Book Description
“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.
Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.
Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, “By excluding the human factor, aren’t we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn’t the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as ‘the living dead’?”
Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published under the auspices of the United Nations Postwar Commission.
Eyewitness reports from the first truly global war
“I found ‘Patient Zero’ behind the locked door of an abandoned apartment across town. . . . His wrists and feet were bound with plastic packing twine. Although he’d rubbed off the skin around his bonds, there was no blood. There was also no blood on his other wounds. . . . He was writhing like an animal; a gag muffled his growls. At first the villagers tried to hold me back. They warned me not to touch him, that he was ‘cursed.’ I shrugged them off and reached for my mask and gloves. The boy’s skin was . . . cold and gray . . . I could find neither his heartbeat nor his pulse.” —Dr. Kwang Jingshu, Greater Chongqing, United Federation of China
“‘Shock and Awe’? Perfect name. . . . But what if the enemy can’t be shocked and awed? Not just won’t, but biologically can’t! That’s what happened that day outside New York City, that’s the failure that almost lost us the whole damn war. The fact that we couldn’t shock and awe Zack boomeranged right back in our faces and actually allowed Zack to shock and awe us! They’re not afraid! No matter what we do, no matter how many we kill, they will never, ever be afraid!” —Todd Wainio, former U.S. Army infantryman and veteran of the Battle of Yonkers
“Two hundred million zombies. Who can even visualize that type of number, let alone combat it? . . . For the first time in history, we faced an enemy that was actively waging total war. They had no limits of endurance. They would never negotiate, never surrender. They would fight until the very end because, unlike us, every single one of them, every second of every day, was devoted to consuming all life on Earth.” —General Travis D’Ambrosia, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Customer Reviews:
Great guy gift........2007-10-09
I bought this book for my boyfriend, (a zombie lover) and he says it's a great book for guys like him. It's written very well a very interesting read, unlike any other book you'll buy.
the way the world was eaten.......2007-10-02
Brad Pitt's production company has bought the rights to this book but how he plans on doing the individual stories justice I don't know. This book impressed the hell outta me. It was so well done in the mock-u-mentary style that it had me planning on boarding up the windows if I ever saw someone even slightly limping thru my yard! It had great ideas if you have your zombie survival kit ready and at hand just waiting for the zed's to rise.
Incredible Alternate History Story! .......2007-10-01
I must begin this review by saying, I had no idea what to expect when I picked this book up!! It was recommeded to me by a friend, that knew I'm a sucker for a good zombie story! The subtitle of this book is "An Oral History of the Zombie War". And that's exactly the way it's written. A few years after the Zombie World War, a UN postwar Commission Report was written. The author (unnamed) was upset because the report he submitted was not the report that was presented. All the "human" element was removed. This book is a compilation of that human factor. Divided into sections detailing different aspects of the war, the author gives us a look at what happened through interviews with survivors. We learn a little about the initial outbreak of the Zombie epidemic that started in China and spread rapidly worldwide. We hear horror stories from survivors of the "great panic", and what each had to do in order to be telling the tale today. We learn about different countries and how they chose to turn the tide of the war. And we learn about heroes worldwide and how they stepped up to help their fellow man survive an attack like the world has never seen.
It's hard to review this book, because there are no central characters, no plot lines, no big finishes. It is written as if it is a documentary, detailing events and people all the way down to little footnotes of "historical" fact. And it is indeed chilling. Early on, I had expected this to be a funny book, taking a stab at the paranormal genre. What else would you expect from the son of Mel Brooks, but something of a parody?? World War Z isn't like that at all. It is a well-thought-out and carefully plotted book, that goes into such detail, it's hard to believe World War Z is just fiction!! Each little "interview" tells it's own little story, and Brooks ties them up nicely in his presentation. Not too much drama, but just the facts. Brooks also throws in a lot of political references in how he perceives the world would change if such a catastrophe occurred. Can you imagine a world in which Cuba is the new commerce capital? And yet, he does it so smoothly and believably, it's really hard to see it as fiction! Kudos to Brooks for such a unique and down-right fascinating book!! If there ever IS a Zombie epidemic, I know who's doorstep I'm going to show up on!! Max Brooks can lead us to Victory!!
Great Book - Serious Topic.......2007-09-27
For those of you thinking this will be a tongue in cheek ironic laugh of a book, let me tell you that this is not the case. It is writen in a serious, insightful and journalistic style, perfect for the topic. He has great ideas about how all this might take place, and there are some truly moving parts of this book, as well as the horrible and violent. Do you like end of the world scenarios? Grab this book!
"World War Z".......2007-09-27
The road to zombies is, evidently, a more slippery slope than I'd realized. Recently, I was in a Hamilton-Gibson ten-minute piece in which I played a dead person. The character opposite me was a bloody dead guy. At the opening night party, several of us got to laughing about how there just aren't enough plays where an actor gets to be a bloody dead guy. How we need some quality theater written about zombies. Imagine the witty dialogue-- Zombie #1: Mmmnnnggghhh! Zombie #2: Gnnrrrrrrr! There's some quality literature! Ha ha ha ha ha ....
Who knew how soon I would have to eat those sarcastic words (better than eating flesh, giggle-snort). On September 6, Max Brooks published his novel World War Z. "Z" in this case, is short for "Zombie". I started reading it soon after, thinking it'd be funny. I mean, zombie movies are mostly pretty cheesy, right?
I've never seen Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", or any of the films that followed. Certainly, I've read my share of Stephen King, and watched my share of slasher flicks. As a teen, I have to being somewhat scared by Freddie Kruger. But I was never a Goth girl, never into Anne Rice, and only watched "Resident Evil" because my boyfriend at the time had played the video game and wanted to see the film.
