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  • The Zombie War Battle for Britain

  • By: Tom Holroyd
  • Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons
  • Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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By: Tom Holroyd
Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons
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Summary

The Zombie War was the longest and most costly conflict that Britain has ever waged. No one knows the true figure of those who lost their lives in the long years of the war and tragically too many have lost their lives in the years of peace that have followed. Life expectancy is a shadow of what it was and many diseases and ailments that science thought it had eradicated have returned. Many of those who survived the war have since died, taking with them the stories and memories of the most devastating and important struggle that mankind has ever waged. This book is the record of those stories, an attempt to remember the actions of those who lived through this devastating conflict. From the first stages of the outbreak, to the chaos of the mass panic and finally to the death of the last infected, it is a homage to those who saved our nation.

©2017 Tom Oakley (P)2019 Tom Oakley

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Binge-listened in a single day

This is really, really good! Good enough that I'll re-read again, and maybe even get the ebook.

I received this Audible book free by bribing the author with the offer of a review, so here it is.

The book follows the post-recovery interview format of World War Z, but limited to Britain only. Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, get mentions, as does the Commonwealth, though the interviewees are GB only. The effect is similar - you get pieces of the history rather than a coordinated narrative - and the stories are by turn visceral and tragic, tinged with black humour, a nostalgia for what was lost, and a kind of desperate optimism for the future. A man recounts losing his wife, and his happiness to be back home, while overseeing the clearing of a river for a boat race. A soldier cracks jokes while telling of the terror of clearing the Underground. A criminal voices his guilt over his possible involvement in bring the SAME to Britain. A woman records her takeover of Sarum Castle, and the difficulties of surviving there even within the security of its walls. An older man waxes pissy over the political philosophy of the fight-back.

Some aspects of the recovery are a leeetle far-fetched, but it's a zombie apocalypse: it's far-fetched from the get-go!

I can't finish without mentioning the virtuoso performance of the voice actor, Aubrey Parsons. This would be a tough job for a team of actors, but Parsons rises to the challenge of producing distinct voices for a couple of dozen individuals, male and female, from a range of backgrounds and regions. One of the Scottish accents was a bit "Donald whair's yer troosers", but others were spot-on.

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Colonel Blimp Saves the Ignorant Celts

This appalling drivel is the Anglo centric view of the zombie collapse. Things go wrong so the English move to Scotland and install the monarchy, live there for a few years and then go home without ever speaking to a Scottish person apart from some Jock soldiers and the local gentry.

The Irish fare even worse being reduced to being portrayed as grateful idiots being saved by jock soldiers described as 'orcs' but led by the usual English toff officer.

I have to assume that the Welsh were eaten the first winter because even though the narrator is Welsh they never got a look in as the Scousers took over.

Its all a bit 'Gammon' for my tastes, they even find the time to bomb the French!

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Not bad, but it's no World War Z

This has been said by other reviewers, but it is essentially World War Z but focusing mainly on England and Scotland.

The plot is fine, if you've read World War Z then you know what to expect, from the rumours of a disease spreading to the panic, the fall of the country, and then leading up to taking the fight back to the undead - again, it's WWZ.

Even the style is the same, the author is interviewing folks after the end of the war about what they done during the war.
None of this bothered me too much as WWZ is one of my favourite books, but by doing this, it's inevitable that this will be compared to WWZ and that's a high bar to reach.

Unfortunately, it doesn't hit that bar, and one thing in particular which bothered me is the classism. The author seems to have a grudge against those on welfare payments or those of a "lower social class", portraying them all as lazy or stupid.

As an Irish person I was expecting some condescending nonsense when the story shifted to my country, but it was even more ridiculous than I expected - Ireland would never re-join the Commonwealth, no matter the situation, and I would have expected any author to know this.

Ultimately, it's ok, it's basically just more of WWZ, but not at the same quality as Max Brooks of course. I listened to the audiobook and it helped pass the time on my commutes.

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World war z?

This book is basically word war z but from a British perspective, but don’t think that this is an insult I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it to be a very interesting listen, the narrator is very skilled and read the book perfectly, a must for any zombie fan

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Dull

This is for you if you love the royals and the armed forces. Plus lots of bashing of anyone who needs to use the benefits systems.

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Interesting tale with a wonderfully expressive narration

A five star rating because this interview led story was impressive and imaginative. Throw in a diverse narrator with an adept ability to portray numerous British accents and this makes for a great zombie tale!

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Awesome!

What can I say, this book was brilliant! I listened to it in just 2 "sittings" - each individual characters tale was so well written, I felt I was sat there with them. The narration was top dollar! I've never listened to any of his work before, but it was so outstanding that I felt like I was listening to a multi-narrator full cast audio book!

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Great listen

I really liked the storyline and the narration. The narrator is very skilled and delivers a range of characters very well. The storyline was engaging.

The only aspect I disliked was the music at the beginning of every chapter. It was unnecessary and annoying. As someone who has tinnitus, it made it difficult for me to hear the narrator over the music.

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amazing book

The Zombie War was the longest and most costly conflict that Britain has ever waged. No one knows the true figure of those who lost their lives in the long years of the war and tragically too many have lost their lives in the years of peace that have followed
amazing storyline

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meh

it was ok until it got all glory to the empire like at the end,

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