The Proxima Plague

Terrifyingly familiar… the uncanny at its best - Inkish Kingdoms

In the best style of a zombie apocalypse, The Proxima Plague by Robert Thornton constructed a story worth reading multiple times as it hits close to home with their human-made virus. Overall, The Proxima Plague, the fourth book under Robert Thornton’s bell, defends itself against giants who have written about the end of the world as World War Z and The Atlantis Gene. Well written with an impressive mastery over medicine and science, Thornton adds funny punches to his novel making it a must-read for everybody who is into thrillers, paranormal, and the end of the world. The plot does not feel forced. The characters’ dynamics are healthy, and their speech has a natural feeling that not everybody has managed to master.

Was this part of a series? I did have a hard time at the start of the book because I felt I was dropped in mid story but I was curious enough to keep going. Once I got through the first bit of the story I started to enjoy it more. I saw in another review that this was fourth in a series and that explains the rough start, I wish it had been clearer in the description as I probably would of not requested an ARC to read before reading the prior books in the series. I will still want to read the other books though :)

Read the other books, too, to get the most out of this book and it’s amazingly well formed lead character. Thornton has created a character who, while not always likeable, always seems real in how she engages, thinks and responds. The story itself is quite terrifying, really - and Thornton breathers life into it all too convincingly!

Brilliant physician, Hope Allerd is back. And this time she encounters her most lethal opponents yet. When she’s asked to consult on a critically ill patient, she encounters a series of near supernatural creatures that arise from an incurable viral disease. As she is pursued by these otherworldly beings, Hope begins to piece together their origin and the type of virus they spread. As whole cities succumb to the viral outbreak, Hope must hunt down and destroy the key to ending the scourge—Patient Zero—before the entire planet is engulfed in an extinction level plague. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️