I picked up this novel because I thought it ironic to have just been joking about "zombie literature", and because I like survival stories. There are two post-apocalyptic, society-is-utterly-changed-by-sudden-catastrophe books that moved me and stayed with me over time. One is Stephen King's novel, The Stand (and for goodness' sake, read the book; don't see the mediocre movie!). The other was Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka's War Day. Both amazing stories came from sources I'd not expected. Third time's a charm, I guess.
World War Z surprised me. The writing grabbed me, and not the cheesy way a ghoulish hand from under the bed grabs the stupid heroine in a horror movie. I found the structure of the novel intriguing: Brooks shares the story of World War Z by "interviewing" the survivors ten years after "the Crisis" has passed. The interviewees are people who were, at the time, doctors, children, government officials, military grunts, cyberpunks, pilots, gardeners at fancy international resorts. They are Americans, Chinese, Russian, Mexican, Korean, British, French, Australian. While this style of storytelling is not completely original, it is compelling. I stopped chortling about reading about zombies (of all things! not serious literature, of course!), and started hearing what Max Brooks understands about humanity - as a whole, and as individuals.
I thought he had some profound insights about resilience and depravity, about the bald cruelty of survival tactics and the ridiculous amount of luxury we think of as necessity. Most of all, as someone who has fought my own version of life-or-death demons, I really agreed with what Brooks says about hope. Pick the book up yourself, and see if you don't find it hard to put down. Max Brooks may be a bit odd - he is the son of Mel Brooks, the director of many tongue-in-cheek films - but the writing here hits many issues right on the head. That's the only way to kill the undead, or the critics, if you can tell them apart.
Author of "Hobo Finds A Home" and Editor of "Of A Predatory Heart"
Book Description
The
Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.
Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack
1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.
Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.
Customer Reviews:
Well, now I'm prepared!.......2007-09-24
I bought this book after flipping through it a little, mainly for the humor value. I didn't think it would consist of much more than that. How wrong I was. I started reading it, and ended up reading the whole book cover to cover. The way the author presents everything, it really makes you believe that a zombie outbreak could happen at any time. The subject is treated as seriously as any other survival manual would be (which actually adds to the humor). So many great tips are offered, such as what types of buildings make the best strongholds, what weapons are best (and worst), and what types of environment offers the best protection. The "real life accounts" section adds to the realism of the book, and is actually quite creepy in some places. After reading this manual, you will have all the knowledge you will need to get yourself prepared for a zombie outbreak.
Zombies cool down.......2007-09-21
I'm nuts about Zombies and suggest that anyone who can't get enough of these books should read World War Z and The Zen of Zombie. You won't be disappointed.
Very good........2007-09-14
This Zombie Survival guide is fun to read and is very entertaining. It explains how to survive a zombie outbreak, how to fortify your home, what kind of weapons to use, and a lot more! I highly recommend this book. It's good for zombie lovers, and those who'd like to get a thrill. Buy this book- it's good.
Interesting Read.......2007-09-07
I would highly recommend this "survival guide" for the like minded individuals. It will truly expand your imagination.
Cool Coffee Table Book.......2007-09-06
Cool book for your coffee table. Book is written very seriously though. If you are into zombie movies, the author has had alot of time to think out every zombie tatic to help you survive. Don't take it to seriously though.
Book Description
This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. Continuing the tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie apocalypse that has ravaged the world.
Customer Reviews:
Once Bitten............2007-10-05
Imagine the world as you know it gone, and you are constantly on the run. Pursuing you slowly but surely are a horde of exhaustless dead. In this graphic novel The Walking Dead 2, our little band of ragtag survivors finds themselves in a prison, literally. Surrounded by a fence, which keeps the dead out, they must now clear the grounds of any "leftovers" which might be hiding in dark corners. It's an enormous task. The good news is that they have a lot of food, and room to move around. The bad news is that the prison was still occupied by a couple of prisoners and they have no idea what crime these men committed to be there. Trust isn't an issue in a world where everyone must have each others back, including strangers. Each person there has lost someone, and human nature is to cling to anything you have left. Families are formed, friendships are tested, and enemies are quickly dispatched. The new rule is "kill and you die" which means kill one of the living and you will become one of the dead, but not the walking dead, just plain dead.
I wont give anything away, but I will say that I was completely shocked, disgusted, appalled, giddy, distressed, moved and keyed up by this novel. I know that they could never put this on film because they wouldn't ever get permission for such staggering "kick in the teeth" carnage. At one point I had to just put the book down and wait for the blood to come back to my face.
I can't stress enough how richly this graphic novel is drawn. The artistry, the sheer genius of it and the rawness just oozes off the pages. I have seen zombies in films that cannot mirror the ones that are on these pages. Their eyes are filmy white, skin peeled back by the rays of the sun, maggots dropping with every shuffled step, putrid organs now black with rot trailing behind. Their fingers, and arms and legs are bent at angles the human form wasn't meant to. It's a feast for the eyes, as well as the brain.
Dead and loving it.......2007-09-17
Robert Kirkman's ongoing zombie saga continues in this second hardcover collection, which collects issues 13-24 of the series (otherwise known as volumes 3 and 4 of the TPB's). As the story picks up, cop Rick Grimes, along with his pregnant wife and young son, and a group of fellow survivors, have found what appears to be an abandoned prison, which they plan to make into a sanctuary as the zombie plague continues to wreak havoc. What also occurs in this TPB plants the seed for chaotic future events, including the coming of a mysterious survivor named Michonne, and a big revelation in regards to the effects of the plague. Charlie Adlard's pencils are once again more than solid, with Cliff Rathburn's gray tones providing a stark look to the proceedings. Horror comics are rarely this good, but Kirkman has crafted a work of horror comic genius here that is clearly inspired by the works of the great George Romero. Just as his films displayed, Kirkman proves that the scariest thing about a zombie outbreak aren't the dead themselves, but the humans in the middle of it all. All in all, of you liked the first hardcover volume of the Walking Dead in the least, this second collection is a must own. For newcomers to the series, things only get better from this point forward.
