The Great Fall Infection eBook Cillian D'Arcy
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Jamie Coleman thought he had problems. He is on the verge of losing his job and his girlfriend hasn't spoke to him in six weeks.
One Friday afternoon, everything changes. At 3.14 GMT, the Apocalypse comes. Pandemonium breaks out on the streets, as an infection of humanity takes hold. In mere seconds, Jamie finds himself trapped in a city of five million killing machines.
In this nightmare world, where death is only a decision away, his only companions are Danny, a teenage boy, and Yana, a beautiful foreigner who perhaps holds dark secrets, that he dare not imagine.
The Great Fall is a journey into the heart of darkness. Jamie sets out to save his former lover, but he is only discovering how alien this warped Wonderland has become. Infection is only the beginning; something is stirring in the dead towns and cities.
Note now includes both stories Infection & Salvation, collected together
The Great Fall Infection eBook Cillian D'Arcy
If you were to choose at random a set of 10 "post-apocalyptic" novels by new or upcoming authors, I'd put money down that seven or eight of them would be zombie related. It seems that if you want your characters to have to deal with a breakdown of society along with threats to their physical security, having their neighbors turn into mindless killing machines is an easy way to get a story going.But just because a book is "Yet Another Zombie Apocalypse Novel" (YAZAN, you heard it here first) that doesn't mean it can't be entertaining. Even without introducing something new or different to the standard zombie outbreak scenario, if it's done well, it can be an enjoyable read.
One such book, in my humble opinion, is The Great Fall: Infection by Cillian D'Arcy.
I came across Cillian's book when he joined the Post-Apocalyptic Forum and introduced himself. I was in between books, and I figured 99 cents was a small price to pay to support a new author. So I grabbed it for my Kindle, and was able to get through it in just a few lunch hours.
All you zombie purists out there will want me to be clear that The Great Fall: Infection is not technically a zombie story, it's a novel of the infected. They're not rage-filled runners like from 28 Days Later, and they're not exactly traditional shamblers either, but they are fairly mindless, and they do like to bite.
The story focuses on just a handful of characters, primarily Jamie, a young teacher, and Danny, one of his teenage students, as they attempt to escape the city and make their way cross-country in search of Jamie's girlfriend. They come across few other survivors until they find Yana, an apparently ordinary young woman who becomes more mysterious and enigmatic as the story progresses.
The book is fairly short, and is clearly meant to be just the first part of a longer series. But even though I've read what feels like a million outbreak stories, I still liked this one. I enjoyed the relationship between Jamie and Danny as their struggle to survive draws them together and there was just a hint of a broader mystery that makes me really look forward to getting my hands on the next part when it becomes available.
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The Great Fall Infection eBook Cillian D'Arcy Reviews
Honestly, besides the typos here and there (that are so obvious it's almost a shame they were missed) it is a really good story. The fast paced storyline allows you to latch onto Jamie and follow him through this horrorland without feeling bogged down by the literature itself. Although the ending does well to leave you flapping like a fish out of water (I sugguest you buy the sequel alongside)
I have noticed a certain, shall we say, relaxation of standards when it comes to zombie books. I can go along with that. We aren't looking for War and Peace here (or maybe we are). But, jeesh, you would think that basic grammar would be table stakes. Not "...the people you know and the schools you had went to." A few more pages of that and I threw in the towel. Some of these books could be fixed with an editor (human or otherwise). Others are beyond redemption. I'll never know on this one.
In my opinion the book should disappear in your hands while you are transported into the story. The poor writing and awkward transitions and back filling of the story to explain kept reminding me that not everyone should have access to a word processor. Take your .99 cents and buy a yo-yo instead.
Pros
Believable characters
Easily paced story
Cons
Grammar
VERY VAGUE
detail lacking
Okay so .99 cents it's understandably a cheep read, and short.
The problems I have with this is the grammar, of a 3rd grader was put into the writing, Plenty of places where narration is garbled between third person and first person. As well as mention of a person names "Jake" whom I suppose is actually the main character, Jamie. But then thats not the only thing, this story takes place where exactly? Everything is way to vague for it's own good, no towns are named, no country, it's just called the Island and thats about it.
The things I actually liked were the fact that for the most part the characters are somewhat plausible. and the flow a bit chopped and gaped as it may be actually stayed pretty steady.
Author has some creative sense, but this work needs to be improved drastically, maybe the use of a beta reader, to read through and then pick out somethings that need to be fixed. I actually like Post Apocalyptic Zombie novels, and I would have been more inclined to give 4 if it wasn't for the bad grammar.
I really liked this book. I had just got my kindle as a gift and downloaded this book. Never read any zombie books. I was a fan of Dawn of the Dead and end of the world type movies and thought I would give these books a try. Now I have probably read at least two zombie books a week since Christmas and I still remember this one. It is a shorter book but at 99 cents-well worth it. The author does not just drop you in the middle of the zombie fight-there is a brief introduction to how it is started and then it is fast paced from there. There is also a sequel to this book that is also very good. I am hoping for a third...
Different take on zombie-ism... The hero isn't that macho but manages to survive despite everything; he doesn't even seem that smart but has kept himself and a teenager alive. We don't know much about how it all started, and I'm not even sure where it takes place (the writer seems to be from the UK from the slang used). The zombies are disgusting of course, but we don't know much about them yet. The various survivors he runs into have real depth, which is interesting because the story really only focuses on the main characters, which to me demonstrates the author's story-telling skills.
After having read dozens of zombie books on my , I can attest that this story is worth reading. You get a lot for $.99 here - the writer is pretty talented, keeps you interested and strings you along wanting to find out what happens next, so much so that I was surprised when it ended and relieved to find that there is another in the series.
If you were to choose at random a set of 10 "post-apocalyptic" novels by new or upcoming authors, I'd put money down that seven or eight of them would be zombie related. It seems that if you want your characters to have to deal with a breakdown of society along with threats to their physical security, having their neighbors turn into mindless killing machines is an easy way to get a story going.
But just because a book is "Yet Another Zombie Apocalypse Novel" (YAZAN, you heard it here first) that doesn't mean it can't be entertaining. Even without introducing something new or different to the standard zombie outbreak scenario, if it's done well, it can be an enjoyable read.
One such book, in my humble opinion, is The Great Fall Infection by Cillian D'Arcy.
I came across Cillian's book when he joined the Post-Apocalyptic Forum and introduced himself. I was in between books, and I figured 99 cents was a small price to pay to support a new author. So I grabbed it for my , and was able to get through it in just a few lunch hours.
All you zombie purists out there will want me to be clear that The Great Fall Infection is not technically a zombie story, it's a novel of the infected. They're not rage-filled runners like from 28 Days Later, and they're not exactly traditional shamblers either, but they are fairly mindless, and they do like to bite.
The story focuses on just a handful of characters, primarily Jamie, a young teacher, and Danny, one of his teenage students, as they attempt to escape the city and make their way cross-country in search of Jamie's girlfriend. They come across few other survivors until they find Yana, an apparently ordinary young woman who becomes more mysterious and enigmatic as the story progresses.
The book is fairly short, and is clearly meant to be just the first part of a longer series. But even though I've read what feels like a million outbreak stories, I still liked this one. I enjoyed the relationship between Jamie and Danny as their struggle to survive draws them together and there was just a hint of a broader mystery that makes me really look forward to getting my hands on the next part when it becomes available.
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