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5.0 out of 5 stars Really fun read! Literally, close to home!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020
A very well written book, entertaining and realistic as any post apocalyptic book can be.I loved the fact that I live in Northern Va and know the Reston area. Certain scenes, I knew exactly where Pro was and that was fun.Character development was good, the story flowed well and just an entertaining read. Highly recommend for these dark too soon fall evenings. Also, buy both books, you won’t regret it!
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GraciJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, well plotted with great characters!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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These three books were well written with gripping plot lines and a variety of believable, realistic characters. I loved the relationships that developed along the way. This storyline made me glad I'm retired. That means I didn't have to stop reading to leave for my job. When I closed my Kindle app on my iPad, it was generally to give my eyes, and brain, a rest. Whew! Great research, too! Though I had to take most of the military weapons and actions on faith, I am familiar with some of the areas. I almost wanted to get out maps of the communities to follow the battles, especially the third book which focused a lot on Pittsburgh. But I didn't want to stop reading.

A few reviews mentioned editing issues. Those that did are way too critical. Mistakes happen. Sure, I spotted maybe a few minor ones (not many). They couldn't even begin to detract from this very well-told story. Oh, I'm so glad there were NO Zombies. If I should ever have to live through an apocalypse like this, facing the really bad guys, I can only hope to have heroes like these in my corner. Well done, S. M. Anderson! And thank you.
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claudette valliere
5.0 out of 5 stars Action galore
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019
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One fine read. Spoiler alert.

This one starts with Dr. Janine Folkman and fellow Dr. Seth Maygood. They aren't medical Doctors. They are virologists working with others. Dodson Kerry is from Berkeley. He's a guy neither Janine or Seth like at all. He's the guy that will release the disease that wipes out 90% of the worlds population. He doesn't do it knowingly. He steps on something in the lab, walks out and that what starts the pandemic.

The President of the US is dying and he knows it. Colonel Skirjanek is at McMurdo with a joint Aussie, British group. So far they are virus free. The temperatures where they are will save them.

Jason Larson is and ex Army Ranger who now works as a contractor. His wife Samantha, known as Sam, is three months pregnant with their first child. Watching the news and the Presidents address they both know only the immune will survive. Jason survives, Sam and the unborn child do not. Before she dies she makes Jason promise that if he doesn't get sick, he will do his best to stay alive.

Once Sam is dead and he buries her and his unborn child he then calls the family to find out that most of them are already dead and those he talks to are dying. Because his wife was a very successful doctor his house was in an expensive part of town. McMansions were all over. One of his neighbors Howard Dagman was a prepper. He like Jason was ex military. Jason heads for his house. On the way he hears gun shots. Jason knows anyone alive will turn into a looter or worse. Cars have been left all over the road. All out of gas. Jason wonders where these folks thought they would go to outrun a virus. Jason also finds a woman who has been shot. She tells him Tyson's people did it. They are a gang and are located at the FEMA center at the Ritz hotel. Good info for Jason but once the woman passes he heads for Dagmar's house.

Jason's Ranger training kicks in big time. He goes the back way and takes a long hard look before he approaches the house. Tyson's people might be around and Jason doesn't really want to run into them right now. There is no power and Dagman's house is dark. Loki Dagman's black lab approaches and Jason quickly renews his friendship with the dog. He heads in to see bags of dogfood ripped open so Loki has food. Jason follows Loki out back to see a grave. Howards grave. There is also an open grave next to it. On returning to the house he finds Debbie dead in her bed. She left a note with the combination to getting into the locked rooms. Dagmans garage has two BMW's, a coupe, an SUV and Howard restored 1970's Land Cruiser. The shop has everything one could need. Two big rows of solar panels are on the roof so he will have power. He then checks out the basement. He uses the numbers Debbie left. Opens the door, turns on the light to find a veritable armory. Every gun Jason could image was in that armory. A generator was there also but would only kick in if the solar electricity was lower that 30%. Jason will be staying right here. This house is a veritable gold mine of food, water, guns and electricity.

Pro has watched his family die. His Dad went to work and Pro knows he won't be coming back. He's eaten everything in the house he can find and knows he will need to go to neighbors houses for food. Finding food won't be a problem, but staying out of sight might be. Pro is fourteen years old and knows everyone is dead. Pro will survive all right. He's smart, savvy and fast as hell when he needs to be. The Tyson bunch do find him but he's saved by a guy dressed in black. A guy with NVG's and guns. A guy named Jason.

So begins one damned fine read.

