JUGGERNAUT (OUTPOST 0.5)

No not the comic character, but a novel by Adam Baker. His second book in the Outpost trilogy. It's a prequel to Outpost, but all of them can be read as stand alones. Now I really liked Outpost and was curious how this was going to work, but it's all fine as the novels don't share any characters (except for the zombies), they are just set in the same world and timeline. It's been a while since my last book review, justing proving I can still read, so hopefully I can remember what to do.

Ok let's give you the blurb.

THEY SEARCHED FOR GOLD. THEY FOUND DEATH. IRAQ 2005.

Seven mercenaries journey deep into the desert in search of Saddam's gold. They form an unlikely crew of battle-scarred privateers, killers and thieves, veterans of a dozen war zones, each of them anxious to make one last score before their luck runs out.

They will soon find themselves marooned among ancient ruins, caught in a desperate battle for their lives, confronted by greed, betrayal and an army that won't stay dead......

Well where shall I start? Good pacing to start then when the action kicks off it just gathers momentum, forcing me to turn pages at breakneck speed. You can see that the author has written screenplays, this would translate to the screen very well.
Good strong female leads, quite a plausible plot, several examples of treachery and a really nice bad guy. All that and zombies.Plenty of "infected" action.

This novel takes you to the source of the outbreak first documented in Outpost, it's not your usual source, some people may disagree but I found this to be a fresh and likeable twist.

The third novel in this series is called Terminus, I cannot wait to get my hands on it, which should say something about how much I enjoyed this one.
If you want a good action packed zombie novel with a new and different slant on the usual, then look no further. I would not hesitate to recommend it to any of my viewers. Out of ten, this gets an 8.5 well worth your time and money. Can't comment on the price as I borrowed it off a mate.

Until the next time dudes and dudettes, listen to the DUDE and "take it easy".