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The Remaining (The Remaining #1)
by
D.J. Molles
In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 40 feet below the basement level of his house, Captain Lee Harden of the United States Army waits. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over 90% of the populace. The bacterium burrows through the brain, destroying all signs of humanity and leaving behind little more than base, prehistoric instincts. The infected turn int...more
Kindle Edition, 220 pages
Published
January 20th 2012
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The Remaining by D.J. Molles focuses on the character Lee, who is one of the 48 coordinators of the U.S. military. Whenever there is a crisis that occurs in the U.S., the U.S. government places 48 coordinators underground in case the government collapses. After 30 days Lee had to start his mission of reestablishing the government. After the FURY plague spread through the U.S. turning many citizens into violent people. The book takes the reader through how Lee focuses on his mission and problems...more
*Contains very minor spoilers*
Unfortunately, the technical errors in this book were so rampant that they ruined the story for me.
There are vocabulary and grammatical errors ("anyways" should be "anyway;" he vs. him, etc.), as well as punctuation issues (what was written as "Peterson's" should have actually been Petersons or Petersons' most of the time, as well as other inappropriate apostrophes and commas in other places). There are also problems with spelling consistency (The girl's name is spe...more
Unfortunately, the technical errors in this book were so rampant that they ruined the story for me.
There are vocabulary and grammatical errors ("anyways" should be "anyway;" he vs. him, etc.), as well as punctuation issues (what was written as "Peterson's" should have actually been Petersons or Petersons' most of the time, as well as other inappropriate apostrophes and commas in other places). There are also problems with spelling consistency (The girl's name is spe...more
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The Remaining by D. J. Molles is a digital publishing sensation. It has more than 900 reviews on Amazon and is being filmed as a movie. People who say the Internet hasn’t done much for new authors need to watch this star rise. Author D. J. Molles, has made great use of the Internet to get his book talked-about. You can check out his blog here or Facebook page here. The Remaining is also the best example of TEOTWAWKI (The End OF The World As We Know It) fiction on the market.
Appropriately, the no...more
Appropriately, the no...more
The remaining is one of the better zombie books out there, and this would mean a lot coming from me because I've read a lot of them. Whether these infected can be classified as zombies or not is irrelevant, and I would group this book into that category, well, because I can.
The main character is Lee Harden, one of the US Army coordinators, sequestered away into one of the 48 bunkers scattered throughout mainland US, in preparation for civilization-threatening events. And that was what happened....more
The main character is Lee Harden, one of the US Army coordinators, sequestered away into one of the 48 bunkers scattered throughout mainland US, in preparation for civilization-threatening events. And that was what happened....more
I'm a big fan of the post apocalyptic genre. I'm also a big fan of zombies. Not all zombie books are post apocalyptic, but this series seems to be what I would consider the best of both worlds.
I really like the characters, and the pace of the books is excellent. Truly masterfully told.
Dialogue is something that I tend to notice as being weak, or unnecessary filler in a lot of books. Certainly not this series. It seems very well done.
The plot kept me interested the whole time. Always wondering w...more
I really like the characters, and the pace of the books is excellent. Truly masterfully told.
Dialogue is something that I tend to notice as being weak, or unnecessary filler in a lot of books. Certainly not this series. It seems very well done.
The plot kept me interested the whole time. Always wondering w...more
This is my first excursion into the "zombie" type of books having avoided them previously as being a bit too much like a shoot 'em up video game and perhaps not having much to say.
I was pleasantly surprised.
The reflective opening few chapters and the explosive pick up through the middle of the book is an effective tool for this type of "future shock" and the rather weak ending does not really detract that much.
The main character is well thought through, comes across as beleivable and has weakne...more
I was pleasantly surprised.
The reflective opening few chapters and the explosive pick up through the middle of the book is an effective tool for this type of "future shock" and the rather weak ending does not really detract that much.
