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Beyond Exile (Day by Day Armageddon #2)

by J.L. Bourne (Goodreads Author)

4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 · rating details · 4,246 ratings · 268 reviews

Armies of undead have risen up across the U.S. and around the globe;there is no safe haven from the diseased corpses hungering for human flesh. But in the heat of a Texas wasteland, a small band of survivors attempt to counter the millions closing in around them.

Survivor, Day by day, the handwritten journal entries of one man caught in a worldwide cataclysm capture the de...more

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Published July 13th 2010 by Permuted Press (first published January 1st 2010)

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Sep 07, 2012 Keith In Ky rated it 1 of 5 stars

Pure letdown. This book started okay, then got completely done in by the author trying to state everything he seemed to know about boring military garble. The names of things didn't matter, the story about how he got this wealth of knowledge would have been, maybe....no it wouldn't have. Somehow this average Joe hero seemed to learn how to do almost everything overnight. There was no indication of this vast wealth of knowledge in the first book. Making the character some sort of military command...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the first one. I think combining a very first person narrative with a this genre really works, for me anyway.

I think that the original premise was a great idea, and I did adore the first book and getting to know the characters and getting to know how each character became part of the main story was what still leaves Book One lingering as my favourite of the two.

However, I do think Bournes writing style has shied away from the 'Dear Diary' style that...more

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Mar 14, 2011 Nimbs rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, books-i-own

If you're a fan of weapons, gore and frights this book will appeal to you. It's obvious the author really knows war, weaponry and combat like the back of his hand. This makes the book believable, even though it's about zombies. There are some genuinely rather terrifying moments, moments that will make you sad, parts that will have you questioning what you would do in the same situation.

The only thing I would say this (and to an extent the first Day By Day Armageddon book) is weak on is the actua...more

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Feb 08, 2013 John rated it 4 of 5 stars

"Beyond Exile" immediately picks up right after "Day By Day Armageddon" left off, with our protagonist still kicking after the climactic confrontation with the roving raider band at the end of the previous book. Our nameless officer is licking his wounds, still leading his little band of survivors, and still making his journal entries.

Safe for the moment in their new haven of "Hotel 23", the group is actually found by what's left of civilization in the form of military formations who stumble ont...more "Beyond Exile" immediately picks up right after "Day By Day Armageddon" left off, with our protagonist still kicking after the climactic confrontation with the roving raider band at the end of the previous book. Our nameless officer is licking his wounds, still leading his little band of survivors, and still making his journal entries.

Safe for the moment in their new haven of "Hotel 23", the group is actually found by what's left of civilization in the form of military formations who stumble onto their base. Initial distrust eventually gives way to cooperation. But just as things are looking up, our protagonist finds himself suddenly plonked deep into hostile zombie infested territory when a routine mission goes awry, leaving him as the only survivor. Thrown back on his wits, what he's carrying, and what he can scavenge, the story starts full circle again...

The narrator's journey across the post apocalyptic landscape forms the best part of the book IMHO. His struggles to just to find his next meal and safe place to sleep really bring home just how desolate and desperate a place the world is after several months of the zombie apocalypse. He keeps going, driven perhaps as much by habit as a desire to try and make his way back to his new home and friends. As he continues on through close calls and tough scrapes, he comes to realize that it may not be just luck that has seen him through this far, but something or someone - who eventually provides more tangible proof of their existence by some high firepower assistance. But do these new friends have an agenda? Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in this bleak world? And whose side should he be on?

The writing and style follows that of the first book; if you liked the first book, you'll like this one as well. The officer's day to day struggle to survive keep you turning the pages. The somewhat deus ex machina of outside assistance is actually turned into an intriguing plot point, and I find the new character introduced late an interesting fellow. Events spin fast, furious, and epic at the end. In a sort of 'off book' epilogue, we're given a window into intelligence reports as to what may have caused the initial zombie outbreak in far off China. And somehow we just know, our protagonist is going to be back for more.

I enjoyed "Beyond Exile" even a little more than "Day By Day.." as it brings home how tenuous everyone's survival is, focusing on the day to day, minute to minute decisions needed to keep yourself alive with a whole world of undead arrayed against you - and how mentally you would struggle not really knowing if you were the last man on earth. I recommend this book to zombie fans, action fans, survivalist, and post-apocalyptic fiction fans. It's a longer book than the first but still a quick read.(less)

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Dec 11, 2012 Joe rated it 1 of 5 stars

The second book in J.L. Bourne's series is a lot less annoying and more clean, technically speaking, than its predecessor (far fewer misspellings). However, it pretty much abandons the diary conceit, becoming a basic first-person narrative.

