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    Zombie Fallout 2: A Plague Upon Your Family

    Written by Mark Tufo

    Narrated by Sean Runnette

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    The Talbots are evacuating their home amidst a zombie apocalypse. Mankind is on the edge of extinction as a new dominant, mindless opponent scours the landscape in search of food, which just so happens to be noninfected humans. This book follows the journey of Michael Talbot, his wife Tracy, and their three kids, Nicole, Justin and Travis. Accompanying them are Brendon, Nicole's fiancée and former Wal-Mart door greeter, Tommy, who may be more than he seems. Together they struggle against a ruthless, relentless enemy that has singled them out above all others. The Talbots have escaped Little Turtle, but to what end? For, on the run, they find themselves encountering a far vaster evil than the one that has already beset them. As they travel across the war-torn countryside they soon learn that there are more than just zombies to be fearful of; with law and order a long-distant memory, some humans have decided to take any and all matters into their own hands. Can the Talbots come through unscathed, or will they suffer the fate of so many countless millions before them? It's not just brains versus brain-eaters anymore. And the stakes may be higher than merely life and death, with eternal souls on the line.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateMar 30, 2012
    ISBN9781452677101
    Author

    Mark Tufo

    Mark Tufo was born in Boston Massachusetts. He attended UMASS Amherst where he obtained a BA and later joined the US Marine Corp. He was stationed in Parris Island SC, Twenty Nine Palms CA and Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. After his tour he went into the Human Resources field with a worldwide financial institution and has gone back to college at CTU to complete his masters. He lives in Colorado with his wife, three kids and two English bulldogs. Visit him at marktufo.com for news on his next two installments of the Indian Hill trilogy and his latest book Zombie Fallout

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    • 5/5
      Once again an amazing book. Mark Tufos sarcastic humor about the zombie apocalypse is truly refreshing original and quite a delight to listen to and read. in all honesty I really do enjoy his attempt to mix different monster genres together he's going real slow about how the two creatures will interact but he's doing an amazing job at building up to the interaction can't wait to read and listen to the third book so great series great author and I hope you enjoy
    • 4/5
      Yet another awesomely twisted look into the mind of Mike Talbot.
    • 5/5
      Still a funny LOL read (listen). Love how I can smell and feel his descriptions. Driving 110kms to and from work had its advantages. Cheers Tufo
    • 1/5
      I won this book as a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.

      How does this franchise have so many fans? Seriously?

      I tried to read this book, I really did. Maybe if I hadn't had to sit through the first one, it wouldn't be so bad... but 100 pages in and I am so very done.

      Michael Talbot is still a chauvinistic, misogynistic twit. The writing is still horrid, and focuses on the most ridiculous stuff. I'm sorry, but I don't need to read about the main character's farting habits. In detail. Inconsistencies ranging from how long the zombie apocalypse has been going on to how people actually fall if they are running away from something. It was all very bad.

      But really, the thing that finished for me was zombie vampires. Done. This is not revolutionary. This is not some big breakthrough to the genre. It is a ridiculously stupid idea.

