Any good Zombie books out there? - Page 23

orlok · 08-01-2011, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

I don't know if it's been recommended already but I'll suggest Resurrection by Tim Curran. It's a lengthy read (in print it's about 670 pages) but it's never dull. The angle in this is that these zombies can't be killed, even chopping them up doesn't stop them. It's a very dark and atmospheric book, no sunshine and puppies here.

Here's the official description-

"The rain is falling and the dead are rising. It began at an ultra-secret government laboratory. Experiments in limb regeneration-an unspeakable union of Medieval alchemy and cutting edge genetics result in the very germ of horror itself: a gene trigger that will reanimate dead tissue...any dead tissue. Now it's loose. It's gone viral. It's in the rain. And the rain has not stopped falling for weeks. As the country floods and corpses float in the streets, as cities are submerged, the evil dead are rising. And they are hungry."

Thanks for the recommendation

xg4bx · 08-05-2011, 04:29 AM

I'm currently reading "The Dark Trilogy" by Patrick D'Orazio. It's an omnibus containing 3 novels as well as affiliated short stories (250k words in all). I'm only about half way through the first book but it's already killer. It's fairly standard survival horror fare so far but there are a few scenes that genuinely scared me, something that has pretty much never happened with a zombie novel. He just has a way with descriptions, especially in a scene where the characters come across some victims, that just absolutely chilled me.

I don't know if other epub retailers have it but it's only $5 on Amazon. It's a steal.

ZombieEatsYou · 08-07-2011, 08:22 AM

NYTimes article; The State of Zombie Literature: An Autopsy.
http://bit.ly/qW5qV6

lestatar · 08-07-2011, 10:47 AM

^ Nice post...beat me to it

BTW, anyone read the zombie stuff from John Skipp and Craig Spector? Got 'em queued up on my K3...

xg4bx · 08-07-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

^ Nice post...beat me to it

BTW, anyone read the zombie stuff from John Skipp and Craig Spector? Got 'em queued up on my K3...

don't think i've read their zombie stuff per se but their novel The Bridge is an awesome eco-horror tale. wait, i think it did have zombies in it...

lestatar · 08-08-2011, 12:35 PM

^ thanks xg4bx...The Bridge is one I just nabbed from Amazon last week as well - tons of strong reviews out there for this one.

orlok · 08-08-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

^ thanks xg4bx...The Bridge is one I just nabbed from Amazon last week as well - tons of strong reviews out there for this one.

Let us know how you find it. Might just add it to my TBR list.

Lazybones · 08-09-2011, 04:50 PM

World War Z is one of my favorite books, let alone zombie books; glad to see it get so many mentions in the thread.

I tried to get into Wellington's Monster series, but the whole "smart zombie" thing and the supernatural elements didn't really work for me.

xg4bx · 08-09-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

^ Nice post...beat me to it

BTW, anyone read the zombie stuff from John Skipp and Craig Spector? Got 'em queued up on my K3...

if you haven't gotten it already i'd stay away from Spore. killer opening but the last 1/4 devolves into absolute ridiculousness. its one of the very few books where i skimmed through the ending.

lestatar · 08-10-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Let us know how you find it. Might just add it to my TBR list.

Will do, man. But I am right now in epic fantasy mode [chewing through Martin's Song of Ice and Fire #5, with a couple other book 1 series I want to hit up right afterwards. Could be a little while...sorry

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

if you haven't gotten it already i'd stay away from Spore. killer opening but the last 1/4 devolves into absolute ridiculousness. its one of the very few books where i skimmed through the ending.

Thanks man, good tip! Though I am the kinda person who must finish every book they start...

orlok · 08-10-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

Could be a little while...sorry

np. I have a tbr list as long as plastic man's arm

ZombieEatsYou · 08-11-2011, 04:13 PM

Recent reads:
"The Infection." by Craig DiLouie. A squad of soldiers and a few civilians band together to survive The Infection. Story deals with the trauma of the ZA and how people are affected in different ways. Some can't deal with the idea of being safe in a refugee camp and feel more comfortable on the road with their friends.

"Allison Hewitt is trapped" English Lit grad student escapes from a book store safe room in search of safety, and her mother. Along the way Allison discovers the value of a good axe, how not to mix alcohol and muscle relaxers, minor surgery, and love. Character-driven drama; many characters that you end up caring for - as long as they live.

"Mort" by Rod Redux. Unusual mix of zombies and vampires. Not really well written characters but the vampire twist is unique.