Beyond Exile abruptly shifts gears in the second half, where unseen benefactors start (literally) dropping power-ups from the sky. This is also when, in a seeming contradiction, the book really starts to drag.

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Aug 11, 2012 Esme rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopia-apocalypse

Das zweite Tagebuch der Apokalypse (Beyond Exile) knüpft nahtlos an das erste an und behandelt den Zeitraum vom 23. Mai bis zum 23. November. Da herumschlurfende Zombies etwas öde sind und nicht so viel hermachen, gibt es etwas Neues. Die nach dem Fallout verstrahlten Zombies sind deutlich schneller auf den Beinen und zeigen sogar so etwas wie Berechnung und Schläue bei der Jagd. Klasse, so kann der namenlose Tagebuchschreiber damit hausieren gehen, was er alles auf dem Kasten hat. In den Hotel...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Dave rated it 3 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed the first half of the book. The main character is very knowledgeable. I like how believeable the story is. At one point he is alone, on the run from zombies for many days and it is pretty intense. Just envisioning him coming upon a boarded house, not knowing if human enemies or zombies are inside, was scary. The author takes you in depth on the discovery of the house. Makes you think twice before reading it at night! After awhile, the book kinda turned on me. I think partly becaus...more

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Mar 20, 2012 James rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is the sequel to Day by Day Armageddon by the same author. It continues where the first book left off at and is done in the same style, the main character’s journal entries. With this being the second book by this author, I expected more from him in way of his writing. There are still the grammatical errors and lack of contractions within the story that make it feel and read choppy and at times disjointed.

The story is a work of fiction, however, when any author and one who is allegedly an...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Megan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: apocalyptic, zombies

(Re-posted from http://theturnedbrain.blogspot.com)

Hmmmmm. Did I enjoy this book as much as it’s predecessor, Day By Day Armageddon? Short answer: No. Long answer: also no. Shall I elaborate?

From a technical standpoint you have to concede that Beyond Exile is Day By Day’s superior. Technically. A lot of the “flaws” of the first book are absent here. The problem is, as you may have guessed by my quote marks. Is that I never thought of Day By Day’s flaws as, well, flaws. Did the plot tend to meand...more (Re-posted from http://theturnedbrain.blogspot.com)

Hmmmmm. Did I enjoy this book as much as it’s predecessor, Day By Day Armageddon? Short answer: No. Long answer: also no. Shall I elaborate?

From a technical standpoint you have to concede that Beyond Exile is Day By Day’s superior. Technically. A lot of the “flaws” of the first book are absent here. The problem is, as you may have guessed by my quote marks. Is that I never thought of Day By Day’s flaws as, well, flaws. Did the plot tend to meander, which sudden narrative events coming out of nowhere? Yep. Was the majority of the action described to the reader after it had already happened? Yep again. But as I said in my review of that book, these things gave the novel a uniquely authentic feel. The plot and structure did not adhere to what one would expect from a novel, and as such the book felt like a genuine diary, instead of a book in diary form. This, for me anyway, lent to the book a level of suspense that it might otherwise have lacked.

Beyond Exile, however, reads like somebody took Bourne aside and explained that if he was going to be writing books then he’d best start learning the rules. The result feels very forced. Day by Day meandered, yes, but it felt natural, things happened randomly just like they do in real life. But Beyond Exile has a rather more structured plot, and when reading the book you can feel the author pushing his characters here and there. This neatly robs the book of the genuine diary charm, and without that the story definitely suffers.

And despite all this talk of structured plotting, I actually doubt that Bourne sat down beforehand and plotted this book out. Obviously I don’t know how it went down, but I’d bet money that both books were written in one go with no structured plan, but with Day by Day he was maybe ignorant of the “rules,” and with his sophomore effort a little bit too aware of them.

