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The Thin Dead Line
On a hot July day on the plains of Kansas a US Army armored brigade of the storied 1st Infantry Division gets alert orders and its young troopers saddle up on their armored beasts to control civil unrest in the streets of Kansas City. Police receive calls to deal with an unprecedented number of domestic violence incidents and end up arresting citizens who appear to have gone violently insane. A prisoner at Fort Leavenworth out on a work-release program witnesses a strange murder and is forced to make a run for it. As the situation descends into chaos, conflicting orders are given as confusion reigns supreme. The active Army and National Guard fight a desperate battle in the heartland to keep the outbreak from entering a death-spiral before it crosses the point of no return, consuming the entire world. It’s a battle they cannot afford to lose
The Apocalypse written as only a veteran infantryman can, The Thin Dead Line is set as a companion series to the best selling Irregular Scout Team One by J.F. Holmes.
The Apocalypse written as only a veteran infantryman can, The Thin Dead Line is set as a companion series to the best selling Irregular Scout Team One by J.F. Holmes.
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Published November 16, 2022
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October 29, 2024
I've been ignoring this book in my recommendations for a while, but every now and then Kindle fills most of my recommendation tabs with some very prolific and problematic authors that I don't waste my time with and Gries was one of the few unknowns (to me) left so here we are, I finished the 3rd book in the series a few hours ago.
The author is former military, and it shows, the army aspect of the book had an air of authenticity. It was a fast-paced story told in multiple POVs (even though the main character is really Mark), most of them are the people on the grounds but we do get a little bit from higher ups every now and then. I think that Mark's secret really added something to the story too. That being said, as other reviewers pointed out, the first part of the book could have been entirely taken out and it would have actually been an improvement.
The author is former military, and it shows, the army aspect of the book had an air of authenticity. It was a fast-paced story told in multiple POVs (even though the main character is really Mark), most of them are the people on the grounds but we do get a little bit from higher ups every now and then. I think that Mark's secret really added something to the story too. That being said, as other reviewers pointed out, the first part of the book could have been entirely taken out and it would have actually been an improvement.
April 17, 2024
This book was much better than expected. Thin Dead Line kept popping up on my suggestions for reading list, and I'd been scrolling past. I'm glad I finally gave it a read (or listen via Audible in my case). Written by Shane Gries, a former US Army mustang who knows his military culture, TDL follows the first days of a zombie like infection that does a fast spread across the US.
The story is told from the perspective of a few main characters and Army units around Kansas City as everything goes sideways. This is great because its mostly told from the POV of the grunts in the field who are just working the problems as they see them, without trying to explain the big picture of what is going on globally. This lets Gries focus on the characters and their local interactions as they try to survive.
There are several interwoven sub plots that keep things interesting and never get too distracting. The ending is satisfying but left me wanting more! I'm hoping Gries writes more novels in this series. Very well done and highly recommended if you like military SF & horror.
Talon Beeson does an excellent job with the narration on the Audible version.
The story is told from the perspective of a few main characters and Army units around Kansas City as everything goes sideways. This is great because its mostly told from the POV of the grunts in the field who are just working the problems as they see them, without trying to explain the big picture of what is going on globally. This lets Gries focus on the characters and their local interactions as they try to survive.
There are several interwoven sub plots that keep things interesting and never get too distracting. The ending is satisfying but left me wanting more! I'm hoping Gries writes more novels in this series. Very well done and highly recommended if you like military SF & horror.
Talon Beeson does an excellent job with the narration on the Audible version.
February 27, 2023
Not bad. Author is a former soldier so it’s very soldier-y: lots of mil jargon & detail as well as grunts talking smack to each other. None of that bad. But there was a calvacade, a torrent, of characters in the first 2/3 of the book and I found it very difficult to keep them sorted. Then many just ended up getting eaten anyway… On the opposite end of the spectrum, the civilians ( a couple & a family) were so thin as to be invisible—forgot they were even there until they were mentioned (as props really to the GIs) and then like, oh yeah—who is that again?
