Review: Story Telling At Its Best
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2013
"Children of the Apocalypse" is the third book in Dan Williams' Apocalypse series and you will not be disappointed. This, the third in the series, is just as good if not better then the preceding books. "Children" starts off action packed and stays that way to the explosive end.This incredible sequel takes place a few months after the conclusion of "Value of Jade" and the birth of Mace and Jade's son Jason. Their group has assimilated nicely into Overland Park. Each person that lives in this safe zone has a job to do that will hopefully ensure each member's safety in case there is an attack, whether by non-infected people or by the `super charged' zombies that they encountered in the previous book. The first chapter begins by putting their training and skills to the test as they are attacked one dark night by both marauders and the super-charged infected. Sarah warns Mace that they will need to destroy every super-charged zombie because even if one gets away it can infect many, many more. Unfortunately for the Overland Park group one does get away.Meanwhile Jacqueline, who elected to stay with the children they had liberated from the psycho woman that tried to turn them into killing machines, is finally getting the kids to trust her. They all are still dressing in Halloween costumes but now are slowing starting to act like kids. Jacqueline has always told them that if worse came to worse they were to try to make it to safety in Overland Park which is what they eventually do and just in the nick of time. I do not want to give away any spoilers so this is where I will stop but I hope I have said just enough to wet your appetite so that you will read this great series yourself.Mr. Williams has a gift with his writing. Without realizing it I became fully invested in these characters as they were very realistic and believable. I found myself gripping my Kindle during their battles hoping every loveable character stayed safe. I shared their joys and felt their sorrow with each loss. If you are a fan of all things zombie, if you enjoy the TV show "The Walking Dead" then you will become an instant fan of Mr. Williams' "Mace of the Apocalypse" series.5 StarsAnita (The Kindle Book Review)A free copy of this book was given in exchange for a fair and honest review. We are not connected with the author, publisher, or Amazon in any way.