For example, early in the book a metric crap tonne of new characters (metric crap tonne being the academic term) are introduced and through a few highly coincidental plot twists our still unnamed narrator is put in charge of all of them. But you can practically hear the cogs turning in Bourne’s mind, realising that a man in command of many lives, who orders others to go do dangerous things instead of doing them himself, maybe isn’t the best POV character. But instead of rewriting the plot, he just twists it around until the problem is solved. As I’ve said already, it feels very forced.

But the book is not wholly flawed. A new character is introduced who I found very interesting, an Arab man who teams up with our Hero. Bourne skilfully toys with the reader, making us wonder “is he a terrorist? Isn’t he?” Which, I know, sounds like is could be awful and more than a little offensive, but works really well. I also like how the Hero’s relationship with a character from the first book develops into more, but almost entirely off screen. It gives the impression that there’s a lot more going on in his life than what he puts down on paper.

The ending? Pretty much as non existent as the first, neatly setting up the third book. Will I be reading that book? Yes. But I hope that Bourne develops a little confidence in his writing to write what he wants, and all “rules” be dammed.(less)

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Sep 25, 2011 Sara rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a reasonably good read for fans of the zombie/horror genre. Bourne is able to sustain enough suspense and tension in the moment-to-moment action to keep you turning the pages. Unfortunately, the 2nd installment in the Day by Day Armageddon series begins to feel a bit stale and the characters less compelling. The limited perspective of the narrative (again written as a series of brief journal entries by the protagonist) does not seem to lend itself well to character development for this a...more

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Sep 13, 2011 T.W. Brown rated it 4 of 5 stars

J. L. Bourne has returned with his second entry in the Day by Day Armageddon series. Beyond Exile picks up right where book one ends. If you’ve not read the first one, and you are a fan of zombie fiction, I just want to know what rock you’ve been under. Stop reading this and get his first book: Day by Day Armageddon. No, really. Go ahead…I’ll wait.

So, you’ve read book one? Okay. Then you must go forth and follow the continued exploits of a United States Naval Officer in Beyond Exile. Like the fi...more J. L. Bourne has returned with his second entry in the Day by Day Armageddon series. Beyond Exile picks up right where book one ends. If you’ve not read the first one, and you are a fan of zombie fiction, I just want to know what rock you’ve been under. Stop reading this and get his first book: Day by Day Armageddon. No, really. Go ahead…I’ll wait.

So, you’ve read book one? Okay. Then you must go forth and follow the continued exploits of a United States Naval Officer in Beyond Exile. Like the first, this story is in a journal format. I openly admit that Bourne’s first entry was an absolute inspiration for me. I dove into Beyond Exile with high expectations and…at first…I was feeling a little bummed. Don’t get me wrong. The book is good. But Bourne made me wait. Then I hit about page 85. Wear protective gear from that point on because you don’t get a breath. It’s like track 2 of the Goblin soundtrack to Dawn of the Dead, (zombi). Tension. Tension. Tension.

Bourne has created his own mythos, and his world has some very nasty surprises. The true mark of a great zombie story is having believable characters that you care about. Bourne certainly delivers that in Beyond Exile. While there are a good number of supporting cast members, this really is one man’s journey. And he keeps that one central character dancing on the knife’s edge most of the story.

My only real complaint with the story was the McGiver-esque ability of the central character. While he had some very human qualities, he was a bit “lucky” (i.e. when he drove a tank off a bridge into a river) at times. If that’s my biggest critique (and it actually is) then you can rest assured that this book will provide a wonderful diversion.

J.L. Bourne’s Beyond Exile is a wonderful follow-up to Day by Day Armageddon and judging by the conclusion, we will be fortunate inasmuch that there is obviously at least a trilogy here. The story has turned a corner and set up for what-if we are lucky-is a multiple book story-arc. Does a billion Chinese zombies sound like fun to you? I have a feeling Bourne is just getting started.