The framing story of Mark being framed & railroaded by a bad soldier was unique…but not sure I liked it. The Leavenworth escape & pretend identity was fine, but running into his nemesis seemed a bit much. Good action in the last third made up for a sometimes ponderous first bit.
The framing story of Mark being framed & railroaded by a bad soldier was unique…but not sure I liked it. The Leavenworth escape & pretend identity was fine, but running into his nemesis seemed a bit much. Good action in the last third made up for a sometimes ponderous first bit.
January 31, 2024
I listened to this book on Audible. Some names may be misspelled.
Pros:
Unique perspective. The first z book I've read that focuses on the military throughout.
Knowledgeable author.
Pain tank was funny (the first time)
Cons:
The books needs some editing. The entire first chapter could've been cut without any impact on the story. If the book started with Mark already in prison and opening up about his arrest in the barbershop, it would've been more compelling, and details about it could've been revealed throughout the narrative, especially when meeting Landro out in the field.
A lot of information and phrases are repeated, sometimes twice or more in the same chapter.
"the air smelled like burning rubber and plastic"
"it felt like hours but in reality was just a few seconds"
"they didn't speak a word of English"
"the civilians didn't wander far, they didn't want to be left behind"
"miserable heat"
"inky blackness"
"strange bioluminescence"
The platoon politics regarding Grey, the one female soldier. The other guys talk about her in a very awkward out-of-place conversation when the platoon rolls up to the high school. Grey then has a conversation with Mark a chapter or two later that lays out the same information in a much more organic way. The first convo should've been cut with instead her coldness towards her comrades shown in describing her avoiding their groups.
The difficulty to secure a headshot is very realistic, but it didn't need to be spelled out every time someone missed. After the first instance, just say they missed.
The German shepherd bit someone in the balls twice in one chapter. I actually had to look this up because I thought for sure police dogs must be trained to do this because it was spelled out so specifically. It must've been for laughs (I did laugh the first time it happened) but just had diminishing returns.
And lastly, the attempted murder charges. They should've been accidental manslaughter charges. Even from Mark's POV, it came across as he actually wanted to murder both his wife and Landro. I mean, he shot the gun above their heads three times before Landro began to fight him. I think the story would've been more compelling if Landro had attacked before he shot (say if Mark was brandishing the weapon) and when the weapon accidentally went off, it should've shot AND KILLED his WIFE. As a protagonist, Mark would've been more interesting if he wasn't always 100% in the right and if he'd been fighting himself about his guilt. This would've also given a bit more meat towards Landro's hate towards him. Otherwise Landro is a cartoon villain (he even shoves a kid and kills a father in front of his family) who has the depth of a puddle in the parking lot. Which leads me to my last con.
No character arcs. No one changes from the beginning to the end of the story. There is no redemption for Mark because he's always been right. There is no regret from Landro because he's always been wrong. Grey doesn't learn to trust her platoon and her comrades don't learn to respect her as more than a vagina and pair of boobs.
Pros:
Unique perspective. The first z book I've read that focuses on the military throughout.
Knowledgeable author.
Pain tank was funny (the first time)
Cons:
The books needs some editing. The entire first chapter could've been cut without any impact on the story. If the book started with Mark already in prison and opening up about his arrest in the barbershop, it would've been more compelling, and details about it could've been revealed throughout the narrative, especially when meeting Landro out in the field.
A lot of information and phrases are repeated, sometimes twice or more in the same chapter.
"the air smelled like burning rubber and plastic"
"it felt like hours but in reality was just a few seconds"
"they didn't speak a word of English"
"the civilians didn't wander far, they didn't want to be left behind"
"miserable heat"
"inky blackness"
"strange bioluminescence"
The platoon politics regarding Grey, the one female soldier. The other guys talk about her in a very awkward out-of-place conversation when the platoon rolls up to the high school. Grey then has a conversation with Mark a chapter or two later that lays out the same information in a much more organic way. The first convo should've been cut with instead her coldness towards her comrades shown in describing her avoiding their groups.
The difficulty to secure a headshot is very realistic, but it didn't need to be spelled out every time someone missed. After the first instance, just say they missed.
