Positive: A Novel

David Wellington

Apr 2015 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome meets World War Z and I Am Legend in this thrilling tale that has it all: a compelling story, great characters, and explosive action, making Positive the ultimate zombie novel of our time.

Anyone can be positive . . .

The tattooed plus sign on Finnegan's hand marks him as a Positive. At any time, the zombie virus could explode in his body, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous monster. His only chance of a normal life is to survive the last two years of the potential incubation period. If he reaches his twenty-first birthday without an incident, he'll be cleared.

Until then, Finn must go to a special facility for positives, segregated from society to keep the healthy population safe. But when the military caravan transporting him is attacked, Finn becomes separated. To make it to safety, he must embark on a perilous cross-country journey across an America transformed—a dark and dangerous land populated with heroes, villains, madmen, and hordes of zombies. And though the zombies are everywhere, Finn discovers that the real danger may be his fellow humans.

Ratings and reviews

As a fan of the genre, I could not have been more surprised by what each chapter brought. With each section more gripping than the last, the structure of events and how well put together the story was, it will be a struggle to find something as well thought out as this book had been. I read the whole book within a week, finding time wherever I could as I couldn't put it down. Every page brings you closer to the characters and we see Finn change over time, as his naturally occuring leadership skills are developed further and further through each page. I understand how this genre isn't what most people would like, but I believe anyone who reads this will find that although a zombie apocalypse book, the true story has nothing to do with this at all, rather it's about the true nature of people and civilization. I usually feel anxious when I know an ending is coming, but the ending to this book could not have been better.

I stumbled upon this book and I really enjoyed it. I liked this better than the last Walking Dead book. The characters were believable and I found myself rooting for Stones. This is a fantastic book and well worth every penny! It's a long book but a fast read. I'm glad I took a chance on a new author.

My favorite author. He never misses a beat in his books. This book gets the reader to feel what the characters are going through by showing the good and bad of human beings in the face of uncertainty. I can only hope that his Vampire books get made into movies.

About the author

David Wellington lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of the Monster Island trilogy of zombie novels; the Thirteen Bullets vampire series; the epic post-apocalyptic novel Positive; and the Jim Chapel missions, including the digital shorts “Minotaur” and “Myrmidon,” and the novels Chimera and The Hydra Protocol.