Save the Trees........2007-07-25
If you're thinking about buying this, then you probably read the first one and liked it. In which case, then you're probably okay with terribly written graphic novels. Proceed.
I am still hooked and enjoying this series.......2007-06-12
The group is trying to make a life at a former prison. They are working out a way to adapt to the new life with zombies. They do not expect to be rescued because it has been over a year. I will be waiting for the third book in
November.
Another win!!.......2007-05-28
Just picked this up and DEVOURED it!! My only complaint is that I need more! What a great read and a wonderful zombie story! Highly recommended!!
Book Description
• The first monograph dedicated to the World's most famous monster artist.
• Introduction by Rockstar and The Devil's Rejects horror film director, Rob Zombie.
• Profusely illustrated with over 150 color and 50 black & white illustrations.
• Full-color on 160 heavy, glossy-stock pages
• Endorsed by the families of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney.
• Features commentary from the artist, his contemporaries and noted film professionals.
The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos is a celebration of the career of the acknowledged master of film monster portrait art. To many fans of classic horror movies, the name Basil Gogos is as familiar as that of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi or Vincent Price. Gogos' paintings are as iconic as his subjects. This long-overdue retrospective features high-quality reproductions of many of his most famous paintings as well as many previously unpublished paintings and drawings of classic film creatures and actors. Gogos' early work in men's adventure magazine and paperback book art will also be examined as well as his works in movie posters and other areas. An in-depth career-spanning interview with the artist will accompany the illustrations and tributes by other artists and film professionals inspired by Gogos' powerful images. The book will feature an introduction by rock star, movie director and horror collector Rob Zombie.
The "monster craze" among baby-boomers, sparked by the release of Universal Studios' horror classics to television in the late '50s, gave birth to a new phenomenon -- the monster magazine. Famous Monsters of Filmland, filled with monster photos and articles on horror movies and their stars, was the premier publication for young horror film fans.
Issues of the new magazine practically leapt off the newsstand shelves and into kids' hands due in no small way to their striking cover paintings by Basil Gogos. Like a Bizarro world Norman Rockwell, his stylish portraits of horror film characters and stars were seen on magazine covers throughout the '60s and '70s. Gogos' interpretations of movie monsters like Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the Phantom of the Opera, breathed new life into the old black and white images. His amazing use of color and bold, impressionistic brushwork gave a sense of both excitement and sophistication to his paintings which has never been matched.
Gogos' legend as the world's greatest movie monster artist has only grown over the years. His original Famous Monsters cover paintings are highly sought-after and are in the collections of many filmmakers and rock stars on whom he made a lasting impression. In recent years he has been in much demand by producers wishing to capture the unforgettable look and feel of the classic monster art of the '60s. CD and DVD covers, movie posters, trading cards, book covers and new monster magazines continue to keep Basil Gogos the world's greatest monster artist.
Customer Reviews:
THE BEST ART FROM THE BEST ARTIST.......2007-09-03
First of all...Like so many reviewers before me have said; almost every boy that grew up in the '50s & '60s anxiously collected our 35 cents every month so we could go to the local candy store & buy the latest issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. This magazine became our bible & 4E Ackerman became our surrogate father. More than 45 years have passed; but I can still remember those magnificent covers as though it were yesterday. Basil Gogos painted the cover of the Gorgo issue which had a blue background & also the Vincent Price issue which had a white background,etc. This Book displays all of Basil Gogos outstanding cover art which graced the cover of FM for so many years. Don't take my word for it...ask Stephen King, Rick Baker, George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg, John Landis, Rob Zombie & a host of others..This book is an absolute delight for the senses & like fine art is meant to be treasured,
love it !!.......2007-03-14
this book is great.Very happy to included this one in my collection.Already have a tattoo planed of bride of frankenstein.
Gorgeous Book.......2007-02-06
I'm in agreement with another reviewer that mentioned the book could have been better written. That being said, it is well worth the price for all the fantastic paintings and drawings. A must for every fan of horror and sci-fi art.
Nice Packaging, not much substance.......2006-08-26
Even without text, this book would've earned 4 stars, just for the impressiveness of Gogos' work. Within this book are large, crystal-clear repros of his most famous monster cover paintings, as well as samples of his illustration work.
The only setback for this book is its lack of depth in the text. It seems that whoever was sent to interview Basil didn't ask too many questions, didn't want to really know too much about him except for his general acheivements, and didn't ask him for a demonstration of how he works. Among all of the great pics, some candid ones of the artist would've been nice, most notably a pic of his studio.
Still, the images are so rich in color and character. Worth it!
THE JOY OF BEING A MONSTER KID!.......2006-05-03
If you were fortunate to have been born between 1950 and 1970 or so, you're lucky to be a part of a wonderful fraternity. Like me, you are a "monster kid". Monster Kids are the generation that grew up with Shock Theater and campy horror movie hosts, old Aurora model kits, classic Universal horror films on 8MM, and...a fantastic magazine called Famous Monsters of Filmland. Famous Monsters was edited by legendary collector and Sci-Fi sage Forrest Ackerman and one of the great attractions throughout the years were the magnificent magazine covers painted by Basil Gogos. From Vanguard Productions comes "The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos." Basil Gogos has rightfully been called, "The World's Most Famous Monster Artist." His bold, expresionistic use of color is what caught the eye of little ghouls like myself and my friends. Edited by Kerry Gammill and J. David Spurlock and with an introduction by Rob Zombie, the book provides a dazzling display of Gogos' art not only from Famous Monsters, but from many other magazines, books, and films.
