| Title | : | Zero Day (Slow Burn, #1) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 |
| Publication | : | First published July 23, 2013 |
Zed needs to borrow rent money from his parents. He gets up Sunday morning, drinks enough tequila to stifle his pride and heads to his mom’s house for a lunch of begging, again.
But something is wrong. There's blood in the foyer. His mother's corpse is on the living room floor. Zed's stepdad, Dan is wild with crazy-eyed violence and attacks Zed when he comes into the house. They struggle into the kitchen. Dan's yellow teeth tear at Zed's arm but Zed grabs a knife and stabs Dan, thirty-seven times, or so the police later say.
With infection burning in his blood, Zed is arrested for murder but the world is falling apart and he soon finds himself back on the street, fighting for his life among the infected who would kill him and the normal people, who fear him.
Zero Day (Slow Burn, #1) Reviews
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Nothing special and utterly disappointing
Utter disappointment. I don't care if there is a second book or what happens to ANY of these characters. No real character development took place so I never grew attached enough to care. I read some of the reviews and really was expecting this to be something fantastic and new. I am wallowing between a one and two star and the only reason it is getting two ON AMAZON on is because of the cover, here on GOODREADS a two means I thought it was OK, it is not OK to me, I did not like it, so GR is a harder rating curve. It is getting a one star because of a somewhat interesting concept (slow burn) and the clever title. Anything more would beto much loveunfair and dishonest of me and how I felt. I am not trying to be mean, but I do not get how wonderful this supposedly is!?? Mind boggling. I bothered to write this review for a reason.
This is one book I judged by the cover, and the reviews and I regret it, totally regret it! I also learned a lesson, read on.
This was a fast read and I am still shocked it was over 200 pages since I read it so fast. Perhaps it was because I wanted to get to the great part everyone found which caused them to rate so high. I wanted, hoped that all the reviews I read were true. Apparently people have not read good zombie books because this is not one of them. It presented nothing special to be added to the zombie genre. A somewhat interesting concept with nothing to back up other than some speculation and .. it was just bad. Again a great cover but nothing close to a WOW or even a meh. I LOVE this genre, I read anything I can in it. I grabbed it because a friend shared the link because they know I read anything with zombies. I even like bad ones, the ones that do not take themselves to seriously that is. HECK I am a person who likes watching bad movies (as in Uwe Boll... ) as well as b-books because I love this genre so much.
Specifically, the character development is flat and almost missing entirely. I never really got emotionally attached nor did it make me want to know what happens next. I won't be buying the next one and am glad I didn't buy this but got it on an Amazon free day.**
It is a zombie book! I am suppose to care for survivors, not just like them but care what happens. Have some kind of reaction emotionally to them. Whether it be wanting them to be the next to be ate or to survive! Of the two most developed characters they were still flat and lifeless (and not in the good aka undead way :) ) If the main character (stupid--redact.. how about beyond cliche and a direct pop-culture reference to the point of meme-- name of Zed *rolling eyes*) was killed, I probably would breath a sigh of relief.*** Sorry I just would not waste your time especially if you are a zombie reader!
If I had paid for this I would not have any problem returning it.
** NOT because he (the protagonist) started off a mooch who was only needing rent money because he did not make enough as a barista or whatever else he was doing, but because even if he is suppose to be becoming the hero... it never happened, he never was able to make it BELIEVABLE no matter what cute girl he saves!! I really wish I had liked this, it would saved have me a world of hurt. But when a book has over 80 five star reviews, I felt compelled to give my own critical review because it (the story) fell FLAT for me. -
Wow! I went flying through this book on my second go around!
A small backstory:
Zed is wanting to head over to his mom's house as he needs rent money and she seems to always give it to him plus anything else he needs, but when he gets to the house things are not what they seem and he finds his mother dead. His step-dad is a raving lunatic that attacks Zed biting him on the arm. Zed ends up killing his step-dad in self defense and then finally he gets a hold of the police to let them know what happened.
