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Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1)
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Book Description
Rachel Morgan is a runner with the Inderland Runner Services, apprehending law–breakers throughout Cincinnati. She's also a witch, one of the many Inderlanders who revealed themselves after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 50% of humanity. Witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves–the creatures of dreams and nightmares have lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But now theyᵥ stopped hiding, and nothing will be the same.
On the run with a contract on her head, Rachel reluctantly teams up with Ivy, Inderland's best runner䠮d a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her league, and to clear her name, Rachel must evade shapechanging assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crimelord, and survive a vicious underground fight–to–the–death䭯t to mention her own roommate!
Fun, sassy, filled with action, humor, and romance, Dead Witch Walking is the perfect summer read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book.
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Rachel Morgan keeps Cincinnati civilized, a job that got a lot harder when witches, warlocks, vampires, and werewolves came out of hiding. Luckily, she's also a sexy witch with an attitude, and she'll bring 'em back alive, dead . or undead.
All the creatures of the night gather in ""the Hollows"" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed.
Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining -- and it's Rachel Morgan's job to keep that world civilized.
A bounty hunter and witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll bring 'em back alive, dead ... or undead.
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Customer Reviews:
Absolutely delicious!.......2007-10-02
I can't remember the last time I had this much fun reading a book. Every page drips with action, humor and mix of creatures that are good, bad, some in between and also those walking on both sides of existence; dead and the undead. Kim Harrison has created a magnificent world of witches, vampires, demons, pixies, fairies, leprechauns and all sorts of shape shifters. This is the first book in the Rachel Morgan series and I'm in luck to have them all waiting for me on my shelf.
Most of the time I stick to straight horror, no pixy dust and warlocks for me but I just couldn't help myself and jumped into Harrison's world of mischief, mystery and magic. Rachel Morgan plays a bounty hunter working for Inland Security where magical creatures rule with iron laws. Fed up with her cruel boss she decides to leave only to end up with a death contract on her head, thus the title. With help from friends of mighty talents she decides to plan a way out to set herself free and to help he IS catch biodrug lord in order to have them cancel their call on her head. Little does she know what a tough task it proved and ends up getting chased by more than one bad guy. The story leaves the reader ready for the next book in the series so everything does not wrap up completely.
I adored reading about Rachel's magic and her charms, they were her main way of practicing spells and were used to save her skin a few times. The reader is send on a wild ride as Rachel transforms herself, battles animals and demons, fairies and avoids getting bitten by some charming vamps. This was a blast to read, if only all the books were written this way, the world would probably have riots in front of the bookstores and TV's would cease to exist.
- Kasia S.
Fun and Feisty.......2007-09-13
Dead Witch Walking is a perfect example of this type of book. Ms. Harrison has created a rich and realistic world packed with fun, believable characters. You find yourself rooting for the heroine right away as she travels from one mishap to another. Despite things not always going her way, she still emerges as a strong, self-sufficient heroine who's willing to go toe to toe with the bad guys.
The supporting cast is also strong in this book. Ivy, our heroine's living vampire partner and roommate, is perfectly mysterious. My favorite character, though, is Jenks, the third partner at the firm. Jenks is a pixie - 4 inches tall, with dragonfly wings and still all man.
Although this book is not a cliffhanger - it wraps up acceptably well - it is very obvious there is still a lot of story to be told. I look forward to discovering where Rachel Morgan will head next.
Once you read one, you just can't stop.......................2007-09-03
This series and the introduction of the characters and their world is very refreshing and actually downright intriguing. One actually immerse one's self in Rachel's world. Kim Harrison created something special.
It was alright. 3 1/2 stars, really........2007-09-01
This was an alright book. It has a great mix of characters, all with their own personalities different from each other. The plot was interesting enough to keep you wanting to read more. There were only a few things i found annoying, but those few things *seriously* annoyed me. Firstly, this book is written in the first person perspective - which i usually prefer, btw - with the witch Rachel Morgan as our main character. She annoyed me to no end - which, incidentally, makes it a bit hard to enjoy the book. She was self-centered throughout the entire book, and when the author tried to make her sound as if she was worried about another person, she would do it by having Rachel blame herself for everything. Also, Rachel repeatedly thinks the same things over and over (simply worded a bit differently). For example, when Rachel leaves the I.S. she thinks they won't come after her because they wanted her gone anyway. She thinks this same thing many times before finding out it isn't true. After awhile it gets annoying having her tell you the same thing over and over. Also we are constantly reminded of how much the vampire (and her roommate) Ivy "scares the crap out of her", as if we forgot she had said it 6 pages back as well. I like Ivy's character, and i didn't like how Rachel was constantly hurting her feelings by not trusting her, repeatedly. The one time Ivy does do something to give Rachel a reason to be afraid, i swear Rachel never lets us forget it for a second afterwards. I love books with pixies, vampires, werewolves and the like, so i gave this book a try. Though i definitely prefer Moon Called (Mercy Thompson Series, Book 1) over Dead Witch Walking, I don't regret reading this book.