The main character is well thought through, comes across as beleivable and has weakne...more
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I quickly got sucked into this book. The premise is the US government has prepared certain highly trained and well-supplied individuals to prep for a catastrophic event that could bring down the government. Our main protagonist, US Army Captain Lee Harden, is just such a person and he, naturally, never expects such an event to ever happen - but, of course, things do develop and the entire country is overtaken by murderous creatures who have been infected by a mysterious bacterium. This is classi...more
I highly recommend this book.
D.J. Molles is an unknown author (To me anyway). I took a chance and downloaded this novel based on Amazon reader reviews. If you like the "Walking Dead", you'll love "The Remaining". It’s set in present day and in the south. The world has gone to hell because of a contagious bacterium that has spread like wild fire throughout the world. "Captain Lee" is in his government built house / survival bunker. He and 49 other Captains are stationed in each of the fifty stat...more
By the end of the first page, I was hooked, pulled into the bunker along with Lee and wanting to know more about what was going on. The pacing for the story is solid and very quick. Having been caught, I completed in one sitting.
The character voicing is believable, level headed and focused. I was relieved to experience feelings with Lee as I progressed through the ordeal. Even though he is on a mission, and he needs to rescue and rebuild, he is still human, after all. No matter how he has been...more
The character voicing is believable, level headed and focused. I was relieved to experience feelings with Lee as I progressed through the ordeal. Even though he is on a mission, and he needs to rescue and rebuild, he is still human, after all. No matter how he has been...more
This started out a little slowly, but quickly picked up and it was GOOD.
I love LOVE a good dystopian/zombie/apocalypse type read and this was perfect! Not too much TWD, definitely NO Daryl Dixon, as much as he is my future lover (though he is unaware...we'll discuss this later), because it is a 5 part series, we're building up to the hero or anti-hero, however you view him. He's not always right, but he is damn near close and his top priority is always others...bigger than most people in this si...more
I love LOVE a good dystopian/zombie/apocalypse type read and this was perfect! Not too much TWD, definitely NO Daryl Dixon, as much as he is my future lover (though he is unaware...we'll discuss this later), because it is a 5 part series, we're building up to the hero or anti-hero, however you view him. He's not always right, but he is damn near close and his top priority is always others...bigger than most people in this si...more
3.5
Maybe slight Spoilers as not worked out how to use the spoiler hide feature.
Captain Lee has a mission to emerge and establish law and order to an anarchic state after 30 days in isolation with just his 'specially trained' canine companion. Bit of a tall order for one person even if he is one of the military's special elite. Also Tango is left at every opportunity as its an easier operation without him.
It felt like characters were spliced from other novels/films etc to make it more interesti...more
Maybe slight Spoilers as not worked out how to use the spoiler hide feature.
Captain Lee has a mission to emerge and establish law and order to an anarchic state after 30 days in isolation with just his 'specially trained' canine companion. Bit of a tall order for one person even if he is one of the military's special elite. Also Tango is left at every opportunity as its an easier operation without him.
It felt like characters were spliced from other novels/films etc to make it more interesti...more
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Rating: 2.5* out of 5.
Captain Lee sits in a bunker with his dog Tango and suspects the world as he knew has ended. He has orders. After 30 days he is to emerge to try establish law and order, together with one more such coordinator per state. I would have the the United States of America could have afforded to bunker more than one soldier per state - how one person could restore a semblance of order when anarchy has established itself seems highly unrealistic. But I side-track. Anyway, when he...more
Captain Lee sits in a bunker with his dog Tango and suspects the world as he knew has ended. He has orders. After 30 days he is to emerge to try establish law and order, together with one more such coordinator per state. I would have the the United States of America could have afforded to bunker more than one soldier per state - how one person could restore a semblance of order when anarchy has established itself seems highly unrealistic. But I side-track. Anyway, when he...more
I have recently started venturing into the world of zombie books, and this is definitely the best one out of the ones I've read so far. The other two I finished were Autumn and Day by Day Armageddon, and in both of these books, the characters felt detached and unemotional in a situation where you should be going through a whole range of strong emotions. At least, I would imagine that the impending end of mankind would make one feel pretty strongly about things, but in the other two books, I felt...more
The story follows the main character "Lee" who is a US Army special ops (best description I have) who's mission is to restore civilization in case of world downfall. Of course, this being a zombie novel, the world has pretty much gone down the drain as an infectious agent drives people insane and murderous.
