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Infection rise of the undead Kindle Edition

by steven Kenny (Author), steven kenny (Author), Jose Bathencourt suarez (Illustrator), Format: Kindle Edition

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When Kenny woke up to what he thought would be just another day, nothing could have been further from the truth. The radio sounded crazy or like a prank, advising about people biting and ripping each other apart, but even then he didn't want to believe what he was hearing reports of. That all changed when he witnessed it with his own two eyes.

After seeing the bartender getting ripped apart by a horde of raving madmen, he finds somewhere to hide leading him to run into a hardware store. Momentary safety turns into horror when he realizes that his wife and family are still out there, alone and unprotected. It will be up to him and his friends to save those dearest to them and seek shelter in a far away farmhouse he knows could provide them with a safe haven.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08GH96GPQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 18, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 18, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1785 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 113 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,677,086 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,429 in Children's Spine-Chilling Horror
- #11,588 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #13,313 in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Steven Kenny lives in a small town called Kirkintilloch just outside Glasgow, Scotland. The richness of its mountains and history inspiring his works. He enjoys spending time with his wife Nicola and visiting her family in Clydebank. His spare time is spent playing PlayStation 4 and he finds it inspires that gripping feel readers get when reading his books. Down time includes watching movies or wrestling with his long-time mate Gareth or just walking with James, a childhood friend.

Find Steven on the web: www.Stevenkennybooks.com

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BuckyReview

Good first book in this fast paced zombie series

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021

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If you are a fan of fast-paced action, and characters that you can root for, this is definitely a series you should check out.

The action picks up right away when some weird stuff begins to happen in Scotland. Before you know it the MC and his friends are on a non-stop adventure.

This was a great first book for a new author, and I’ll definitely be picking up the second. I also really liked the map at the end.

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Jaime Hernandez

Excellent start to a new Zompoc Series!

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021

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Fast paced and action packed right from the start. The main character was quick to understand that it was a zombie apocalypse and immediately started making moves to make sure his family and friends would be safe and well supplied. None of it comes easy though, as it's a fight against both zombies and people to accomplish everything he sets out to do. Well written with great characters. I really enjoyed the book and eagerly await the next one.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021

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Steven Kenney has a good start on what could be a very interesting series. I can't wait to read more.

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merrill

Action packed zombie apoc adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

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Great story with Kenny and friends battling various undead entities! Fun and non stop action! Loved it! You will too

