Inevitable Reads: Alone Series by James Phelan
This week’s Inevitable Reads is shining the spotlight on an author I haven’t had the pleasure of reading. Lately I’ve been in the mood to try authors that haven’t been on my radar. It’s definitely risky but I really enjoy the thrill of experimenting and finding a new author to get excited about. The negative side is well…um…crappy ass reads that seem like a huge waste of time. I won’t lie it happens but rarely. I think I’ve gotten pretty dang good at picking books that will be winners for me. But it just isn’t 100% fool proof. LOL.
The trip of a lifetime just turned into the end of the world.
When Jesse crawls out of the wreckage of a subway car and emerges into daylight, he’s greeted by a living nightmare. An unexplained force has destroyed New York City, turning skyscrapers into ash, cutting off all power and communication. Jesse and his new friends, Dave, Anna and Mini are dazed but unhurt. The other survivors are not so lucky. Every human being they encounter is infected, gripped by an unquenchable thirst that drives them to monstrous acts of violence.
Somehow, Jesse has to escape. But first, he has to stay alive.
Jesse is alone. His friends are gone. His supplies are gone. And the chasers, the zombies, are getting bolder. So when he starts to see signs of life, of other humans, he can’t believe his luck. But in post-incident New York, the only thing more dangerous than the chasers, are the survivors.
In a dangerous, devastated New York, one 16-year-old Australian boy finds himself alone…
It’s now or maybe never sixteen year old Jesse has spent eighteen days in post-apocalyse New York, waiting for help that never comes. He owes it to his new friends, Rachel and Felicity, to go beyond their temporary refuge to find other survivors who may hold the key to escape. Could the collective at Chelsea Piers have the answers or prove to be just another distraction in his quest? Meanwhile, Jesse is burdened with guilt and sadness at the fate of his other friend, Caleb, who has fallen prey to the virus and become a Chaser. So when it emerges that a cure-all serum may be available, Jesse determines to secure it to save his friend. At any cost perhaps even his own future
Tags:Apocalyptic, Chasers, James Phelan, Quarantine, Science fiction, Slone Series, Survivor, Young Adult fiction, Zombies
