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Michael Stephen Fuchs
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Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in the Horn of Africa, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham.
He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out—and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars. But when another mystery epidemic breaks out, terrifyingly quickly it reaches a tipping point and chaos descends—and Zack and his team (including two former Team Six SEALs) are trapped between the millstones of the sick and the dying on one side, and heavily armed militias on the other. Soon their "safe" house is in flames, and their only remaining option is to get in their up-armored SUV and try to escape the imploding gravity well of the city, to the safety of the American military base in Djibouti. But by then, will there be anywhere safe left on Earth to escape to?
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A realistic pandemic debut...
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nothing new, but decent
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Good
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Fuchs is very good at incorporating tactics, hardware/tech, and military jargon into a plausible initial outbreak scenario out of Somalia.. but focusses on action, mind's-eye vivid gore, and heart-pounding "WTF" terror. The approach is noticeably immature (clearly aimed at the type of younger "This is So Cool!" fanboys that might attend a Comic-Con).. but if you set your standards realistically - don't expect medically-accurate virology discussions or moving emotional prompts, for example - the book is a rollercoaster-ride blast.
Unfortunately, reader R.C.Bray's kryptonite is accented voice-acting. He absolutely turns in his typical peerless diction, spot-on pacing, easily-consumed timbre & cadence, and uncanny understanding of the tone the author intends.. but is asked to do southern drawls and Afrikaans-flavored dialogue. Bray's interpretations are creditable, but I have definitely heard better from him.
Despite slightly awkward pacing, I was able to set aside reservations while listening to this recording. Consequently - when taken altogether - this adrenaline-fuelled audiobook rates 8.5 stars out of 10. I feel fortunate to have gotten it as a 'Plus' selection.. because it merits a Credit (particularly if you are willing to go further with the 'Arisen' seties).
[Note: The main intent of this story - including the origin of Patient Zero and the development/mutation of the zombie virus - is to provide background for books much later in the series. I suggest you read this book at least 4th if you intend to read the 'Arisen' saga - rather than first]
Setting Up A Fun ZA Twist/Approach
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aesthetician prequel
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