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« on: February 03, 2012, 02:48:28 AM » |
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I love zombie stories, but I've been frustrated lately trying to find the type of zombie stories that I like most.
I like my zombies to be the classic type...slow moving and stupid, like in George Romero's '...of the dead' films, or like in 'The Walking Dead' TV show. I like survival horror focused on the survivors of a zombie apocalypse.
I don't like it when zombies talk. Not one word. It's a deal-breaker for me, and the past three zombie books I've tried to get into were spoiled by talking zombies who taunt and even make wisecracks to their victims. That's interesting in it's own way, but those aren't the zombies I'm looking for. I can accept zombies that move fast, but no talking.
I've read and enjoyed 'World War Z', 'Day by Day Armageddon', and its sequel 'Beyond Exile', all three featuring classic zombies.
Can anyone give me some recommendations for more like those? A good, scary zombie story that's not a comedy and has no talking zombies?
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 05:40:35 AM » |
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Try Rhiannon Frater's "As The World Dies" trilogy. It is great!
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 07:10:53 AM » |
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Is it my imagination, or is this whole zombie craze starting to die out already. Personally, I yearn for the days of Val Lewton's I Walked with a Zombie, when those who didn't know they oughtn't still be walking around were silent and eerie, yes, but weirdly beautiful and not on the Atkins' brains diet.
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 07:11:21 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2012, 09:22:49 AM » |
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Try Hollowland by Amanda Hocking. It's quite decent (couple of minor details were...well wrong, like a humid basement in Nevada? or Arizona and stuff like that, but a very good tale!)
I started to read The Axe of the Dwarf Lords (Sampled) and it had zombies. They were dumb and not talking (grunting and oozing.) NO idea what happens next as I only read about one chapter.
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 10:20:07 AM » |
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Have you read any Mira Grant? I loved 'Feed' and 'Deadline' ...
I second this recommendation! I read both books and loved them. I can't wait for 'Blackout', which is supposed to come out later this year. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2012, 10:22:08 AM » |
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City of the Dead by Joe Kinney (or something along those lines) wasn't bad. It's very much a survival horror in the first 12 hours after the initial outbreak. I enjoyed it though his later books started to bug me for other reasons. Good luck in your hunt.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2012, 10:22:29 AM » |
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Z. A. Recht wrote two really good zombie books.
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2012, 12:47:11 PM » |
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Thanks for the replies! I've got some new books to start reading tonight, and Amanda Hocking's Hollowland was up for free, so that was a nice surprise.
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2012, 12:53:52 PM » |
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I liked Dead Living by Glenn Bullion Kindle Edition List Price: $2.99  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2012, 03:46:45 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2012, 04:22:27 PM » |
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Try "Warm Blood". It's written from the Zombie's POV. There's very little talking from the Zombie (as Zombies should not talk). The ending was all right too.
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« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2012, 05:01:36 PM » |
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Try "Warm Blood". It's written from the Zombie's POV. There's very little talking from the Zombie (as Zombies should not talk). The ending was all right too.
Good Luck,
Do you mean "Warm Bodies" by Isaac Marion? I love that book! Who'd have thought I'd cringe at the idea of a zombie being caught and, well, killed. I had to put it down at certain points as I was so certain it would end badly for my new, bestest, undead friend.  World War Z probably stands as my next favourite zombie fiction, although the two are entirely different! OP, might be worth checking out David Moody's 'Autumn' series, if you don't mind books set outside the US. No chatty zombies! They're all as moronic as expected... just with the advantage of numbers.  His "hater" novels are more infection scenario than true zombie stuff, so may want to put them further down the TBR pile. |
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2012, 01:38:40 PM » |
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Going to vote for Bonnie Dee's AFTER THE END. Very good and no talking zombies (which are a pet peeve of mine as well).
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« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2012, 02:46:23 PM » |
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I'm with you on the oldschool zombies, Joe. I can handle the occasional "runner", but that's about it. I recently read, The White Flags Of The Dead, and enjoyed it. I can't recall the author's name though.
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« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2012, 02:50:14 PM » |
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan is one--lots of romance though. And This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers is amazing.
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« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2012, 02:55:05 PM » |
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan is one--lots of romance though. And This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers is amazing.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth is an outstanding title. However, the romance element is a bit of a turnoff for me... d*mn cool title though. |
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« Reply #20 on: February 04, 2012, 05:30:44 PM » |
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A couple of recommendations.
Zombie Bedtime Stories by Thea Isis Gregory (short stories)
-Locked in
-Locked Out
-Deadlocked
The Zombie Bible by Stant Litore
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« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2012, 06:58:21 PM » |
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Do you mean "Warm Bodies" by Isaac Marion? Yes, I'm sorry about that. Hubby was watching "Blue Bloods", hence the typo. *sips more coffee to wake up* |
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« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2012, 10:41:06 PM » |
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whoever suggest "Warm Bodies", well, it might not be a good suggestion. Not because it's a bad book but because the Zombie in that book eventually talks and has feelings and stuff like that. I never read the book all the way through, but I think in the end the zombie falls in love, too. So...it might not be up your alley.
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« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2012, 10:47:33 PM » |
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What about "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?" Just kidding. You'd probably hang yourself seeing your beloved zombies mixed up with that Jane Austen woman (smile)
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