Zombie Fallout Book 1: A Michael Talbot Adventure

Mark Tufo

Dec 2010 · DevilDog Press

About this ebook

It was a flu season like no other. With the H1N1 virus running rampant throughout the country, people lined up in droves to try and attain one of the coveted vaccines. What was not known was the effect this largely untested, rushed to market, inoculation was to have on the unsuspecting throngs. Within days, feverish folk throughout the country convulsed, collapsed, and died, only to be reborn. With a taste for brains, blood, and bodies, these modern-day zombies scoured the lands for their next meal. Overnight the country became a killing ground for the hordes of zombies that ravaged the land.

This is the story of Michael Talbot, his family, and his friends: a band of ordinary people trying to get by in extraordinary times. When disaster strikes, Mike, a self-proclaimed survivalist, does his best to ensure the safety and security of those he cares for. Book one of the Zombie Fallout Trilogy follows our lead character at his self-deprecating, sarcastic best. What he encounters along the way leads him down a long dark road, always skirting the edge of insanity.

Can he keep his family safe? Can he discover the secret behind Tommy's powers? Can he save anyone from the zombie queen? Encircled in a seemingly safe haven called Little Turtle, Mike and his family, together with the remnants of a tattered community, must fight against a relentless, ruthless, unstoppable force. This last bastion of civilization has made its final stand. God help them all.

Ratings and reviews

Cannot fathom how this got such high reviews. It's just bad characterisationally (very one-dimensional and inconsistent, unless you can call all females having the same weak and irrational personality "consistent"), narratively (JOKES! Timing doesn't matter, just how hilarious I find myself – right?) and grammatically. The "humour" is juvenile, sexist, homophobic, racist and otherwise bigoted, and if you find that sort of stuff funny... grow TF up? I want my £0.96 back, along with the brain cells I lost reading this.

Awesome book series, zombie fallout is one of THE best series out. It has comedy, family drama, action packed from start to finish with every novel. Just awesome novels, can't say enough about this series.

Loved it. worth the read. spent most of my free time reading it after i started. the mc is someone who like all of us has seen the movies, read the books and has an idea of what to expect but the comedy and mental rollercoaster gives it a refreshing twist in my opinion. I've already decided to get the whole set after reading book 1. well done Mark Tufo!

About the author

Mark Tufo was born in Boston Massachusetts. He attended UMASS Amherst where he obtained a BA and later joined the US Marine Corp. He was stationed in Parris Island SC, Twenty Nine Palms CA and Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. After his tour he went into the Human Resources field with a worldwide financial institution and has gone back to college at CTU to complete his masters. 

He has written the Indian Hill trilogy with the first Indian Hill - Encounters being published in July 2009. He has since written the Zombie Fallout series and is working on a new zombie book.

He lives in Maine with his wife, three kids and two English bulldogs. Visit him at http:/www.marktufo.com  or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Tufo/133954330009843 for news on his next two installments of the Indian Hill trilogy and upcoming installments of the Zombie Fallout series.