In fact, his first professional sale was not a monster, but rather a cover for a western paperback (reprinted in the book) in 1959. Gogos did numerous covers in many different genres including westerns, war, jungle adventures, spicy adventures, and more. Dozens of examples of his work from this period are included. His first cover for Famous Monsters of Filmland appeared on the cover of issue #9 from November, 1960, depicting Vincent Price from "The House of Usher". For the first time, kids who were used to only knowing them from black & white films now saw their monster heroes in bold color thanks to Gogos. In all, Gogos did 48 covers of Famous Monsters and they are among the most popular issues for collectors. Everyone has their favorite Gogos Famous Monster cover...for me it was his rendition of Boris Karloff as the Mummy from issue # 58. The fine detail of the withered, dead-eyed mummy still mesmerizes me. Issue #56 featuring Gogos painting of Karloff as the Frankenstein's monster for the Karloff tribute issue is another favorite. Basil provides valuable insight to his legions of fans by discussing the various paints, styles, and techniques that he's employed over the years.
Gogos would eventually move into doing fine art as well as non-monster commercial illustration including work for many years at a New York advertising agency. But much like the victims of those classic monster films, Gogos found he could not, for long, escape his beloved creatures. The 1990's brought a renewed interest in Gogos' monster art and soon he was back doing new paintings for trading card companies, CD cover art for The Misfits and Rob Zombie, and a whole new generation of monster magazines such as Monsterscene, making him more popular than ever. Gogos even did the concept art for a series of U.S. Postage stamps in 1997 that featured the classic monsters. The book features comments and tributes from such luminaries as Sara Karloff, Ken Kelly, Forrest Ackerman, Roger Corman, and Rick Baker. In all there are over 150 color and 50 black & white illustrations in the 160 page book. For monster kids like myself, who are all "grown up" now, Basil Gogos will always have a special place in our hearts. His Famous Monsters of Filmland covers take us back to a simpler time of true chills and thrills and I can think of no other book that would please a monster fan more than "The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos." Like many of the books from Vanguard Productions, it is available in several different editions: There is a softcover, a hardcover, and a deluxe hardcover that is signed by Basil Gogos and includes a 16 page bonus folio and comes in a slipcase. The Deluxe, signed, slipcased edition was an instant sell-out and is already selling for big bucks on the collector's market. My highest recommendation!
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Book Description
It's one month after a global disaster. The most "developed" nations of the world have fallen to the shambling zombie masses. Only a few pockets of humanity survive — in places rife with high-powered weaponry, such as Somalia.
In New York City, the dead walk the streets, driven by an insatiable hunger for all things living. One amongst them is different; though he shares their appetites he has retained his human intelligence. Alone among the mindless zombies, Gary Fleck is an eyewitness to the end of the world — and perhaps the evil genius behind it all.
From the other side of the planet, a small but heavily-armed group of schoolgirls-turned-soldiers has come in search of desperately needed medicine. Dekalb, a former United Nations weapons inspector, leads them as their local guide. Ayaan, a crack shot at the age of sixteen, will stop at nothing to complete her mission. They think they are prepared for anything. On Monster Island they will find that there is something worse even than being undead, as Gary learns the true price of survival.
Customer Reviews:
Zombie love........2007-10-09
Look I'm not going to claim this is high art or anything, but if you enjoy the zombie genre you probably won't be disappointed by this book. I do, and I wasn't.
The premise was great and a slightly fresh take on the zombie scenario. My only complaint was probably with the two zombie characters. I don't know. I just wasn't interested in that part of the plot and probably would have enjoyed the story more without that. Oh well.
Good Read.......2007-10-05
David Wellington brings a new twist to the zombie genre with Monster Island. The world is overrun, old third world nations are now the world powers, and one of these powers has the bold idea to get the medicine it desperately needs out of a dead NYC.
Unfortunately, the unit dispatched to get the medicine soon finds out there are things worse than the mindless undead.
Amazing Zombie epic pray for more!.......2007-09-29
Great new take on zombie apoclyspe. truly amazing, nothing sort of one of the best horror books of the decade!
Excellent, unique twist on the zombie genre.......2007-09-18
I read a lot of books, including a great number of "volume one"s - the first in a trilogy, the first in a series and so forth. In many of those cases, I never make it to volume two. In many of the others, I make a note to pick up the second volume "sooner or later." This is one of those rare cases where I want to rush right out and get the next book, because I'm dying to see what happens next.
At first blush, this seems to be a typical zombie novel. A plague of the undead has overrun the Earth and there seems to be no hope, let alone a cure. Dekalb, a former UN weapons inspector, agrees to go to New York to try to find a supply of HIV drugs for a Somalian warrior woman, in exchange for the safety of his daughter. What Dekalb doesn't count on is Gary, a former doctor who theorizes that the reason the Undead are mindless beasts is because their brains starve from lack of oxygen between the time they die and the time they rise - and he thinks he's found a way to beat it. While Dekalb's mission remainds somewhat single-minded, Gary finds himself growing more and more horrific and bloodthirsty as the book progresses, with his goals changing as he learns more about the Undead and the world he has ushered himself into.
David Wellington has found a wonderful new twist on the zombie novel. It's not just "man against the walking dead" like so many of the stories are - instead he digs deeper to reveal an underlying evil that makes the zombie plague seem innocent by comparison. It feels like a Stephen King sort of twist, only with a much more solid ending, even for the first volume of a trilogy. While the book as a whole is very energetic and exciting, it's the ending that makes me want to run out for book two, Monster Nation. I've got to see just where Wellington plans on taking this.
Zombie novel or Night at the museum???.......2007-09-17
This book felt more like, "a night at the museum", than a zombie book. It starts out great with real mystery surrounding the Gary character, then it unravels in such an absurd way that it becomes a mockery of the genre. i could care less about mummies, and if I had any idea that they were in this book, I wouldn't have bought it. The other 2 of the trilogy sound equally as absurd...
Book Description
In the heart of America, in the world’s most secure prison, something horrible is growing in the dark. A wave of cannibalism and fear is sweeping across the heartland, spreading carnage and infection in its wake. Captain Bannerman Clark of the National Guard has been tasked with an impossible mission: discover what is happening — and then stop it before it annihilates Los Angeles.
