W. J. Lundy

It is a zombie book set in Afghanistan, written by someone actually in the military. If you like that kind of book, and can overlook some editing issues, it is pretty good (and the audible version seems better than the earlier Kindle versions). I'm not a big fan of zombie books myself, but it was pretty refreshing having one set in a warzone with factual accuracy on the military side.

Five Roads to Texas was a fun read to have on the road with me as it was easy to pick up and put down. The book was put together by Phalanx Press by setting the framework of America dealing with a horrible disease that turns people into ravenous creatures. They chose five of their authors to each write a story-line about how their characters stayed alive and reached the safe zone in Texas.

The five authors that contributed to this book are W. J. Lundy, Brian Parker, Rich Baker, Joseph Hansen, show more Allen Gamboa with a foreword penned by J. L. Bourne.

I enjoyed the story and found it went together so smoothly that it was hard to imagine that five different authors contributed their unique stories that were melded into one action packed, page turning book. I was a little disappointed when it became obvious that this is just the beginning of the story, with the door being left wide open for sequels. Apparently each author will continue on with the characters that they created. I enjoyed this book as a quick and light read but probably will not follow up with the rest of the books, as there are plenty of other “zombie” type reads for me to explore. show less

Oh my goodness, is this book in need of a few serious rounds of proofreading. Numerous incorrect words (e.g. defiantly instead of definitely a number of times) and frequent poor punctuation. Especially on dialog. A little more character development would help as well, especially when going to the length of a novel.

However, in spite of those issues, I loved the story. It was fast paced, and a real page turner. And I liked that the main characters put a little thought and planning behind their show more actions.

I'll definitely be tuning in for the follow-up novel that is promised. But, PLEASE, take more time on editing and proofreading. show less

I just want to start of by saying if it wasn't for some choppy writing in parts and grammatical errors, I would be giving this book 5 stars. I love everything about this book. Dystopian dictatorship within a Zombie Apocalypse, mixed with a splash of romance, loss and the natural drive of survival. I am also immensely interested in the idea the the 'primals' could possibly be capable of cognitive thinking. The point of view is also extremely unique, I have read my far share of 'zombie' novels show more and this is the first one I've read that originates overseas. To top it all off ..........……**(spoiler)**..................................






the book ends from the pov of a Canadian. show less