Flatline Virus: When Zombies Evolved
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Publisher Description
An endogenous retrovirus, long dormant in the human DNA, was triggered into an active status. Steve Spalding, a Border Patrol Agent, experienced one of the early cases along the Mexican border. Two illegal border-crossers died unexpectedly in a holding cell in the Lordsburg, New Mexico Border Patrol station. Their corpses moved. Within a couple weeks, the virus responsible for the reanimation of the recent dead developed into a worldwide pandemic. It evolved rapidly. The dead displayed improved cognitive and motor skills. Steve and his new bride, on their honeymoon in Italy, witnessed a breakout of the pandemic and worked their way to return back to the States. The panic in Italy was palpable; international borders were closing. Like most travelers, the Spaldings attempted to change their return flight. After some difficulty, they did manage to get back to the USA and, eventually, New Mexico. The flights back were not without a number of horrific encounters with the dead, some on planes. In a parallel timeline, the CDC was working diligently to find a timely cure for the disease. We learn about the pathogen from scenes at the CDC, including its potential origin, type, power, cure and evolution. We also find there is a link between a main character at the CDC and a man and his family from Silver City, New Mexico, where Steve and Ellen Spalding have taken refuge, having saved his daughter and a number of her high school friends. The man’s past makes him a good choice to be ready to withstand the onslaught of the horde of walking dead which makes daily assaults on the armed compound. The situation grows more serious when the infected display characteristics of the dead. One member in the small group who was fortunate enough to take refuge may be the answer to stopping the disease. Assaults on the compound by ever-increasing numbers of zombies, and even a roving band of heavily armed thugs, bring the groups’ long term existence into question. Then, a final siege by the dead. Who lives and dies will provide the answers. Or will it?
Customer Reviews
Not from THE william Gibson. Great idea. Need proper editor review.
The idea is good. It is an approach the we don't see as often as others. I enjoyed the reading. I would have done a different ending, but it was interesting one anyway. It was worth buying.
The reason I don't give it a higher mark is because this book need to be revised by an editor. There is a lot of repetitions on the facts, some contradiction, some length in the story and then some part where it could be expanded.
And what's up with citizen of a country abandoned by their government? We saw what happen recently. The government will charter flight and open all available seat on any plane to evacuate it's citizen.
And the luggages. People are taking huge risk to save their luggages? the army or national gards doing nothing? People sending the children on a field trip while a zombie invasion? Too many things without logics.
But the Idea is good and the action interesting. It was worth buying.