Zombie West Trilogy
The Zombie West Series #1 -3
By Angela Scott
Pages: 741
Published: November 13th 2013 by Evolved Publishing
Goodreads Summary:
The Wild West is hard enough to survive with its native territory, wanted outlaws, and harsh terrain, but with a plague turning civilized people into brain-eating monsters, survival becomes nearly impossible.
Red has lost everything to the fast-spreading disease: her family, her trust in mankind, and her hope for a better tomorrow. When she meets Trace, a smooth-talking gambling man who's more city boy than cowboy, she's forced down a path she'd been avoiding for years. Until his arrival, she'd lived by a certain set of rules-don't ask names, keep to yourself, don't let anyone too close-but the jackass of a man won't let her be, and he has an uncanny knack for appearing at all the wrong times and in all the wrong places.
Each, with a secret of their own, will need to learn that only by working together do they have any chance of surviving The Zombie West.
That is, if they don't kill each other first.
FEATURES ALL 3 BOOKS IN 1 SPECIAL EDITION:
Book 1 - Wanted: Dead or Undead
Book 2 - Survivor Roundup
Book 3 - Dead Plains
This special edition also includes 2 exclusive short stories, along with additional bonus content available only in this omnibus edition -- and all for much less than the 3 books purchased individually.
Excerpt:
"I hate people," Rivers said. "Everybody's mean or rotten or lies. I hate 'em all."
Kitchi reached out and took the girl's hand as Trace poured water onto a piece of cloth and gently patted the boy's back. He squeezed her hand. "People are good. We are born to be, but sometimes we make bad choices. Do not let a few of them destroy the good person you are. This world needs you. It needs your goodness."
Trace poured the water directly onto the boy's back, hoping to wash away the infection.
Kitchi's entire body tensed, but he didn't cry out. He squeezed Rivers' hand tighter, and she placed her other hand over his, cupping it from both sides.
"Not all people are bad, Rivers. Not all people are bad." Kitchi closed his eyes and his hand fell limp in hers.
My Review:
I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.
In Wanted: Dead or Undead we meet Red who likes to travel alone and has no one to be responsible for if they get bitten by the zombies. It's hard enough trying to keep your own self alive much less a group of people. But the dude she calls Cowboy won't listen to her he follows her anyway. Cowboy thinks he knows her and has seen her before. Besides all that he is very attracted to Red. He likes the way she handles a gun and can kill a bunch of zombies quicker than most folks.
Cowboy and Red meet up with this new guy Wen and he becomes a part of their group. Later on down the road they meet two little kids, Rivers and Fisher; yeah that is their real names. See their father loved going fishing and that is how they got their names. Red wants to be alone because she has a secret that she doesn't want anyone to know about. Her secret could cost her, her life or maybe even the life of one of her new family members, people that she is becoming to care about. So they all end up at an old army fort where they meet Caroline and her father Ira. Wen and Caroline become close real quick like.
In Survivor Roundup we have some new characters join us Aponi and her little brother Kitchi along with Nash one of her kidnappers. Red's brother Davis also joins them after he figures out what kind of person John Gatherum really is. John has been using Davis to lure Red into his lair only Davis did not know this. John will do anything he has to in order to get his hands on Red no matter who it may hurt or how many lies he has to tell.
Red has a plan she is tired of running and hiding from John so she is going to find him and kill him. Then she can go back to her "family" and not have to hide any more. She has to be quick about it or her "family" will not survive without her. Her "family" is waiting and depending on her to bring food back to them.
In Dead Plains Red is pregnant with Trace's baby. Red, Trace, Wen, Caroline, Lily (Wen and Caroline's baby), Fisher, Rivers, Kitchi, Aponi and Davis, Red's brother are all out walking the Plains trying their best to just stay one step ahead of the zombies and any human that may want to take Red and use her as an experiment like John did in Survivor Roundup. Red is unlike other humans. She has a secret that everyone wants to know and wishes they had. They think that she is the answer to their zombie problems.
All Red, Trace, Wen, Caroline and everyone else in their new little family want is just to find a safe place that they can call home, a place hidden away from other people so that there would be no one to recognize Red. But someone knows who Red is and what she is and they are out for blood. This person doesn't care about Red or her family all this person cares about his himself. I know you probably want to know who this person is. Am I right? Well guess what I really don't want to spoil the book for you so I am not going to tell you who this person is. You are going to have to pick up your copy to find out. But hey trust me you will definitely not be disappointed with the Zombie West Trilogy. It is one of the best zombie books ever written. Angela Scot is an amazing writer and person.
About The Author:
I hear voices. Tiny fictional people sit on my shoulders and whisper their stories in my ear. Instead of medicating myself, I decided to pick up a pen, write down everything those voices tell me, and turn it into a book. I'm not crazy. I'm an author. For the most part, I write contemporary Young Adult novels. However, through a writing exercise that spiraled out of control, I found myself writing about zombies terrorizing the Wild Wild West-and loving it. My zombies don't sparkle, and they definitely don't cuddle. At least, I wouldn't suggest it.
I live on the benches of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains with two lovely children, one teenager, and a very patient husband. I graduated from Utah State University with a B.A. degree in English, not because of my love for the written word, but because it was the only major that didn't require math. I can't spell, and grammar is my arch nemesis. But they gave me the degree, and there are no take backs.
As a child, I never sucked on a pacifier; I chewed on a pencil. I've been writing that long. It has only been the past few years that I've pursued it professionally, forged relationships with other like-minded individuals, and determined to make a career out of it.
You can find me at my website, where I blog obsessively about my writing process and post updates on my current works. I'm also on Twitter and Facebook, but be forewarned, I tweet and post more than a normal person.
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