From the moment the police arrive things go from bad to worse as they drag Zed off to jail. While in jail Zed befriends a couple of inmates, but the world turns topsy turvy for them as they end up escaping because zombies have overrun the police station. Zed and his new found friends learn that the world is no longer what it once was as a virus has spread throughout the world and no one is safe.
Thoughts:
I read this book back in 2016 and really enjoyed the writing style of the author. I remembered that the book was fast paced and reading it the second time around kept me just as much on my toes as the first time around.
The story is wrapped around a flu epidemic disease that starts in Africa, then spreads throughout the world, turning everyone into mad crazed zombies. There are handful of survivors that band together (including Zed) that are somehow immune to the disease and this book provides an in-depth look at the struggles they face ahead as they do not know what the future holds.
From the first chapter of the book it is very fast paced and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. The book draws you right into the heart of the action and the characters are real enough to the point that you feel like you are there with them enduring their struggle to stay alive.
I am planning on reading all ten books in the series as I want to know what happens to these characters and how they survive in a zombie infested world. Giving this book five "Venomous Virus" stars!
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Book 4 of my Zombie-a-thon 2022!
3.5 Stars
I quite like the concept of slow burns and how they don't turn into zombies but are seemingly immune after surviving the initial bite period. A good amount of running, mindless chomping zombies and pants-wetting terror so I am excited to continue on! I am even more excited that the audiobook box set of 9 was only one credit! That's value folks! -
When I first cracked open this book and read the first few pages I was worried that it had been written by a surly, anti-social, twenty-something manchild with no interest in anything other than a gruesomely high body count... just like the protagonist.
However, as I read on, I realised that this book was a bit more sophisticated than that and that the author (who I've since found out is much different from his 'hero') had actually made the brave decision to create a protagonist who starts out pretty loathsome. It's a clever move, too, as it gives the character a great deal of space to grow into and, I hope, become a better person as the series progresses.
What about the story, though? Well, this is a zombie book, landing squarely in the survival horror sub-genre, and, as of the end of this first volume, doesn't really have much to distinguish it from the rest of the genre.
Don't get me wrong; it's not without its strengths. The zombification process is one of the better ones I've encountered, having a scientific rationale that's almost plausible. It's also pretty bloody scary in places; reading this in my darkened bedroom in the middle of the night, I found this book awakening those childhood fears of being chased... or hunted.
Overall, it was entertaining enough for me to want to move on to the second book in the series but I'm hoping the following volume delivers something original enough to warrant my reading all nine books. -
Slow burn is the kind of novel that hits you from out of the blue. I started reading and I had no idea what the hell was happening. The situation was similar to the protagonist in the book. A strange series of events start taking place and you have no idea what is happening. The book is gripping and I had to read it from start to finish in one sitting because I could not put it down.. I am glad that there are more novels in the series
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This is the first zombie book I've read. I've been a fan of zombie movies and comics for as long as I can remember and was intrigued at how the genre would translate to books.
Bobby Adair does an excellent job of translating the relentless struggle of the movies to his books. His main character Zed is suitably clueless, but not entirely without brains or common sense. This means that he thinks about what he's doing rather than stumbling from place to place, which is a mistake many horror books and movies make. He's a likeable protagonist and is often the voice of reason. The characters in general are one of the strengths of this book. Everyone has a motive and a goal and the crazy Christian types turn up just in time to add the comedy!
The plot is simple, but follows a logical and harrowing path through the first few days of an apocalypse. The plot can be narrowed down to a relatively simple set of actions, but then, that's what you expect of a zombie story.
The only drawbacks for me were
1. The brevity of the book. I read it as part of a boxset so I had no idea how far through it I was. Needless to say, I reached the end and went 'what? that's it?' Having purchased the entire box set for 99¢, I'm not complaining in that sense, but it felt quite short in terms of character building and pay off.
2. I suppose I expected more zombie action. There was lots of mention of them and the book opens with a terrific gross out moment, but after that, the zombies actually faded into the background in an odd way. My favourite parts of many zombie moments is the point the bad guy gets torn in half. There was none of that in this book and I'd have liked some. But that may just be me and my sick imagination!
