Review: Exciting, Suspenseful Tale!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
The beginning of Rise of Chaos reminded me a lot of Tufo's Zombie Fallout. In fact, it was so familiar that I became nervous that Smith's story line would be a re-hash of the well-known "zombie" plot. Then, it changed. Smith completely surprised me by introducing an innovative idea. What if our political enemies took military advantage of the U.S. being overrun by zombies? It was at this point (about 1/3 the way through the book) that the story really took off and became novel and exciting.The book is divided into 5 parts--each part is told like a short story, but together they advance the larger plot. The main characters are Mason and his group of survivors. Smith crafts them as flawed heroes, almost anti-heroes, which makes them interesting. I think my favorites were Mason and Paulani. Then there are the characters you love to hate. Abu Hadi definitely fit that bill. Overall this books was great fun!If you are looking for another zombie fix, but want a slightly different story, then Smith's Rise of Chaos, Season 1 is a great choice. I am looking forward to the sequel to this great start of a new series.