"Ex-Patriots" by Peter Clines. Sequal to "Ex-Heroes" with The Mighty Dragon, Stealth, Zapp, and Ceberus meet up with some genetically-engineered super soldiers from the US Army. I'm only half-way into this so won't give any spoilers. You need to read Ex-Heroes first.

xg4bx · 08-11-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ZombieEatsYou

Recent reads:
"The Infection." by Craig DiLouie. A squad of soldiers and a few civilians band together to survive The Infection. Story deals with the trauma of the ZA and how people are affected in different ways. Some can't deal with the idea of being safe in a refugee camp and feel more comfortable on the road with their friends.

"Allison Hewitt is trapped" English Lit grad student escapes from a book store safe room in search of safety, and her mother. Along the way Allison discovers the value of a good axe, how not to mix alcohol and muscle relaxers, minor surgery, and love. Character-driven drama; many characters that you end up caring for - as long as they live.

"Mort" by Rod Redux. Unusual mix of zombies and vampires. Not really well written characters but the vampire twist is unique.

"Ex-Patriots" by Peter Clines. Sequal to "Ex-Heroes" with The Mighty Dragon, Stealth, Zapp, and Ceberus meet up with some genetically-engineered super soldiers from the US Army. I'm only half-way into this so won't give any spoilers. You need to read Ex-Heroes first.

i tried starting The Infection but the p.o.v. threw me off a bit. i need to give it another go, from what i've heard theres some pretty awesome stuff in it.

not zombies per se but i'd recommend Bigfoot War by Eric S Brown. the 1st book features human vs sasquatch action. the second book features human vs sasquatch vs zombie vs *something else* combat. theyre fast, fun, gory reads.

JSWolf · 08-12-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ZombieEatsYou

NYTimes article; The State of Zombie Literature: An Autopsy.
http://bit.ly/qW5qV6

Full link please as I will not click a hidden link. Thanks.

pilotbob · 08-12-2011, 04:40 PM

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Full link please as I will not click a hidden link. Thanks.

A bit lazy are we? Just add a + after the link URL and you will be taken to bit.ly and it will show you the expanded link address.

BOb

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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	Recent reads: "The Infection." by Craig DiLouie. A squad of soldiers and a few civilians band together to survive The Infection. Story deals with the trauma of the ZA and how people are affected in different ways. Some can't deal with the idea of being safe in a refugee camp and feel more comfortable on the road with their friends. "Allison Hewitt is trapped" English Lit grad student escapes from a book store safe room in search of safety, and her mother. Along the way Allison discovers the value of a good axe, how not to mix alcohol and muscle relaxers, minor surgery, and love. Character-driven drama; many characters that you end up caring for - as long as they live. "Mort" by Rod Redux. Unusual mix of zombies and vampires. Not really well written characters but the vampire twist is unique. "Ex-Patriots" by Peter Clines. Sequal to "Ex-Heroes" with The Mighty Dragon, Stealth, Zapp, and Ceberus meet up with some genetically-engineered super soldiers from the US Army. I'm only half-way into this so won't give any spoilers. You need to read Ex-Heroes first. Last edited by ZombieEatsYou; 08-11-2011 at 04:18 PM.

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08-05-2011, 04:29 AM	#332
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	I'm currently reading "The Dark Trilogy" by Patrick D'Orazio. It's an omnibus containing 3 novels as well as affiliated short stories (250k words in all). I'm only about half way through the first book but it's already killer. It's fairly standard survival horror fare so far but there are a few scenes that genuinely scared me, something that has pretty much never happened with a zombie novel. He just has a way with descriptions, especially in a scene where the characters come across some victims, that just absolutely chilled me. I don't know if other epub retailers have it but it's only $5 on Amazon. It's a steal.

08-07-2011, 08:22 AM	#333
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	NYTimes article; The State of Zombie Literature: An Autopsy. http://bit.ly/qW5qV6

08-07-2011, 10:47 AM	#334
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ Nice post...beat me to it BTW, anyone read the zombie stuff from John Skipp and Craig Spector? Got 'em queued up on my K3...

08-08-2011, 12:35 PM	#336
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ thanks xg4bx...The Bridge is one I just nabbed from Amazon last week as well - tons of strong reviews out there for this one.

08-09-2011, 04:50 PM	#338
Lazybones Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 1719250 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento Device: Kindle	World War Z is one of my favorite books, let alone zombie books; glad to see it get so many mentions in the thread. I tried to get into Wellington's Monster series, but the whole "smart zombie" thing and the supernatural elements didn't really work for me.

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