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ZombieEatsYou · 02-11-2011, 08:45 PM

I'm baaaccckkk. And this time with a review of Ben Tripp's Rise Again.

Danielle "Danny" Adelman is the Sheriff of sleepy Forest Peak, CA. Danny is a woman with problems. A combat veteran of Iraq, Danny depends on whiskey and pills to chase away the haunted memories of an IED explosion that burned most of the flesh off her back and put her best friend into a coma. Wrapped up in her post traumatic stress, she is oblivious to the hurt she inflicts on her teenage sister, Kelly.

Fed up with Danny's self-absorption, Kelly pours out her pain into a letter to Danny before skipping town with the only object of Danny's love: her '68 Mustang. But before Danny can sober up enough to comprehend Kelly's disappearance, a screaming man drops dead while running up the mountain from the direction of LA. Before long, Forest Peak is filled with panicked refugees fleeing a disease released, it is said, by terrorists. This disease causes infected people to run screaming in terror - they run and scream until they drop dead in mid-stride.

And then the dead rise again.

What follows is a harrowing, action-packed story of Danny's escape from Forest Peak with a small band of survivors. Danny leads them on a dangerous search. A search for her sister and her soul. Caring little for others and even less of herself, Danny still has a overbearing sense of duty. Though she doesn't know many of the people with her well she fights desperately to ensure their survival. Danny flings herself into one harrowing situation after another before finding an obscure air base in the southern desert.

The base offers a level of relative safety, so, her duty fulfilled, Danny leaves them to search for her sister - alone.

While Danny is away, the comfort and safety of the group at the base disappears in a cloud of dust that accompanies a convoy of military vehicles.

Rise Again is truly excellent. It had me swiping at my 950 as a fevered pace to see what happened to Danny and the folks back at Boscombe Field. What set's Rise Again apart is the depth and complexity of the characters; they are not Rambos (though Danny has the bravery of the desperate and hopeless) but they all have a strength that comes forth brought out by the danger's they have to face.

Review of Rise Again copyright 2010 by ZombieEatsYou.

02-11-2011, 08:45 PM	#217
ZombieEatsYou Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 1001283 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Barricaded on the 2nd floor Device: Kindle Fire HD 7" & 8.9"/Sony PRS 950/Entourage eDGe/Acer A500	I'm baaaccckkk. And this time with a review of Ben Tripp's Rise Again. Danielle "Danny" Adelman is the Sheriff of sleepy Forest Peak, CA. Danny is a woman with problems. A combat veteran of Iraq, Danny depends on whiskey and pills to chase away the haunted memories of an IED explosion that burned most of the flesh off her back and put her best friend into a coma. Wrapped up in her post traumatic stress, she is oblivious to the hurt she inflicts on her teenage sister, Kelly. Fed up with Danny's self-absorption, Kelly pours out her pain into a letter to Danny before skipping town with the only object of Danny's love: her '68 Mustang. But before Danny can sober up enough to comprehend Kelly's disappearance, a screaming man drops dead while running up the mountain from the direction of LA. Before long, Forest Peak is filled with panicked refugees fleeing a disease released, it is said, by terrorists. This disease causes infected people to run screaming in terror - they run and scream until they drop dead in mid-stride. And then the dead rise again. What follows is a harrowing, action-packed story of Danny's escape from Forest Peak with a small band of survivors. Danny leads them on a dangerous search. A search for her sister and her soul. Caring little for others and even less of herself, Danny still has a overbearing sense of duty. Though she doesn't know many of the people with her well she fights desperately to ensure their survival. Danny flings herself into one harrowing situation after another before finding an obscure air base in the southern desert. The base offers a level of relative safety, so, her duty fulfilled, Danny leaves them to search for her sister - alone. While Danny is away, the comfort and safety of the group at the base disappears in a cloud of dust that accompanies a convoy of military vehicles. Rise Again is truly excellent. It had me swiping at my 950 as a fevered pace to see what happened to Danny and the folks back at Boscombe Field. What set's Rise Again apart is the depth and complexity of the characters; they are not Rambos (though Danny has the bravery of the desperate and hopeless) but they all have a strength that comes forth brought out by the danger's they have to face. Review of Rise Again copyright 2010 by ZombieEatsYou.