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Whispers of the Apoc: Tales from the Zombie Apocalypse
No one knew how it began. The world fell in just a few weeks.
Some people survived.
Some decided to live.
Some people survived.
Some decided to live.
409 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 2, 2018
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Martin Wilsey
85 books133 followersMartin Wilsey is a writer, hunter, photographer, rabble rouser, father, friend, marksman, story teller, frightener of children, carnivore, engineer, fool, philosopher, cook and madman. He and his wife Brenda live in Virginia where, just to keep him off the streets, he works as a research scientist for a government funded think tank.
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July 18, 2018
Zombies: for when humans aren't a big enough pain in the tookas.
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program several months ago.I don't know when I finished reading it, but I do know that I returned to it on several occasions, usually long enough to hit the second story and be repelled away from reading more. I DID however, read it through, at least twice: once shortly after I got it, and once again today, as I am getting my reviewing machinery cranked up again.
I have mentioned before my LOVE/hate relationship with short story collections. It's "LOVE," because they were the first form I developed my reading addiction with; it's "hate," because the resources necessary to review each story are at LEAST as great as those required to review a book, with the added difficulty of not divulging the twist.
I should divulge that I am not a fan of the zombie story genre.That is the ONLY reason I'm not giving this five stars. Each of the stories is well-done, I just don't like the subject matter, and I can't bring myself to say 'I loved it' even though I thought it was as well executed as possible.
The Markie Mark, by Robert J. Aamoth. Before he became a pretty good actor, Mark Wahlberg was a nasty young person with aspirations to hip-hop stardom, using the name 'Marky Mark.' The protagonist of this story is Detective Tommy Marks; his boss hates him, and always refers to him as Mark. Another main set of characters is newly developed police robots, who have been designated "Jon Jonnys." So, the story had to be named something, right? This one has conspiracy, immunity, and some really perved motivation, but I still found it on the plus side.
All Dolled Up, by Stephen Kozeniewski. The nastiest man in the world does as many nasty things as possible, and then... Not gonna deceive you, I frappen HATED this story. The characters are believable, just really nasty. If you like slasher movies and are fans of horror, this might be right up your path. Me? If I never read anything ese like this again, it would be all right with me.
Rocking C, by JL Curtis. And then, after that last bit of nastiness, comes the cleansing prose of the OldNFO, Mr. J. L. Curtis. These are people who respond to the trauma of the end of the world by a zombie virus by holding on to their basic decency, and fighting for survival without losing themselves in the process. This is not the story of a lone wolf; it's the story of how a community can form, and bring meaning back into earth-shattering tragedy.
Them or Us, by Alice J. Black. This one starts off drearily, with the protagonists out of food, and on the edge. Despite the main characters being a young female and a somewhat older male, it's definitely NOT a sex-and-stab story. Good twisty ending.
Otis Island, by Kelly Carr. A mother and teenage daughter go to visit granma on Cape Cod when the virus hits. This one uses an existing military installation as the basis for potential survival of a small society.
The Treehouse, by Stanley B. Webb. If you are male, at some point you realized girls were going to kill you, and that seemed like a pretty good deal, because they were so...FASCINATING. And that's how these lads experience the apocalypse.
A Slow Leak, by Cameron Smith. An utterly dysfunctional, but totally sympathetic character, finds an abandoned compound, then discovers that there are people - a few, at least - still living there. But, they don't want to let him play. And all he really wants is to be a friend.
From Dead to Dust, by TS Alan. This is a fascinating story, of the life-threads of the members of a small military unit; from their cohesion in the midst of brutal circumstances at the beginning of the plague, to their separate ends. Despite the end of the unit as a single force, the spirit of the company remains.
Needs Must, by John L. French. The only person in the world who might be able to stop the zombie plague, and her two sons, are stuck on the seventh floor of a hotel overlooking a beach crowded with the infected. It falls to a unit of the Maryland National Guard to effect the rescue. The successful extraction of the doc is the only thing that matters.
Zombie Stress, by David Duperre. Humor of the dark sort. When hipsters fall, they are concerned about the strangest things.
In the Valley of the Dead, by Alexei Kalinchuk. Another hipster story, this one isn't funny. Escaping from a burning city full of ravenous zombies, a young white man and his Hispanic female friend discover an Asian boy of middle school age in their get-away cabin. Except it's not really THEIR'S, is it?
Stuck in the Middle With You, by Lou Antonelli. I could tell you the bare bones of the story, and it would be utterly boring. It's the decisions that ALL of the people make, at all points of the way, that really make this story of escape from a wrecked city hook your emotions. (And nobody gets their ear cut off.)
A Walk in the Park, by Chad Vincent. If you have ever lived in a trailer park (I have), you will recognize these surroundings, and you might even recognize this protagonist. When he was young and stupid, he went to war, and learned lessons he kept with him when he lost everything else. And now, all he wants to do is drink away the time, but there appear to be zombies knocking at his door.
Crave New World, by Adrian Ludens. There is nobody to like in this story, nobody to feel sympathetic for. The protagonist supplies something nasty to people who want it. She may very well have been a nice person at some point, although that's doubtful, but she's just twisted now.
Blood in the Water, by Emmet O’Cuana. Don't EVER make the mistake of believing there is only one threat. In fact, sometimes, EVERYONE and EVERYTHING is a threat. Of course, certain weak sorts are more likely to be threatened than others. But, just because people are being eaten by zombies, that doesn't mean they can stop paying their rent, now does it?
