Beginning and End

Colony Z #4

by Luke Shephard

Volume 4 of the Colony Z series!

Back to the very beginning. Before the Albion Tribe. Before the Zero Hour. Back when everything in the world was right. Until there was...an incident. One little thing that changes the course of human history. One thing that may lead to The End...

Find out what started it all, and how the remaining survivors will try to move forward to a better life, in the breathtaking final chapter of Colony Z!

When the Undead have taken over America, one group of survivors find safety by escaping to a remote, unsettled island.

Will they survive long enough to discover it?

This is their story of their beginning. And the story of their end. This is their journey.

Also available:
Colony Z: The Island (Vol. 1)
Colony Z: The Albion Tribe (Vol. 2)
Colony Z: First Days (Vol. 3)

Genres: Zombies, Post Apocalyptic

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 31, 2013

About the author

Luke Shephard was born and raised in Oregon, where he can still be found dreaming up stories or getting lost in local parks and reservoirs. In addition to writing, the author has also spent time as a teacher in such places as Spain, Germany, and South Korea.

He now lives with his wife, a son, and a Great Dane that loves peanut butter.

Reviews

[Paul J. Neil]

First story was good, but the book is fluffed out with the same 2 stories from first book

The first story was good but the book is fluffed out with the same 2 stories from book one, two, and three. Yes, the same last two stories from the previous books..

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to finish the trilogy. OK

[Netanella · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one hot mess. The last of a 4-part series, "Beginning and End" starts with the real cause of the outbreak of the zombies, and then ends by fast fowarding back to the future, where the first book started, with the fate of Owen and Helen and the rest of the Albion Tribe on the island. In tying all of these strands together, the story takes a turn for the worse, in my humble reader's opinion. There are many things that defy credulity, and not in that good "suspension of belief because this is speculative fiction" way. No, it's done in a more what-the-fuckery way. Owen's role of letting lose the zombie plague is finally revealed. And what a revelation it is - the author throws everything at us in the ending, including the kitchen sink. Here we have FBI agents, city morgues at midnight, hairpins and lockpickers amongst the teenaged set, and even collusion and conspiracy to kidnapp. All of this in a 16-year-old kid. And a miraculous cure in the gay guy. Wow. My jaw is still hurting from dropping on the floor.

Owen, I will miss you, dude. You were a fun character to tear apart.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, poor editing, please guys, when you put something out there for the public to read, have someone or two read it and edit.

Ok, that said, it kept me hooked in to the end and wow, what a finish! I don't dare say more or will spoil.
I do have to say I never liked Owen and Hannah is pretty weak too. But I did feel for their kids and taken in kids.

[Jahir Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that the ending to this series was really good. I did not expect that ending so it made me like this series a lot more. Like the other parts, this was a very easy read and kept me wanting to read more. I am truly shocked at the ending, its hard to believe the way it ended which makes it that much better.

[Chris S · Rating 2 out of 5]

The surprise ending was the best part. The four parts are very short and could be one book. Several typos and the author repeated entire sections to keep the reader from forgetting important parts I guess. Overall it was just ok. Would not read again.