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The Infection [Kindle Edition]

Craig DiLouie
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Five ordinary people must pay the price of survival at the end of the world.

A mysterious virus suddenly strikes down millions. Three days later, its victims awake with a single purpose: spread the Infection. As the world lurches toward the apocalypse, some of the Infected continue to change, transforming into horrific monsters.

In one American city, a small group struggles to survive. Sarge, a tank commander hardened by years of fighting in Afghanistan. Wendy, a cop still fighting for law and order in a lawless land. Ethan, a teacher searching for his lost family. Todd, a high school student who sees second chances in the end of the world. Paul, a minister who wonders why God has forsaken his children. And Anne, their mysterious leader, who holds an almost fanatical hatred for the Infected.

Together, they fight their way to a massive refugee camp where thousands have made a stand. There, what's left of the government will ask them to accept a mission that will determine the survival of them all--a dangerous journey back onto the open road and into the very heart of Infection.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 735 KB
  • Print Length: 288 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1934861650
  • Publisher: Permuted Press (28 Jan 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004LGS4UW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #114,484 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best... 18 Jan 2012
By Maria
Format:Paperback
First of all, I love zombie books. However this was a bit of a disappointment...

The setting was very typical with having the army heroes and then couple of civilians with a mixture of all types of people (priest,teacher,student,housewife) and all of these fighting for survival and looking for a safe haven. We get little bits of information on each of the characters past throughout the book which I found interesting.

At the beginning the infection starts with a big portion of people taken ill, sort of falling into coma causing chaos in hospitals, then 3 days later they wake up.

Then it got a bit silly with all these weird monsters and giants and monkey/spider/spiky things. If it hadn't been for this I would have probably rated this 4 or even 5 stars. The first half of the book was very good and I enjoyed it up until these weird creatures came out.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Regular Zombies Look Like Kittens 4 April 2011
By Ursula K. Raphael TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
The Infection by Craig DiLouie tells the story of six survivors traveling in an armored vehicle, while trying to find a safe refuge, after a mysterious virus infects millions of humans. The infected people collapse into comas; when they wake up, three days later, they attack all the non-infected. After just a couple of weeks, some of the survivors discover that the Infected are mutating into something much worse than zombies. The main theme that is woven throughout the storyline is the violent transformation of humans into monsters.

"There were things in the garage, Sarge. [censored] monsters. Dark shapes that flitted around the cars, always just out of sight. Then we saw one..."

This novel made me think, "This is what happened to the rest of the world, while everyone was reading about what happened in the grocery store in The Mist by Stephen King." I know I'm not the only one who has made this comparison; some other reviewers have even mentioned The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I understand why, but I think DiLouie goes into far more detail with his characters' suffering than King or McCarthy. The story is told with third-person narration in the present tense; flashbacks provide the personal backgrounds of each of the six survivors. Their reasoning and motivation for their current behavior becomes quite understandable, after only a few chapters.

"They have all done the things one had to do to survive. They have all killed people or they would not be here."

I usually try to imagine myself in the world that I am reading about, but I wanted no part of this setting. Living infected hordes are one thing, but DiLouie describes abominations that would rival HP Lovecraft's leviathans.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Could be a sequel.. 11 Jun 2013
Format:Kindle Edition
A little unusual in parts but liked the mixture of main characters..passed away a few quite nights on my holiday..
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4.0 out of 5 stars Deadly D-Day 27 Feb 2013
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Written from multiple points of view, the views of a number of characters embroiled in the story, the novel starts with Ethan, a teacher who watches in horror as people start screaming then collapse for three days apparently in a coma. They are diagnosed as SEELS, 'Sudden Encephalitic Epileptic Lethargic Syndrome' - 'cause everyone needs a label!

After the three days are up, the screamers wake up, attacking their loved ones, eating their flesh. The diseased bite their victims, paralyse them in seconds then take control in minutes.

The infection has killed so quickly, it is assumed by scientists that is an engineered virus. The narration switches from past to present tense when talking about the survivors at the beginning. It is a little distracting as a writing technique but works, as the action switches from memories of events to the current action. Amongst the survivors, we also meet Anne, who the others see as a leader, though a battle of wills ensue as Anne (homemaker) and Wendy (cop) fight for leadership of the small band of survivors. Then we meet Sarge and the crew of the Bradley, a military vehicle left after the apocalypse. Just days before, they dropped off six soldiers to test a non lethal device on the walking 'dead' or diseased. But this is to no avail. The Bradley, taking on these survivors, also takes in 'The Kid' a young boy of around 16 who rapidly grows up. The band of survivors set off to reach Camp Defiance, a refugee camp that is apparently infection free.

All of the stereotypical characters are here, but there is a strength and creativity to them that makes this book a cut above the usual zombie fair. The tone is very bleak and DiLouie is incredibly descriptive with his vision of the apocalypse.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible and entertaining 28 Dec 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
I originally bought this expecting a zombie novel, but a few pages in I could see many differences. The infection seems to take on a similar style to the. one in 28 Days Later. DiLouie handles religeon better than any other apocalyptic auhor I have read. Every character is so well bult I felt as though I knew them personally, even background charcters were well built. Each chapter having its own title, especially the flashbacks, was an excellent touch. I really liked the addition of the abomminations, but I'm sucker for gaming style monsters. I often found myself pondering over how I would handle the battle strategies. I really do recommend reading this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, just note this is NOT zombie fiction
As title you should not read with the misconception that this is another zombie novel.

That said this is an amazing novel. Read more
Published 8 months ago by S Ali
3.0 out of 5 stars A book of two parts
This review does contain some spoilers so reader beware.

I'll start by saying I'm a fan of post apocalyptic stories. Read more
Published 17 months ago by SJW
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
One word describes this book and that one word is 'Awesome'. It starts off at great pace and only increases the atmosphere as we read through to the end. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Zombiegoth666
3.0 out of 5 stars Bewildered!
I first purchased the "teaser" book and was quite excited after reading this so spent the full £7.15 on the book. Read more
Published 19 months ago by V. Hoyland
1.0 out of 5 stars very unhappy a con
very unhappy as really did think i was buying a book not a sample.misleading as in the pricing it saids saving over ()
Published 20 months ago by spudkid
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent in every relentless way!
Well here is the promised review following the reading and subsequent review of Tooth And Nail.This is not a sequel so do not be put off reading this excellent novel if you,as... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bluesarat
2.0 out of 5 stars The Infection
Was surprised when, within the first 2 pages, the "infection" started reeking havoc among the general population - no scene setting or character introduction. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ms. C. A. Hudson
2.0 out of 5 stars buyer beware!!!
No-one seems to mention the fact that this is not a full book, just a teaser. what there is of the book is good but it would have been nice to be made aware of the fact that you're... Read more
Published 21 months ago by S. Newell
5.0 out of 5 stars Time well spent
Bought this book a few months ago due to the fact I enjoy horror & thriller books and I wasnt disapointed. I finished this book in a week, I couldnt put it down. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Aidan
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