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Horsewomen of the Zombie Apocalypse #1
The Emissary - Part 1
It's just three years since The End of the World. The McLeod and Davidson's clans survive in a world where the muerto viviente - walking dead - infest the cities and towns.
The McLeod clan knows how to use medicinal herbs. They offer to share the precious knowledge with the Davidson clan. Alexis McLeod is a trained herbalist, she volunteers to travel to Fort Chatten, the home of the Davidson clan. Led by Bethany, the four sisters will risk their lives to help Clan Davidson.
Armed to the teeth, the sisters are horse archers, light cavalry, quick enough to avoid the muerto.
Militia, marauders and mad-men abound, the stinking dead walk the land, eating everything in their path.
The McLeod clan knows how to use medicinal herbs. They offer to share the precious knowledge with the Davidson clan. Alexis McLeod is a trained herbalist, she volunteers to travel to Fort Chatten, the home of the Davidson clan. Led by Bethany, the four sisters will risk their lives to help Clan Davidson.
Armed to the teeth, the sisters are horse archers, light cavalry, quick enough to avoid the muerto.
Militia, marauders and mad-men abound, the stinking dead walk the land, eating everything in their path.
- GenresZombies
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First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
K.A. Jordan
20 books26 followersK. A. Jordan holds a degree in Applied Science, lives on a small farm and can often be found on the back of her husband's Suzuki motorcycle. She writes fiction with well-drawn characters and complex plots.
Her e-book "Let's Do Lunch" spent 10 weeks on the Amazon UK Best Seller's List for Romantic Suspense and sold over 4,000 books in the month of December 2010.
In June 2014, "Swallow the Moon" hit the top 10 Paranormal Romance Ghost Best Seller's List where it stayed for an entire week.
Currently, the first of her "Horsewomen of the Zombie Apocalypse" series "The Emissary: Journey" is awaiting judgement at the eFestival of Words (dot com) in the Best Novella catagory.
Her e-book "Let's Do Lunch" spent 10 weeks on the Amazon UK Best Seller's List for Romantic Suspense and sold over 4,000 books in the month of December 2010.
In June 2014, "Swallow the Moon" hit the top 10 Paranormal Romance Ghost Best Seller's List where it stayed for an entire week.
Currently, the first of her "Horsewomen of the Zombie Apocalypse" series "The Emissary: Journey" is awaiting judgement at the eFestival of Words (dot com) in the Best Novella catagory.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
December 26, 2019
Horses make this story outstanding
The first thing that caught my attention was this is the story of how 4 sisters survive the end of the world as we know it. But what made this story outstanding was the use of horses that give the sisters their means of travel, combat, alertness and escape.
It was like a successful return of Boudicea sallying forth on her horse leading a tribe but in an Apocalyptic world.
The first thing that caught my attention was this is the story of how 4 sisters survive the end of the world as we know it. But what made this story outstanding was the use of horses that give the sisters their means of travel, combat, alertness and escape.
It was like a successful return of Boudicea sallying forth on her horse leading a tribe but in an Apocalyptic world.
August 2, 2016
My only complaint is that is was too short.. Other than that it was an interesting take on the new Zombie Outbreak storylines that are showing up these days. Firstly, strong women, young women actually. Second, they have these amazing horses that are written into the story by someone who has had experience. I finished this book and just want to read the rest of the series. Did I mention this story portrays strong women in their youth? This particular story only covers one leg of a journey that is sure to please and kept me reading long into the night.
November 23, 2016
An enjoyable read lost a star for the best of reasons - it was too short.
I am not the biggest fan of zombie books but if you must read one try this one,
Recommended for fans of zombies and strong women characters.
I am not the biggest fan of zombie books but if you must read one try this one,
Recommended for fans of zombies and strong women characters.
February 24, 2023
It pains me to give this one only three stars. It is probably a 3.5 star one for me. The positives are strong (but not perfect) women characters, a solid effort to present an original take on the zombie theme (although I don't recall the word 'zombie' used in the book - which is a positive in itself) and an interesting premise for world-building. The downsides were that it was regrettably short and the writing style did not really grab me (but that is just a personal thing - the writing is certainly of a sound quality). Having said all of that, the second book is still on my reading list. If you are looking for something different in the zombie area and like horses, then this one should be high on your list and it is free (or at least it was when I got my copy) so you can see if you like it before diving into the rest.