Good fun and I will be getting the second, if only to find out if that damned bunker is real... -
Well, this was an okay read. I mean, I liked it but there's not much happening in the book. It's zombies, killing, killing, escaping, some more zombies and killing, escaping, the end. If you're looking for a super plot, this ain't your book. But, if you're a zombie fan, give it a try. You may like it.
Definitely reading the next part to know what happens with Zed and the other two guys. -
I have to say I am very impressed with this 'breakout' author. I have read his book "Flying Soup" centered within a completely different genre and enjoyed it but when I saw this same author tackling the horror genre (one of my favorite and one where I am most discerning) around an apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic vein, I was skeptical to say the least. Adair charted a course poles apart from his first book that I was not expecting anything other than the characteristic template of amateurish zombishness that left me a very disgruntled reader. However, I am very pleased to say that far from leaving me disgruntled, this book left me desiring even more when I exhausted its final pages. I was happy to realize this is the first book of a series he will be authoring.
This is NOT the typical zombie apocalyptic/post apocalyptic tale. I was very surprised with the direction in which Adair took this and shall not reveal any spoilers here in this review. Let us just say that the main character, Zed, is a tragically reluctant hero in the eyes of the reader but to many of the characters sharing his world, he may not come across as a hero at all no matter what he does....it brings to mind a famous speech about the content of character....
There are finite ways in which you can create a zombie-style world unless you possess an innate creativity to go above and beyond. Unfortunately many such novels from new authors have left me more than disenchanted for the reason that they have not expanded the boundaries of the characters, the circumstances or the new world in which the characters live whilst still keeping a sense of believability. Adair has shown that not only can he write successfully in different genres, he possesses that innate creativity which cannot be taught. Adair has found his niche and I look forward to reading the next installment of this "Slow Burn" series.
The only negative I would have to mention for this book is that he may have to utilize other editors. I found quite a few simple oversights in terms of grammar and spelling. This critique, however, is NOT a dig on the author but on the editors. As an author, you need to trust your editor 100% to do what you pay them to do. Those kinds of oversights occasionally overshadow the writing for someone such as myself hence causing the enchantment the author has woven to be broken such that my technical hat exasperatingly materializes. Adair's writing was well enough to have me quickly back under his spell each time, turning each page with anticipation and anxiety as I rode the swells of various emotion and dangers he took Zed through. I am excited to see the depth of character Zed will obtain through his next challenges in a complex new world. Don't miss out on this series. Based on this, I feel this will be a great one. I rarely give a five star but, there I did it. -
I really didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book. I've read some really terrible zombie novels and some really good ones. Slow Burn has to be in my top five favorites. It is raw, real and gritty. The main character, Zed, is a guy with no ambition other than getting drunk and high. That is until the zombies show up! This no account human being, who is wasting his life, suddenly realizes that if he wants to live then he has to fight for it. Let me tell you, that's exactly what he does! He fights for it with everything he's got. At first he was grating on my nerves because he just seemed like a cynical jerk. As the novel progresses he's a lovable, cynical jerk and can kick some zombie butt! I will say, this book is not for the young as there is profanity and gore throughout. Adair know how to freak you out as there are several tense moments. At one point I was clutching my tablet, hard, and I didn't realize it until that scene was over. I'm already on Book 3 of the series. Mr. Adair, you have a new fan. The thing that irritated me was that the characters would use each other's name profusely. It was "Zed this, Zed that, Murphy this, Murphy, Zed, Jerome, Zed, Zed, Zed, Murphy, Jerome." It was almost like they began every sentence or ended every sentence with each other's names. It was a bit annoying, but not enough to take away from the story because like I said, I'm finishing the series!
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I feel like this is a 3.5 star novel. I might normally round it up to 4, but I just couldn't quite justify giving it 4 stars, but I did find it a quick, enjoyable read.
As far as characters go, it took a while for me to warm up to Zed Zane, the novel's protagonist. At first, he came off as juvenile and immature and not overly bright--that's why I had a little trouble accepting the fact that he had a college degree in Philosophy. I thought he acted more like a high school dropout. But in the end, Zane won me over. Why? Zane was extremely loyal, even to people he hardly knew, like Murphy. And on several occasions, Zed put his life on the line for others. He was determined when he needed to be.