The German shepherd bit someone in the balls twice in one chapter. I actually had to look this up because I thought for sure police dogs must be trained to do this because it was spelled out so specifically. It must've been for laughs (I did laugh the first time it happened) but just had diminishing returns.
And lastly, the attempted murder charges. They should've been accidental manslaughter charges. Even from Mark's POV, it came across as he actually wanted to murder both his wife and Landro. I mean, he shot the gun above their heads three times before Landro began to fight him. I think the story would've been more compelling if Landro had attacked before he shot (say if Mark was brandishing the weapon) and when the weapon accidentally went off, it should've shot AND KILLED his WIFE. As a protagonist, Mark would've been more interesting if he wasn't always 100% in the right and if he'd been fighting himself about his guilt. This would've also given a bit more meat towards Landro's hate towards him. Otherwise Landro is a cartoon villain (he even shoves a kid and kills a father in front of his family) who has the depth of a puddle in the parking lot. Which leads me to my last con.
No character arcs. No one changes from the beginning to the end of the story. There is no redemption for Mark because he's always been right. There is no regret from Landro because he's always been wrong. Grey doesn't learn to trust her platoon and her comrades don't learn to respect her as more than a vagina and pair of boobs.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 27, 2024
Best look at an apocalypse from a military perspective
I am an avid zombie fanatic and a combat veteran myself. I’ve read nearly every zombie book I can get my hands on. So often the military aspect is lacking severely. It’s not entirely the fault of the writer, because how can you write about a complex, unexplored situation for the military like a zombie apocalypse when you weren’t in the military? I’ve always wanted to read a realistic view of a military response.
Gries clearly knows what he is talking about. If you’re not military, you will probably be googling a lot of terms but you can get by, I think, without having to look too much up.
Some people say the military must be underpowered in zombie fiction in order to keep the story interesting otherwise they would roll over the zombies.
These people are wrong.
As Gries shows, even mechanized and armor units would be severely at risk because of the drastic need for unmolested logistic trains. Ammo and fuel burn fast.
Unlike movies or other media show, getting a headshot on a moving target is hard for anyone - much less a person under extreme stress and fear facing a horrific enemy they haven’t trained against.
Also, the characters are extremely relatable - these are the grunts and the officers of the armed forces. Down to the D&D nerds setting up campaigns even in active FOBs.
If you want a solo action hero type who mows down zombies and gets the girl, this ain’t it.
If you want to be immersed in a military operation from a multitude of POVs as it struggles to adapt to a new type of threat - this is is the best one I’ve read yet.
SOME NOTES
There’s a few things I didn’t like but nothing that would give me pause to recommend this.
One, a lot of the characters melted together. You could categorize most as Officer, SNCO, NCO and Enlisted. Each one shows up as the same personality but with different names. I get, however, that it’s hard to really create separation in characters who only have such limited time. Plus, it is a realistic depiction of reality that Officers, SNCOS, NCOs, and Enlisted generally end up the same way.
Two, it was extremely hard to keep track of how many people were alive in the main group. I only found out at the end how many are still combat effective from the main group and even then, i don’t know how many are among the wounded.
Three, it would’ve been easier to keep up with the locations with map graphics. I noticed that many of the locations, if not all, are real places so I tried to keep up on Google Earth just to see how close units are to each other or what their options are but there were many general locations listed with few specifics.
With the benefit of using real locations, it should be easy just to add a small graphic B/W map with an X denoting where the story picks up (when the location changes such as Checkpoint 7, etc)
CONCLUSION
All in all, the book was great and I was immersed. Well done, I am looking forward to reading the rest!
I am an avid zombie fanatic and a combat veteran myself. I’ve read nearly every zombie book I can get my hands on. So often the military aspect is lacking severely. It’s not entirely the fault of the writer, because how can you write about a complex, unexplored situation for the military like a zombie apocalypse when you weren’t in the military? I’ve always wanted to read a realistic view of a military response.
Gries clearly knows what he is talking about. If you’re not military, you will probably be googling a lot of terms but you can get by, I think, without having to look too much up.