The books moves quickly with hardly a slow section between the covers. It's one action packed scene to the next after a brief setup of the story in the beginning of the book. I think one of th...more
The books moves quickly with hardly a slow section between the covers. It's one action packed scene to the next after a brief setup of the story in the beginning of the book. I think one of th...more
When I started reading this book I was amazed of how well the author could capture the moments of solitude, and the feelings and emotions that accompany uncertainty. The main character's psychology, Lee, is also very well developed, of how he suffers loneliness and slowly realizes he might go crazy being trapped in a subterranean fort. When shit hits the fan the book takes on a very fast pace. The fast pace is very well balanced with persistent moments of introspection, where the main character...more
The Remaining by D.J. Molles is the first book in the Remaining series. This post apocalyptic zombie thriller will surely have you staying up well past your bed time! As with movies, there are many times where I would pick one to watch without knowing anything about it. I wouldn't care who would star in it, who directed the movie, how much money or promotion went into the effort nor even what the genre is. Well, I often do this with books as well although I do select the genre since reading a bo...more
The Remaining is about one man's struggles to survive after a world changing event. Lee, the man character, is one of a few men chosen by the government to hide away in a secret bunker underneath his house whenever a possible global threat might occur. Used to countless "false alarms", when Lee loses contact with his home base its comes as a devastating blow to the military man. Following his orders to exit his bunker after a certain amount of time, Lee finds a world ravaged by a plague that tur...more
This book was a short, quick read. Unfortunately, it really felt like it was basically just one cliche after another, and the characters were all 1-dimensional tropes. (view spoiler) I think these types of characters work better in things like games and action movies.
One thing that really annoyed me about this book was the way the author would suddenly shift perspectives f...more
One thing that really annoyed me about this book was the way the author would suddenly shift perspectives f...more
I'm on my "zombie books" binge right now and I just can't seem to stop. "The Remaining" definitely satisfied my need, if only for a little while.
I have to start my review by stating that in my opinion this is not your average zombie book. I mean it is in fact about infection and most of the people are sick maniacal monsters. However, majority of this book is concentrated on the survivors of the infection. People who for better or worse are trying to live through the apocalypse. And as always tha...more
I have to start my review by stating that in my opinion this is not your average zombie book. I mean it is in fact about infection and most of the people are sick maniacal monsters. However, majority of this book is concentrated on the survivors of the infection. People who for better or worse are trying to live through the apocalypse. And as always tha...more
This was a fun read, one I had a hard time putting down until it was finished. The story line: U.S. Army Cpt Lee Harden enters a Government built bunker prior to a rage virus infecting the world. He exits with the mission to rescue and rebuild, and in essence, keep the U.S. Government alive. DJ Molles obviously has either a decent background in infantry soldiering or has done a butt load of research in order to get the technical aspect of the story right. I appreciate an author who will do that!...more
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I failed to comment on this book after first reading it. not from a lack of interest or any ambivalence. Simply because I was too busy getting my hands on the next installment.