In California, he discovers a woman trapped in a hospital overrun with violent madmen. She may hold the secret to the Epidemic but she has lost everything — even her name.
David Wellington’s first novel, Monster Island, explored a world overcome by horror and the few people strong enough to survive. Now he takes us back in time to where it all began — to the day the dead began to rise.
Customer Reviews:
JUst as good if not better than Monster Island!.......2007-09-29
This second book in the trilogy takes us back to when the dead began to rise, truly great story telling and truly horrifying!!! Bring on Monster Planet!!
Enjoyable pulp, bad research.......2007-09-19
I really enjoyed Monster Nation - it was great light reading for a long airplane ride. The author is a talented wordsmith and creates interesting scenarios that appeal; I have a thing for zombie movies and Monster Nation would probably make a good one.
I did have some issues with the poor research though. Monster Nation is all about what would happen if the U.S. was overrun by zombies and focuses a lot on the military response to such an event taking place. However, the author clearly didn't talk to anyone in the military when he wrote the novel. Majors do not salute Captains. The Beretta M9 is not generally held to be a major improvement over the 1911 it replaced. Etc, ad infinitum. For me, as a soldier, the suspension of disbelief was mitigated by the obvious lack of military knowledge.
I'll probably pick up another of the Monster series though, because David Wellington is a good character developer. Monster Nation kept me glued to the pages wanting to find out how things would turn out. In the end, I felt it was all a little hokey but still highly enjoyable.
Bought it, read it, returned it.......2007-07-15
There are some things to like about this book... and a lot to not like. Basic things. Some of the other reviewers have already covered some of it:
- Military detail. I could go on and on but some of the more egregious errors are: there are no 35-year veteran 61-year old Captains, in the National Guard or elsewhere... There is a thing called the "up or out rule;" people don't "come to attention and salute" as it is portrayed... that's like something out of a bad movie; and CSM's are not Platoon Sergeants, nor are they referred to as "Chief." Chain of command... Captains don't report directly to Generals or to DOD officials. National Guard response doesn't cross state boundaries unless it is requested by the state in need of support. I could go on and on, but you get the point.
- Needless mysticism. Without spoiling the plot, one of the characters is guided by what seems at first to be an Indian Spirit Guide, only to later be revealed as some sort of Druid. But to no real end... he's neither a causal character nor is he a solution. The same with a character who is "psychic"... They're just some sort of dei ex machina... and distracting ones. I wonder if the author inserted them as mechanisms to work himself out of dead ends that would otherwise collapse of their own internal contradictions.
- Needlessly perverse senior officials. Both the Colorado Adjutant General and the DOD official should be key characters, not a lowly Captain. It could be a plot component for them to be incompetent or even corrupt, but their incompetence (CO Adjutant General) and perversity (DOD official) are unnecessary, as if it's de rigeur for senior officials to be bad guys without any sort of explanation, reason, or point of contribution to the plot.
- Unlikely exercise of authority by FEMA. He gets some of this right... emergency response was regularized and streamlined after 9-11, and that would have been an interesting part of the story if it had been done well. But FEMA doesn't decide anything... they just show up and support the state or local officials who do the deciding. If a national-scale disaster occurs (such as this surely is), then a "lead Federal Agency" may be appointed, with a "principal Federal Official" in charge, but he doesn't explore any of this, just presenting the bureaucracy as a faceless black box. While this might be excusable if the plot perspective was that of an outsider (i.e. an "everyman" civilian), it is not excusable when one of the main characters is very much an insider and should be intimately involved with the process. At least be familiar with the detail before you write about an organization.
- Universally bad character development. Wellington starts out to flesh out nice three-dimensional characters only to abruptly halt this development short of a complete picture. The gimmicky names are a distraction, too.
Even the stuff to like is a set of dichotomies with some of the things done well crippled by components done poorly. As an example, Wellington explores the response to biological incidents by including USAMRIID (but then undercuts himself by writing off the critically important and internationally-recognized Centers for Disease Control).
With that said, there are some things to like. The basic plot premise is intriguing as a thought experiment into how societies react under unusual or extraordinary circumstances. Science Fiction is particularly useful for this sort of thing; by taking current social issues and extrapolating them by accelerating or accentuating variables, often based in technology. Wellington does include some "cutting edge" components, such as the Civil Support Teams, Stryker Brigades, and the Department of Homeland Security's relationship with local response; unfortunately, there is not enough of it. Even the (WARNING: Plot Spoiler follows!) "mad scientist" at the end is cartoonish and hastily contrived, as if the author got tired of writing and just decided to abruptly end it all. None of the social implications of the technology (or even of the disaster itself) are ever really explored beyond the gory and graphic details of death and mayhem. What is happening in Washington, beyond the dissipation resulting from alluded-to "crisis-fatigue?" What is happening in Las Vegas, where a totalitarian police-state seems to have been established? What is happening in Denver, as it is overwhelmed? He dangles the situations, but never explores them, to the detriment of the plot.
I was waiting for more. It never arrived. The basic premise still remains to be done well... domestic military operating against a pervasive and insidious threat; the response of society to both the threat and the response, the ways decisions are made in such circumstances and why... in the post 9-11 and post-Katrina world all these questions beg answering. It's too bad that Wellington doesn't even get all the questions right, much less the answers. It rates two stars, solely because I did finish it... it wasn't so bad that I stopped reading out of boredom or disgust. It wasn't a keeper, though... nor do I recommend it.
Could have been a great book...but its not........2007-07-07
I'd been thinking of buying this one through Amazon.com for awhile, so when I saw it at a local booksellers, I grabbed it.
First the good. It puts a slightly new spin on the zombie tome of old. The zombies are brought back by (some kind ? ) of magic. One of them, at least, maintains some humanity and the IDEA is well thought out and Could work well.
