the last bastion of the living by rhiannon frater

Their secret affair is her only happiness. Both are highly-decorated veterans of the last disastrous push against the Inferi Scourge. Her only refuge from the daily grind is in the arms of her lover, Dwayne Reichardt, an officer in the Bastion Constabulary. She yearns for a life away from the overcrowded streets, rolling blackouts, and food shortages, but there is no hope for anyone as long as the Inferi Scourge howl outside the high walls. Vanguard Maria Martinez has lived her whole life within the towering walls of steel. Now decades later, the last remaining humans are struggling to survive in a dying city as resources and hope dwindle.

But one fateful day, the gate failed and the Inferi Scourge destroyed the human settlements outside the walls and trapped the survivors inside the city. A fortified city with a high wall, surrounded by lush land rich with all the resources needed to survive, protected by high mountain summits, and a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, the Bastion became the last stronghold of the living on earth. The Bastion was humanity’s last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. Among a rash of well-written zombie fiction that's seen a nice level of popularity over the last few years, this one grabs attention with its science-fiction flavorings. The latest book by Rhiannon Frater, The Last Bastion of the Living was one such book. Every once in a while, I come across a book that immediately and completely bowls me over merely by checking out its introductory matter-the title, the cover, and the book description.

The last bastion of the living by rhiannon frater