The Last Bastion of the Living

A Futuristic Zombie Novel

By: Rhiannon Frater

Narrated by: Kristin Allison

Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

A walled city surrounded by lush land, protected by high mountain summits, and fortified by a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, The Bastion remained humanity's last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. On one fateful day, the valley gate failed and the Inferi Scourge overran and destroyed the human settlements outside the walls, trapping the remaining survivors inside the city. Now, decades later, the last remaining humans are struggling to survive in a dying city of dwindling resources...and dwindling hope.

Vanguard Maria Martinez has lived her entire life within the towering walls of steel. She yearns for a life away from the overcrowded streets, rolling blackouts, and food shortages, but there is no hope for anyone as long as the Inferi Scourge howl outside the high walls. Her only refuge from the daily grind is in the arms of Dwayne Reichardt, an officer in the Bastion Constabulary. Both are highly-decorated veterans of the last disastrous push against the Inferi Scourge. Their secret affair is her only happiness.

Then one day Maria is summoned to meet with a mysterious representative from the Science Warfare Division and is offered the opportunity to finally destroy the Inferi Scourge in the valley and close the gate, reclaiming the lost lands and energizing the populace with renewed hope for the future. The rewards of success are great, but she will have to sacrifice everything, possibly even her life, to accomplish the ultimate goal of securing the future of humanity and saving it from extinction.

©2012 Lyssa-Noel Rhiannon Frater (P)2012 Lyssa-Noel Rhiannon Frater

Here's a zombie novel I could sink my teeth into.

Really good zombie novel here. Steady build and intense. Neat spin at the end too... Didn't see it coming. Surprised! Narrator was good. Glad I listened.

A masterpiece.

This book was absolutely wonderful. The author is truly an artist.

The character development and world development leave you drooling. This is the kind of book that you won't want to stop listening to.

I gave the performance 4 stars because the narrator was a bit bland and had an odd accent. She did perform well, but I have listened to better narrators.

9.5/10.
I cannot wait to get started on the sequel!

excellent

suspenseful and horrific, descriptions that are beautifully terribly aweful and vivid, telling an overall exciting tale, nail biting all the way! woohoo

Great!

I loved this book Rhiannon Frater is a really talented writer. I like all of the Rhiannon Frater books that i have listened to so far which is 5 now. I think this was the perfect balance of action and romance and a whole different unique take on the Zombie genre.

Zombies by another name.

I received a free copy of this from the author, with no request for a review.

Interesting take on a zombie style PA. A good dash of politics, strong characters, and world-building.
The narrator took a little getting used to, her speed increased and decreased at odd moments.

Take one zombie apocalypse, add a good handful of intrigue, and an equal measure of soldiers and police officers used as test subjects, and you have the basis of this story. Worth picking up, and I'll eventually get the sequel.

it's good but

A little slow to start, some predictable parts. good concept. would live to hear some prequels. with the money.

I really enjoyed this book

I am joy the book, but it is not quite my cup of tea thank you for the hours of entertainment

The Last Bastion of the Living

Would you consider the audio edition of The Last Bastion of the Living to be better than the print version?

Loved the inflection provided by Kristin Allison.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I have to admit, I was drawn to this book by its cover and decided to pass because it was “zombies”. Although I don't mind zombies once in a while, I'm not a big zombie fan...I was asked to read and review this book for a book tour. Deciding to give it a shot, I'm so glad I did!!!

I flat out loved The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel! It is a nail biting, fresh, futuristic, roller coaster that will have you riveted to the pages.

Vanguard Maria Martinez is a guard for the Bastion, the last living strong hold of humans. A virus has converted most of humanity into zombie like creatures that only crave to spread their virus by a bite. She is tired of her life behind the walls, all except for the time she spends with Dwayne Reichardt, an officer in the Bastion Constabulary (city guard). But they are keeping their relationship a secret because Dwayne is going through a divorce and he is a commanding officer over Maria.

Things are not going well for the Bastion, they are experiencing power failures, shortages and they need to expand the strong hold to include the farming areas they lost by a gate failure.

Maria is offered a chance to work with the Science Warfare Division to finally get a chance to destroy the Inferi Scourge (Zombies) that have taken the valley and close the gate. She jumps at the chance but might loose everything she holds dear.

Maria and Dwayne have an amazing love story. Although they are apart for most of the book, they share a bond that can not be broken. Dwayne gives Maria the backing, love and support she needs to be the amazing solider and heroine she is while fighting to protect her the only way he can.

The plot twists and turns are accented by brilliantly bloody action and amazing deceptions that will blow you away. The political mechanization will astound you.

I know Rhiannon Frater wrote The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel as a stand alone, but I would love for more!!!

The Last Bastion of the Living is a shocking, fresh, post apocalyptic master piece.

An Exciting Listen

If you could sum up The Last Bastion of the Living in three words, what would they be?

Different - Thrilling - Exciting

Any additional comments?

The story is great and the idea quite different from anything I have read or listened to. My only complaint is the orator was not that good. She improved as the book went on however it was painful to listen to when it starts.

great story but a bit robotic reading

the story of this novel was pretty well thought out with enough twists to make it interesting and enough character development to make you care about them. the reading was a bit robotic as though i was listening to siri.