There are Many basic problems though. First off the pacing makes a 280ish page book read more like six or seven hundred, and not in a good way. Changing PoV from character to character every third paragraph doesn't help either. Then there are the characters...
Nilla, the female lead, is likable and real and in her own way - kind. But she is only partially explored and gets bogged down by various hangers on who are Not particularly likable...and the One that is rides off into the sunset never to be heard from again!
Capt. Bannerman Clark... (And here is an example of how Not to write. Having one character with an unusual first name is great, makes them memorable. Loading down a story with three or four like this loads it down and stretches the ability of disbelief. Short verson, unless you're Stephen King, it won't play off - and it doesn't) But back to Clark: Though the author tries to make him seem like a fully dedicated National Guard Officer, he comes across as DANGEROUSLY idiotic! (A disemboweled man staggers toward him and he still steadfastly denies that the guy in question is, uhm, dead. For the first hundred and some pages in fact, we don't even see "Zombie" but rather despite bones showing through and completely autopsied bodies, this rocket scientist is convinced that he is dealing with live but "infected" (by some disease) people.
Dick is actually one of the more down to earth and likable characters, and he is introduced with a nice amount of backstory...only to be killed and brought back as a mindless pawn of...something. What it is is never really made clear.
I could go on but you get the idea. I gave this book two stars for the idea alone, but kill two hours reading it and it will feel like eight.
Pass unless desperate.
Uneven and silly with very few scares.......2007-06-27
What started out as promising quickly fell into a mystical cross country adventure that felt totally out of place in a zombie story. Wellington creates a realistic world of the undead and then keeps adding more outlandish plot points, completely pulling me out of the story. I don't think I'll be coming back for more.
Book Description
Courtney Colvin was nearing the end of her teenage years when the undead apocalypse began. She survived, forsaking her youth and innocence, and five years later she continues to exist--albeit lonely--in the fortified town of Eastpointe. Nightmares and the unwelcome advances of Leon Wolfe are the worst things she's dealing with now in her otherwise mundane life. But when a newcomer arrives in town and claims to know the location of the antidote to the zombie plague, it sends Eastpointe into an uproar. To retrieve this cure, she and a group of other survivors must venture outside the relative safety of the compound's walls and into a world ruled and dominated by the flesh-eating undead. Twilight of the Dead puts a new spin on the zombie genre, yet remains true to the classic rules that have already been set forth. A sure-fire reading pleasure for anyone who loves character-driven horror. This Special Edition contains an Introduction by David Moody and three bonus short stories detailing important moments in the lives of other survivors.
Customer Reviews:
Great new take on zombies!.......2007-06-13
Twilight of the Dead by Travis Adkins is a different and exciting take on the zombie genre. The story revolves around Courtney Colvin, a sassy young woman and a lethal "Black Beret": a zombie killer. She is one part Tomb Raider, one part Gretel and one part everyday girl. Twilight of the Dead takes the old Romero style zombie story and adds some modern twists. How would a community live on years after the apocalypse? What would every day and not so everyday life be like? Adkins explores the long term life style of people in such a setting. This is all done within a well written and paced story that reels you in and doesn't let go.
The bulk of the story takes place in and around the walled in community of Eastpointe that had been able to survive the outbreak. It also ended up being the home for the last of the Black Berets. Courtney is a "Black Beret", trained in the art of zombie killing. Black Berets are armed with a rifle, pistol, and a wakizashi and trained in a modified form of hand-to-hand combat created specifically to fight zombies. Among the other Black Berets is Leon, a young good looking guy around Courtney's age. Leo and Courtney have a more or less love to hate relationship going.
The book overall has a really addicting element about it, I read the first 140 pages in one sitting without realizing how long I had been sitting there. I was fully engrossed in the story and in the characters. I think the part that keeps you reading is that besides having a great plot; it also has several intriguing subplots. Relationships, situations, and the setting provide plenty of interesting tidbits to think about beyond the main plot. Because of this there is always something happening to keep your interest.
Hardcore zombie fans should be pleased with the action and the way Adkins writes his combat scenes and the Black Berets really kick rear. What could be cooler than a people taking a wakizashi to zombies? The zombies are truly terrifying and the twist near the end will leave you saying "that's just wrong!"
In the end Twilight of the Dead was a complete surprise to me and in now among my favorites. It has few flaws, such as medical explanations that stretched my suspension of disbelief. However, I have a medical background and I think most people may not know the difference. This is definitely a book that belongs on every zombie fan's shelf.
Great coming of age tale.......2007-05-23
It is a perfect book for newbies to Zombie genre and great read for adolescents. I enjoyed the book and wished it was a tad bit longer or had a more definite ending.
Excellent variation on a theme..........2007-05-22
"Twilight of the Dead" is Travis Adkins first journey into the zombie genre and he scores a knockout punch with this excellent novel.
Taking the zombie tradition set down by Romero, Adkins takes the reader several years into the future, after the plague has had a chance to overtake the world (as far as we know). Survivors hold their own in a fortified township in the eastern U.S. A mysterious scientist arrives in town, and the citizens, including an elite squad of zombie eliminators called the "Black Berets", are suprised at the revelation the scientist reveals to them.
The book starts off fast and has a very deliberate pace, driving the reader to the climax. I found the ending to be outstanding and moving, reminding me of the ending of the original "Dawn...".
An additional treat of the special edition is the mini-stories after the ending. All of them are fantastic stand-alone stories that color the characters mentioned in the main story, describing how they ended up at Eastpointe. I was very pleased with the shorts.
"Twilight of the Dead" is a standard for all fans of zombie literature.
Twilight of the Dead **1/2.......2007-03-29
I really wanted to like this short novel, especially after reading many of the reviews here. I plowed through it pretty quickly, but my enthusiasm flamed out early on. I don't want to trash Adkins here; on the contrary, I give him props -- hey, he wrote a novel, right? -- and I will keep an eye out for his future work.
