Book Two (Days 4, 5, and 6) introduces the virus as a conscious entity, that can think, reason, and plan. Also, we are introduced to a host of new characters. Howie plans to go to London and get his sister (Sarah) who is holed up in her apartment block. He has heard that London has fallen and the zombies fill the streets. He needs an APC (armored personal carrier) and so he and Dave head to Salisbury to acquire one. When there, he meets a bunch of new recruits, young guys, 10, I think. There are a couple that decide to strike out on their own. Howie becomes the unwilling leader.
Dave is in his element. He trains the recruits in weaponry. On the way to London, the recruits become skilled in zombie killing. And Dave and Howie just like to fight face to face with only knives and an axe. One of the recruits, Darren, gets a tiny spay of saliva on his lip. So small and unfelt. He licks his lip and gets turned. But the virus decides not to turn him so fast. Darren acts as the inside man and all the plans that are made, the virus learns and decides to stop them.
On the way into London, they meet Big Chris and his ex-military men who protect and small haven and around 200 people, living life normally (before zombies). They make a deal to team up. The haven has a hospital and it needs supplies and Howie needs to find his sister.
Problems with this book. Too much killing without anything new. It seems mostly the same. Howie has internal thoughts bringing hate into his actions allowing him to kill thousands of zombies. This book seems a bit off — like it was unnecessarily drawn out. And the virus jumping from humans to a cat, then rats required a large suspension of disbelief.
The best section is the (mall?) with a Burger King and a small group of people.
The narration is fucking brilliant. Dan Morgan really brings the characters to life.
