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Hell Week: A Post-Apocalytpic Survival Thriller (America Falls Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Scott Medbury (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 11: America Falls

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In the middle of the holidays, a biological attack wreaks havoc on the U.S.

The virus is quick. Deadly. Unstoppable. The country is left in tatters.

For Isaac Race, it’s especially bitter. After the death of his parents and sister, he was just getting his life back on track - the weaponized virus changes all that.

Battered by the fresh deaths of his foster parents, but hardened by the year he’s endured, he emerges from the temporary safety of his home to seek out other survivors during the most vicious winter on record.

With the help of his friend Luke, he soon discovers that 250 perilous miles stand between them and the only possible haven, three states away, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

It won’t be easy. The invaders and the freezing temperatures aren’t the only dangers facing them at the end of the world. To survive, they’ll have to risk everything and do anything to protect themselves in a world where trust and safety have been shattered.

If you’re a fan of post-apocalyptic thrillers, whatever you do, don’t miss Hell Week, book one of the epic America Falls survival series.

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"Right now, this book almost too close for comfort. Hell Week will blow you away, its fast, furious and gut punches you when you least expect it..." - Jacqueline Druga - author of the apocalyptic bestseller, Rise.

About the Author

Scott Medbury is a husband and father of four, who has a keen interest in finance, geo-politics and human society.Scott's epic post-apocalyptic series, America Falls, has been published in 18 countries around the world and sold over half a million copies.His fascination about man's place, future and conduct in an overcrowded, rapidly changing world and these themes form the backdrop for his action packed but thought provoking works.You can find out more about scott at his website www.scottmedbury.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081XYHYKL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 3rd edition (November 24, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 24, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 8616 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 239 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,692 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #22 in Science Fiction Adventure
- #26 in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #33 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Scott Medbury is a husband and father of four, who has a keen interest in finance, geo-politics and human society.

Scott’s epic post-apocalyptic series, America Falls, has been published in 18 countries around the world and sold over half a million copies.

His fascination about man's place, future and conduct in an overcrowded, rapidly changing world and these themes form the backdrop for his action packed but thought provoking works.

You can find out more about scott at his website www.scottmedbury.com.

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B. Bauer

Relatable Characters

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2018

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Being an Apocalyptic and Dystopian fan, coupled with the description narrative of the books in this series, they fall very nicely into my wheelhouse. Another big reason.....not a zombie series! My husband lives for zombie books and movies, me, not so much.

This author is new to me, and I’m am far from disappointed. I love his style of story telling, his character development and structure of all. The flow is keeping me interested. Given our world is “one flight” from a worldwide pandemic, this is my only negative in book one. Several areas in this book, the authors and too the news reports state that other countries (our allies?) are afraid to help us as they are afraid to “have the same done to them!”

The CDC knew how fast the incubation rate was with this very aggressive flu strain, and too the very high fatality rate among those affected, yet didn’t attempt to prevent flights originating in and around North Korea, really? The only government action was to quarantine passengers for 24 hours - this after this strain was already presenting in the eastern U.S. Reference people of Asian descent are immune, but immune doesn’t mean that they can’t be a carrier, again adding to a worldwide affect." But I digress!

My logical nitpicking aside, the post pandemic storylines for both the protagonists and antagonists is logical and keeps me hooked in and wanting more. This author is doing this very well. I just started book 2, and thus far the story flow is consistent without disconnects in the storyline and its characters.

I’ve already recommended this series to my hubby.....but with no zombies (yuck), he didn’t bite! Sigh! If your not into zombies, give this author a try. Definitely worth the money and your time to read. Good job!!! :-)))

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Dennis Rooney

fast paced and interesting

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024

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After I started reading I had to check the publication date…a little eerie at first…flu-like disease that can’t be stopped wiping out the population? This could almost be alternative history at this point. The only reason I gave it 4 starts is because the ideas seemed a little clumsy, transitions choppy. I liked the book though and will probably continue the series.

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Mongo 76

Good read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024

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It is a good read with a story line that is very possible. I will definitely read more titles in this series.

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Andrea Payne

Conflicting

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2023

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I enjoyed this book. I actually got pulled in and read it in like two hours. I will continue to book two but my overall reaction is conflicting. In some ways the author wrote very realistically but in others the scenarios just didn't seem feasible. I would recommend this book for anyone 13ish or older due to some of the content.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024

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This book series was recommended to me by my father, and I have to say, I loved this opening book. This was unexpectedly good because I didn't think that I would become so involved with the story and its characters. Everything about this book was amazing, and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series! I could NOT put the book down!!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018

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Although this book is at least reasonably edited and not full of glaring grammar and syntax errors, it is a very simple story with no layers of plot development of complexity to pull you in to the story and make you want to read more. This story line ( North Koreans/ Chinese invade America after our grid is knocked out and our population decimated....) has been worked over to death. And, I for one, am sick to death with this trend in this genre of making serial stories. There is not enough story and plot here to consider it a book - it can barely stand as a chapter. Might be satisfying reading for younger teens? But, then again, considering that they are the market who supports J.K.Rowling, Maze Runner, Twilight, and so many other complex works - perhaps our teens are more sophisticated these days????
I was very disappointed.

