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The Ark Series #2
The Ark of Attrition
Rabid zombies and a nuclear war catapult the United States into the apocalypse. As the truth emerges about what happened, families do everything they can to survive.
A catastrophic biological terrorist attack has struck the United States, bringing about a rabies-like plague that's turning many citizens into creatures that resemble zombies. Further attacks have triggered World War III and left only the prepared and fortunate alive.
John Angelite and his family are among them as they bunker down in a hollowed-out space in the mountains, but they choose to leave their safe haven to rescue his niece Maggie and her friends.
Simon, an ex-military biologist, grapples with the question of why some zombies are faster, more aggressive, and able to adapt and survive. After a zombie bites one of his family members, Simon races tirelessly to find an answer. The military wants his secrets—supposedly to find a cure—but Simon doubts their intentions.
Soon a devastating snowstorm freezes the zombies—giving them the much-needed time they need to take action. But will it be enough, or is it already too late?
The Ark of Attrition, the second book in The Ark Series, is a suspenseful story of the fight for survival against insurmountable odds.
A catastrophic biological terrorist attack has struck the United States, bringing about a rabies-like plague that's turning many citizens into creatures that resemble zombies. Further attacks have triggered World War III and left only the prepared and fortunate alive.
John Angelite and his family are among them as they bunker down in a hollowed-out space in the mountains, but they choose to leave their safe haven to rescue his niece Maggie and her friends.
Simon, an ex-military biologist, grapples with the question of why some zombies are faster, more aggressive, and able to adapt and survive. After a zombie bites one of his family members, Simon races tirelessly to find an answer. The military wants his secrets—supposedly to find a cure—but Simon doubts their intentions.
Soon a devastating snowstorm freezes the zombies—giving them the much-needed time they need to take action. But will it be enough, or is it already too late?
The Ark of Attrition, the second book in The Ark Series, is a suspenseful story of the fight for survival against insurmountable odds.
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354 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published November 7, 2015
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February 4, 2016
I would give his 4.5 stars if I could, but that rounds to 5. I think this is a great story from an emerging author. I was moderately engaged in the plot for the first half of the book, but once I passed about two-thirds, I didn't want to put it down. I found the use of deus ex machina in the first book to be more-or-less absent from this novel, making the story much more believable, coherent, and entertaining.
I think this should be classified more as a fantasy rather be than a dystopian novel although it has elements of both. However, if viewing it from the fantasy vantage point, it makes the larger-than-life technologies and realism to the events matter much less. Considering the book in that category made it much more enjoyable.
If I was to think of a complaint it would be that there are so many characters with very few unique characteristics, it's hard to remember who is who. Maggie, Eric, Nate, Sam are the ones I can vividly remember. And John and Martin. And Simon and Peter. It's hard to remember any one else's name at this point or what their story was. It makes the sorry hard to follow since it jumps from group to group. I suggest it would be easier to to keep straight if the characters had unique characteristics that reminded the reader who they are: like a lisp, or a drawl, or one eye or something.
Overall it's a great story and I look forward to the third book.
I think this should be classified more as a fantasy rather be than a dystopian novel although it has elements of both. However, if viewing it from the fantasy vantage point, it makes the larger-than-life technologies and realism to the events matter much less. Considering the book in that category made it much more enjoyable.
If I was to think of a complaint it would be that there are so many characters with very few unique characteristics, it's hard to remember who is who. Maggie, Eric, Nate, Sam are the ones I can vividly remember. And John and Martin. And Simon and Peter. It's hard to remember any one else's name at this point or what their story was. It makes the sorry hard to follow since it jumps from group to group. I suggest it would be easier to to keep straight if the characters had unique characteristics that reminded the reader who they are: like a lisp, or a drawl, or one eye or something.
Overall it's a great story and I look forward to the third book.
August 8, 2016
Extremely well written. One fantastic story not to disappoint!
May 4, 2018
Sooo. The writing is atrocious. Lots of mistakes (“better then�, “a women�, “a man who’s smile�), lots of repetitive moments (a character is in shock, can’t hear what people are saying, sees people’s lips moving, gets slapped by someone to snap out of it), lots of telling and not showing... at some point, Jason was looking at Jason, cause apparently the writer forgot the other character was Dave.
