So long, and thanks for all the fish!
- J.F. Holmes
- Aug 6
- 1 min read
Well, I've finally republished all the Irregular Scout Team One stories. I started them twelve years ago, and they spun off two other great series, The Line and Semper Die.
When I started, I had no idea what an adventure I would go on. I often felt, like Robert E Howard writing his Conan stories, that I was merely re-telling the things that happened to the people on the Team.
Nick is, of course, my alter ego. What would I do in a situation if I were younger, in better shape and probably just a little smarter? Brit is, well, Brit. I have no idea where she came from, she's not my ideal girlfriend, an alter ego for any woman I've ever known. Maybe she's all the women I've ever know. Ziv, well, every story needs a killer, and thank God he's on our side.
So, where do they go now? Maybe they all live happily ever after ...

... and maybe not.
I own Irregular Scout Team One: The Complete Zombie Killer Series, Volume 1-10 which I bought a long time ago and im pretty sure is no longer avaialbe for purchase. Are there anymore books or continuted content after this book? Cause with the republishing im not sure where my book lines up with the volumn 1-4 and are there going be more scout team books?
I want to add my thank you for the IST and spin-off series. I am in the middle of End of Days right now and frankly have had a hard time putting any of these books down. As a Colonel in the US Army Reserve, these stories have had the technical detail and "realism" that kept me interested over time. Many ZA novels are too far-fetched or inaccurate as military fiction and lose my interest, but these works have represented the ultimate in a biological warfare scenario! Specifically, thanks for your focus on small team development and operations. There's a leadership primer in there somewhere and one of these days I'm going to use IST-1 to teach how our next…
John- the many hours of enjoyment I've gotten first from reading then the audio books, well, I cannot say enough. Im looking forward to anything further written by you, Shane, or Jonathan. You guys rock!
Thank you. It's been a wonderful ride and it's been an honor to be a small part of the story.
Ryan O