      I will most emphatically not be continuing with this book, or the series.
    • 5/5
      I first read Zombie Fallout in July 2011 and then went on to read Zombie Fallout 2 and 3, all one after the other. The Zombie Fallout Series made it into almost all of my top 2011 lists and still remains one of my most recommended zombie books. I’m not the biggest re-reader – I’m always a little scared that I won’t enjoy the book as much the second time around – but I’m so glad I went back to this one, and I will re-read the rest of the series before moving onto Zombie Fallout 4. Zombie Fallout is the story of the Talbot family, and their survival through the first weeks of the zombapocalyse, when a government flu vaccination program goes catastrophically wrong. Mike and Tracy Talbot gather together their children and join other survivors in their housing estate, Little Turtle to try and evade the zombie hordes. Written in the first person POV of Mike Talbot in journal-style, there are also third person entries from other main characters such as Mike’s wife Tracy and daughter Nicole, and his sons Travis and Justin. Mike Talbot is a fantastic main character, an ex-Marine/Human Resources Executive/Road Worker and survivalist with a die-hard dedication to his family and friends and a wickedly sarcastic sense of humor – he could have been the ultimate zombie book cliché, but is definitely not. The other main characters and supporting characters are well-developed and their interactions are believable and a great mix of laughs, tension and emotion. The bad guys are ultra-creepy and the good guys are imperfect in a way that made me like them all the more. Zombie Fallout has a perfect mix of tension-building and action, with a great big wallop of snarky, sarcastic, humor - exactly the kind of book I love – great characters and dialogue, good writing and a pee-your-pants-scary Zombie Queen thrown in for good measure. It’s hard to say more without giving the story away, particularly as I know how it progresses through the next two books, but Zombie Fallout remains exactly what it was the first time I read it – one of my favourite Zombie books/series and one of my most highly recommended books to both zombie enthusiasts and readers who are looking for their first ‘proper’ zombie book.
    • 4/5
      Continues to be a fun series. I normally don't care for first person narration, but this POV really works for this story. I think it very creative how Tufo introduces more of the back story to the apocalypse event in the prologue. I am looking forward to picking up the next part of the story with . Zombie Fallout 3: The End
    • 5/5
      getting better! I liked the first book alot and this one is better! Our main man, Mike Talbot is once again doing what he can to keep his family alive and together and totally doing it HIS way. There is something else to fear besides zombies, in Eliza, who is a um...zombie/vampire. I almost did not read these books because I thought that sounded pretty dumb....I am so glad I persisted because Mark Tufo is a writing God and I all I can say is READ his stuff!! He keeps me laughing in between the shivers of fear and looking over my shoulder. Ready for round 3.
    • 3/5
      I don't know that I'd go as far as to say the book is misogynistic... more like the author pokes fun at the stereotypical relationship where the wife has the husband's balls in a cup. But, perhaps, it's the fact that the narrator mentions this fact EVERY SINGLE TIME the wife is in the scene that makes people think it's misogynistic. The fart humor (yes, I use that word VERY loosely... kinda like the sphincter control in the story) is here - and more frequent - than in book one. I guess the fact that the dog, or the narrator, farts in every chapter is FUNNN-Y. I laughed and laughed and laughed, until I farted. So, those points aside... did I like this book? Not as much as book one, where we see the family escape from zombies... this installment has them leading zombies across the country. This could have been okay except for the tiny little fact that about 1/3 of the way through, the narrator REALIZED a) that they are being followed by the zombie hoarde and b) WHY they are being followed. And, instead of dealing with WHY they are being followed (there are things he could have done to stop this following), he just continues on, blundering into one event, then another. I don't mind fantastical plotting, but I do require that the characters - once they know what a problem is - at least attempt to deal with it... not just keep carrying on because that's the only way the story is longer than 80 pages. The story is sorta wrapped up here... well, not really, but at least it's not a cliffhanger ending. I already own the next couple books in this series, but they are quite a ways down my to-read list now. The fart subplot left a bit of a stink in the air and I'll wait for that to clear before continuing the series.
    • 5/5
      The Zombie Fallout Series by Mark Tufo thus far consists of Dr. Hugh Mann (a prequel), Zombie Fallout, A Plague Upon Your Family, and The End.... Although distinct books, I am reviewing them together because that is the way that I read them. Once I finished each book, I was so wrapped up in the story that I immediately purchased the next. Cumulatively, they are an epic apocalyptic tale, which reminded me of Steven King's The Stand and Robert McCammon's Swan Song. If you read the first book, and are anything like me, you'll feel compelled to read the entire series. I recommend that you read the prequel Dr. Hugh Mann after the third book. It makes perfect sense then, but is a different story and style from the rest of the books. Zombie Fallout (book 1) sets the stage and is a better starting point. Told in diary format primarily from the point of view of Mike Talbot, a tough and crude ex-Marine and self-proclaimed survivalist, the series follows a small group of family and friends (and the amazingly flatulent bulldog Henry) who are doing their best to survive a zombie apocalypse caused by a tainted swine flu vaccine. Led by Mike, they stay one small step ahead of the zombies who turn out to be a bit more complicated than George Romero envisioned. Mike's perspective is hysterically funny, primarily because he is a bundle of contradictions - a big tough man afraid of germs and bossed around by his wife, a survivalist who makes plans that are so half-baked that he calls them "ideas" instead of plans, and a ruthless killer who is tender, fiercely protective of his family, and takes incredible, spontaneous risks for strangers. Mike is a down to earth, farting (but never in front of his wife), and beer-drinking man. As such, the humor is sometimes a bit crude, but this makes the story ring true. Mike is also unfailingly loyal, which is endearing, as he cares for a motley collection of friends and family. His friends, particularly the enigmatic Tommy, make for an interesting supporting cast.In the second book, A Plague Upon Your Family, Mike and crew escape from Little Turtle and go on the run from Eliza and the hordes of no-longer mindless zombies. Complicating matters, Mike's son Justin has developed some strange connection with Eliza and Mike can no longer trust him. Elements of horror, paranormal, supernatural, and dark humor elevate this series beyond your typical zombie fare. These elements, along with Mike's quirky personality & fierce, protective love of his companions, make this series poignant and worth reading. Highly recommended.