Frontier Justice (The Survivalist Book 1)

A fun and helpful read for anyone that wonders what you might do if a real pandemic hits. This is a good read if you like action and adventure in a post-apocalyptic world. The virus is dangerous, but other people are deadlier still. Enjoy this read.

After a WE seminar what was Dr. Victor Jarvis contemplating?Glynco, GA. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). US Deputy Marshal Mason Raines is the firearms instructor.Blue Ridge Mountains He was now enjoying some time off at the family’s cabin.Oval Office, Washington, DC. Tom Barnes (Chief of Staff) had some very shocking an urgent news for President Rosalyn Glass.A Superpox-99 deadly viral contagion had been released at the Army’s Biological Warfare Lab in Ft. Detrick, MD.The researcher is quarantined at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD.There is no vaccine. The CDC is working 24/7 on one.President Glass’ husband/son (11) had been taken to a secure underground facility in Colorado.On his way back home, US Deputy Marshall Raines (retired US Army Special Forces: 75th. Ranger Regiment, Iraq, Afghanistan) spotted an old blue Chevrolet PU pulled over on the curb.3 bodies were inside they had been shot/killed.It looked like a Murder suicide. A 38 was in the seat by 1 deceased.No cell/radio reception he headed for the nearest town to call it in.US Deputy Raines was shocked. Everyway highway had wrecked vehicles, & decaying bodies in all of them.Gloucester, VA. Back at the cabin he got on the ham radio KB4VXP.Kathryn “Kate” Battens (wife/mother) from Ukiah, CA. got his call.Everyone in her town was dead also. She/son survived somehow.Sugar Grove One-Stop convenience store. US Deputy Marshall Raines stopped to load up on whatever he could scavenge.Bowie (Irish wolfhound) became his new friend.Carl Tipton, John Tipton (Carl’s brother), Jules Tipton John’s wife), Lucy daughter (10, John/Jules daughter), had arrived & introduced their-selves.Mr. Tanner Raines (54, father, former Talladega Federal Correctional Institution inmate, manslaughter) now had a tagalong; Samantha “Sam” (young girl).Oval Office, Washington, DC. VP Lincoln Pike (former speaker of the House) was giving President Glass an update of the deadly virus.Then it was General Hood’s turn.Boone. US Deputy Marshal Raines informed Father Paul he was going to help rebuild this community.Dr. Avany “Ava” Moura worked at the ER center.Mason, Max Blue (retired Boone PD chief), Deputy Sheriff Vince Tripp (Watauga County), Don Potts (Army MP), & Coon introduced their-selves.Oval Office, Washington, DC. President Glass had signed/issued the Executive Order 16661 Establishment of the Viral Defense Corps.What were the Boone towns PPL requesting?Father Paul was seeing that cleaning up at the Church of the Fallen Saints (King St.) was getting done.Who will survive who will perish?I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written pandemic horror book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great pandemic horror movie, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. It was just OK for me, so I will only rate it at 4/5 stars.Thank you for the free author; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; DailyFreeBooks; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; bookTony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

This is a really hard book for me to review. The first two pages had me excited because it felt like I was starting a Robin Cook medical thriller; a well-written antagonist who is an expert microbiologist and virologist plotting the destruction of mankind. That ended up setting my expectations fairly high. But then the next scene had the main character opening up his family cabin after it was vacant for six months; prepping it for a three week vacation that went on for four pages. Not an exciting lead off. I found myself wondering how raccoons could get in his house to knock things over when he's so meticulous about his preparations and preserving his home to be unattended for half a year at a time.But I knew I would soon be treated to a tension-filled scene of the bad guy carrying out his evil plan, so I eagerly read on. But then we skip forward in time and learn about it after the fact with so little detail, I wasn't even sure if the calamity that the president is being informed of was even the same one that the book opened with. Did a different disaster strike before the mad scientist got a chance to implement his plan?This gave me some mixed feelings early on and I began to lower my expectations - especially when I read unusual lines like, "A virus was spreading faster than sightings of Elvis."Really? When was the last time anyone heard of an Elvis sighting? I'd like to say this is the worst of such lines, but at least half of the similes made me stop and question what the author was thinking when he wrote them.Despite what appeared to be weird guest-written sentences every once in a while, the story finally got its hooks in me. I love it when a book does that and I literally didn't want to stop reading after the half-way point. But I prefer it when the read is like a smooth ride without mental speed bumps that knock you out of the suspension of reality for a second or two, but at least none of them put me in reverse where I would have to go back and re-read something to figure out what was meant.For the most part, the writing was very well done and the plot definitely unfolded well. Most of the characters were well written. The dialogue was believable. The protagonist's father who has his own sideline story is a more colorful and interesting character and was more enjoyable to me than the main storyline.On the downside, the book seemed really well edited until the last 25 percent and then there were several errors - usually involving omitted words. This made me wonder if the editor/proofreader was in a hurry - or did no one but the author himself look over the book before publication? (Surely another set of eyes would've pointed out some of the less sensible similes and metaphors.)The one thing that I consistently had a problem with was the instant bonding and practically psychic communication between the main character and the dog he adopts. They understand each other like partners who've worked together for years but have only just met (and the dog went from being on the verge of death to a ferocious killer after a few cans of food and a day of rest.)On the very good upside, I learned some real-life, practical information that I'll never forget, and I'm motivated to learn more of such information.With the story building up steam and still managing to entertain extremely well despite its fallbacks, I was so glad to see that the second in the series is out already so I bought it and look forward to finding out what happens in the side story that is left hanging, and to see what the bad guy in the government has planned. I can probably guess, but maybe I'll be surprised.I was also glad to see that the author has written practical and clearly explained disaster preparation books that I'll also be buying. I can tell from the way he describes things in his fiction that his non-fiction will be easy to read, understand and implement.I was torn between giving the book either 2 stars for the bad/weird elements and 5 stars for doing what a book should do, and that's to entertain the reader. In this case, I was entertained, educated, and sufficiently interested in the story to buy the sequel, so I'm going with 4 stars overall and a recommendation to read this.The Survivalist is a mostly fun and eventually gripping read that leaves you with practical survival info that I hope we'll never need to know, but could easily save lives if we ever do.

Just awful. Started with a reasonable premise, and the writing showed some promise. But it degenerated quickly into a juvenile and totally predictable plot with one dimensional characters. Threadbare excuse for multiple pointless gun violence. This is not about survival but killing the most number of people single handed. There is no skill or finesse in any of the brutalised characters and they are all rather unlikeable. It is hard to believe this book is the first in a series. There are some inventive and imaginative novels in dystopian apocalyptic fiction. This is definitely not one of them. Don't waste your time.

Good book, looking forward to the others!I enjoy how authors like Arthur Bradley weave actual solidadvice & in this case survival lessons into an interesting novel!Don't scoff at Zombies... a little preparation will go a long way in the event of a power outage, or blizzard, trucker strike...Or some other more terrifying event...Thanks Mr Bradley!!Keep your powder dry!MOLON LABE!!

I liked this book. Its sort of a cross between a post-apocalyptic story and an old west adventure. By old west adventure I don't just mean a shoot-em-up type story, its more of an exploration into whether or not violence can be justified in meting out justice and in trying to survive.The characters are well put together and develop as they travel through their character arcs.I will buy the sequel.

Well done, with great imagination. A series of books containing many intertwining threads, full of surprises just around each corner. Currently on Book #10.

I enjoyed this novel. Look forward to reading more in the series.