ANYWAYS, besides the annoyance that was Rachel, I liked most all the other characters. The pixie, Jenks, is the most hilarious character in the book, and gives the book a fun feel to go along nicely with the non-stop action.
Dead Witch Walking was interesting enough, though, that I still want to read the next one, The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Rachel Morgan, Book 2) . Rachel Morgan isn't my kind of character, but everyone else is so i suppose it makes up for it a bit. I'd suggest checking this out from the library if you can, before buying it. If you can't get it from a library, then, well, it is a cheaply priced book for all its 400 pages.
Refreshing and Enthralling........2007-08-26
After having read all five books so far in this series, I can't wait for the next one. I found it to be fresh, original and invigorating. I highly recommend these books to anyone who is a fan of the genre.
Book Description
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. Death. But it doesn't end there. The victims return from death to walk the earth. When a massive military operation fails to contain the plague of 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... The Morningstar Saga has begun.
Customer Reviews:
Not the worst, but close.......2007-10-02
I have a serious thing for zombies. If it is about the undead I will read it or watch it. Because of this I have read a whole lot of horrible books. While this is certainly not the worst of the genre it does come fairly close.
The novel is grammatically sound, sadly an unusual trait in most zombie books. This does help an awful lot, but it certainly isn't enough to overcome paper thin characters throughout the book. I mean it, there isn't one well developed character in the entire book. Transparent, poorly researched caricatures of people are all you get, and it is often enough to make you cringe. There's the gruff general who is a natural leader, the plucky red cross nurse, and enough soldiers stolen from various movies to fill a small stadium.
Another glaring problem is the lazy story development. This book is made up of long strings of ridiculously convenient plot devices that carry the story from A to B. It reads like the author had a an idea for the beginning and end of a story and decided to slap together enough filler to get you from one to the other.
I gave the novel two stars because I think this is the author's first book. Since his technical writing skills aren't too bad there is room for him to pull it together and learn how to write at least marginally interesting characters and plot lines. Considering how god awful much of this genre is, it is at least a bit refreshing to find a writer that knows the difference between 'there' 'their' and 'they're'.
Book.......2007-09-22
This is a strong book that always keeps yo guessing and on the edge of your seat. I think that this author writes some nice pieces of written masterpiece! I will be buying more!
Plague of the Dead review.......2007-09-04
If you enjoy Zombie stories like I do (guilty pleasure) then you will really enjoy this one. This book has all of the attributes of a world-wide zombie apocalypse. It incorporates a causative agent and the in-effective efforts of the military. The story centers on several different characters and their experiences. It is a complete story but could very well have another book following the surviving characters.
Lot of Action and Survival.......2007-08-24
The story takes the reader through Africa, the Middle-East and finally to the United States. The story becomes more compelling as the number of soldiers and civilian refugees dwindles and they are forced to find supplies where they can.
If only I could have been better convinced that the battle at Suez was truly un-winnable, then I would have given this book 5 stars. That wasn't even the key turning point in the story that it seemed to be; The world was lost before then.
The story is very good and I am glad I read it. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Good read.......2007-08-03
I quite enjoyed this book. I'm relatively new to zombie books, so I couldn't say which ideas were new and which aren't, but I liked the concept of having two different types of zombies. The parallels drawn between the Morningstar virus and other viruses also made sense to me.
I had a couple of minor issues with the book. There were a fair number of spelling/printing errors in my copy (such as Pacific Northwest not being capitalized). Not the fault of the author, nor did they detract from my enjoyment. But the copy editor needs to double check his work.
*Spoiler Warning*
The other issue is a pet peeve of mine. I grew up in northern California - five hours north of San Francisco. From where I lived, it was another hour and a half to two hours to the Oregon border. If the Ramage was headed to San Francisco, and they were dropped off a little north of the city - even 2 hundred miles north - they would have been crossing northern California, not Oregon. Not a major issue, but it seems like there's a lot of folks that forget that San Francisco is in the middle of the state. Like I said, pet peeve.
Still a good book, though, and I look forward to the sequel.
Book Description
Trapped in a town surrounded by madmen, Rick must find a way out or die trying. Meanwhile, back at the prison, the rest of the survivors come to grips with the fact Rick may be dead, and a major turning point in the series is reached.
Customer Reviews:
Back on its Feet.......2007-08-03
Time flies when you're having fun.