HOWEVER--
While competently written and character-focused, there was a level of naiveté emanating from the text. Sure, this springs from the protagonist, but the writing lent itself more toward something you'd expect to find in the Young Adult section (also exemplified by the comic-bookie Lara Croft-type cover art of the special edition). The protagonist was a whiny, juvenile brat. I appreciate Adkins's willingness to take a risk and cast a young 20's female lead, but I simply did not care about her -- ditto the rest of the characters, except maybe her bartender friend, who exits as quickly as she arrives. I expected to dislike Leon more, but his character struck me as more believable and less irritating than Courtney. (Let's hate on the jock-types, folks. After all, we're the nerds writing and reading zombie fiction, right?)
For a zombie novel, there really weren't a heckuva lot of zombie appearances either, opening up more space for Courtney's moodiness and Beverly Hills 90210-ish drama.
Villain's character was flat as a pancake and predictable. Definitely expected more there.
But enough of the negativity. There were a few bright spots. Although a whole lot of nothing happens in the book's middle section, I did feel the story as a whole was well-paced. The between-the-chapters notes were a fantastic addition as well, outlaying military documents, maps, and manual excerpts of the Black Beret creation. Filler? Yes, but fun and added to the story. Eastpointe was well described, as was Courtney's journey from Florida to Rhode Island, but when the Black Berets set out in search of the cure, the setting became a bit vague.
While Adkins needs to mature more as a writer, he has the fundamentals down. With widely varying levels of quality in zombie literature out there, this falls somewhere in the middle. If you're reading this review, you probably enjoy zombie fiction. As do I. Despite my two-and-a-half star rating, I do recommend.
A fully fleshed-out world of rotting ghouls........2006-11-22
Twilight of the Dead is brimming with original ideas in a finely-tuned post-apocalyptic world. Travis Adkins has obviously put a great deal of thought into the practical aspects of the story as well as the undead themselves. Excerpts from fax transmissions, magazine articles & manuals are scattered throughout the book to establish Twilight's mythos without bringing the story to a jarring halt; and lead character Courtney Colvin lives in a believable self-sustaining community. But it's when she ventures outside the walls in pursuit of a cure that we get loads of sword-wielding, gun-toting action courtesy of Adkins' coolest idea, the Black Berets, and their hybrid fighting system designed specifically to combat the walking dead.
Included in the Special Edition are 3 tales that go back in time and provide snapshots of personal dramas unfolding during the zombie outbreak. Adding approximately 80 pages of new story, these other perspectives help the reader realize the scope of the world that Adkins has created. Plus there's a lot more zombie-killin'.
Twilight ends on a cliffhanger note and leaves the reader hungry for its sequel.
Book Description
In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies—the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use.
Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network of power relations reaching all levels of Haitian political life. It sheds light on recent Haitian political history, including the meteoric rise under Duvalier of the Tonton Macoute. By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs, one that has been used to denigrate an entire people and their religion.
Customer Reviews:
Revealing the truth behind zombies and voodoo!.......2006-02-16
Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie by Dr. Wade Davis, 1988.
Preface by Dr. Richard Evens Schultes (Harvard).
We have all seen the stereo-typical archetypes of the zombie portrayed on TV, in the movies, in video games, etc. But what if zombies are real? Dr. Wade Davis has given us the science of fact behind the mythological tales of the Haitian zombie.
Dr. Davis provides evidence beyond reasonable doubt for documented cases of zombies. As a student of the famed Dr. Richard Evens Schultes of Harvard's Botanical Museum, Dr. Davis sets out to uncover the mysterious history, pharmacology, anthropology (enthobiology) and socio-political motivations behind zombies.
As it turns out, the history of creating zombies is a political one. The slaves brought with them from Africa to Haiti their shamanic knowledge of powerful poisons as well as their systems of punishment, law, politics, government and secret societies (Bizango) that formed from the maroons. It is herein revealed that the Vodoun religion of Haiti is as much a political structure as it is a religious one. Part of the magic dealt by bokers and houngan of the Bizango societies of that of law and order, and sometimes punishment is dealt to the guilty in the form of zombification.
However, in Haiti, and juxtaposed to foreign concepts of zombies, the people actually fear becoming zombies, not being attacked by them. This is because the pariahs of society, the criminals, repeat thieves, rapists, those who take advantage of others for their own gain, those who don't properly share land with kin according to need and family size, are those who will be targeted for zombification. Zombification is not dealt out on a whim by evil sorcerers. It is only dealt after and public tribunal and hearing in which a member of the group is found guilty.
Davis here lays down the foundation of exactly how these zombies are created. A houngan or boker is appointed executioner by the Bizango society. These are people who have great knowledge of plant irritants and animal poisons such as tetrodotoxin of various puffer fish species (also known as fugu), frogs, etc. The guilty person is then, and often unknowingly slowly poisoned with a mixture of these deadly toxins. Depending on the sentence dealt by Bizango, if the sentence isn't death by poisoning, then it's often zombification. The poison places the victim in a catatonic state where heart rate slows, breath is almost non-existent, and to the best medical experts, the victim eventually appears dead. Due to the warm tropical climate of Haiti, the dead are normally buried within 24 hours. The victim in his catatonic state is buried (while fully conscious) in a coffin where the houngan who "killed" him will dig him up within a few days. He will cart the victim off while dazed to another location where the victim is forced to eat Datura for long periods to further confuse, disorientate, and scramble the mind of the victim who will then typically be enslaved - a true zombie.
The practice of the Vodoun religion is here shown as a sound, practical and important part of Haitian society and political self determination. Vodoun is here proven as a practice that has brought these people their well earned freedom and self determination for over 200 years, and will hopefully continue to do so with the present onslaught of colonialist invaders.
