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The Living: A Post Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (The Immune Book 2) Kindle Edition

by David Kazzie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 2,571 ratings
The thrilling sequel to THE IMMUNE!

THE END OF THE WORLD WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING

Thirteen years have passed since the Medusa plague wiped out nearly 99 percent of the world’s population and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction.

Climate change triggered by nuclear skirmishes in the last fevered days of civilization decimated agriculture and livestock, and the hardened survivors battle for what few resources remain.

Will Callahan is one of the lucky ones. In his small community in Nebraska, he and his family have access to food, clean water, weapons, and medical care.

More importantly, he is the only child known to have survived infancy since the plague. But everything changes when someone comes looking for him.
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  4. Publication date
    May 13, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RT28XVN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grub Club Publishing (May 13, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 13, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.8 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 365 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 2,571 ratings

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David Kazzie

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I live in Virginia and work as a novelist and lawyer. My first novel, THE JACKPOT, was a No. 1 legal thriller on Amazon. I'm also the author of THE IMMUNE, THE LIVING, SHADOWS, NIGHTFALL, DAYBREAK, THE NOTHING MEN, ANOMALY, and GOOD AS GONE.

I'm also the creator of a series of short animated films that have nearly 3 million hits on YouTube and were featured on CNN, in the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

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Customers find the book extremely well written and a page turner, keeping them interested throughout. They love the characters and appreciate it as a great follow-up to "The Immune." The story quality and pacing receive mixed reactions - while some enjoy the storyline and fast pace, others find it ugly and depressing.

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37 customers mention "Readability"27 positive10 negative

Customers find the book extremely well written and describe it as a page turner.

"The author wrote a decent story, but it was a bit tedious. It was just too depressing for me...." Read more

"...The action was very true to life and the writer had the plot down exactly. I recommend these books to anyone." Read more

"...It is very well written with a very good storyline. My only criticism is that the main character, Rachel Fisher, is hard to like...." Read more

"...this series, I didn't like stumbling around misspelled words and incorrect grammar. The story itself was interesting as were the characters...." Read more

19 customers mention "Interest"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the book interesting and entertaining, with one customer noting its intense plausibility.

"...It reads easy. It was fast paced, which kept my interest. However, the story was cluttered with too many "feelings" and "past thoughts."..." Read more

"...It was intense in it's plausibility! This will wrap you up and hold you tightly in it's grasp until you read the last line...." Read more

"...In this case I was in between. The are some decent ideas but one of the main characters was pretty annoying...." Read more

"...The author's take on a post-apocalyptic world is gritty, intense, and feels legitimate...." Read more

16 customers mention "Character development"12 positive4 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the hero's bravery.

"...time I had read any of David Kazzies books and I really enjoyed his style and his story...." Read more

"...These characters were very real and some really scary. The action was very true to life and the writer had the plot down exactly...." Read more

"...The are some decent ideas but one of the main characters was pretty annoying. Reading thought bubbles of unlikable people gets old...." Read more

"...These characters really came to life. They made you care for them. The plot was a roller coaster but very realistic. I really enjoyed these books...." Read more

7 customers mention "Follow-up"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate this book as a good sequel to "The Immune."

"The immune was better. The living was a little depressing the whole way through. The ending was very vague & ambiguous." Read more

"This is an admirable follow up to “The Immune”...." Read more

"It was a logical follow on to the Immune series. I felt like the ending was a tad thrown together. But I am hoping for another sequel." Read more

"Loved this sequel to The Immune!" Read more

39 customers mention "Story quality"26 positive13 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some praising the excellent storyline and ending, while others find it ugly and dislike the conclusion.

"...Tenacity to survive!" Read more

"...WAY too many. This book DOES have a somewhat optimistic ending...." Read more

"...It was fast paced, which kept my interest. However, the story was cluttered with too many "feelings" and "past thoughts."..." Read more

"Love having an ending!..." Read more

17 customers mention "Pacing"8 positive9 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some appreciating its fast-moving plot while others find it depressing and bleak.