So, sit down with Beyond Exile. It is a wonderful story, and well worth the time. I unabashedly recommend Beyond Exile.
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Aug 05, 2011 Helene rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Just as we think that the main character is getting settled down in H23 and that the zombie threat is becoming manageable, the author throws a curve ball by involving the main character in an helicopter crash. The main character, who is seriously injured, wakes up to find the crew of the helicopter dead or undead. He is the sole survivor of the crash and must now make his way across hostile territory to get back to H23. His adventures on his path back to H23 puts the readers on edge as the main...more

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Nov 05, 2010 Patrick D'Orazio rated it 5 of 5 stars

ay by Day Armageddon was one of the first books I read when I became interested in zombie literature, to go hand in hand with my fascination with zombie movies, almost exactly four years ago. As is the case with many people who enjoyed its personal approach to the apocalypse as told by an active officer in the military, I have waited all this time for the long hoped for sequel. Since J.L. Bourne is himself an active member of the military, my guess is that he was only able to write bits and piec...more ay by Day Armageddon was one of the first books I read when I became interested in zombie literature, to go hand in hand with my fascination with zombie movies, almost exactly four years ago. As is the case with many people who enjoyed its personal approach to the apocalypse as told by an active officer in the military, I have waited all this time for the long hoped for sequel. Since J.L. Bourne is himself an active member of the military, my guess is that he was only able to write bits and pieces of this update of the saga between active tours of duty. While it may have been frustration for us fans of the first book to have waited this long, I have to say that the wait was well worth it.
An issue that some people had with the first book was perhaps the intentional diary approach to the book, with typos left in and even the text a bit rougher than you would get from a traditional novel. That is no longer an issue, as the format of this book is more traditional, with no errors in the text, intentional or not. I myself had no issues with that previously, but with it gone, it is one less point of criticism that someone may have with this type of storytelling. We once again get a diary of a military officer facing down the zombie apocalypse and this one picks up where the last journal ended, under ground, in the nuclear missile silo the author has dubbed Hotel 23, shortly after an attack by hostile survivors that failed to penetrate its defenses.
This is once again a personal journey of one man, with other people entering and exiting the story at different intervals. The characters in the first novel that are with the main character in Hotel 23 remain, but do not play a pivotal role here. The story has more dramatic swings to it than the previous tale, where it was mainly one man gathering who he could with him to find any place they could to survive. In this story, the military is reintroduced and play a huge role in the goings on of this tale. This allows the story to progress beyond what could have amounted to a group of people just trying to hide out underground for the duration of the apocalypse. Instead, the main character is required to make tough decisions and take on new responsibilities that will lead him away from H23 for the bulk of this tale and once again make this a intriguing saga of one man's path, out in the open, during the zombie apocalypse.
My favorite character, and one which I am gathering much more will be revealed about in a future journal, is Saien, who our main character meets during his desperate travels and appears to be equally as capable (if not more so) than the main character at surviving in zed infested territory. His background is perhaps not completely shrouded in mystery, but it is clear there is more to the man than what the diary indicates. Suffice it to say, he is an interesting addition to the characters in the book, and the only one that shared a great deal of pages with the main character.
While there is a bit of romance afoot for our hero, it is certainly not a significant part of this journal. Personal interactions like that are kept to a minimum, with some character commentary that reveals bits and pieces, but the action is what the author targets, as is natural in a journal format such as this. While there is a great deal of military terminology, the author goes to significant lengths to make the layman, like me, feel comfortable with the equipment and hardware being used in the story. This is not a story about an every day guy beating the odds and surviving, but about someone who has gone through survival training, has a great familiarity with weaponry, hand to hand combat, and battle tactics most of us are not privy to, which makes this book fairly unique among most zombie stories written.
I personally enjoyed the gritty, personal perspective that this book and the previous novel have. A journal format does have its weaknesses: minimal dialogue, limited perspective, and by necessity, we know that the person who is penning the journal is okay because they continue to write about their exploits day after day. But done well, it is a compelling format, and it is hard to say that anyone out there does it any better than J.L. Bourne.(less)

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Oct 18, 2010 Andrew B rated it 5 of 5 stars

Star rating: 5/5

Hook: Sept 5th 20:36 hrs: the undead came out of the thick underbrush. The convoy was low on ammunition after pushing back the surge of cold, dead hands reaching over the railings…

Review: Continuing the survival of one man in an undead world, you follow a naval officer and his journal through the post apocalyptic United States once again. After setting up contact with a unit of US marines and their friends, they all meet up and make a fortified wall around Hotel 23; an abandoned...more

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Oct 12, 2010 Richard Kearney rated it 3 of 5 stars

Permuted Press (motto: "Enjoy the Apocalypse") is a specialist publisher for zombie fiction - yes, that's right, what a genre! This novel is a sequel to Bourne's wildly popular "Day by Day Armageddon" and it picks up right where the first novel left off, detailing six months in the life of its protagonist, a military officer who uses his meticulous, obsessive habits of preparedness to keep himself and others alive through a multitude of threats from the dead and the living.

