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End of the Line (End of the Line Zombie Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lara Frater (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
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Ten months ago a worldwide flu epidemic decimated the world's population-but some won't stay dead. A group of survivors have been hiding in a warehouse store in Long Island to avoid the zombies have now decided to see if any hope of civilization has survived. Six very different people narrate End of the Line: Rachel a depressed nurse with a deadly secret. Jim, an optimist and gay man who believes his husband may still be alive, Tanya, a former thug, adjusting to being a leader, Ashley, an elderly woman who knows she only has so long to find her children and grandchildren, Dave who thinks that the military will eventually rescue them and Princess, a cold hearted woman, who can shoot any target with deadly accuracy. End of the Line is not only a story about zombies, but also a story about starting over.
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    October 21, 2012
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    13 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009UL84PI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Desperate Measures Press (October 21, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 21, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3154 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Lara Frater

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I’m your atypical fat gamer girl who loves to write: Horror, non-fiction, poems, paranormal suspense, non-fiction, and sci-fi.

Although I prefer to write fiction, my first book was the non-fiction Fat Chicks Rule! A guidebook on being a big girl in a thin world and included information on how to find fat positive books, movies, and TV, where to find fashion, comfortable seating, and how to deal with fat hatred. Writing this book changed my life and perspective on dieting and fat bodies. I also wrote the essay "Fat Heroines in Chick Lit" for the Fat Studies Reader. (This essay from mentioned in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, so woohoo!)

But my first love was fiction, which I returned to with the End of the Line series. Three zombie novels that take place in a world almost dead of the flu and having to deal with the zombies who rose from the ashes. End of the Line was followed by Stuck in the Middle and Full Circle (Coming 2024). And maybe more books to come.

Changing gears I moved on to a more lighthearted paranormal suspense/ horror series Paranormal Pest Control. Where exterminators and paranormal investigators fight demonic bugs. The first book is out. The second book “Dark Thing in the Cemetery” is expected April 2024.

I have also appeared in Tales from the Canyon of the Damned and Necrotic Tissues, and have essays about library science (my fun day job).

I'm heavily influenced by Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler and Richard Matheson.

I live in New York City, married to fellow author Jon Frater and have lots of animals and people in my house. I’m in need of an exterminator or an obedient Dalek.

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Kathy
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Worth a Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2013
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This book was about a group of survivors after a flu virus turns people into zombies. It follows several characters throughout the story in their lives in the warehouse and also in the outside world. It starts from the viewpoint of the "leader" of a group of people living in a warehouse named Rachel. She's a dour sort, kind of self-absorbed (in my opinion) and I'm not sure how I feel about her "story" or viewpoint being the introduction to the book. I almost didn't finish the book due to the introduction having her as the main focus. If this part of the book was inserted later after a few of the other characters, it probably would have helped the story in the long run.

Don't let the beginning of the book deter you from reading this book, however, as once I got past Rachel, I enjoyed it immensely. Ignore the random character crazy introductions in the beginning of the book and focus on the following characters as they are the ones that matter, in my opinion. There are other characters that are major players in the story, but if you focus on them too much, the amount of characters will overwhelm you as most of them don't matter and are not developed enough to give two squats about them.

Rachel
Jim
Tanya
Princess
Dave

I liked the way the author wrote the scenes where it didn't scream at you but instead meandered amongst the ruins of life with a casualness that felt normal and how a real person might experience it. With some editing this book could easily be up there with the five star books. I will be reading its sequal when it comes out later this year.

(full review on website apocalypticthoughts.com)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book About An Ugly World
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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I am a fan of the zombie genre and I shied away fro mthis book initially because it features shifting first person perspectives, something that usually annoys me. The author here manages to carry it off very well and offers insights into characters seldom seen in the often fast paced, manic action common to zombie tales. Rachel, Jim, Dave, Tonya and Grace are all revealed, flawed and defective but human and heart breakingly vulnerable. This book has the action folks crave, but at the same time explores the meaning of what it is to be human. One thing present here is the pain, the guilt, these survivors all carry with them as they struggle through the day, fighting zombies, rogue humans and each other. One of the most amazing features I found in this book is the manner in which the author allows these characters to evolve and change over time and experience.

If you are looking for a thoughtful, character driven look at the zombie apocalypse, then this is the book for you. No Rambo, no superheroes, just people barely holding it together from one day to the next. I eagerly await the sequel.
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John
3.0 out of 5 stars Life in the aftermath
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014
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Lara Frater tells this story of survival during the zombie apocalypse as seen through the eyes of six different characters in the same group. They, and others, have lived together for months inside a major shopping warehouse; the group size is limited to only 20 people - when replacements are needed, new survivors are screened and chosen by committee - acceptance is based upon the individuals' talent and current needs of the small group. The warehouse is a fortress and filled with enough supplies to last them for years. Everyone has a specialty (plumber, carpenter, sharpshooter, nurse, cook and teacher, farmer, et al), all working long hours to support the small community. The group has established rules to live by and elected a single leader to call the shots and manage their small democratic world.

Each of these six segments are written in the first person POV, keeping the story moving and offering readers an insight into their thoughts and background. They learn that small groups and individuals continue to survive on the outside among the zombies, and most everyone in the warehouse is longing to know the status of loved ones who were separated at the beginning of the flu pandemic - are they alive, dead, or roaming the streets as zombies. Without vehicles or other modes of transportation, travelling by foot is suicide and closure may never come to individuals with the group. Their only view of the outside world will continue to be from the roof of their building.

As luck would have it, one of the new replacements is a young college kid with a background in biotechnology. He successfully converts the semi trucks to run on vegetable oil - something they have tons of in inventory - and makes it possible for a team to finally go out and search for answers and ammunition. This is where the real story begins...

The mission is somewhat successful...they do find loved ones and know the whereabouts of others. However, on their return to the warehouse with the news, the truck quits and leaves them stranded twenty-five miles from home. The team also learns that something evil is coming and threatens to exterminate them all. Is there a way to escape? Where to go? Who will survive?

"End of the Line" kept me interested and anxious to see how it turns out, but I am frustrated with the amount of disrupting errors in this tome. My favorite is the use of "passed" instead of "past" and a ton of others. If the author was to invest in a professional line editor or proofreader, I would have given the work five stars. Please consider this for your next two sequels.

John Podlaski, author
Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel
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Ms. Marianne Asher
3.0 out of 5 stars If you like zombie novels, try this
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2015
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