Parker came to Philadelphia to escape the memories of his dead wife, he wasn’t expecting martial law, or zombies.
At 20,000 words MZS: Philadelphia is Book 3 of the Metropolitan Zombie Survivors series.
The MZS SeriesBook 1 MZS: BostonBook 2 MZS: New YorkBook 3 MZS: PhiladelphiaBook 4 MZS: D. C. MZS: North East is all four stories in one book
The Metropolitan Zombie Survivors escape New York and make their way to Philadelphia. After spending a few drunken days in his room at the Hotel Monaco Parker is ready to sober up and get some real food. The only problem is that zombies have taken over the hotel and the people that enter Liberty square do not receive a warm welcome. Will he be able to connect with the group from New York and convince them that he is one of the good guys?
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"A bit of a mixed bag. While it was certainly good to read, the lack of background detracted from real enjoyment of the story. "
Reviewer: Angel for Bookangel.
Adjusting to life after his wife's death Parker finds himself trying to ride out the zombie plague that has erupted across America and hide from an unknown gang who are occupying Philadelphia. At the same time another group of survivors, looking for anyone left alive, enter the city and find themselves under attack not just from the zombies, but the gang who are systematically shooting anyone in the area. When Parker saves these outsiders they then have to work together to find out how to get out of the city in one piece.
This is the third book of the MZS series and feels that you should have read the first two books for the background. While there is no explanation of what has happened, which to someone who doesn't know what is going on is perhaps expected, there is also no recap of who the second group are from the earlier stories. A precis or recap of the earlier tales would have been so useful in working out what the situation was.
The story is written in first person, which also means that we have no idea who or what any of the enemies are. However, when dealing with the group it is well structured and, while the characterisation is excellent for Parker, it is less so for the others in the story, as the previous works have already fleshed them out. The plot is fairly simple, but handled well and the pace doesn't let up through the story as they try to escape.
All in all, its a bit of a mixed bag. While it was certainly good to read, the lack of background detracted from real enjoyment of the story. If the type of story and the writing style appeals, I would certainly suggest reading the series from the start instead of jumping in to the third book as I did.Rating: 3Quicklink to this review
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