When Your Luck Runs Out...

When a devastating plague wipes out 96% of the population, student nurse Yvonne flees the medical centre and its unimaginable horrors to refuge with a group of youths at an abandoned naval base. Jaded and embittered, Yvonne's negativity soon creates frictions and drives a dangerous divide between her and the rest of the group. But when a mysterious, faceless stranger imposes himself between them, the fragile alliance is tested to the limits resulting in a tense final confrontation between Yvonne and the people she once called her friends.

Orphans of the Infected by Edward Chilvers is an apocalyptic delight. Yvonne's abrasive personality is strangely appealing. I disagree with the story's description..Yvonne is not being negative, just realistic. The arrival of Blake is definitely what the group needed to motivate them to make changes. I love how Yvonne settles all the disputes at the end.

I get so sick of stories with survivors who act like doormats and allow themselves to be victimized. Yvonne is a breath of fresh air in a rotting undead world.

As always,
AstraDaemon