An important side note here is the fantastic information within this book on the secret societies themselves. This information is certainly important for anthropological examination of the origins of other secret societies.
Five stars!
Excellent Works; Good Groundwork.......2005-05-07
Passage of Darkness seems to be the technical book of Wade Davis's findings after the field research was complete. SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW was the more popular version of the same material.
For anyone interested in this field, the work bears up under multiple readings. As to why "no followup"... take a look at Wade Davis's collected essays: the man is a polyglot in a marvelous sense. His current projects are absolutely essential, and he documents some cultures that are dying out. He has laid the groundwork for probably a number of Phd theses.
Check out :
Haiti: Guide to the Periodical Literature in English, 1800-1990 (Bibliographies and Indexes in Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
by Frantz Pratt (Compiler)
for more source material on Haiti. Wade Davis's Books including this one, PASSAGE OF DARKNESS, provide a great list of material to study a very significant culture.
Great work - He also did the leg work.......2000-04-29
I actually met Wade Davis when he came to Haiti to do his research on his book, and I know personnaly manny of the characters in the book. Wade did an excellent job in portraying what goes on in the underworld of Haiti.
The chapter when he talks about the driver of the commandant of St Marc who was actually a secret society leader and actually had more power and influence than his boss is really key point in the balance of power in Haiti. Those who seem to be nobodies sometimes have more power than presidents
Interesting, informative.......1999-03-27
While the information in the book can be gotten elsewhere these days, Davis' text holds together quite well, and without caving in to any commercial artiface. The term "ethnobiology" seems a little much, however -- I am not sure that any new theoretical ground has been surveyed.
Fascinating, but why no follow up.......1997-02-23
This is an excellent well written and well researched book that gripped my like few non-fiction books ever have, yet, it leaves science minded people hanging. After all the research Davis conducted it makes no sense that he failed to follow up with experimentation using tetrodotoxin in a laboratory setting. It seems that he comes so close to finding a new use for this sodium blocking drug but fails to follow up. Maybe he has and I just haven't been able to find it despite extensive efforts. If you know of any follow-up please e-mail me
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- Maybe for Sanford and Son
- Great book for the hobbiest!
- Informative, but dissapointing
- Great book, super step by step instructions.
- bicycle builders dream book
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Book Description
* Provides detailed, step-by-step instruction showing how to build your own customized bicyles on a shoe-string budget
* Thoroughly illustrated--includes 50 blueprints and 200 photos
* Includes ideas, techniques, advice, and practical tips for the creative builder
* One of the author's creations will be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for the tallest bicycle
Customer Reviews:
Maybe for Sanford and Son.......2007-10-05
It's a fun book but I had higher expectations hoping it would bring bicycling to the level of Jesse James and choppers. But it's nothing more than welding scrap (crap) together.
Great book for the hobbiest!.......2007-06-04
Fantastic book!! It has a permenent home on the coffie table. I'm already collecting enough old bikes to urk the misses! The book is realy worth the money and you'll read it all the way through in the first sitting, I did!I hope there's a second edition in the works too!!!
Informative, but dissapointing.......2007-02-09
This has a lot of cool ideas but isn't as cool as it looks.
Great book, super step by step instructions........2007-01-20
Just finished reading Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza, and loved it. I can't wait for warmer weather to start skoping out bikes to start working on. My boys are reading it and already have their "wish list" of favorites that they want to build.
Brad did a good job of including all info needed to build the bikes shown. Learning from his experience and mistakes is going to make all it the more enjoyable putting together that first custom bike.
Now I want to see a followup book that gives even more plans.
bicycle builders dream book.......2007-01-12
This book is a lot of fun and shows what can be done with a lot of imagination and a little daring. I really enjoyed the pictures and all the different ideas and projects. A really great book for people who like to try something a little different.
thank you,
Robert W Logsdon
Book Description
"The Undead" is a stunning collection of 23 tales of the living dead by zombie fan favorites and up-and-coming authors. "The Undead" includes classic tales of survival in a world populated by the living dead as well as an array of unique takes on the zombie genre: zombies as reality entertainment, glimpses from inside the "life" of the undead, intergalactic war with humanity's own dead turned against us, and everything in between. "The Undead" will leave zombie fans hungry for more!
Customer Reviews:
Good Zombie stories.......2007-06-09
Many different genres and styles represented. A great read. It was over much too soon.
Dead good.......2007-05-16
Very well done. Bring it on and give me more!! Mr Keene put together a nice collection of stories and look forward to the next installment. Cheers!
A vanguard presentation of short zombie fiction.......2007-04-23
I'm teaching a class on zombies in literature and film. Film zombies are all too easy to find, but what of literary zombies? The answer to my prayers was this anthology from Permuted Press (which publishes excellent long-form zombie fiction as well). The Undead: Zombie Anthology is a smorgasboard (sorry) of stories about zombies written from every conceivable angle: What if the zombies had *more* intelligence than we in some ways? What if Frankenstein's monster were real, and saw fighting zombies as his (tragic) chance for acceptance by the humanity he loved and loathed? What would a blind Black girl do when confronted with both zombies and a band of bloodthirsty rednecks? There are a couple of duds in the collection, to be sure, which don't add anything to Romero's mythos of the cannibalistic, infectious living dead, but these stories are far outnumbered by the clever, inventive, even heartfelt stories of life after the plague of the walking dead. A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT!
Dead on.......2007-01-19
Zombie fiction at its finest. These are some of the best stories I've read on the genre in a while. Great stories by some very fine writers.
Entertaining read........2007-01-13
I really enjoy an anthology that shows some variety. This anthology wasn't too heavy - plenty of dark humor mixed in with more serious stories. The contributors were somewhat uneven. Some were excellent, where others appeared to have been written by a 13 year-old (werewolves fighting zombies). I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick, entertaining read
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