The Book Of More Flesh [Paperback]

 

 

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This anthology is absolutely remarkable! A) I love zombies almost more than I love being able to breath, and B) some of these shorts are so clever and original that they have allowed me to appreciate the walking undead in a whole new way. I have to say as a die-hard zombie fanatic, thank you to all the authors who came together, and allowed their nerco-talented minds create this work of wonder.
It would take to long to go over every single story this book has to offer, but here were some of my personal favorites:

'Husks', by Paul Finch:
An interesting short about a man who, 30 years prior, murdered two small girls and buried their bodies deep within a marsh-like patch of rural England. As a plea-bargain, the killer convinces the local authorities to allow him to go out into the woods and attempt to find where he buried the bodies; this is merely to allow him some personal freedom and to mess around with the police. Tagging along on the hunt for the missing girls bodies is a strange and quirky psychic, and a brooding police officer contemplating the end of his carrier due to his involvement with this case. Little does anyone suspect, but the horrific secrets of the marsh past are slowly, and surely, clawing their way to the surface.
This short actually had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up straight.

'Fading Quayle, Dancing Quayle', by Charles Coleman Finlay:
This rather humorous short actually takes place in the perspective of a man who is becoming a zombie, but has no idea that it is happening. Fortunately for him, the world is being overrun and destroyed by zombies, and so no one pays him much mind. When he arrives at the school in which he teaches art class, he finds a young woman who has come under attack by some of his students; all dead of course. He manages to forcefully reason with his undead pupils, saving the young woman; she eventually asks him to accompany her back to her hideout: a "Cheers"-like cellar bar filled with oh-so "Cheers"-ish characters.
I was laughing and sickened at the same time.

'Martin's Inferno', Tyler Sigman:
This story circles around a young man named Martin on board the sailing ship, Wind Mill. They come across what looks like a huge transport ship, which appears to be completely abandoned. That is, until they get close enough to see the deck littered with dozens of half-rotten bodies. Regardless of the dead men on board, the ship is loaded with gold, gun powder and various other valuables; the Wind Mill had found itself a pirate ship. The only problem is, the dead pirates don't want to let their goodies go just yet. Even dead men get greedy.

These are only 3 of more than 23 fantastic tales of zombie fiction.
Bravo.

A fantastic anthology of sci-fi/horror/fantasy fiction! The contributing authors are mostly well-known - or should be. Alexander Marsh Freed's story was one of my favorites, as was Scott Edelman's. Good plots, good characters, good everything!
Totally enjoyable!

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