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Joey Madia

Lots to like for fans of the zombie subgenre

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021

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I will be the first to admit, I am not a fan of zombies. I do like Zombieland, got a few laughs out of Return of the Living Dead recently, and enjoyed the third through fifth seasons of The Walking Dead. I was even a lead actor in a remake of White Zombie several years ago, although the Haitian-type zombies are another thing altogether. This is my first review, out of more than 230, to engage with the subject of this unique brand of monster, and I have made a commitment to get to know this subgenre better. I have another zombie book on my to-be-read list, so expect another review on the subject before the end of the year.
As to Infection, it is a quick, action-filled read, which operates squarely in the zombie subgenre of horror/adventure, offering plenty of violence, gore, and all the tropes zombie fans love. It lies somewhere between The Walking Dead and Shaun of the Dead, the latter solely because good mates with everyday lives suddenly are faced with a zombie invasion and learn as they go. It is not at all a comedy.
Although it never states so, the novel seems to take place in the present, with no leaps in technology or other indicators of the future. It takes place in Kirkintilloch, just outside Glasgow, giving it a slightly different tone than typical American zombie novels.
The (reluctant) Hero of the story, who tells it to us in first person present, is a Martin Freeman type; a typical everyman you want to root for as he and Graham, Grant, Dougie, and the rest of his working-class mates try to make sense of a sudden and very violent change to their small, mundane world. The primary females in Infection are Kenny’s wife Nicola and his mother, who are awaiting Kenny’s return on a farm through much of the story.
Appropriate to this subgenre, the author introduces the zombie problem without any preliminaries. Within a paragraph, there is talk of widespread attacks no one understands and, within a few pages, after a conversation at a convenience store, the zombies appear and Kenny and his friends are fighting them.
Most like The Walking Dead, the narrative takes us back and forth between fighting humans, fighting zombies, and trying to save family and friends. If there was a zombie apocalypse, this would be the way it would unfold. It is aliens, not zombies, but in the remake of War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg, Tim Robbins in his farmhouse is just plain scary. There is a little bit of that with Cillian Murphy in A Quiet Place 2. The farm in Infection—as you can see, always a popular trope in apocalyptic works—is reminiscent of season two of The Walking Dead, although it is based on a piece of property near to where the author lives. There is a representation of it at the back of the book.
As they attempt to fend off the near constant attacks, Kenny’s group amasses weapons, typical supplies like matches, medicine [Kenny has some serious medical conditions, including neuropathy], and food/water, assuming they will be under siege for a long time at the farm. They are rightly focused on saving themselves and do not have time to consider the origins of the zombies.
The growth arc in Infection is in this group of rag-tag everyday dudes trying to figure out how to kill the zombies (they move from hammers to sophisticated military-grade firearms) and keep ruthless humans from taking what they need while learning necessary survival skills. They don’t have much time to think or engage in idle conversation. As a result, we don’t get to know them, but like most horror stories with a lot of death, this is typical. The downside of this trope is that, as the act progresses, and the hordes, as you would expect, get bigger and more challenging, there are the requisite deaths, but none of them are traumatic or moving because, other than Kenny, the other characters are undeveloped and expendable.
It is implied as well as explicit that they are fighting the zombies and making their game plans based on zombie movies they’ve seen and books they’ve read, which is a nice Easter egg for the devoted audience of this subgenre. You have to figure that there would be plenty of that kind of approach should a zombie apocalypse actually occur. They mention Dawn of the Dead. The threat of an arrow to the eye is a callback to a key death in The Walking Dead that is central to its peak lore and popularity. At one point, someone is wearing a zombie t-shirt. There are also more veiled references to other action films with reluctant heroes, like Die Hard (one of Kenny’s mates yells “Yippi-Ki-Yay!” before they dispatch some zombies).
Kenny takes his lumps, getting injured numerous times while on his quest for the medicines that will help him survive the time that they will be under siege at the farm.
Toward the end of the act, the author introduces some fantastical elements that hint at the origins of the zombies in a new and interesting way. The team also encounters some off-the-wall zombies that add some fun to the narrative.
We also meet Zak, a military veteran from Texas, who works with Kenny. Zak is my favorite character. An American “man’s man,” he is funny, charming, and badass. He’s a Ryan Reynolds or Matthew McConaughey type that I would have liked to meet earlier and learn more about.
With a clear cliffhanger, fans of the book can look forward to more adventures for Kenny, Zak, and the crew as they settle in to their version of sanctuary and try to figure out what caused the infection.

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Patti Fry Rauccio

I really tried to like this book

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021

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So I purchased this book because I love to read about zombies. Well, I am sorry to say with all the spelling and punctuation mistakes I couldn't get past the first chapter. The main charachter is pretty blase about all the news he hears about people attacking other people, so much so, that he has a conversation about meeting up with his buddy to play pool, goes to the store, and buys deoderant, and then goes to the pub. That's as far as I got.
Maybe I will pick this book up again to see what happens but I think the author needs to get the spelling and punctuation errors fixed first.

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Allen Gamboa

Nailed it!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021

I really enjoyed this book by first time author Steven Kenney. Lately I’ve been burned out on Zompoc but a new fresh breed of writers have brought me back in. Loved this story, can’t wait for the sequel. On to check out Kenneys new novella. Zombie fans give this one a look see, well worth your time. Fun and blood !

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TrustedReviewerFTW

Yes! A new zombie series and it is awesome!

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021

Download this one immediately and get ready for a wild ride. I love zombie movies and zombie books and this new author knows his subject. I look forward to the next book. Kenny is going to be an author to watch. Good work!

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Rimmer

Scottish zombies

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2021

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This is not your average zombie struggle heroes are sort of ordinary who respond to a zombie apocalypse sort of matter in factly, they don't respond like super heroes of are helpless and panic,they're working class Scots who don't seem to have had easy livestock some tough areas who great it as a problem that needs sorting,I love them,love the book,love the setting,it's a good horror sort with humour and fire ,loved it .

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Love this take on the genre

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2021

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A fast paced zombie gem, loved every minute of it and can't wait for more from this author.
Definitely one to look out for

angela

Fantastic book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2021

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Fantastic book! Couldn’t put it down! Great storyline! Kept me entertained from start to finish! Can’t wait for the next one x

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