The Infection
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $2.99
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Publisher Description
In early April of 2012, the unmanned Mars lander Faith returned to Earth with samples of the bacteria, the first life form discovered outside of our comfortable, blue planet. We kept it in quarantine and followed CDC procedures to ensure appropriate protective measures were taken. It wasn’t enough. The seemingly benign bacteria mutated when introduced to our oxygen-rich atmosphere.
This was how The Infection officially started, although the epidemic proportions of it were not fully recognized at the time. If the outbreak had occurred only at our labs, we could have contained it. In truth, it had started in the wild, weeks before. Faith had collected three vials of the bacteria. Only two vials made it to our labs at NASA.
The Infection is an anthology by 7 authors, based in the post-pandemic world of the undead.
Authors: Twana Biram, Marion Clarke, Gerard Gogarty, Vincent Hughes, Mitch Lavender, Bernard O'Rourke and Andrew Shortall.
Customer Reviews
"Infectiously Interesting"
This anthology about zombies in our world in the very near future offers intriguing plots, international locations, and numerous voices which describe the onset, outbreak, survival and characters' means of coping.
From the riveting and poignant "Send in the Clowns" with a brave and loving father protecting his little girl who has been infected, but gains telepathic powers rather than the hideous alternative, to the grim "Sanctuary" which shows the toll survival demands, to a ray of hope in the "Long Engagement of Soirsa", a love story set in Ireland,each story offers something fresh and insightful about the zombie blitz.
I am one of the authors, so I have been with this project from the very beginning and can say honestly that this is a great read, even for someone like me who normally avoids the grim and gruesome. I signed on to stretch myself as a writer and found a wonderful fellowship with real creative minds and endless care for humanity.
Remember: always "shoot for the head!"