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Showing posts with label Orphans of the Infected. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orphans of the Infected. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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