The Lost Journal: Part Two

Secret Apocalypse #1.7

by James Harden

THE LOST JOURNAL PART 2

3 WEEKS AGO
An outbreak of a deadly new virus is reported within an immigration center in the Australian outback town of Woomera.

The virus is 100% lethal.

2 WEEKS AGO
The town of Woomera is place under an unofficial quarantine.
The residents of Woomera are tested for infection.
A military force led by the U.S. Marines enforces the quarantine.

1 WEEK AGO
The virus continues to spread.
The military lose control of operations in Woomera.
Air strikes are ordered to contain the infection.

SIX DAYS AGO
The Australian Press first report the outbreak at Woomera.

American scientists confirm the virus is multi-resistant. They have named it the ‘Oz virus’.

The World Health Organization has declared a phase 4 Pandemic alert. Phase 4 = multiple cases reported and human to human transmission of virus has been confirmed.

FIVE DAYS AGO
Nationwide quarantine is ordered.
All flights in and out of Australia are grounded.
Australian communication networks are shut down.

ONE DAY AGO

Military containment protocol is initiated.

Firebombing of Sydney and Melbourne commences.

A nuclear warhead is dropped on Melbourne.

SYDNEY IS NEXT...

Private Kenji Yoshida is running for his life.
He is trapped in the middle of Sydney.
He is surrounded by the infected and the military who want him dead.
He must use all his training and survival skills to stay alive.

This is his story.

Part 2 of The Lost Journal of Private Kenji Yoshida takes place between The Secret Apocalypse and The Sixth Level.

Genres: Zombies

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 8, 2012

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's nice to finally get a look inside of Kenji to know what he's thinking and feeling, since he's largely a black box in the main books of the series. Other than being suicidally brave, you really have no idea who he really is. That changes in these two journals. And he becomes much more of a fully developed character. Not to mention, I like him a lot more.

In the first of the lost journals, you get to learn about what led to his desertion. This is not actually all that interesting to me, except in what you get to learn about Kenji's internal monologue and his take on the events. You begin to get a sense of how this disaster has shaped him.

In the second of the lost journals, you learn about what happened after Rebecca, Kim, and Jack have left him in Darling Harbor. I found this much more interesting, but even so, it was still Kenji's feelings and thoughts that were truly the fascinating part. It was also nice to see how the relationships between Kenji and Jack and Maria developed into a friendship where they thoroughly trusted one another.

In short, if you're interested in who Kenji is, these two journals are a must read.

My review of all the main books in the series up to and including book 6 is located under A World on Fire: Secret Apocalypse Book 6.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Private Kenji Yoshida continues his adventures in Australia with Jack and Maria since he was able to get Rachel to safety outside the country. This is simply the journal entries he made after Rachel and Kim escaped but before she made her reappearance in the country. It is actually pretty nice since it fills in some of the questions that I had when reading the novels.

They are trying to evade the hoards of zombies which are running the streets of Sydney as well as the military troops who have been tasked with containing the contagion. Unfortunately that means killing everyone they see without checking to see if they are infected. The main goal of this trio is to get Maria to safety because she is special and possibly could save them all.

This is a good series and definitely takes you to places that no other has ever done. The Secret Apocalypse series has a young cast but they are very good at this survival thing.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much more detail

Just some light reading to kill time. I didn't find a whole lot of detail to add to the series in this book. Rather it was just a different point of view on the same events.