Some people say the military must be underpowered in zombie fiction in order to keep the story interesting otherwise they would roll over the zombies.
These people are wrong.
As Gries shows, even mechanized and armor units would be severely at risk because of the drastic need for unmolested logistic trains. Ammo and fuel burn fast.
Unlike movies or other media show, getting a headshot on a moving target is hard for anyone - much less a person under extreme stress and fear facing a horrific enemy they haven’t trained against.
Also, the characters are extremely relatable - these are the grunts and the officers of the armed forces. Down to the D&D nerds setting up campaigns even in active FOBs.
If you want a solo action hero type who mows down zombies and gets the girl, this ain’t it.
If you want to be immersed in a military operation from a multitude of POVs as it struggles to adapt to a new type of threat - this is is the best one I’ve read yet.
SOME NOTES
There’s a few things I didn’t like but nothing that would give me pause to recommend this.
One, a lot of the characters melted together. You could categorize most as Officer, SNCO, NCO and Enlisted. Each one shows up as the same personality but with different names. I get, however, that it’s hard to really create separation in characters who only have such limited time. Plus, it is a realistic depiction of reality that Officers, SNCOS, NCOs, and Enlisted generally end up the same way.
Two, it was extremely hard to keep track of how many people were alive in the main group. I only found out at the end how many are still combat effective from the main group and even then, i don’t know how many are among the wounded.
Three, it would’ve been easier to keep up with the locations with map graphics. I noticed that many of the locations, if not all, are real places so I tried to keep up on Google Earth just to see how close units are to each other or what their options are but there were many general locations listed with few specifics.
With the benefit of using real locations, it should be easy just to add a small graphic B/W map with an X denoting where the story picks up (when the location changes such as Checkpoint 7, etc)
CONCLUSION
All in all, the book was great and I was immersed. Well done, I am looking forward to reading the rest!
May 22, 2023
total mess
Skip this book. It’s depressing, lacks any educational value and makes you angry at most of the characters.
The book can’t seem to decide if it likes the military or if they are a bunch of malcontents and incompetence.
Without going into specific spoilers at some point we have a military unit running around in a panic. To try and save themselves they proceed to engage in mass murder of innocent civilian population who’s the biggest crime trying to escape or having found a secure place to stay and mind their own business.
When a bunch of war criminals crack the perimeter on your secure site, let the zombies in and proceed to start murdering your friends and family, they not the good guys anymore, does not matter what uniform they wear.
Overall, the author can tell a good story, but needs to do a better job of picking what story to tell and who the heroes are.
Recommendation to author, know your audience: The folks who read military, apocalypse, zombie, Adventure stories, are generally reasonably pro military. While it’s ok to acknowledge the reality that some parts of the military can be slow, ponderous, wrapped up in politics, or just generally inefficient, and there are a few bad apples. It’s important to show the average guy in uniform generally wants to do the right thing and protect American citizens.
Skip this book. It’s depressing, lacks any educational value and makes you angry at most of the characters.
The book can’t seem to decide if it likes the military or if they are a bunch of malcontents and incompetence.
Without going into specific spoilers at some point we have a military unit running around in a panic. To try and save themselves they proceed to engage in mass murder of innocent civilian population who’s the biggest crime trying to escape or having found a secure place to stay and mind their own business.
When a bunch of war criminals crack the perimeter on your secure site, let the zombies in and proceed to start murdering your friends and family, they not the good guys anymore, does not matter what uniform they wear.
Overall, the author can tell a good story, but needs to do a better job of picking what story to tell and who the heroes are.
Recommendation to author, know your audience: The folks who read military, apocalypse, zombie, Adventure stories, are generally reasonably pro military. While it’s ok to acknowledge the reality that some parts of the military can be slow, ponderous, wrapped up in politics, or just generally inefficient, and there are a few bad apples. It’s important to show the average guy in uniform generally wants to do the right thing and protect American citizens.
January 25, 2025
This is the first book of Shane's I've read, and it's good. Taking place in the world of J.F. Holmes's IST-1 zombie apocalypse series, It's the story of Marc Foley, a soldier inmate at Fort Leavenworth, who was charged with attempted murder when he found his wife in bed with another soldier.
