50 by 2013, #8 and #9
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indiana_j#8, The Tilian Virus by Tom Calen
The virus spread quicker than anyone could have imagined. Within days, over half the world's population became infected. Now a small band of survivors, led by high school teacher Mike Allard, must learn to live in a world ravaged by the deadly victims of the Tilian Virus.
Weaving together two separate time frames, The Tiian Virus is a tale of humankind's most dire hour. Faced with imminent elimination, humanity's last glimmers struggle to break through the darkness of a pandemic the world has never before experienced.
#9, The Tilian Effect by Tom Calen
Solace. Shelter. Safety.
For the survivors of the Tilian Virus, they thought their escape would lead them to a new beginning. But the effects of the virus reach far beyond simply infection.
A trusted member of the survivors hides a horrible past.
While in the wastelands of America, a new threat grows.
The bonds of friendship strain and shatter.
And the Tils become more deadly than ever.
The virus was just the beginning. Now the world must face the Tilian Effect.
*
Overall, these were really well done zombie books - the first one jumps back from present to past between chapters and that took some getting used to (and then he doesn't do that at all in the second one!). Also, there were some editing issues (misspelled words being the most common) and, uh, a few moments were characters would go "NOOOO!" which, really, is silly.
But I enjoyed them outside of that. I was thoroughly engaged and cared for the characters, the story was well paced in both and, while it won't win any awards, both books are good zombie books. The third comes out in May.
The virus spread quicker than anyone could have imagined. Within days, over half the world's population became infected. Now a small band of survivors, led by high school teacher Mike Allard, must learn to live in a world ravaged by the deadly victims of the Tilian Virus.
Weaving together two separate time frames, The Tiian Virus is a tale of humankind's most dire hour. Faced with imminent elimination, humanity's last glimmers struggle to break through the darkness of a pandemic the world has never before experienced.
#9, The Tilian Effect by Tom Calen
Solace. Shelter. Safety.
For the survivors of the Tilian Virus, they thought their escape would lead them to a new beginning. But the effects of the virus reach far beyond simply infection.
A trusted member of the survivors hides a horrible past.
While in the wastelands of America, a new threat grows.
The bonds of friendship strain and shatter.
And the Tils become more deadly than ever.
The virus was just the beginning. Now the world must face the Tilian Effect.
*
Overall, these were really well done zombie books - the first one jumps back from present to past between chapters and that took some getting used to (and then he doesn't do that at all in the second one!). Also, there were some editing issues (misspelled words being the most common) and, uh, a few moments were characters would go "NOOOO!" which, really, is silly.
But I enjoyed them outside of that. I was thoroughly engaged and cared for the characters, the story was well paced in both and, while it won't win any awards, both books are good zombie books. The third comes out in May.