Review: Refreshing, female perspective
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
A plague infects 99% of the population. It is said a mere 144,000 remain. Those afflicted succumb to violent illness, slip away, and die peacefully days after without regaining consciousness. Two days later, they rise. What started off as mere zombie lore quickly turns to a spiritual mission the likes of which readers haven't seen since Stephen King's, The Stand. A roving band of seven survivors travel city to city in search of others that escaped the infection and cleansing the infected along the way. Areas inhabited by zombies (nicknamed Dokes -Dead Odious Killer Entities) were gray and dry as they killed not only what remaining survivors they found, but the landscape in which they inhabited. Everything they ate and touched died, well, almost everything. Del, Mack, Alex and the other survivors discover they bear immunity from the bites and infection.Our travelers, each gifted with a special talent to assist the group in surviving, find themselves on a mission for humanities survival. While the synopsis boasts Del as the main protagonist, I feel most character development was delivered through Mack. A father who lost his son and wife, Mack plays a crucial role in the groups survival and reaching their goal of delivering The Chosen One to safety. Aided by some divine intervention, The Forgotten takes its readers on a spiritual journey to save the souls of mankind.It was refreshing to find a zombie book that didn't deliver the standard raiding and marauding. Instead, The Forgotten allows us a glimpse into a dystopian future. Part disaster, part spirituality, The Forgotten is The Stand for the next generation as told from the creative mind of Jacqueline Druga. I found the book both challenging and stimulating. The Forgotten is what happens when a gifted writer decides to attack a popular subject, and is a welcome addition to any post-apocalyptic fans library.Visit bookie-monster.com to read my entire review.