When a zombie outbreak occurs on base, Marc is able to escape, disguised as a Military Policeman. He wants to head for Ohio where he has family, but ends up getting stopped by soldiers at a checkpoint on the Kansas-Missouri border.
When the zombies show up there, he helps to save lives, and figures he is safer going with them. Along the way, he runs into the soldier he nearly killed, who turns out to be a coward and deserts his men, and earns the respect of the other soldiers he fights with.
I look forward to reading the other books in this series, and Shane's other books as well.
When a zombie outbreak occurs on base, Marc is able to escape, disguised as a Military Policeman. He wants to head for Ohio where he has family, but ends up getting stopped by soldiers at a checkpoint on the Kansas-Missouri border.
When the zombies show up there, he helps to save lives, and figures he is safer going with them. Along the way, he runs into the soldier he nearly killed, who turns out to be a coward and deserts his men, and earns the respect of the other soldiers he fights with.
I look forward to reading the other books in this series, and Shane's other books as well.
December 15, 2022
really realistic military fiction
The military action in this book is highly realistic. As a former infantryman myself I can see things happening just like this. The commo breakdowns. The heisitation to fire on citizens, the occasional cowardly soldier, it all rings true.
I am unsure if the antagonists are zombies. Considering that some speak I think not. At least not in the traditional sense. But being able to ignore all but the very worst wounds make the overrunning of the soldiers again and again all but guaranteed.
So a really good, militarily realistic book. Lots of room for sequels too.
I recommend it just for the realism. Well, for a zombie apocalypse level of realism at any rate.
The military action in this book is highly realistic. As a former infantryman myself I can see things happening just like this. The commo breakdowns. The heisitation to fire on citizens, the occasional cowardly soldier, it all rings true.
I am unsure if the antagonists are zombies. Considering that some speak I think not. At least not in the traditional sense. But being able to ignore all but the very worst wounds make the overrunning of the soldiers again and again all but guaranteed.
So a really good, militarily realistic book. Lots of room for sequels too.
I recommend it just for the realism. Well, for a zombie apocalypse level of realism at any rate.
May 17, 2023
This book has revived my flagging interest in the zombie genre. After a slew of books with main characters that made the stupidest decisions imaginable and somehow managed to survive, it was refreshing to read a book where the main character was actually competent- and was supported by a cast of characters who were competent and interesting- and that actually had developed personalities and not just the 'I'm a new character here for one paragraph to advance the plot' type. Also, the action sequences are very well done.
Overall, interesting storyline, interesting characters, the plot advanced at a steady pace and the action sequences were believable. Five stars easily earned.
Overall, interesting storyline, interesting characters, the plot advanced at a steady pace and the action sequences were believable. Five stars easily earned.
August 8, 2023
A well written story
This is one hell of a story written just as a apocalypse is beginning. Following the life of 1 soldier on which life has really kicked in the balls. We follow him from Afghanistan to a cell in Leavenworth after being wrongly accused. From a barber chair to finally on a seat on a Blackhawk heading away from hell. On a FOB finally catching the first sleep in 2 days.
KARMA is a bit.. and at the end his exwife and her coward partner find out the hard way..
Loved every minute and cant wait for the second , third , fourth and however many more that is written.
This is one hell of a story written just as a apocalypse is beginning. Following the life of 1 soldier on which life has really kicked in the balls. We follow him from Afghanistan to a cell in Leavenworth after being wrongly accused. From a barber chair to finally on a seat on a Blackhawk heading away from hell. On a FOB finally catching the first sleep in 2 days.
KARMA is a bit.. and at the end his exwife and her coward partner find out the hard way..
Loved every minute and cant wait for the second , third , fourth and however many more that is written.
April 20, 2025
The Thin Dead Line starts with a gripping premise and showcases the author's clear talent for writing. The detailed descriptions of military procedures and terminology are a strong point, adding a sense of realism and depth to the world. While I personally found the shifts in perspective a little challenging to follow at times, and felt that the characters' backstories could have been explored further, I appreciate the author's ambition and vision. With some refinement in pacing and character development, this series has the potential to become something truly special. I'm interested to see how the author's storytelling evolves in future works.
