Zombie Spring's Roland Thomas Type IV
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Roland Thomas Type IV is the exciting, final sequel to the Zombie Spring and Trooper Tyree saga. This last sequel is a continuation of Chapter 14, “The Song of Roland,” from the series starter, “Zombie Spring.” The 3rd book in the series follows the adventures of Colonel Roland Thomas after he was infected and Turned during the Battle for LA. As the world’s first Type IV, Zombie, he finds that he has a much to offer the human race, and soon the Living begin to think of him as Mankind’s second chance. Thomas’ arrival coincides with the arrival of villains from the first book: Ben Arnold and Aroneia Burr. Ben is the world’s second Type IV, but whereas Thomas fights for the Living, Arnold has his own agenda with the Dead. Thus begins a 16 year struggle of building walls and vast armies, that eventually involves the children of all the main characters in books 1 and 2. The kids, Thomas’ Zombie Brigade, and six aging infantry corps take on the might of Ben Arnold’s Empire of the Dead and refight a famous old battle from the past, in the swamps of Louisiana. How is this book different than the other two? RT Type IV occasionally leaves the world of horror, Zombies, pitched battles, and death and enters a more thoughtful domain of convoluted science and perhaps fantasy which I believe, breaks some new ground in Zombie lore. RT Type IV is divided into 3 sections: The Arrival, Sixteen Years Later, and the War Moves East. Readers new to the series should start with book 1 and then 2. That way you will understand the characters. There are many of them, and most of them span all three books. Roland Thomas Type IV might be a standalone book, but for your greatest enjoyment, at least read the Trooper Tyree sequel because more characters migrate from that book than book 1.
To help people decide if they are a good fit for this book, I offer the following User Profiler. ZS’s Colonel Thomas Type IV is a Zombie Lite version of the Zombie genre. Yes, it has plenty of gore and huge battles, but much of it is meant to be funny, and much of it is meant to teach a little history. It is not a dour world-view of what would happen. The content is centered around happy, upbeat young people, who think they can win out against all odds and maybe make a better life for themselves. If you like happy stories with a little romance interspersed with lots of military blood and guts, then you’re in the right place. So who might or might not enjoy this book? Fans of the movie, The Road, or the TV series, Walking Dead, might consider looking elsewhere for their entertainment because those shows are sad with a world view that all is lost and everything will get worse. If you liked Zombieland, Abraham Lincoln vs. the Zombies, or Warm Bodies then you are likely to have a nice evening pouring through these pages. Bruce Campbell, Woody Harrelson, and Brendan Fraser could be characters in this book. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Viggo Mortenson are great actors, but I think they’d pass on an offer to star in my series.
Chris Okusako
I enjoyed writing the Zombie Spring Series, although I found the experience very difficult. For a guy like myself, 400,000 words is probably more words than I speak in several years, and maybe that’s why these books took three years to finish. I guess I can’t write any faster than I speak!Why did I write a Zombie series?I wrote a Zombie book as my first because they make a great enemy and they're just plain scary. Most of the Undead books I have read were great, right up until the ending! Why is that? Because many authors tend to kill off all of their loveable characters in horrible ways. So I wrote this series with a different intent. Most of my heroes and heroines survive, and you readers out there will feel more like laughing and cheering at the end than taking a cup of hemlock at bedtime. My main characters are wholesome types that people can look up to. Foul language and characters with emotional baggage must find homes in other people's books. Dogs are not allowed to die. (LOL)But why did I feel the need to write at all?The reason is, the characters in my books are all family members. It's my way of leaving my children and grand children an heirloom that they will want to read now and through the years. I call my books Heirloom Books, and some day after I'm long gone, I expect my great great grandchildren to ask their dads and moms, "Did you and great great grandpa and grandma really fight Zombies?"How cool is that?The other reason I chose to write was that I wanted to bring a little joy into people's lives. I firmly believe that if a person can do something that brings some cheer into the lives of other people, then he should. We're only here for so long, and it's nice to give back to all the people that have had to put up with us for all these years.The series, after Zombie Spring's Roland Thomas Type IV, will probably not continue. The reviews over at Amazon have been very good, and I love the fan mail, but a number of factors may send me into early retirement. First, I will be a grandfather for the second time, this March 2014. My family and the new little ones need me more than I could ever imagine. Only grandpa can change the diapers it seems, and it's hard to write between changings! Secondly, writing is not a very healthy hobby unless you can force yourself to leave the keyboard now and then to exercise and eat properly. I didn't, and I was rewarded with a small stroke. So my doctor and I view authoring with a small amount of trepidation now. Better I should be fixated on golf than typing, although far more dangerous for other golfers. Lastly, I really need to learn to type with more than two fingers.My hobbies are golf, historical fiction, westerns, shooting, opera, first person computer games, baseball card collecting, riding motorcycles, and I played ball for 20 years. My favorite authors are: Zane Grey, Louis L’Anour, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Doc EE Smith, Bernard Cornwell, and Sam Barone. My favorite saying: A teacher is like a candle, consuming himself to light the way for others (straight from Leave it to Beaver). I retired as a 4th grade teacher, by the way.I reply to all email and am thankful for reviews... good ones that is. My email address is: franko1758@aol.com
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