The Undead Rain books follow the POV of a young man named Alex. He's hiking with friends in Wales when the outbreak arrives in their area. After much misfortune, Alex decides to look for his family, and joins another group of survivors. The group discovers a hybrid mutation and raid a government lab for a vaccine. However, the vaccine turns out to be a wild card, with various possible outcomes, depending on application.
Survival's storyline begins about a month after Alex discovers the fate of his family. His group picks up a distress call over the radio, and they decide to intervene, knowing some of the UK military have gone rogue. Meanwhile, Lucy is having personal issues and her impaired state of mind could be placing the group in additional danger. Their new quest also brings them into contact with Brigadier Gordon, who is looking to dish out some deadly payback.
Unlike the previous installments, Survival is more of a novella, and Harbinger ends the fifth storyline with back-to-back catastrophic events. Obviously, there will be another book, but I'm wondering how the dock scene at the beginning of this one will factor into the rest of the series. Perhaps readers were given a glimpse of the jumping point for the spin-off?
In any case, I enjoyed this story as much as Wildfire, but I'm a little disappointed in Alex. After everything he's accomplished, he's still putting himself down inside his head. I think his character development needs a work over to properly reflect what he's been through. He may have begun this journey as a Eugene (The Walking Dead), but now he's a Daryl (TWD).
Can't wait for the sixth story!!
As always,
AstraDaemon
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