{"id":192,"date":"2007-05-23T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2007-05-23T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/heartofthemachine\/2007\/05\/23\/fiction-with-braaaaaains\/"},"modified":"2007-05-23T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2007-05-23T14:45:09","slug":"fiction-with-braaaaaains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/heartofthemachine\/2007\/05\/23\/fiction-with-braaaaaains\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction with Braaaaaains&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been reading a HUGE amount of zombie fiction over the last six months. I go through genre phases every now and then. Just to give a quick overview I thought I would list what I have read so far and rate it on a 1 (worst) to 5 (best) scale with small amounts of commentary here and there.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nBrian Keene<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Rising<\/span> (3)<br \/>\nand<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">City of the Dead<\/span> (4)<\/p>\n<p>Serious downer of an ending. Fun read though with a different spin on the zombies<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\nJoe McKinney<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Dead City<\/span> (4)<\/p>\n<p>If 24 had zombies it would be this book.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>David Wellington<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Monster Nation<\/span> (4)<br \/>\nand<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Monster Island<\/span> (5)<\/p>\n<p>Monster Island is the one of the best zombie novels I&#8217;ve read so far, hands down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Bowie Ibarra and Travis Adkins <br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Down the Road<\/span>  (3)<br \/>\nand<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Down the Road: On the Last Day<\/span> (3)<\/p>\n<p>Eh, it was something to read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>J.L. Bourne<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Day by Day Armageddon<\/span> (3)<\/p>\n<p>Written journal style. The guy had obviously read World War Z.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Max Brooks<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Zombie Survival Guide<\/span> [4)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">World War Z<\/span> (5)<\/p>\n<p>World War Z is a must read for anybody who has enjoyed a zombie movie in their life ever. If you haven&#8217;t read it go buy it now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Len Burnheart<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Reign of the Dead<\/span> (1)<\/p>\n<p>Avoid this book at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>David Moody<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Autumn<\/span> (3)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Autumn: The City<\/span> (4)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Autumn: Purification<\/span> (3)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Autumn: The Human Condition<\/span> (4)<\/p>\n<p>The Autumn series is a mixed bag. Atypical zombies in a plaugue style world with a UK twist. They are well written for the most part and focus on the characters more then the zombies. The Human Condition is a fun collection of short stories set in the world of the first three books.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been reading a HUGE amount of zombie fiction over the last six months. I go through genre phases every now and then. 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