This is currently the end of this series. Though I do hope he writes more.