The End Has Come and Gone: Zombie Fallout, Book 4

This series is getting downright convoluted in nature and I mostly get infuriated when stories get too convoluted; it generally reads to me that the author is trying too hard. In this case though... I'll make a huge exception!

The book becomes more and more complex with various twists and turns appearing throughout the title. As soon as you think that you have gotten a good enough grasp of the series something new is introduced which adds a twist to the series but makes it a bit more harder to follow. I find myself feeling sorry for the Talbots, they seem to can't catch a break... With all that being said though, I can't help but be gripped by the entire book... I will see this book through to the end come hell or high water and anyone who has gotten this far in the series would probably agree.

Again this series shine mostly due to the characters whose vantage point we read from. The neurotic germophobe that is Mike Talbot, his formidable and dedicated wife Mrs. Talbot, the loveable Tommy, the dangerous Thomas and the vicious Eliza all brings about their own special touch to the book. Their differing vantage points are fascinating to view from and will have you cracking up or on the edge of your seat with excitement.

The narration gets better with each book I find and Sean Runnette's command of the myriad of characters in the book is note worthy. He's truly gotten a grasp of all the characters in this book and frankly, I wouldn't have the narration done any other way.

The series thus far has been just plain fun to experience, with this one only adding to it. It doesn't take itself too seriously but it isn't a complete joke either. A young crowd will certainly love these books.

P.S. The book once again ends with a cliff hanger....

Tufo consistently writes one wonderful story after another. This book addresses the show-down between the main character and his nemesis. Throughout the series, you remain completely invested in this family's life and by the end of the book, you feel as though you've been through it all with them. I'd love to see more on this series - I'm a diehard Mark Tufo fan now and will read anything he writes.

book 4 starts off where book 3 finished. i like that about this series. mike is at his brother's house. ron shows mike a hidden compartment in his closet that holds info about their great grandfather, dr. hugh mann.

we also learn mike talbot isn't the only one in his family that has come into contact with tomas and eliza. ron shows mikea box that has something of eliza's in it. i'm not going to tell you, you just have to read it.

what do you NEVER do in a scary movie? leave/break up the group. mike decides to leave his family to try to rescue alex, paul, and their group of survivors. as expected,, splitting up the core group of survivors causes things to get FUBARed.

there are a few side adventures of the various groups before the big push to rescue the other survivors who are trapped in north carolina in what other than a furniture store. note: that was meant to be sarcastic. lol north carolina is the furniture capital. well at least before most of the furniture makers moved to china, but i digress..

it's nice to see some of the women in action and see how they respond. other than jen, the women have kind of stood behind the men. it's nice to see they can get themselves into trouble all by themselves, a la tracy's and nicole's jaunt to the convenience store to buy cigarettes.

don't forget mrs. dino. oh...how i love to hate her!

mad jack is an interesting side character. turns out he was rising star in dept. of defense. he was a loner who played halo and had a kill ratio of 98%. he's kind of a mad genius whose invention sounds intriguing.

another interesting twist is zombie 3.0. geezzzz...i may have to buy a desert eagle after all! lol

but the ending really makes this book. it adds a new dimension to the story. you'll have to read it to see what i mean. but if you've made it this far, you probably don't even need to read my review b/c you like the story enough to go ahead and buy the audiobook.

the story is still fresh, and the scenarios the survivors find themselves in are believable. so far, mark tufo has kept clear of repeating himself.

so far, my 3rd favorite book of the series, with book 3 #1 and book 1 #2.

Once I have finished the whole series I would definately start a fresh at some stage

Anything with BT and Talbot sniping at each other

I can honestly say that the series is the best narrated and one of the funniest series of audios I've listened to. I bought all four and listened to them one after another. Just howled at BT and Talbot.

Damn you Mark Tufo. Now I can't read a zombie book without comparing it to Zombie Fallout. I've downloaded two since finishing zombie fallout 1-4 and nothing even comes close. Great series with believable characters, excellent story, great narration and definitely worth the credit. I'm just buying my time hoping audible makes 5 available soon & Mark finishes 6!!! Do yourself a favor GET this series!!!

Tufo is shaping up to be a really good story teller. This series is from the perspective of the main character but is not a strict "first person". The narrator is fantastic, yes he sounds like Hank Hill, but I always get a kick out of hearing Mike Talbot curse or talk about his past. I can't get Hank Hill out of my mental picture. Book 4 and the storyline is still fresh, looking forward to more from Tufo

Yes, they are both talented

I am a fan of this series--good characters, strong plot lines, humor, good use of flashbacks.... However, the problem with this 5th novel is that it is directionless without an ending. He introduces too many story lines without ending the original story. FINISH the original narrative instead of dragging the reader into new story lines that do not end. Complete this story, then move into the next major story line.

Not being able to anticipate the next move

Set up for the next series

Just as good as the others

Jump when the attacks were not expected

None

I like the series, listened to all four books.

Just thought this story would finally come to an end, which is not the case.
Book 5 is out and 6 on the way.

If you enjoyed the first three books, you will like 4. Book 4 is a good story but it is starting to feel more like the story is just being drawn out.

From the reviews of Zombie Fallout 5 -- Alive In A Dead World on amazon, it appears to have gotten worse. So, I'll be skipping Fallout 5 on audio and wait and see how Book 6 pans out.

I like the perfomance of the Narrator Sean Runnette

In my opinion this was the worse book in the entire sequence. It was very disappointing, long and frustrating. I did not enjoyed the book as the previous one, the author made a mistake in "stretching" the story what ever the reason it was a failure. I will listen to the last book when it becomes available hoping that he story will finally come to a closing.
Buy the book to keep informed, the entire book is not a failure is just not what you would expect.