Review: Can a manly man catch the vapors reading such a kickass zombie book?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
You know how one moment you're saying, "Omigosh, this is the best book ever!" Then you read something else and you take it back: "No, wait, this is the best book ever!" And then later you go, "Y'know how I said this and that were the best books ever? No, son, THIS for real is the best book ever!" Listen, I've been on a zombie lit kick for a bit now, and I have been gobsmacked at how many of these zombie reads have been straight-up terrific. Well, I am telling the world that Glynn James & Michael Stephen Fuchs' Arisen series is THE BOSS of the zombie apocalypse genre, and that Arisen, Book Five - Exodus is so far the best in the series.What's awesome is that things finally come to a head with the USS John F. Kennedy storyline. For the past few volumes, the crew of the world's last remaining (and currently immobilized) nuclear super-carrier had been frantically prepping for what's fast approaching - a terrifying storm of ten million zombies that spans miles and miles. As a sidenote, we also catch up with progress of the outbreak back at Fortress Britain, last bastion of the living (but maybe not for long). The third story arc tracks the weary commandos of Alpha team as they get that much closer to capping off Operation Secunda Mortem (the longshot search for a cure). Holy crap, I love this book! I ripped into it like a zombie rips thru spleen. Glynn James & Michael Stephen Fuchs crackle with their vivid storytelling and strong character beats. The military expertise is impressive. All those elements intertwine and help elevate the action sequences to EPIC status. I mean, because the writers make you care about the characters and because they've laid out the end-of-the-world stakes so convincingly, the action absolutely feels earned. The writers screw the Kennedy crew into such dire jeopardy, I had serious doubts as to whether they could actually extricate them. (And maybe they don't.) Read the book. Be amazed, be thrilled, suffer from lack of sleep, call in sick. So many of the cast get stretched to their very limits... Huge propers must go to Sgt. Major Handon, to Predator, and Ali. Out of this roster of Tier One hardcases, these guys (and gal) kick the most massive buttock. Oh, it's such a good read, son. I'm about to crack open Book Six, but I'm prepping myself for a letdown. Because I think Book Five is simply untoppable. I rate it 20 out of 5 stars.Glynn James & Michael Stephen Fuchs' Arisen Series in Order:-Arisen, Book One - Fortress Britain-Arisen, Book Two - Mogadishu of the Dead-Arisen, Book Three - Three Parts Dead-Arisen, Book Four - Maximum Violence- Arisen, Book Five - Exodus-Arisen, Book Six - The Horizon-Arisen : Genesis-ARISEN, Omnibus One(collects the first 3 books)