This isn't an ambitious novel in the sense of having underlying layers or themes within it, yet it's a fun read. If you're into ZA novels, give it a try. Bobby Adair has written several more novels in this series, and I'll probably give a few more of them a try.
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-A pesar de los detallitos diferenciadores, más de lo mismo.-
Género. Novela corta.
Lo que nos cuenta. Zed Zane comienza su domingo de resaca con unos tequilas y la visita a casa de su madre para comer. Cuando ve a la pareja de su madre comerse a esta en el suelo del cuarto de estar, todo se dispara. Primer libro de la serie Slow burn.
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You've got red on you... The opening of this short post-apocalyptic work reminds me of Shaun of the Dead, if Shaun was a bit of a d-bag and mostly unlikable. Our low budget Shaun goes by Zed, whose character is a mix of traits that are hard to believe exist, but much like Shaun, he's in the dark when he decides to venture out in what has suddenly become a dangerous world.
Zed also has a BA in philosophy, which as he's originally introduced is pretty hard to believe. The book becomes much better about halfway through, and begins to focus on larger topics of ethics, race and minority concerns, as well as the motivation of fear. Our oblivious protagonist also undergoes some pretty large personality changes around this time that are a bit hard to swallow. The author tries to resolve this change in priorities, and does a reasonably fair job of it, but I'm not sure if the simple motivation of day-by-day living would be enough for a character who didn't even do that before the personal exertion level was as high as it is in a post-civilization world.
Zed and a few others I won't name due to potential spoilers are considered "slow burns", they have been infected with the virus causing all around them to lose their minds, but due to unknown reasons the fever associated with the virus didn't reach high enough temperatures to cause them to completely lose their humanity. They suffer physical changes, most explicitly a lightening of their skin, and permanent dilation of their eyes (and the associated boost in night vision and bright light avoidance).
The physical obviousness of their symptoms and then their interactions with the uninfected made the latter part of this novel much better and has encouraged me to continue with the series. While marketed as a zombie novel, I'd put this closer to 28-days later's rage virus, or maybe
I Am Legend, though the infected to have zombie like tendencies when it comes to killability.
Bumped to 3* because I liked it well enough to continue with the series but almost stopped reading after the first 20-30% so overall it would be 2.5* if goodreads allowed that. -
ABR's full
Zero Day audiobook review and many others can be found at
Audiobook Reviewer.
At first impression Zed Zane seems to be a dead beat, shiftless bum, living off his abusive parents. When he gets up, hungover from the night before, he goes to his folks for lunch and begging for rent money. He finds his mom dead and his step dad eating her. He is attacked by his step dad and kills him with a knife. But his dad got in one good bite. Zed tries to call 911 but the line is busy. Feeling tired and sick he lays down on a bed and sleeps.
When he wakes up he feels better and calls 911 again. The cops arrive, arrest him for murder, and hall him off to jail. In jail he meets Murphy. Fast forward, Zac and Murphy escaped jail when a riot erupted.
From then on it’s one escape after another. Everyone wants to kill them. Some want to eat them. They just want to survive.
From one tight spot to the next Zac shows his true metal. He just can’t leave a female in distress. Zac and Murphy are low fever infected. They can walk around without the infected bothering them. As long as they are quiet and don’t move too fast.
This story is shorter than most but it just doesn’t let up. I liked the idea of different degrees of zombi. It is something different and lets more action and doesn’t limit the trouble Zac can get into.
Let me say that Jason is one of the best narrators, for this type of book, I have listened to in a long time. He does talk a little fast but I usually have my audio player on 1.5 speed. Jason really gets into it. His first person narration is so real, it’s like he is actually living the part. He has some good rough voices for the other male characters too. I could close my eyes and see what was happening as he talked. His descriptions of the chaos were fantastic. The fire scene alone was so good I could feel the heat.
The audio production was flawless. Everything flowed seamlessly together. Audio was clean and clear. A great job.
