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The Remaining by D J Molles (view source)
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|date=May 2014
|summary=Captain Lee Harden is regularly ordered down into a bunker by the US Government whenever a potential disaster is coming. Every time he has been recalled a few days later, but it only takes one disaster to end it all. Can Captain Harden help rebuild an America devastated by a disease that turns its own citizens mad? 'The Remaining' is a fast paced and thrilling slice of apocalyptic horror.
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When reading ‘The Remaining’ by I had a warm feeling inside, not due to the psychological terror in the book, but because it seems that I am not the only person who is prepared for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. No more an illustrious group than the US Army itself is prepared. In each of the mainland States of America a trained soldier is moved underground whenever a potential disaster is on the horizon. Captain Lee Harden has found himself in his bunker several times, but has always climbed out again a few days later, until now.
To balm the reader, Orbit has also included a novella called ‘An Empty Soul’ also written by Molles and set in the same universe. It is a great character study of a new person and hints at various factions that may be introduced into ‘The Remaining’ novels in the future. I would just have liked to have seen a little more closure in this book. With such an open ended style it means the series is likely to have to be read exactly in order. This is very doable for readers new to the series, but many people may pick up book 4 in a shop and want to read it. Will they be totally lost by the TV style mentality of the series?
Although the episodic nature of ‘The Remaining’ does concern me as a reader of fiction, it should not detract fully from what is a pacy, fun and thrilling novel. Molles is able to create a believability in his world that enhances the tension and brings depth to a situation that would otherwise have been written off as pulp. With a little more concentration of creating enclosed narratives within each book, Molles and Orbit are certainly onto a winner in a series that deserves to be seen by genre fans be it online or on paper. We also have a review of [[The Remaining: Aftermath by D J Molles]].
If this book appeals then try [[Ex-Purgatory by Peter Clines]] and [[Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion]].