Review: A fast paced story with interesting twists!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2013
I love post-apocalyptic stories and a friend of mine recommended this one to me. Just seeing the word "Omega" in the title reminded me of the old Charlton Heston movie called "The Omega Man," which is about a survivor in an apocalyptic setting. In that story the main character kills humanoid creatures that inhabit the Earth. However, this story is a little different and what's cool about the book "Omega Zero" is the back story that we are given before the apocalypse. The hero is a drifter named Trent, a former marine who's got to make a living anyway he can since he's too disturbed to get regular employment. So, he does a shady drug deal and is forced into hiding in the woods of the Appalachian Trails. When he comes out of hiding he finds that the people of the world appear to be all dead, with their corpses everywhere. This is something unique that you don't see in other stories. If there was an apocalypse there would have to be corpses everywhere. Having the streets be totally empty is unrealistic. This story is more realistic and I like that he meets up with a partner, Emily, along the way. If it were just one lone character the whole time it would get rather boring. I think the author, Ryan Henry, deserves credit for all the new twists he is bringing to this genre.This book jumps right into the action from page one and doesn't hold back on anything, including the language. I know some people get easily offended by fowl language, but I think it just adds to the realism of the story. People swear in real life and in situations like the protagonist is in, I'd be swearing all the time. I only wish that it wasn't such a short book because there is a lot that could have been done with this story line. But still, this book delivers an imaginative twist on the common post-apocalyptic genre.