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MY REVIEW

When I first saw the cover for Mortuous 28: Ashes Of Civilization by Kevin W K Moore, I thought it could be a graphic novel. It isn’t. It is a full length novel, filled with blood and gore. I will warn you, this is a series and, so far, this is the only published book. How long will we have to wait for Book II? I don”t know. Hopefully not long, because I am hanging off the cliff.

We get right to it from the getgo. There was the Covid pandemic, war with Russia, the Second Great Depression, and now we have a biological virus that creates zombies and a war with China on the horizon. How much more can humans take? Is it every man for themselves? We sure know that the rich and powerful aren’t sharing.

Anybody that reads a lot of apocalyptic and dystopian novels knows the drill. There’s a lot of blood, guts, gore and death. People drop like flies. I love it! Thaddeus Stormbreaker is battling his way through the flesh eating zombies, trying to get to Mexico. Will he make it?

We’ll have to wait until the next part of the ongoing saga of Mortuous 28. I hope you are writing fast Kevin, because I have this burning desire to know more.

GOODREADS BLURB

Polish your shotgun, sharpen your machete, and get ready for the first blood-splattered installment in the Mortuous 28 series by International Bestselling and Global Book Award-winning author Kevin W. K. Moore. This unrelenting, nightmarish odyssey is seething with gore, violence, vile human behaviour, and hordes of festering, undead monsters. Ashes of Civilization is sure to satisfy your lust for gut-wrenching carnage and bloodcurdling despair.

Following the journey of Thaddeus Stormbreaker, a hardened Finnish-Canadian immigrant forged by his survivalist father and Indigenous mentor to thrive beyond the reaches of civilization, the Mortuous 28 series takes you on a blood-soaked, action-packed journey across a North American hellscape.

A decade of pandemics, economic collapse, and global conflict has left the world order in ruin. Lines in the dirt have been redrawn, militaries are exhausted, and the once-dominant superpowers no longer have the might to protect and police the world.

Just as civilization is regaining its footing and the ashes of World War III have only just settled, a viral outbreak, its origins shrouded in mystery, tears through the demilitarized zone in Russia’s Chukchi Peninsula. Is it a biological weapon of a rejuvenated war effort, or nature’s retaliation against the scourge of humankind?

Dubbed Mortuous 28, the viral contagion sweeps across the globe like wildfire, transforming everything with a heartbeat into ravenous, flesh-eating beasts. As North America devolves faster than the infection can spread, chaos reigns, and humans lose their humanity to self-preservation. Violence becomes the new currency of survival, and the living are often more dangerous than the undead.

With his machete, rifle, and souped-up camper van, Thaddeus is forced to decide his fate and survive the crossing a continental wasteland to escape the flesh-eating monsters, save a long-lost love, and reach an unsullied Mexico. In this blood-slicked and brain-splattered new world, Thaddeus Stormbreaker will soon learn that men with power are as insatiable as the zombified beasts.

The sixth great extinction is upon us. Time is running out. Can a cure be found? Or has humankind’s time on earth come to an end?

• Genre: Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction
• 271 pages, Kindle Edition
• Published October 31, 2025 by KM Publishing
• Series: Mortuous 28 #1

ABOUT KEVIN W K MOORE (from Amazon)

Born in the 1980s in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, I developed an early fascination with travel, storytelling, and the natural world. Equipped with a camera, notebook, and an adventurous spirit, I spent over fifteen years journeying across continents—capturing striking landscapes and drawing inspiration from the people and cultures I encountered along the way.

My debut memoir, Dude, Where’s My Walking Stick, chronicles my 1,300-kilometre trek across New Zealand and reflects the transformative power of perseverance and discovery. The book received the Global Book Award for Best Amateur Writer, reached the top of Amazon’s Adventure Memoir and Walking categories, and ranked among the platform’s top 1,000 titles. Its success led to features on CBC News, Windsor Life Magazine, and CKLW Radio, where I shared insights about both the journey and the creative process behind the work.

A lifelong outdoor enthusiast, I continue to explore some of the world’s most remote and challenging landscapes. My recent ten-day solo hike through Kluane National Park in Northern Canada reaffirmed my passion for solitude and the natural world. In addition to writing, I am an avid nature photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally and was nominated for the Yukon Visual Arts Award in 2024.

I currently reside in Manzanillo, Mexico, with my partner and our cat, where I am embracing a new climate and culture while developing future writing projects. Whether through photography or prose, my goal remains the same—to tell meaningful stories that connect people to the beauty, unpredictability, and wonder of the world around us.

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