November 30, 2022
Pretty good combination of military science fiction and zombies. Follow a regular army infantry unit through the confusion, danger and politics of the beginning of a zombie apocalypse in an urban area. Well written from a military point with plenty of action and from a literary point with some intriguing and intertwined subplots. These aren’t super soldier special ops troops, they are just everyday soldiers using their training to adapt and overcome. It all comes together for a great read.ran Hostage Crisis.
September 23, 2024
I'm starting to get burned out on the genre except for the handful of exceptional series I've fallen in love with. I gave this one a try and so far I'm interested enough to keep reading. This is from a military POV with a lot of insider's jargon.
There is some repetition that gets irritating. For example, every time a character takes a drink of coffee they grimace. Every single time. That gets old.
Adding some character growth would get the reader much more personally involved, too. Much more than the maps, commanders, and other military influence.
There is some repetition that gets irritating. For example, every time a character takes a drink of coffee they grimace. Every single time. That gets old.
Adding some character growth would get the reader much more personally involved, too. Much more than the maps, commanders, and other military influence.
February 2, 2023
Outstanding!!
Quite a realistic depiction of hard combat. Well thought out military response.
Active military personnel deployed within the US are indeed prohibited from performing police activities, unless a state of war was declared, and likely would be sent out without ammunition to begin with, until war stock could be released.
I do wonder why they didn't find a gun store and try getting ammo, though.
Quite a realistic depiction of hard combat. Well thought out military response.
Active military personnel deployed within the US are indeed prohibited from performing police activities, unless a state of war was declared, and likely would be sent out without ammunition to begin with, until war stock could be released.
I do wonder why they didn't find a gun store and try getting ammo, though.
April 26, 2024
What happened to the German shepherd?
The origin of virus is really iffy either the author just lazed out in building how it was built or how it was realized in one city first. I have to wonder if this shows a lack of trying to explain hard science behind the virus are it could be the author was just wanting to get into the battle that lay I enjoyed thouse loose ends are eating at me.
The origin of virus is really iffy either the author just lazed out in building how it was built or how it was realized in one city first. I have to wonder if this shows a lack of trying to explain hard science behind the virus are it could be the author was just wanting to get into the battle that lay I enjoyed thouse loose ends are eating at me.
October 12, 2024
3 year old approved
This is the best zombie story I've ever read. As good as John Ringo's series was, this one beats Under A Graveyard Sky by a fair margin. The characters seemed real, they were a diverse cast of personalities working together in an attempt to survive.
My 3 year old daughter was captivated as I read this to her before bed every night. She was a little scared at first, but she fell in love with the idea of gunmen who were fighting the monsters.
This is the best zombie story I've ever read. As good as John Ringo's series was, this one beats Under A Graveyard Sky by a fair margin. The characters seemed real, they were a diverse cast of personalities working together in an attempt to survive.
My 3 year old daughter was captivated as I read this to her before bed every night. She was a little scared at first, but she fell in love with the idea of gunmen who were fighting the monsters.
January 6, 2023
Nice read
Starts off great although doesnt go to deep into exactly how the outbreak comes about. It is action packed with a nice flow. Good characters and military talk, action. I dont know if it's all accurate seeing I havent served. I think others who enjoy zombies, outbreaks etc will enjoy
Starts off great although doesnt go to deep into exactly how the outbreak comes about. It is action packed with a nice flow. Good characters and military talk, action. I dont know if it's all accurate seeing I havent served. I think others who enjoy zombies, outbreaks etc will enjoy
March 16, 2023
Good but creepy
Very well written. The author clearly knows the military and the variety of individuals that can be found. The confusion and panic realistically portrayed made the story uncomfortable to read at times. The protagonist was strong with a background that made the reader feel sympathy at his situation.
Very well written. The author clearly knows the military and the variety of individuals that can be found. The confusion and panic realistically portrayed made the story uncomfortable to read at times. The protagonist was strong with a background that made the reader feel sympathy at his situation.
