Surviving The Evacuation, Book 0.5: Zombies vs The Living Dead

Frank Tayell

Sep 2013 · Frank Tayell

About this ebook

The outbreak began in New York. Within days it had spread throughout the world. Nowhere is safe from the undead.

As anarchy and civil war took grip across the globe, Britain was quarantined. The press was nationalised, martial law, curfews and rationing were implemented. It wasn’t enough. An evacuation was planned. The inland towns and cities of the United Kingdom were to be evacuated to defensive enclaves being built around the coast, the Scottish Highlands, and in the Irish Republic.

For George Tull and the other residents of the Waverly-Price Retirement Home, walking to the coast is not an option. Abandoned by the staff, they wait for rescue. It doesn’t come. When George leaves the illusory security of The Home and ventures into the nearby village, he finds it deserted. But he is not alone, his unhappy retirement is broken by the undead. George is left with a terrible choice; stay and fight to save the people he loathes, or leave and abandon the woman he has come to love.

Other books in the series: 1: London. 2: Wasteland. (Zombies vs The Living Dead) 3: Family. 4: Unsafe Haven. 5: Reunion. 6: Harvest. 7: Home. & Here We Stand 1: Infected & 2: Divided.

Post-apocalyptic detective novels: Serious Crimes, Counterfeit Conspiracy & Work, Rest, Repeat.

Ratings and reviews

It's endearing, bitter-sweet, and thoroughly enjoyable!! I LOVED the 2 main characters 😂😅, and their advanced ages! I, Amanda am only 32, but I admire their fire and readiness, despite their limited abilities!!! EPIC use of an Elderly Zombie-Apocalypse Hero, and Heroine/Lady in Distress! Thanks, I do wish it had been longer. I NEED more of those two! I am reading the next part now, and have been enjoying it thus far!

This was a short intro story but didn't really speak to how the virus started etc. It does give you a glimpse of the writer's style. Looking forward to the first full book in the series.

I really really enjoyed this book. It was so well written and unlike anything I have ever read in this genre. Set in a rest home with a protagonist in his late 60's is so clever and unique. It was an accurate depiction of what would happen to many of the elderly in the event of world catastrophe. In fewer than 50 pages, I grew fond of George and Mrs. O'Leary and genuinely cared about what happened to them. I am definitely going to continue on with the series.

About the author

Surviving the Evacuation continues in Here We Stand. There is an evil cabal at the heart of government. This is the story of Sholto, and the collapse of America. Here We Stand 1: Infected & 2: Divided are out now, and can be read before or after Surviving the Evacuation Books 1-7.

Coming later in 2016: Surviving the Evacuation, Book 8: Anglesey & Strike a Match 3. To be among the first to know about new releases, you can sign up to the mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/brl1A1

Surviving the Evacuation & Here We Stand: The story of a global zombie outbreak it created, the people who survived, and their attempt to forge a new world out of the ruins of the old.

Strike a Match: A detective series set twenty years after a nuclear war, as a nation struggles to rebuild, and crime is once more on the rise.

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