There was a random part where two characters discussed how mean people are when they’re criticising a book that is only meant to entertain others. Meta, y’all.
The plot itself is okay. Very unrealistic, of course, and I’m not talking about the zombies. The characters don’t seem like real people. But I can mostly ignore that. It’s a bit frustrating, but it can be ignored.
This is almost bad, but it’s readable if you’re willing to ignore all the mistakes and inconsistencies.
There was a random part where two characters discussed how mean people are when they’re criticising a book that is only meant to entertain others. Meta, y’all.
The plot itself is okay. Very unrealistic, of course, and I’m not talking about the zombies. The characters don’t seem like real people. But I can mostly ignore that. It’s a bit frustrating, but it can be ignored.
This is almost bad, but it’s readable if you’re willing to ignore all the mistakes and inconsistencies.
January 30, 2016
Ark of Attrition is the second book in the Ark series and is as well written and highly suspenseful as the first.It continues to follow the three main groups of characters in the aftermath of a nuclear/biological war and their fight to survive.It introduces another major group - Major Alec Stevens and his military group from a secret underground facility.John has left the Ark with a specially trained team on a rescue mission to retrieve his niece Maggie and her friends.Simon has been examining and studying the zombies.He and his son Peter and their neighbors leave their bunker to journey to the lab of a former colleague of Simon's to better study the zombies.Maggie and her friends become the victims of a home invasion.The military want Simon and Peter and the secrets they hold.The book ends with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to read Book 3 to see what happens next.Recommended reading.
April 9, 2016
This was sent to me by the author for an unbiased review -
To be honest, I didn't like this one as well as the first in the series. In fact, the first book detailed the construction of an underground facility that would actually house family, employees, and friends with all amenities. The Ark, as it was named, protected people from outside attacks.
This current book is a continuing effort to fight the infected and to rescue a relative by the name of Maggie. The ending leaves the story hanging as to the future of the good guys. I found parts of the book good, and other parts a little trite. Toward the end, it became more exciting and then left me hanging. I am curious about the rest of the story.
To be honest, I didn't like this one as well as the first in the series. In fact, the first book detailed the construction of an underground facility that would actually house family, employees, and friends with all amenities. The Ark, as it was named, protected people from outside attacks.
This current book is a continuing effort to fight the infected and to rescue a relative by the name of Maggie. The ending leaves the story hanging as to the future of the good guys. I found parts of the book good, and other parts a little trite. Toward the end, it became more exciting and then left me hanging. I am curious about the rest of the story.
February 3, 2017
Great Story! I liked the storyline. Just wish they would've polished it up with some editing. The grammatical errors distracted a lot from the story. Other than that, I liked the characters and storyline.
February 29, 2016
Loved the book and the characters. This would have gotten 5 stars if it wouldn't have had so many misspellings.
December 24, 2015
Well written! I enjoyed the flow of characters and situations, this made for a great read!
August 7, 2020
I received a free copy of The Ark of Attrition a few years ago.
I read the first book in the series (The Ark of Asylum) a couple of days ago because I wanted to be fair in my review of this book which is second in the series.
The Ark of Attrition is a zombie apocalypse story. I am a fan of dystopian science fiction and have read much in this genre so when I say that this book is poorly written I am confident that this is so. I don't wish to be unkind because I applaud anyone who takes up the challenge of writing a book, however this story leaves much to be desired. The Ark series may be of interest to a 12-year-old but it feels like it was written by a survivalist for survivalists. There's not much build up or details regarding the end of civilization, more a list of weapons and battle scenes.
I read the first book in the series (The Ark of Asylum) a couple of days ago because I wanted to be fair in my review of this book which is second in the series.
The Ark of Attrition is a zombie apocalypse story. I am a fan of dystopian science fiction and have read much in this genre so when I say that this book is poorly written I am confident that this is so. I don't wish to be unkind because I applaud anyone who takes up the challenge of writing a book, however this story leaves much to be desired. The Ark series may be of interest to a 12-year-old but it feels like it was written by a survivalist for survivalists. There's not much build up or details regarding the end of civilization, more a list of weapons and battle scenes.
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