Review: Good zombie story with an intriguing premise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2011
The Secret Apocalypse by James Harden is an well-written zombie story based on an intriguing premise.  It begins at a TV station with the interview of Helen,  the sole survivor of a zombie apocalypse in Australia.  The details of Helen's story are filled in via a book-long flash back to the incidents leading up to the interview.  This technique works exceptionally well at building suspense.  What happened, why, how did Helen survive?  Helen's survival is a bit of luck, a bit of stubborn courage, and a bit of help from friends.  The circumstances which Helen finds herself in, and the way society so quickly degrades around her, is well described.  Her friends, too, are filled out so well that I really did NOT want them to die...though it is clear from the beginning that she is the sole survivor.  I read a lot of zombie fiction, and this book stood out as fresh and new.  I enjoyed the story a lot, and will definitely be watching for the sequel.