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This book grabbed me immediately, from Chapter 1, and hasn't let go since. I finished reading book 5 in the series (Slow Burn - Torrent), yesterday, in a record 2 evening's reading time, and already I'm hungering for book 6.
What I like about this book is that it's told from the perspective of Zed, your everyday slacker type ... that is, until the virus hits, and the world goes crazy. It is then that Zed becomes the unlikely hero, and saves the day ... several days, and people, actually.
While the virus turns most into cannibalistic, mindless monsters, it turns Zed into something different, something known as a "slow burn" which the title of the book implies.
Completely infected, Zed maintains his mental faculties while struggling day to day to avoid thinking about eventually moving from slow burn, to total burn, and becoming one of them ... one of the infected.
Along the way he meets others like him, some better off, some much worse, along with others who while fortunate enough to remain untouched by the virus, are fighting to survive the angry, hungry mobs surrounding Austin, Texas.
I couldn't put this one down. Whenever I was at work, I was thinking about it, wanting to read more. As soon as I arrived home at night, I grabbed my Kindle, and read I did. Each page made me want to read another, then another, until the last page was in site. I had to know more. I needed to know what would happen to Zed. Would he, in fact, burn out and become one of the infected? What about his friends? Would they survive? Is there a cure? So many questions, so much suspense. I devoured book two, three, and four in about eight days time. It's just that good. I hope this series never ends.
Cheers and kudos to you, Bobby Adair. Thank you for bringing these characters to life in a way that made me feel as if they were my friends. Their shattered, but hopeful world became an escape for me from my own world, and I enjoyed every minute I spent there. In the future I hope to have the pleasure of spending many more minutes in that world, with my new fictional friends, as future books are released. -
I might be biased since it was officially my first Zombie book, but I can honestly say that I loved it and every time I put my Ereader aside, it called me back. I wanted to know what would happen next.
This is not your regular horror story as we see what happens in the first POV through the eyes of a slow burn: one that has been infected but is somewhat resisting the disease.
Zed is a regular guy, not interested in the news, so when all this happened he was taken by surprise. Albeit all that, he never gave up. He is a stand up guy, faithful to his new friend Murphy even though most human beings would have ran and tried to save their own life at some point. So over all, I liked the main character. It is easy to put yourself into his shoes. The story reads well, a few mistypes that are probably the result of the book conversion to ebook, so nothing major. Bobby Adair has a great explanation on how the epidemic started, which makes it plausible (and scary). I would recommend this book for any fan of Zombies, Epidemic or End of the world genre and to any one who likes a good story. I am looking forward to read the second installment. -
What an amazing debut to a series! Adair knows exactly how to pick readers' brains with this terrifyingly realistic thriller. Zed Zane is the perfect character to be highlighted throughout this gory book which is definitely not for the faint of heart. Adair has made sure that it is paced perfectly for fans who prepare for the coming of the apocalypse. Pay attention as you read, because many different characters are introduced who may be significant in the next five books to follow. Even if you think you're not hopping on the bandwagon to love zombies just like everyone else in this world, give it a whirl, Adair is relentless until he reels you in and makes you a fan for life...or death.
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Not bad, pretty quick read. Nine short books in the series and I didn't expect a whole lot of character development or world building in the first book. I found this was enjoyable enough and I'm curious about how it all turns out, and I'm looking forward to the next book.
I really enjoy end of the world books where the main character is just your average person instead of some uber SOG type. It's fun following a clueless character that gets the snot beaten out of them, learns by their mistakes and grows into a hero. I feel that this could be a fun zombie apocalypse series. -
Overall a solid read. Yes there are some clunky sentences here and there but I don't fault indie writers for editing mistakes. My only complaint really is the characters name. Zed is a little bit too on the nose for me. Also, the plot became too "convenient" at times for the characters. Too many things fell into place.
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I am reading this in the
Slow Burn Box Set: The Complete Post Apocalyptic Series boxed set
Really good story. This guys lives his life like he's Bruce Willis. The story was good. I liked how like a normal person Zed slowly figured out that not everyone should be helped. Really good story. 5 stars. -
Going to eat at his mother's house and beg her for rent money is not high on Zed's list of fun days out-neither is finding her mauled and his zombie stepdad biting him. After passing out from the fever of the infected bite and ending up arrested for murder, Zed is in jail when all hell breaks loose in town. Even if he can escape, is there anywhere safe?