I love this series. it is intelligently written, enough action for those that want that, enough introspectiob and emotion for those who want that. it balances a good plot, which expands and expands over the series. it has realistic characters. good guys, bad guys and those that dont know. its got zombies sure but then som...more
I love this series. it is intelligently written, enough action for those that want that, enough introspectiob and emotion for those who want that. it balances a good plot, which expands and expands over the series. it has realistic characters. good guys, bad guys and those that dont know. its got zombies sure but then som...more
I have a undiscerning appetite when it comes to post-apocalyptic fiction, especially when it takes place in my home state, near where I grew up. I like the premise of the story and I appreciated the setting and the world created for the characters. I can't say I ever grew to identify or even root heartily for any of the characters to survive, or even thrive. Many opportunities to bring depth to the character and situations were missed. Overall, the story was flat, not necessarily dull, but it wa...more
This book is great. If you are into zombie lit, this one is a must. The story line and universe definitely deserve 5 stars. I had only a couple of issues with plot twists and near deaths that probably should have been real deaths, but by all means do yourself a favor and read this one. The Remaining follows a male protagonist after the world has fallen apart. He was part of a special team put together by the US government that was instructed to hide in bunkers while the world fell apart, then re...more
A different take on the zombie/infected genre from the POV of a highly trained soldier stepping out into the middle of the apocalypse, trying to protect civilians and himself. It was almost like what a novelization of Jeremy Renner's character in 28 Weeks Later would be. (Note to self: MAKE THAT BOOK A REALITY.) There is also a dash of I Am Legend - lone guy with his trusty dog (view spoiler)
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Not without its flaws.
But...a really good read nonetheless. Unfortunately some of the grammatical errors and inconsistencies reduce the rating for me - eyes change colour in a matter of pages, a misplaced 'queue' for 'cue' and some of the grammar grated on me. The story itself drives along at a fast tight pace in a short space of time, only a few days elapse in the book.
I did find that once I picked it up I couldn't put it back down, longing to read the sequel and believe it is part of a series...more
But...a really good read nonetheless. Unfortunately some of the grammatical errors and inconsistencies reduce the rating for me - eyes change colour in a matter of pages, a misplaced 'queue' for 'cue' and some of the grammar grated on me. The story itself drives along at a fast tight pace in a short space of time, only a few days elapse in the book.
I did find that once I picked it up I couldn't put it back down, longing to read the sequel and believe it is part of a series...more
This novel is a slight diversion from the standard post apoc zombie story, but I emphasize the word "slight". All the standard tropes are included but they are never specifically called the "undead", which is really the only diversion.
Overall, it was a good book, but I recommend you get it for cheap. The writing is sometimes too simple and repetitive, and the action feels almost mandatory and required for a zombie narrative. Yes, there are the people that get stuck on the top of their house, the...more
Overall, it was a good book, but I recommend you get it for cheap. The writing is sometimes too simple and repetitive, and the action feels almost mandatory and required for a zombie narrative. Yes, there are the people that get stuck on the top of their house, the...more
Captain Harden is holed up in bunker, as happens when the end of the world is coming. He usually gets to to come out after a few days when international diplomacy works. This time he is forced into his mission.
A plague has taken hold, killing millions and turning the rest into mindless psychopaths. A zombie survival book that doesn't use the word zombie.
It's a page turner, with quick action and the question of morality and mortality you would expect in a good zombie novel.
The biggest downside...more
A plague has taken hold, killing millions and turning the rest into mindless psychopaths. A zombie survival book that doesn't use the word zombie.
It's a page turner, with quick action and the question of morality and mortality you would expect in a good zombie novel.
The biggest downside...more
The Remaining is about what you would expect from the first book in a zombie series, exploring familiar topics such as whether or not killing these sick individuals is justified and how best to go about surviving this situation. Luckily these aren't your normal walking corpse zombies, they're closer to the 28 Days Later brand of infected leading to action sequences that involve more than just running away from something that is shuffling slightly in the direction of our main characters. The acti...more
This is the best zombie novel since World War Z - absoslutely brilliantly exciting and intelligently written.. the lead character Lee is just great....it is very violent, very hectic, and full of action, it never lets up, and my only minor criticism would be to give Lee a break from time to time...but I suppose the pace makes it realistic, if that can be said of this genre....I am now about to finish the sequel, The Remaining: Aftermath, and am bereft that I'm almost finished it, as it is even b...more
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D.J. Molles has two published short stories, "Darkness" and "Survive," which won a short fiction contest through Writer's Digest. "The Remaining" and its follow up "The Remaining: Aftermath" are his first novels and have been met with overwhelming success. He lives in the southeast with his wife and daughter.
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