Like the first book, t...more

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Jul 15, 2010 William Bentrim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Day by Day Armageddon, Beyond Excile by J. L. Bourne

When I read Bourne's first book I was surprised to discover there is a Zombie story genre. This is the 2nd Zombie story in his series. It, too, seems to attract a loyal following. Once again the protagonist is an active duty military officer in a nation that is combating an unknown disease. The disease turns out to be Zombieism (?) and the bulk of the world is infected. This continuing story centers on the survival of the few remaining uninfect...more

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Sep 29, 2011 D Books rated it 4 of 5 stars

This sequal to ‘Day by Day Armageddon’ did NOT disappoint this fan. I was so delighted to find out that the author is continuing this story. I can’t wait to find out what will happen in the next book. What is the REAL story behind the character Saien? Is he someone the lead character can really trust even though things just don’t add up when it comes to his story. [BTW, is it just me or did anyone else out there automatically start thinking about the dreamy looking guy (Naveen Andrews, who playe...more

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Aug 02, 2010 Dorothy rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I saw that this was a zombie book I thought it was going to be similar to the last couple of zombie books that I read. Kind of a light fun beach read. But this one is very different.

Now we all know the old saying do not judge a book by its cover.Well that is so true. I like the cover art on the book but if I saw it at the store I would not pick it up to look at because I would think the book was for young adults.

This is the second book in the series the first being Day by Day Armageddon.
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Jul 15, 2010 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

If you like your zombies sweet, awkward in a dorky way with a little paranormal love going on, you will be very disappointed. If however, you love your zombies to be mean, hungry, disgusting with a lot of war like images then you will love this book. This book has a lot of military imagery and it has to do with the main character who is, in fact a military marine man. It is he who has helped the remaining people to survive and his mission is to find as many survivors as he can.

This book is writt...more

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Aug 16, 2010 Julia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Beyond Exile is the second Day by Day Armageddon novel, I admit I haven't read the first but have heard amazing things about it and can't wait to pick it up. I highly recommend reading the first novel before this one- I felt as if I was missing some tidbits of the storyline. The book was brilliant and fun, regardless. Now, just like in the first novel, the main character is an active duty military marine officer up against an unknown (zombie) disease- and just about the entire nation is infected...more

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Jul 20, 2010 Ziaria rated it 5 of 5 stars

Okay first off, I just received this book yesterday morning and have not finished it as of yet. I can say I do know for a fact that I will enjoy this one as much as I did the first one. It took a matter of seconds for me to be pulled right back into the story. The author gives you a quick refresher on what happened in the first book right at the beginning to get you going.

The second book starts off right where the first one ended. Absolutely perfect!

This series of books leave you thinking what i...more

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Mar 08, 2011 Tim Ward rated it 5 of 5 stars

J.L. Bourne has done it again. The sequel to Day by Day Armageddon picks up with our hero in an underground military base when a distress call from an army squad trapped near the city leads him back into the fray. Bourne does an excellent job of amping up the difficulty for his protagonist in this one, forcing him out of the comfort of a base and again exploring the thrill of survival out in the zombie wasteland. In the process, Bourne introduces stronger zombies in larger numbers, some demented...more

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Dec 07, 2010 Larry Zieminski rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Zombie Apocalypse fans, military fiction

After a great first book, J.L Bourne follows up with a worthy sequel. The characters are consistent, the action set-pieces are exciting, and the conspiracy-laden story continues to evolve.

I felt the first book ended too abruptly. This book picks up right from the end of the first book, dealing with the aftermath of an attack. The story constantly changes...just when you think you know how things are going to play out, Bourne shakes things up, putting our hero in a different, more dangerous, situ...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Wendy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Day by Day is simply the best Zombie book I have read. All the negative reviews that accuse this book of lack of character development and straying from the Novel Format are completely missing the point of this book. It’s a “Day by Day” account of one guys journey through surviving the Zombie outbreak. Unlike other novels that start out as a journal then morph the reader into the scene to over hear conversations and thoughts of the characters, this book stays in true Journal format – so there ar...more

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May 21, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

The same problems from the first book, haunted the second book. The main character lacks personality and so do his friends. The lack of interest in his gf still gives me the impression that she's depending on him for survival rather than love interest. If so, why so coy?

