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"An awesome zombie novel." -- David Moody, author of Hater
"Hypnotically readable." -- R. Thomas Riley, author of Through the Glass Darkly
"An action-packed zombie extravaganza." -- Ryan C. Thomas, author of The Summer I Died
"Hypnotically readable." -- R. Thomas Riley, author of Through the Glass Darkly
"An action-packed zombie extravaganza." -- Ryan C. Thomas, author of The Summer I Died
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The “zombie apocalypse,” once on the fringes of horror, has become one of the most buzzworthy genres in popular culture. Now, in Plague of the Dead, Z.A. Recht delivers an intelligent, gripping thriller that will leave both new and die-hard zombie fans breathless.
The end begins with a viral outbreak unlike anything mankind has ever encountered before. The infected are subject to delirium, fever, a dramatic increase in violent behavior, and a one-hundred percent mortality rate. But it doesn’t end there. The victims return from death to walk the earth. When a massive military operation fails to contain the living dead it escalates into a global pandemic. In one fell swoop, the necessities of life become much more basic. Gone are petty everyday concerns. Gone are the amenities of civilized life. Yet a single law of nature remains: Live, or die. Kill, or be killed. On one side of the world, a battle-hardened general surveys the remnants of his command: a young medic, a veteran photographer, a brash Private, and dozens of refugees, all are his responsibility—all thousands of miles from home. Back in the United States, an Army colonel discovers the darker side of Morningstar virus and begins to collaborate with a well-known journalist to leak the information to the public...and the Morningstar Saga has begun.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent zombie book!,
By Al Zombie (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Plague of the Dead: The Morningstar Saga (Paperback)
This is an excellent zombie book. The story follows survivors from all over the world from the very beginning of the zombie plague and how they deal with it.It is well written with very strong character development. You won't want to put it down as you will always want to turn one more page to see what happens. A great read and worth reading again and again. This is only book one of three. I also recommending picking up the second book in the series at the same time "Thunder and Ashes (the Morningstar Strain)". As you will want to jump into the second book right after you finish the first. No one is sure at the moment when the third book will be released as the author has recently passed away (December 2009). He was a great author and I hope it will be released one day. So pick up the books and be prepared to end up wanting to read it from cover to cover in one sitting!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good zombie novel,
By J. Friesen "Avid Reader" (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Plague of the Dead: The Morningstar Saga (Paperback)
For the most part, Plague of the Dead is a great book. Recht comes up with an interesting (and plausible) way to have both fast (sprinters) and slow (shamblers) zombies. To me that alone was worth the price of admission.The action is quite good and pacing adequate. Characters are fairly well developed and not one-dimensional stereotypical cut-outs like in so many other zombie books (the evil army officer, the criminal seeking redemption, the family man who is the sole survivor, etc). I also really liked the fact that the cast of survivors was international in make-up, which gave it a unique flavour other zombie books lack. For me, the biggest let down was the battle of Suez. In the book, Recht clearly notes that a force of 500,000 multi-national troops is there to help enforce the quarantine of Africa, yet when the battle for all the marbles happens, only a battalion of troops and a couple of helicopter gunships is sent to prevent a horde numbering in the thousands from crossing the canal and spreading the infection. Pardon? Even an amateur military strategist could see that far more troops and gunships was necessary. Still, I'm interested in reading the second book in the series (and the third if it was finished before Recht's untimely passing).
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible,
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This review is from: Plague of the Dead: The Morningstar Saga (Paperback)
Poor, ham-fisted garbage. The edition I read looked like a poorly done vanity press job put out to ride the wave of zombie books, comics and movies. Badly written with boring, tedious characters who speak and behave in the most obvious stereotyped ways. No research seems to have been done about anything the book touches on. The worst kind of fan-based fiction.
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