I liked Zed. He is the original anti-hero, a guy who is a bit of a waster and scrounges money from his parents, and knows pretty much nothing about surviving prison or zombie apocalypses. He has no clue how to identify a brand of weapon never mind use a gun, which is refreshing, or how to hot wire cars. He relies on Murphy to help him escape. Murphy is a great character and I get the image of Michael Clarke Duncan(The Green Mile, Armageddon)when I think of him. Zed and Murphy are well developed characters who aren't superheroes, who get things wrong and who get into trouble. They are believable and real, and this is part of why I liked the book. You are certainly rooting for them, which is a must in a zombie book!
It's not easy to find a different kind of zombie plot without it going too far away from traditional zombies, but this book has something different. There are those who are infected and die straight away, coming back as zombies. Then there are those like Zed who survive the initial infection-'slow burners' who aren't zombies but they aren't fully human now either and nobody knows when they will turn so nobody trusts them. Slow burners can evade the zombies in some cases but not in others which was intriguing. We get a small bit of back story on the outbreak in Africa without info dumps or lots of scientific stuff-for the most part Zed and the reader are both guessing about what else is happening with government and infection rates.
The plot itself is good. This is a zombie book that is FULL of zombie attacks and dangerous situations, sneaking around looking for supplies, rescues, crazy plans...all the things you want in your book. The action sequences are well written and explosive and there is a good mixture of gore and tension throughout. I'm hoping to get a look at the second part depending on price but I recommend this to traditional zombie and horror fans. -
Zed Zane is a zombie killer and first-person protagonist like we've rarely seen in zombie lore, and as a major zompocalypse fan, I Iove it. This guy, who only knows about guns what he learned from playing paintball, is a classic near-hipster millennial, working a dead-end job with a serious case of life ennui only made worse by the crappy upbringing from his crappy parents - the Ogre and the Harpie. He's rootless, aimless, would probably say his own life is pointless, and as such he is perfectly prepared for the apocalypse to come.
What? Why?
Because he's emotionally locked away. But, and here is the thing that makes these books shine, that's not really true. Zed 'feels' the pain of the apocalypse perhaps more keenly than anyone else. This horrific event hurts him bad, though he's better than others at masking that and moving on. I loved the action is this box set, I loved the big set pieces where he fights, he escapes (and this book is entirely about the fighting and escaping early days - covering about a week around the apocalypse's inception) and learns to fight again, but the thing that made it for me is Zed's interior monologue, which is fascinating. His emotional arc is genuine and moving.
You can't kill thousands of zombies and not be changed. You can't see people you care for hurt and not let out that rage somehow. Zed's transition into 'Null Spot the Destroyer' in book 3 was fantastically well set up and earned. Gotta love a little gritty reality coming in, making characters act in ways they may later be ashamed of.
Also- it's funny. Zed's pal Murphy has a great counterpoint philosophy to Zed (basically, don't think about the bad stuff) which means they're always bouncing off each other to approach this catastrophe in the right way. It's also really well written and original to boot - Bobby Adair paints a portrait of a fresh apocalypse - one swept by fire, where zombies roam and act in ways we can't anticipate, where 'slow-burns' like Zed and Murphy face ostracism and danger from their own people. I read the box set books 1-3, and the threat is still going strong at the end, so now I'm moving right along to book 4 to find out what happens next! -
I just enjoy a good zombie story - and this is a good zombie story! Zed is just sort of drifting through life, living in Austin with a degree in philosophy and not much to look forward to. One Sunday he goes to his mother's house for lunch, but he finds his mother and a neighbor dead and is inexplicably attacked by his stepfather, Dan, who bites him on the arm. He has to kill Dan by stabbing him in self defense. He then passes out with a fever for a couple of days. When he comes to, he calls the police, who promptly arrest him, throw him in jail, and charge him with his parents' murders. It's when he's in jail that Zed discovers that a virus is infecting people all over the world, effectively turning them into zombies. He breaks out of jail during a riot caused by zombie prisoners and then lives by his wits, avoiding the zombies who want to eat him and the normal people who think he's a zombie and want to kill him. "Slow burn" refers to Zac's condition; he's infected when his stepfather bites his arm but for some reason, when regains consciousness after having his fever, he looks like a zombie but isn't one. He's somehow immune, and he meets others like him as the story progresses. Very exciting and compelling tale as Zed tries to survive on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. The story ends somewhat abruptly as Zed and two other slow burners set out to cross Austin in search of a safer place to hide out, obviously setting up for Slow Burn: Book 2.