"This was one of the bleakest novels I have read in a long time. It was unremitting bleakness nearly to the end. In the end, hope reappeared...." Read more

"...It reads easy. It was fast paced, which kept my interest. However, the story was cluttered with too many "feelings" and "past thoughts."..." Read more

"...It was just too depressing for me. I read it just to be done with the story, but I wouldn't recommend it...." Read more

"...The Immune and The living was a fast pace story that kept me turning the pages late into the night. I look forward to discovering more of his stories." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tenacity
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
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    The issues of a mother protecting child and adjusting morals to survive are well written. The self doubt and courage needed to over come tragic events are something we don't think about in our current abundant world. Tenacity to survive!
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021
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    While I enjoyed reading this book and the first book in this series, I didn't like stumbling around misspelled words and incorrect grammar. The story itself was interesting as were the characters. It reads easy. It was fast paced, which kept my interest. However, the story was cluttered with too many "feelings" and "past thoughts." Given its few flaws, I would still recommend it to others who enjoy a good sci-fi story.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
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    This is the first time I had read any of David Kazzies books and I really enjoyed his style and his story. The Immune and The living was a fast pace story that kept me turning the pages late into the night. I look forward to discovering more of his stories.
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  • Mrs Dustbunny
    5.0 out of 5 stars OMG! Can I breathe now?!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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    The brutal, bitter possibilities of surviving such a terrifying event such as proposed in this storyline. Humanity at it's lowest degradation, as well as its greatest sacrifices for others survival.
    It was intense in it's plausibility!
    This will wrap you up and hold you tightly in it's grasp until you read the last line. I could not stop reading!
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  • Reading Junkie
    3.0 out of 5 stars Meh...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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    Not as good as "The Immune," and neither book is as good as Stephen King's "The Stand."

    Right away, we see the optimistic ending in "The Immune" is shot to hell. Also, there are too many coincidences that occur. WAY too many. This book DOES have a somewhat optimistic ending. I wonder if he'll shoot that to hell, too, if he writes a third book in the series.

    He needs a better editor, too. Some of his wording is awkward, and phrases seem forced. In the first book there were far too many similes. Some words just don't fit well, either; it seems as if he used a word just to prove he could use it.

    They weren't bad books; they could've been better, though.
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  • Retired hardworking teacher
    4.0 out of 5 stars Saving Will
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
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    Danger and death is everywhere as Rachael struggles to keep her son safe. Evil and dangerous people prey upon the weak.
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  • ah
    5.0 out of 5 stars great second book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2024
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    Love having an ending! Gets a little dark in her thinking but towards the end she finds out what it’s important and finally sees a light maybe faint but a light none the less at the end of the tunnel.
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  • Chrystal Roe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024
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    This is a great conclusion to this story. A small family suffers starvation, battles, and evil. This is the story of how they deal with a world that has fallen apart. Great story.
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  • graham ash
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great page turnet
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2024
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    Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down.
    It kept me captivated throughout.

    A worthy follow-up to the first book, immune
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  • Kel's Opinion
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Ending Apparently
    Reviewed in Australia on October 24, 2024
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    It did not end how I’d imagined. Chadwick and his right hand man must’ve known who Rachel was. If her grandfather was such a big deal, how could others on the project not have known.
    Gruber was a special man to do what he did regarding the vaccine.
    An epilogue 20 years later would have really finished this off well.
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  • Boxie
    4.0 out of 5 stars a good sequel…
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2023
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    This started brilliantly and then I lost my way with it a little but that could have been more to do with my not having time to read as I’ve just come skiing on holiday and finally had free time to read and starlight away i was hooked again!
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  • Dan C
    3.0 out of 5 stars Expensive for a small sequel still a good read
    Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2020
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    Not to bad of a sequel showed of been added to the first book.
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  • Tess
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great sequel.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2023
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    An absolutely fantastic series that is so worth reading. The Living starts 13 years after the plague so there is quite a jump forward in the story. I did miss the main character because for me he was such a big part of the story but his daughter stepped up and filled part of the void he left. I couldn't recommend this series enough.
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