The First Days: As the World Dies
Katie is driving to work one beautiful day when a dead man jumps into her car and tries to eat her. That same morning, Jenni opens a bedroom door to find her husband devouring their toddler son. Fate puts Jenni and Katie—total strangers—together in a pickup, fleeing the suddenly zombie-filled...
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Katie is driving to work one beautiful day when a dead man jumps into her car and tries to eat her. That same morning, Jenni opens a bedroom door to find her husband devouring their toddler son. Fate puts Jenni and Katie—total strangers—together in a pickup, fleeing the suddenly zombie-filled streets of the Texas city in which they live. Before the sun has set, they have become more than just friends and allies—they are bonded as tightly as any two people who have been to war together. During their cross-Texas odyssey to find and rescue Jenni’s oldest son, Jenni discovers the joy of watching a zombie’s head explode when she shoots its brains out. Katie learns that she’s a terrific tactician—and a pretty good shot. A chance encounter puts them on the road to an isolated, fortified town, besieged by zombies, where fewer than one hundred people cling to the shreds of civilization. It looks like the end of the world. But Katie and Jenni and many others will do whatever they have to to stay alive. Run, fight, pick each other up when they stumble, fall in love…anything is possible at the end of the world.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780765331267 (0765331268)
ASIN: 9780765331267
Publish date: 05-07-2011
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
Edition language: English
This review can also be found at Pure Textuality PR.I have a lot of mixed feelings regarding this book. I have heard great things about this book and the description really appealed to me so I was excited to dive into this one. The book opens right in the middle of some rather heartbreaking zombie a...
Not the best zombie novel I've ever read. Author does a lot of telling instead of showing.
DNF at 50% I tried with this book. I really did...This book kept showing up on my recommended list, and the blurb sounded good. A zombie story with two women kicking ass? Sounds great, right?Unfortunately, for me, the story just didn't follow up on the promise.I think it was a combination of several...
I had seen this book around and when I was at the library one day, I decided to pick it up.The First Days starts out with a really emotional scene that I hoped would set the stage for a well-written read. These sequences that I speak of evoked great emotion and I thought that was a spectacular way t...
An above average zombie novel, but takes a turn toward apocalyptic romance when the men show up. This book follows two women through the beginning of a zombie uprising. The constant emphasis on Katie's sexuality was irritating and distracting and at times it seemed like the author was a little too e...