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This was my first zombie, apocalypse, end of the world book. Getting excited for the return of the TV series The Walking Dead. I wanted to read something that kept me on the edge of my seat. This definitely was a good book to do that and keep me interested! I could of read this in one sitting! I was so wrapped up trying to figure out what's gonna happen next! Now I'm moving on to book 2 Infected.
The book takes place in Austin, Texas, a smaller city but still so used to our now electronic way of living. Been so used to electricity, food, stores no crazies running around eating at you and attacking you. Zed actually pairs up with two guys Murphy and Jerome. With no plan in not knowing what exactly is going on in the world around them. If it's just the flu or if it's the end of the world. Nobody knows exactly how you can catch the flu and get "infected!" What are they supposed to do now? How are they supposed to live without electricity, running clean water, food? Not knowing exactly how to take care of themselves without our modern technology. -
Imagine waking up with a killer hangover, curing that hangover with some Tequila, then heading to your parents house only to find your step-dad eating your mom's face. That is how Zed wakes up one Sunday and discovers the zombie apocalypse is upon us. While stabbing his step-father 37 times he still ends up with a bite and wakes up 2 days later only to get arrested for murder. Zed meets up with Murphy will cooling his heels in jail and after they make a run for it they must join forces if they are to survive. It is pretty hilarious to read what Zed goes through as he finds out that he is actually a zombie, only it turns out he is immune. He is what they call a "Slow Burner". Other than the zombies being able to open doors. That have door knobs. That open out. I have had a great time reading this book. Murphy is a hoot and Jerome is quite possibly the world's biggest pussy. Going on an adventure with them is a great time. Highly recommend!
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First I was sceptical.
It took me a few pages to get into the writing style. But I liked the spring in the pages.
I can’t really identify myself in any of Zeds character traits, but he is an interesting one and it is fun to accompany him.
And so far with each book it gets better and better.
I really enjoy every step of new discoveries and interpretations by the characters. Murphy has to work on his Humor, and the couple dynamic is a bit off.
The women so far were not really impressive, the author has to work on that. I am still waiting for a bad ass slow burn woman.
What I missed was an overly plot.
The writing style needs much improvement, “he said, she said” is not the way of good writing. But the imaginative way and the pace make up for it.
The author delivers an intriguing evolutionary zombie puzzle, I can’t wait to find out where it will lead.
Update: see full review at the box set books 1-9 -
This is a fast read. It has a lot of gore but I am eager for Book2 to be released. Scary but I started thinking how much of our daily living is just that....living and not learning how to be more independent.
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This was a truly awesome book and I'm really glad I accidentally stumbled upon it. My only critisism is, it was so short. I was quite bummed I was finished and can't wait for the next book!
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Every so often, I decide to be a bit of a masochist and try another series of zombie books. I got a copy of Slow Burn #1 and started to read.
Reading a zombie book is a lot like surviving a zombie apocalypse. Even if you think things are going OK, you're probably screwed.
That's the sort of bunker mentality I had as I started to read Zero Day. Strangely enough, I got through the first book and really liked it.
So, I thought "beginners luck" and tried the 2nd one. Even better than #1!
Long story short, I've now read all 9 of them and damn - Bobby Adair did an excellent job. I really liked these characters. He did a great job creating an interesting universe and keeping things moving along nicely.
I liked his stuff so much, that I'm moving on to his sci-fi series "Freedom's Fire".
Highly recommend this series!
