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Thunder and Ashes (The Morningstar Strain)
written by Z.A. Recht
Studio : Permuted Press
by Permuted Press
Publisher : Permuted Press
Released : 2008-04-21
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781934861011
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 19 reviews)
List Price : $14.95
Our Price : $11.78
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A lot can change in three months: wars can be decided, nations can be forged... or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar Virus, an incredibly virulent disease, has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. Its hosts rampage, attacking anything that remains uninfected. Even death can't stop the virus-its victims as cannibalistic shamblers. Scattered across the world, embattled groups have persevered. For some, surviving is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And still others leverage power over the remnants of humanity in the form of a mysterious cure for Morningstar. Francis Sherman and Anna Demilio want only a vaccine, but to find it, they must cross a countryside in ruins, dodging not only the infected, but also the lawless living. The bulk of the storm has passed over the world, leaving echoing thunder and softly drifting ashes. But for the survivors, the peril remains, and the search for a cure is just beginning... |
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As good as Deathday? |
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OK look it is as good as deathday by me, eugene bruce; actually in all honesty its better but that shouldn't stop me shamelessly trying to plug my own book at the expense of a small quotation on Americancivilwar here in the states as im from the UK and you know what us Brits are like - Be a good citizen and buy Deathday by Eugene Bruce (23rd in the list if you type my name in) I love you America! |
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kept me awake |
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Maybe I shouldn't have read it at night. This is a swashbuckeling, gory tale that keeps a poppin'. Just the names zombies, sprinters, shamblers make my hair stand on end. Conflict, there's plenty of it and if you're into this horror adventure genre, the plot doesn't disappoint. |
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A bit disapointed |
After reading the first book, I was really looking forward to the second. Still a good read, but I was disappointed. Some of the characters didn't match up from the first book to the second. (ex: Mitsui was an international contractor who spoke several languages and whose English was excellent. By the start of the second book he had somehow forgotten how to speak English and was getting by with a translator and hand gestures) Some of the action I couldn't follow. (ex. first Stiles is trapped in a dead end ally, then he walks out of the ally onto a different street.) And most importantly, the infected didn't do much damage in this book. I guess everyone had figured them out by now, but it seemed all the damage was done by rouge government agents and bandits.
I still enjoyed the read and gave it three stars. I am looking forward to the next one. Hopefully the conclusion is more like the first one and ups the infected and bloodshed.
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Worth the wait |
I really enjoyed this book. While I prefer the classic slow moving zombie, this author has a clever way of having both slow and fast zombies. They're fast while alive & infected and return as shamblers after they die. So you have double the danger as you have to put them down a second time if you didn't get a clean headshot when they were alive.
The characters are enjoyable and towards the end of the book I found myself wishing the book was much longer. This is not a criticism, the mark of a good book is wanting more. You find yourself caring about well drawn characters and would like to hang out with them longer. The science behind the pandemic is very interesting. Post-apocalyptic atmosphere is well done and believable. If I had to nitpick, maybe there would have been more car wrecks and obstacles along the road that one set of characters sped through to get to their destination. But it's a minor point and doesn't detract from the story.
Without giving anything away, one major plot point within the epilogue and the odds that this person is a friend of the other characters seemed a little convenient. However, I guess there would have been many others with the same condition of a certain character. But most of those people would have been killed off because they didn't have the training to survive. Or they're in hiding. So that makes the plot point plausible and takes nothing away from the story.
Fast paced, well written and kept me up late reading for a few nights. Five stars. |
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Excellent zombie fare |
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The writing is not superb. But the characterizations are fairly good, and the story rockets along. All in all, a fun read for Zombie fans. There's even some hope. |
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