August 30, 2023
Very impressive. It was obvious that the writer Shane Gries has been in military situations. Well written, the progression of the infestation was believable. The start of it was clever. All in all, I really enjoyed this. Not wishing to put the many things I liked, as that can spoil things for others but, I look forward to the next book.
January 6, 2025
Rage zombies, pretty good realistic peril without getting too nihilistic.
From the point of view of a military unit, knowledgable, good characters, story arc is not as much in the hands of the MCs as I would like, but I guess that also comes from the military experience of the author.
Books 1-3 completed.
From the point of view of a military unit, knowledgable, good characters, story arc is not as much in the hands of the MCs as I would like, but I guess that also comes from the military experience of the author.
Books 1-3 completed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2022
Another fun take on the zombie trope
I really enjoyed the authors take on this old trope. His experience as an infantry officer lends a level of credibility often lacking from these types of stories. I am looking forward to more novels in this universe!
I really enjoyed the authors take on this old trope. His experience as an infantry officer lends a level of credibility often lacking from these types of stories. I am looking forward to more novels in this universe!
February 12, 2023
GI brrraaaiiiinnnnssssssssss
Thought I was all burned out on Zombie novels but started reading this one on a whim. When i realized that it was part of that genre I was hooked. If the author does a sequel I will likely pick that up as well.
Thought I was all burned out on Zombie novels but started reading this one on a whim. When i realized that it was part of that genre I was hooked. If the author does a sequel I will likely pick that up as well.
May 15, 2023
Keep them Coming!
Great book. Could not stop reading. Very graphic! But worth you time. Characters were great, even the bad guys! I liked that the zombies could say a few words! Everyone read this, you will be hooked!
Great book. Could not stop reading. Very graphic! But worth you time. Characters were great, even the bad guys! I liked that the zombies could say a few words! Everyone read this, you will be hooked!
June 17, 2023
Awesome
Slow in the beginning. Quickly went running and kept my attention. Loved the dog part. Now about the next...this is a series right. Hope so cause Frodo is carrying the story.
Thanks,
MA Sayres
Slow in the beginning. Quickly went running and kept my attention. Loved the dog part. Now about the next...this is a series right. Hope so cause Frodo is carrying the story.
Thanks,
MA Sayres
August 31, 2023
Great quick read
This series deserves a recommendation. It's exciting, down to earth, and action pack. The main character made sense and the events seem like a "it could happen ".
This series deserves a recommendation. It's exciting, down to earth, and action pack. The main character made sense and the events seem like a "it could happen ".
October 8, 2023
The only reason i didn't finish this book faster was because i had to work and sleep occasionally. This moved fast and had some amazing characters. I loved every second of it and as an avid D&D fan you know exactly who some of my favorite characters were.
October 26, 2023
Really well done, great action, grat characters
Not being a soldier, it's hard to know but this book reads gritty and knowledgable concerning military procedures, life and service. Great characters and plot. Re-read and will now move on to second book.
Not being a soldier, it's hard to know but this book reads gritty and knowledgable concerning military procedures, life and service. Great characters and plot. Re-read and will now move on to second book.
January 8, 2024
I am very happy to have found this book. It had everything I love in a story. Non stop, heart pounding action, terrifying zombies and the military. I'm hooked and I can say you won't be disappointed. Great story.
February 10, 2024
Love it
I absolutely love this book. It's probably the most accurate I've ever read pertaining to soldiers and how they act. I love that one character got what he deserved at the end. I'm definitely getting the next ones in this series.
I absolutely love this book. It's probably the most accurate I've ever read pertaining to soldiers and how they act. I love that one character got what he deserved at the end. I'm definitely getting the next ones in this series.
July 13, 2024
Zombie apocalypse military style
Crap happens . Zombies happen.....nobody apparently watched any movies or read any books.....takes more than it should have but then the zombies need to be put down.
Crap happens . Zombies happen.....nobody apparently watched any movies or read any books.....takes more than it should have but then the zombies need to be put down.
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