September 22, 2021
What an adventure.
This is the introduction book for this series. Four sisters are sent on a trip to be emissaries to another group in a post-apocalyptic world where many people have turned into flesh eating zombies.
These young women warriors,(one on our first trip without her dad is 15) use Spanish horses, arrows and guns to fend off these zombies or stinkers as they call them. The horses have a keen sense of smell and are able to signal from which direction The Intruders are with their snorts and gestures.
They meet up with some young men from their destination who help them out of a tough spot with their trucks and guns.
Great story a lot of shooting, nasty zombies!
This is the introduction book for this series. Four sisters are sent on a trip to be emissaries to another group in a post-apocalyptic world where many people have turned into flesh eating zombies.
These young women warriors,(one on our first trip without her dad is 15) use Spanish horses, arrows and guns to fend off these zombies or stinkers as they call them. The horses have a keen sense of smell and are able to signal from which direction The Intruders are with their snorts and gestures.
They meet up with some young men from their destination who help them out of a tough spot with their trucks and guns.
Great story a lot of shooting, nasty zombies!
January 11, 2019
This is a fun romp. It combines the tropes of a Girl and Her Horse (in this case, four sisters on their horses in the wilderness of Kentucky) with heroic target practice (shooting arrows and bullets at zombies). There was an apocalypse, but it's just a pretext for living the SCA dream.
One star off for the prologue. It's an unnecessary info dump whose tone is inconsistent with the rest of the story. Just skip ahead to Chapter One.
One star off for the prologue. It's an unnecessary info dump whose tone is inconsistent with the rest of the story. Just skip ahead to Chapter One.
September 21, 2020
Entertaining start to what looks to be a great series
I enjoyed this entertaining start to it looks to be a great series. I wish it was longer, and told a little more of the overall story, it was really just of a prequel to what’s to come. It was successful in making me intrigued enough to want to read the next book in the series.
I enjoyed this entertaining start to it looks to be a great series. I wish it was longer, and told a little more of the overall story, it was really just of a prequel to what’s to come. It was successful in making me intrigued enough to want to read the next book in the series.
April 16, 2021
Strong women!
Foursisters and their horses plowing through the wasteland to another settlement to treat a sick person. The sisters relationships with each other and their horses are intriguing. When they come upon a truck from the other settlement things get interesting. The end gives just enough information to make you want to read more. Loved it!!
Foursisters and their horses plowing through the wasteland to another settlement to treat a sick person. The sisters relationships with each other and their horses are intriguing. When they come upon a truck from the other settlement things get interesting. The end gives just enough information to make you want to read more. Loved it!!
March 27, 2021
Good story
Well written interesting story about a future apocalypse. The characters are not typical with young women being the central characters who look after themselves during these difficult times.
Well written interesting story about a future apocalypse. The characters are not typical with young women being the central characters who look after themselves during these difficult times.
July 26, 2020
Emissary the journey
Interesting to read from a female perspective. Liked the characters and their varying personalities.lol forward to the rest of series.
Interesting to read from a female perspective. Liked the characters and their varying personalities.lol forward to the rest of series.
March 25, 2021
An interesting zombie story.
I liked this book. The descriptions were vivid (gross) and the characters were engaging and very likeable. A little short though and unfinished.
I liked this book. The descriptions were vivid (gross) and the characters were engaging and very likeable. A little short though and unfinished.
December 3, 2022
Tedious and pointless and annoying but mercifully short. Could have been an interesting addition to zombie canon but bleh. Take a hard pass even if you're tempted by the gloriously kitschy cover and free download.
November 14, 2016
My boyfriend bought this for me for my birthday as a joke because I compete in horseback archery. What can I say, it's a completely meh book. The story starts out only three years into a zombie apocalypse, but somehow these sisters have mustangs trained as warhorses, and live in an essential castle. Even if the family had been ranchers beforehand, this seems far-fetched. The characters also constantly drift in their traits - the one who makes friends everywhere is extremely snarky to new people, for example. All in all, I'm in no rush to read on in this series.
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