Escaping the Dead
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Book 1

by W.J. Lundy

Primal Crazy Zombies

Set in Afghanistan, this Escaping the Dead (Whiskey Foxtrot Tango) focuses on an active military unit out on patrol only to find complete radio silence, local blood-crazed maniacs, and their home base completely overrun by these ‘primal’ crazies. Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson struggles to remain alive, keep his unit intact and find out what is going on. Feelings of abandonment and never-ending horror haunt these men in the Afghan wasteland.

An extremely short story, well written and action-packed. The plot was well constructed and the character development was excellent. The plight Brad Thompson was almost tangible through vividly detailed descriptions. Listeners could get caught up in Thompsons being cut off from everyone, being chased by primals and not knowing the fate of his friends and family.

This is a unique zombie book as it takes a very small group of survivors and drops them in the middle of a wasteland, completely removed from everyone and everything except the enemy. They are not given insight into what is happening or how it happened, where to go, what to do.

Lundy was considerate of his audience by not losing them in the descriptions of the military equipment. His writing style is laid back, informative and engrossing.

Eric Vincent did an excellent job of narrating and drawing the listener in with his talent.  His narration was smooth.

The audio production of the book was well done.

I recommend this volume 1 to anyone who enjoys zombie/military genre.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.