This one has Jason, Pro, Loki, Sheriff Bauman who thinks he runs the gang, Sleepy his second who is one smart guy, a guy who wants to get he and his girlfriend Michelle out of the Ritz, the Tyson' gang who bring people in, most are slaves, some become guards, a Pro who is captured and escapes, he learns much about the gang, he also know Sleepy and his girlfriend can be trusted, a Sleepy who works out a long range mission to end the gang, a Jason a man the gang called Ninja, who provides the muscle, weapons and know how, Rachel and Elsa a woman and young girl Jason saved and Jason Larson, Sleepy and Pro doing their best to save the good guys, kill the bad guys and try to survive and stay alive.

Five Stars and then some. Waiting for number two.
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Writing Historian
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, well thought out
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023
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For some reason I have become a fan of dystopian fiction. This is as good as, and in some cases better, than the October Fall series by Craven. If you are also a fan, then you know that is high praise indeed. Superior editing with the exception of using 'canon" instead of 'cannon" in Book 2. This series is especially thought provoking for me considering its initially set in my backyard (Fairfax County VA and surrounding environs). Highly recommended.
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A reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book/poor editing
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2023
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I bought all three books in the series, and they are extremely good. And not to criticize the author, but he needs a good editor which is the only thing that kept me from giving him five stars. I would love to offer my services. I have worked for various CEOs and major corporations, and their correspondence always had to be pristine. I don’t know if this was self published, but missing words, misplaced commas, fragmented sentences, misspellings, the wrong use of a word and general grammar really needs help. If you’re the author, please respond to this, and I would be happy to help you. No charge for the first book. 🥰
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Maggiemay
4.0 out of 5 stars 1984 Redo
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023
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My copy was a first edition. As such, there were many grammatical errors and at one point, where it was supposed to say Bauman, Wayne was there.
Overall it was the 21st Century version of George Orwell's 1984 and quite gripping.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Apocalyptic survival ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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Great read, and a welcome change from the plentiful zombie apocalypse, well informed by recent experiences. Well worth the read, good characterizations.
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Anzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I found this series
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
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I’ll group this with the McDermit, Sansbury-Smith and Ryan Schows. Sorry for spellings guys. Hard to put down.
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rita jones
5.0 out of 5 stars A post viral-apocalypse story
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023
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Can you imagine 98% of the population of the world gone, do to a virus. It will be very difficult. Jason a military trained man has lost everything, losing his wife made him want to die too, but he promised his wife that he would help others especially the young to survive. Great read
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Tess
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow what an excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2023
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End of Summer was an absolute joy to read... I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't something as riveting as this book was. It's a gripping read and it totally engulfed me from the very first page. I really do recommend reading this book.
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Adam Hatcher
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a zombie book
Reviewed in Canada on December 15, 2022
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I started reading this thinking it was a zombie book, it's much more grounded in reality. Anderson does an excellent job of portraying what's its like to be cold tired and exhausted, and need to keep pushing on.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good Post-Apocalyptic story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2022
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I enjoyed this novel. It wasn’t particularly different from other books of this type, but it was well written and explored a couple of characters well. Sometimes these sorts of books miss out on character development, but I didn’t feel that way about this: although there were other characters/plot lines I felt could have been further developed, but it didn’t take away from the book. It also created a good ‘universe’ that could be well expanded in future books.
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KPJ
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting take.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2021
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Although not quite up to the standard of Stephen King's 'The Stand', however this was a pretty good and more up to date version of life after a pandemic and probably more realistic giving regard to the humans that would go feral, 'Mad Max' style. All said, I enjoyed the read and have purchased the next book in the series.
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Holzbeez
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!!
Reviewed in Australia on October 8, 2020
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Definitely read this if you enjoy a book where the good guys kickass during this post-viral apocalypse.
A virus swept through the world killing almost everyone except a few who are immune.
‘Jason’ ex army, lost his wife, moved into his neighbours house who was a major prepper;
‘Pro’ a 14 yr old boy who lost his mom, dad and little sister, fends for himself scavenging the neighbourhood for supplies- cross paths trying to stay alive and avoid the group of men, who are capturing women, forcing men to join, to either become soldiers or workers who they call sheep.
‘Sleepy/Daniel’ a man who finds himself 2nd in command under an evil sheriff, ends up helping Jason.
Jason and Pro rescue a freshly college graduated Rachel and a 12yr old Elsa. From there Jason’s group slowly grows.
Really really enjoyed this first book in this series. Don’t want to give anything away so just read it and enjoy.
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