The Bridge, by Martin Wilsey. A couple on the run along the Appalachian Trail; they are experienced in survival, and as well-prepared as can be expected for the time when it all falls apart. But they have no place to lay their heads, and no backup.
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program several months ago.I don't know when I finished reading it, but I do know that I returned to it on several occasions, usually long enough to hit the second story and be repelled away from reading more. I DID however, read it through, at least twice: once shortly after I got it, and once again today, as I am getting my reviewing machinery cranked up again.
I have mentioned before my LOVE/hate relationship with short story collections. It's "LOVE," because they were the first form I developed my reading addiction with; it's "hate," because the resources necessary to review each story are at LEAST as great as those required to review a book, with the added difficulty of not divulging the twist.
I should divulge that I am not a fan of the zombie story genre.That is the ONLY reason I'm not giving this five stars. Each of the stories is well-done, I just don't like the subject matter, and I can't bring myself to say 'I loved it' even though I thought it was as well executed as possible.
The Markie Mark, by Robert J. Aamoth. Before he became a pretty good actor, Mark Wahlberg was a nasty young person with aspirations to hip-hop stardom, using the name 'Marky Mark.' The protagonist of this story is Detective Tommy Marks; his boss hates him, and always refers to him as Mark. Another main set of characters is newly developed police robots, who have been designated "Jon Jonnys." So, the story had to be named something, right? This one has conspiracy, immunity, and some really perved motivation, but I still found it on the plus side.
All Dolled Up, by Stephen Kozeniewski. The nastiest man in the world does as many nasty things as possible, and then... Not gonna deceive you, I frappen HATED this story. The characters are believable, just really nasty. If you like slasher movies and are fans of horror, this might be right up your path. Me? If I never read anything ese like this again, it would be all right with me.
Rocking C, by JL Curtis. And then, after that last bit of nastiness, comes the cleansing prose of the OldNFO, Mr. J. L. Curtis. These are people who respond to the trauma of the end of the world by a zombie virus by holding on to their basic decency, and fighting for survival without losing themselves in the process. This is not the story of a lone wolf; it's the story of how a community can form, and bring meaning back into earth-shattering tragedy.
Them or Us, by Alice J. Black. This one starts off drearily, with the protagonists out of food, and on the edge. Despite the main characters being a young female and a somewhat older male, it's definitely NOT a sex-and-stab story. Good twisty ending.
Otis Island, by Kelly Carr. A mother and teenage daughter go to visit granma on Cape Cod when the virus hits. This one uses an existing military installation as the basis for potential survival of a small society.
The Treehouse, by Stanley B. Webb. If you are male, at some point you realized girls were going to kill you, and that seemed like a pretty good deal, because they were so...FASCINATING. And that's how these lads experience the apocalypse.
A Slow Leak, by Cameron Smith. An utterly dysfunctional, but totally sympathetic character, finds an abandoned compound, then discovers that there are people - a few, at least - still living there. But, they don't want to let him play. And all he really wants is to be a friend.
From Dead to Dust, by TS Alan. This is a fascinating story, of the life-threads of the members of a small military unit; from their cohesion in the midst of brutal circumstances at the beginning of the plague, to their separate ends. Despite the end of the unit as a single force, the spirit of the company remains.
Needs Must, by John L. French. The only person in the world who might be able to stop the zombie plague, and her two sons, are stuck on the seventh floor of a hotel overlooking a beach crowded with the infected. It falls to a unit of the Maryland National Guard to effect the rescue. The successful extraction of the doc is the only thing that matters.
Zombie Stress, by David Duperre. Humor of the dark sort. When hipsters fall, they are concerned about the strangest things.
In the Valley of the Dead, by Alexei Kalinchuk. Another hipster story, this one isn't funny. Escaping from a burning city full of ravenous zombies, a young white man and his Hispanic female friend discover an Asian boy of middle school age in their get-away cabin. Except it's not really THEIR'S, is it?
Stuck in the Middle With You, by Lou Antonelli. I could tell you the bare bones of the story, and it would be utterly boring. It's the decisions that ALL of the people make, at all points of the way, that really make this story of escape from a wrecked city hook your emotions. (And nobody gets their ear cut off.)
A Walk in the Park, by Chad Vincent. If you have ever lived in a trailer park (I have), you will recognize these surroundings, and you might even recognize this protagonist. When he was young and stupid, he went to war, and learned lessons he kept with him when he lost everything else. And now, all he wants to do is drink away the time, but there appear to be zombies knocking at his door.
Crave New World, by Adrian Ludens. There is nobody to like in this story, nobody to feel sympathetic for. The protagonist supplies something nasty to people who want it. She may very well have been a nice person at some point, although that's doubtful, but she's just twisted now.
Blood in the Water, by Emmet O’Cuana. Don't EVER make the mistake of believing there is only one threat. In fact, sometimes, EVERYONE and EVERYTHING is a threat. Of course, certain weak sorts are more likely to be threatened than others. But, just because people are being eaten by zombies, that doesn't mean they can stop paying their rent, now does it?
The Bridge, by Martin Wilsey. A couple on the run along the Appalachian Trail; they are experienced in survival, and as well-prepared as can be expected for the time when it all falls apart. But they have no place to lay their heads, and no backup.
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