Dead City
by:
Joe McKinney (author)
Texas? Toast.Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast and half of the Lone Star State is reeling from the worst devastation in history. Thousands are dead or dying-but the worst is only beginning. Amid the wreckage, something unimaginable is happening: a deadly...
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Texas? Toast.Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast and half of the Lone Star State is reeling from the worst devastation in history. Thousands are dead or dying-but the worst is only beginning. Amid the wreckage, something unimaginable is happening: a deadly virus has broken out, returning the dead to life-with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.The nightmare begins...Within hours, the plague has spread all over Texas. San Antonio police officer Eddie Hudson finds his city overrun by a voracious army of the living dead. Along with a small group of survivors, Eddie must fight off the savage horde in a race to save his family.Hell on Earth.There's no place to run. No place to hide. The zombie horde is growing as the virus runs more rampant. Eddie knows he has to find a way to destroy these walking horrors...but he doesn't know the price he will have to pay.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780786025978 (0786025972)
Publish date: October 1st 2010
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Pages no: 213
Edition language: English
Series: Dead World (#1)
Perhaps it is just me, maybe I have read one too many zombie books (although I don't think so), but this was just more zombie filler. Nothing new, some action but nothing exciting. Too routine, it was far to easy to know that a character was not going to make it long before they got swarmed by a p...
Rating: 3 of 5 Typical zombie fiction: action-packed, moderate gore, fast-paced plot, and so-so character development. For anyone looking for pure entertainment, Dead City would certainly suffice. Side note: This was my first Joe McKinney book.
You know how clothing addicts have those 'I've nothing to wear!!!' tantrums whilst standing in front of an overflowing wardrobe? Well the other day I had a similar moment, replacing the wardrobe with my bookshelf, stamping my feet and saying 'I've nothing to read - I want zombies!!!!'. So I picked u...
For my full-length review, please visit Casual Debris.Nothing earth-shattering, McKinney nonetheless manages to fuse his book with violent urban zombie adventure and a few scattered comments on the decline of modern society. There were elements I liked and elements I liked less, but I appreciate his...
2.75 Stars - A simple zombie novel. You don't need a big brain to read this one~