I enjoyed his trek back to Hotel 23 and the arab was actually interesting. I'd like to learn more about him. I enjoyed waking up from the crash with zombies strapped in beside him. I wish he hadn't gone with the idiotic military...more

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Apr 01, 2011 James rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, zombie

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Mar 02, 2011 Cameron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, post-apocalypse, zombies

A bit more polished than the first one, though I still don't understand why the main character insists on walking right up to a wandering zombie and blasting it with a firearm, when he knows for certain that the report of the gun will attract many more zombies. Why doesn't he learn? He knows that remaining silent is important, he knows that he can handle a single roamer without a firearm, he knows that he's putting himself in danger by continuing to dispatch the odd wanderer with a firearm, and...more

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Feb 09, 2012 BiblioBabes.ca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Our hero is back, with more responsibility than ever.

THE FUCK. The first book in this series was definitely badass; while it seemed male-centric, the protagonist was fuckin' SMART, and I respected that. NOW? This book? Buddy's transformed from clever survivalist with a military background to total military robot. Really, he doesn't even seem human anymore. He's completely detached from everything going on around him; even though he's got a hot survivor woman who wants a piece, she's relegated t...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Bradshaw rated it 4 of 5 stars

[I've upgraded this book from a 3 to a 4 star after some consideration. One of the things that really make this book stand out are the details. Details Details Details. This guy is always thinking about everything, where his next meal will come from, where the next toilet paper supply will come from, water, fuel, name it and he has a plan or is thinking about one. Back in the world before the zombies happened he must have been borderline survivalist NRA member of the year. In the zombie infested...more [I've upgraded this book from a 3 to a 4 star after some consideration. One of the things that really make this book stand out are the details. Details Details Details. This guy is always thinking about everything, where his next meal will come from, where the next toilet paper supply will come from, water, fuel, name it and he has a plan or is thinking about one. Back in the world before the zombies happened he must have been borderline survivalist NRA member of the year. In the zombie infested America he finds himself in he really shines. 99.9% of America might be dead and looking to eat his brains but he doesn't let that stop him. Oddly enough, I found myself thinking about this while watching Falling Skies. These survivors on Falling Skies would never be able to survive the zombies. They can't get their act together to (literally) save their lives. On the other hand, I think our protagonist from Beyond Exile would be mopping up the aliens' butts after about 5 episodes if he decided that he wanted to. Apparently the military men who survived the Alien Invasion in Falling Skies did not belong to the same military that our hero from the two zombie books did.]

This guy is not going to win any writing awards. Don't know what it is about the style that bugs me. But he gets a big A+ for the story itself and how it progresses. I kept turning the pages because I wanted to see what happened next, and I guess that's the mark of a good book. If you're tired of zombie books and movies where the zombies take over and there are no survivors at the end and there is no hope then this book is for you. This guy is definitely a survivor and never gives up. Maybe it's because of the author's military background but most of the book and his experiences felt quite believable (if you can suspend your disbelief enough for zombies to take over the world).

One tiny criticism I had was how he kept his rank in the navy a secret from the start of the first book until the end of this, the second book. Why was that something he didn't want to put down in his journal? The books are supposed to be the day-to-day journal of this guy as he survives the zombies and he puts everything *but* his rank down on paper. I don't think that this particular plot device worked in any way and if I was his editor I would left this out of the book. Would have saved a few paragraphs that way :-)

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Feb 05, 2011 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second book in the Day by Day Armeggedon series and, while I liked this book, I didn't like it as much as the first. I think, while the first book is about a guy who happens to have the skills of a marine surviving a zombie apocalypse, the second book gets too technical. The character gets recomissioned into the Marines to save the civilians hiding in a bunker with him. After this a lot of the book talks about different weapons and military devices in a technical way that sometimes p...more

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J.L. Bourne is an active duty military officer and the author of Day by Day Armageddon, and the the sequels, Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile, and Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass.

His latest work in the saga, Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass is available everywhere books are sold.

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Day by Day Armageddon (Day by Day Armageddon,#1)

Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass (Day by Day Armageddon,#3)

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Beyond Exile (Day by Day Armageddon #2)

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