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Charles Stross just put up a short story on his blog called "Bit Rot" set in his Saturns Children universe.
In his own words, it's Spoiler:
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Anybody has read Manuel Loureiro's zombie trilogy? Any good?
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I think my only annoyance at the book is that the zombie war happened in a world that had never heard of zombies. applesauce |
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The book would have to be a series or mini-series at least. The movie could be considered an "unrecorded" chapter in Brooks's book I suppose. |
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I read the first one and enjoyed it greatly. Definately not an "American" zombie tale which made it interesting.
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I am currently reading Wold War Z and I am enjoying it. It's different in style to the average book and I think that's what sets it apart.
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Just finished The First Days (As the World Dies, #1) Rhiannon Frater. I loved it, very odd thinking here but it reminded me of The Walking dead. I also love adore the fact that in this reality zombie books and movies existed.
She is a really good story teller, and again it surprised me so much that I enjoyed a book written from a womans point of view for the most part. I also have to admit I was hooked on it last night and read until 1am. Horrible sleep after LOL I had not felt the book bothered me while reading it, I love horror, but it must have played on my mind while I slept. Well worth a read and the other 5 books are now on my must read next month list. applesauce |
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Agreed. Frater's zombie trilogy is excellent. Her vampire series, Pretty as she dies, is also very good.
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C. Dulaney's third book, Roads Less Traveled: Shades of Grey, was just released.
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On the other hand, the series lacked a good antagonist (excepting the zombies). Dulaney had a good candidate in a prison warden, but made little use of him in the last of the trilogy. Another minor beef was that while character and group dynamics were interesting and emotionally investing, it was mainly due to characters a). Keeping secrets. b). Being profound dullards. I kept mentally screaming at them: "you've fought together for a year and you're afraid to tell them about this or that minor weakness?" Or, "It's freaking obvious! Quit writing your characters as idiots." Still, the fact that I was screaming at them demonstrates how much I liked Kasey, Mia, Jake, Mike, and John. |
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If you like different interpretations or ideas
I suggest 2 books
1. Star Wars: Death Trooper - An idea of mashing up between classic space opera and zombies genre 2. I, Zombie by Hugh Howey - telling stories of zombies from the opposite points of view, inside the infected ones. |
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