Alive for Now

Infected Dead Series, Book 1

By: Bob Howard

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Set on the coast of South Carolina, an unknown infection has caused people to die and come back to life as reanimated corpses, attacking any living person.

This is the story of the survival of one man who was the benefactor of a shelter that helped him to live through the onslaught of the infected dead. Beginning with the initial days of the apocalypse, Ed Jackson watches the world die from the safety of his shelter, but there are others who are also trying to stay alive as they seek refuge. He must decide who he will take into his shelter and who he will reject, and those decisions will help him to form the bonds he did not have even before the end of the world. He and his new friends are faced with the dangers of the dead world as they are forced to leave the safest shelter anyone could possibly have in order to do more than simply exist in a zombie-infested world.

©2016 Bob Howard (P)2019 Tantor

Great read

I enjoyed the characters. Ending was not what I expected. I'm hoping there will be a part 2. ty

Loved IT.

THE narrator is as important as the story and he does an absolutely amazing job. His voice keeps u attentive and wanting to hear more. The story is very good and characters are relatable. There is never a point where you feel like skipping ahead,

👍

Wouldn't you love to be given an island. Then the world drop,s into a hole.

overall decent

the story is okay. everything is to convenient. the four survivors honestly to me aren't good people. alot of little things tells me their stupid and cowards. they leave the bunker the first time. for no other reason but to see stuff. didn't need anything or have a good reason. the three on ship where survivors were when the zombie outbreak happened. as soon as it got dangerous zombies broke out. the three quickly ran and got off the ship. which would be fine. except they all three were in leadership roles. they didn't attempt to help anybody. or so their job. they quickly abandoned ship. helping themselves. when they get saved by the main character. the quickly become snobs. if you listen to this story you will see what I mean.

Comfort Zompoc

If you've read a bunch of Zompoc/Apoc literature where the author keeps killing off the characters you've grown fond of (I'm looking at you, Sarah Lyons Fleming!), then think of this as the "comfort food" version of zombie literature.

Sure, bad things happen, and bad people happen, but somehow the characters we've grown fond of seem to get really lucky. This series does require a certain suspension of belief, and there are times you'll think to yourself "Really?!" but still. Think of it as comfort-food. It's yummy and comforting and maybe doesn't challenge you but that's okay sometimes. (If you liked "The Last Tribe" by Brad Manuel, you'll probably like this one, too.)

The characters are likeable, and there's enough action through the series (I'm now on book 4) to keep you going, but if you're really into militaristic shoot-em-up type apoc lit where the action is non-stop, this probably isn't going to be your type of thing.

The narrator is excellent. I always find male narrators difficult for female voices but this one's bearable, and the main male voices are very well distinguished. He has a comfortable voice, too, which helps with the whole comforting feeling of this series.

Really, there's a pandemic on right now, and I'm turning to books that make me feel, well, reassured. Cheered. If you like zombies but are tired of everyone dying all of the time, then give this series a try.

Beginner zombie novel.

If I were to use one word to describe this book, it would be “convenient”. Everything seems to work out for the main character, Eddie. This is a nice, clean, friendly book for a beginner in the zombie genre. Everything just works out perfectly, and fits into a nice box at the end. As a seasoned zombie book reader, this is a little too vanilla for me.

Book

Hi Bob! Love your books! Can't wait to continue listening to them, especially at work.

Refreshing

This book is for those who want to read a more relaxed zombie book. If you want to get away from death, destruction and despair then give it a try. For example, in the typical zombie movie almost everything goes wrong...in this book almost everything goes right. The story is decent with some plot issues but the narrator helps you immerse yoursekf into the story.

Fun listen

It’s nice to occasionally find a “fairytale” type apocalyptic story where things go right. Not everything, but some things at least.

Sometimes I get sick of zompoc being more about evil humans than survival. This book was a breath of fresh air. Lighthearted. I wish the others were already narrated and I would dive right in to the whole series.

Gram Halstead is my favorite narrator

So far I've loved every book he's narrated. It makes the work night go by allot faster.