Why You'll Love This
Just when Gus thought surviving zombies was the hard part, the zombies start vanishing — and what's hunting them is worse.
- Great if you want: gritty post-apocalyptic horror with a darkly funny, flawed protagonist
- The experience: lean and tense — short chapters that build dread efficiently
- The writing: Blackmore writes survival with blunt, unglamorous honesty — no heroics, just fear
- Skip if: you want plot momentum — this installment is largely setup and atmosphere
About This Book
Gus Berry has survived the zombie apocalypse the only way he knows how — fortified on a mountain, heavily armed, and perpetually half-drunk. It's a grim routine, but it's his. Then the zombies start disappearing, and suddenly the rules Gus has built his survival around no longer apply. Safari takes the bleakness of the post-apocalypse and twists it tighter, replacing the familiar horror of the undead with something stranger and harder to outrun. The stakes aren't just physical — they're existential, pressing against a man who has already lost nearly everything and must decide how much he still has left to fight for.
Blackmore writes lean, lived-in prose that keeps the tension coiled without ever tipping into melodrama. His pacing is confident and unhurried, letting dread accumulate in the quiet moments between action. What sets this book apart is how grounded it stays — Gus is darkly funny, deeply flawed, and entirely believable, which makes the danger feel genuinely urgent rather than genre-mechanical. Safari rewards readers who want horror that lingers on character as much as carnage.