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claudette valliere

Liked this one a lot.

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018

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Damned fine read. Spoiler alert.

This one starts with Isaac Race. Isaac is fourteen years old and the sole survivor a house fire that killed his Mom, Dad and sister. The reason he wasn't killed was because he spent the night with his best friend. Isaac ended up in foster care.

His second set of foster parents were good people who constantly fostered. Of course that was before the Pyongyang flue killed every adult. The only adults who survived were those of Asian ancestry. All kids under the age of eighteen also survived. America is dead and the Chinese who were responsible moved in the take over America. They had no opposition and readily moved in to take over all military bases and use the equipment. They rounded up all the kids they could and used them as slaves to remove the dead from everywhere.

After his foster dad died, his foster mom killed herself with a pistol. Isaac now has the pistol. Water and electricity are still working and he has food but knows he will need more. He has no idea how long the electricity and water will work but he does know he will have to find more food. He also knows looters are around as he's already dealt with several who targeted his house. He shot one and the others retreated.

Looking for supplies is where he meets Luke. Luke and he went to the same school. They decide to stick together. This is when they meet Sarah a young girl they save. The three of them will be heading for New Hampshire, the White Mountains and a chance at safety.

So begins one damned fine read.

This one has Isaac, Ben, Sarah a Sarah who will be killed by wild dogs, Ben and Brooke two twins that Isaac and the others meet, twins who decide to accompany them, a house they stay in, a house they set on fire when Sarah is killed and Chinese appear, a stop at a house with a kid named Will who isn't what he appears to be, an Isaac who doesn't trust him, Luke, Ben and Brooke who want to stay longer, Isaac and the others who are captured by the Chinese who Will is working for, Sonny and his team that rescue Isaac, the Red Dragons and Isaac Race and his friends doing their best to survive, stay alive and get to safety.

Five Stars

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Koa Feliciano

Kept me glued to the screen.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022

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Fast paced. Excellent character development. Premise slightly exaggerated but at least it's not another zombie book. Heartbreaking when some characters are killed off but that's part of the apocalyptic game. Recommended.

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Tess

An excellent book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2023

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A brilliant book. I loved Hell Week. When I read Messenger which is the 0.5 in the America Falls series, which I also loved, I knew that I had found something read that was going to hold me and that I was going to love. I really took to Luke and Issac and then the others that joined them but those two are special really, Sarah was lovely. It's a fast-packed book, not necessarily full of action but a constantly compelling read. Well worth reading.

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Ben Hedron

Fast-paced and easy reading

Reviewed in Australia on July 9, 2018

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I found the apocalyptic scenario in this book quite credible. The racial aspect to that scenario was also quite thought-provoking (not exactly politically correct but then PC as we know it doesn’t really exist outside of western culture and PC certainly won’t save the west from attack - as has been well demonstrated in recent times as as this book suggests). This book isn’t concerned with a complex conventional plot other than a hopeful progress towards some vague concept of safety and salvation. It’s about the discovery and exploration of the apocalyptic environment through the eyes of a teenager who is forced to interact with that environment in ways which challenge his sensibilities and inevitably shape his thoughts and actions. I suppose that’s a metaphor for adolescent psychological development in general but here it’s greatly dramatized and intensified in a hostile environment. The unanswered question at the end of this first book is not so much if the hero will survive, but rather what kind of person is he going to become? I’ll be reading the second part to find out if my interpretation is correct and if the hero is indeed changed by his environment and things he’s been forced to do.

Kindle Customer

Good story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2018

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Not long enough lol! Very well written, and couldn’t put it down until finished - hence the dark shadows under my eyes! Going to get the rest now....

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peter reed

Like the headline, no zombies etc just a great read.

Reviewed in Australia on June 11, 2018

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Well - what can I say about this read. I am now up to book 5 and have read these 4 volumes over a long weekend.
Scott has taken a topical subject and melded this around a writing style which is unique and, somehow, very very real. I read for the escape (as I have said before) and cannot give any proposing reader a view on prose, text etc. what I CAN give you is the guarantee that, should you decide to read these books, you will not regret the experience.
In this, the first of the series so far, we see the author setting up the base characters and subject premise. His writing style brings you along for the ride and makes you wonder ‘what would I do’ or , more pertinently, what would my kids or the kids I know do. Without giving anything away I feel that the ‘natural’ perchance to mistrust appears to be, both, well explained and well founded. The way the initial characters meet and interact is believable and entertaining and the growth of the story is enthralling and entertaining.
I found myself escaping to where this tome took me and while frightened and frustrated I could relate to the story background because it is so well told - and THIS is just vol 1 - 2,3 and 4 just get better and better and I now find myself hoping that the next vol comes out soon because, quite frankly, I am hooked.
Too many times the term ‘cannot put this down’ is used but this IS THE case here. Mind you my wife and family ARE glad to have me back - until June 30 at least.

Paula k

A must read

Reviewed in Australia on September 30, 2022

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The Author has captured the readers attention from start to finish, very well written and a thought provoking story line, leave enough time to finish the book as you won't be putting it down, then reaching for the next installment