When we last checked in on trooper gone feral Rick Grimes and his merry crew of survivors, three of them---I'll call them Rick, Katana Chick, and Baldy for simplicity---had been dragooned by the thugs of a rival local warlord, the psychopathic "Governor" (who bears an uncanny resemblance to splatter-meister and all-around zombie dude Tom Savini).
The Governor's little welcome-wagon goons bore great tidings of glad joy back to their little fortified village, where the advent of three guests meant one thing: new meat for their homegrown little gladiatorials, where they dropped two combatants into an arena, added in some zombies, and mixed well! Place your bets! We don't need another hero!
"Best Defense" wasn't anything trailblazing or genius---indeed, it owed far more to "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" than anything Romero created--- but it was a welcome escape from Charlie Adlard's increasingly indifferent artwork (maybe the prospect of bloodsports quickened Adlard's blood and steeled his brush) and the tedium of what had become a zombified soap opera trapped behind bars. Hell, it got the characters (and the faithful, bored readers) outdoors for some fresh air.
No, "Sorrowful Life" doesn't bring to bear anything new, but it's fun just the same. Payback in this one---particularly for the atrocities inflicted by the Governor in his, um, 'complicated' relationship with Katana Chick---well, payback has been a long time coming, but come it does, as Katana Chick introduces her new best buddy the Governor to the joys of well-tempered Japanese cutlery.
That's really not the question, though, is it?
The real question is this: as you watch the arena battle play out, as you watch Katana Chick take her stand, samurai swords poised to slice and dice, as you glimpse the crowd's fevered reaction---can you deny they've got Metallica's "Sad But True" amped over the arena's loudspeakers? You know they do.
Anyway, even though at journey's end we're back where we started, Kirkman has advanced the story to the very edge of a major confrontation---derivative, but blood-spattered and tasty nonetheless. Hopefully Kirkman will get more adventuresome (and Adlard tighter) as things progress, but in the meantime, the last few issues of "Walking Dead" have been pretty dry, and this gets the juices flowing and fills the bill.
For now.
JSG
Good but not the best of them.......2007-08-03
The 6th book in Kirkman's excellent story about a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by the dead. It stays true to the fans. If you're reading this review, that probably means you're one of them and you've read the firt 5 books, if that is the case then this review doesn't really matter. You're going to buy "This sorrowful life" anyway, that is if you liked the first 5. And that is excactly what I recommend you do. It's not the best of them but that doesn't mean it's not good. 3/5
Just keeps getting better..........2007-05-17
Getting this book was a little slow due to the delays but as soon as I got it and read it I was totally satisfied.
In my personal opinion vol. 6 of Walking Dead is probably the scariest one I've read. Not for reasons you might think, either. Zombies take a back seat in this volume and the real threat of the story is...you guessed it...humans. The evil things people do to one another just to quench their bloodlust is terrifying because it's real and it happens every day.
It also asks the question: just how far would the characters go for revenge and to keep their loved ones safe and what price do they pay when they have to live with their decisions.
To be honest this has been the first volume to actually make me squirm in my chair and cry out in a (somewhat) sympathy pain. The scary thing about the violence in this volume is you almost crave it. The way Kirkman writes his characters you feel their pain as well as their thirst for revenge. It almost puts you in the story and brings you to the same scary dark place that the characters go to.
If you haven't read Walking Dead don't be a dope and read this volume and if you have been reading Walking Dead and have been trouble by the violence and disturbing subject material...well...you might want to switch to reading Invincible because this volume takes it to a whole new level. Plus I have a feeling things are only going to get worse for Rick and his gang.
Going Savage for Civilization's Sake.......2007-05-16
Most of the folks here already know that The Walking Dead saga is a compilation of stories by Robert Kirkman that expand on the story that is well know to any zombie movie fan. The main story. The one started in earnest by George Romero in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead [and was later remade in 1990 (the version that I prefer) by Tom Savini (with Romero oversight)]
The Walking Dead Volume 6 continues the story of former Normal-World Police Officer Rick Grimes and those that he comes in contact with in The New World...a world that has been over-run by zombies.
Volume 6 begins after many months have passed since The Walking Dead epidemic started, and all of the characters are now reluctantly beginning to accept that their home is not the only thing that's new. Their entire existence is new: New families. New friends. New daily routines. New rules to live by. New World.
And venturing out into The New World is dangerous. The confines and security provided by the characters' new home (established in Volume 3) are less than safe. But outside the gates await unfathomable chaos and horror; hordes of the undead, along with other survivors in desperate situations that will do the unthinkable to stay alive (or entertained).
Volume 6 is much less about zombies and more about what happens to society, its morals, laws and standards when government is lost and the planet becomes mostly uninhabitable.
I'm not a regular comic book reader. But I was drawn to The Walking Dead by the volume releases that bring the convenience of being able to get several chapters of the story without the month to month waiting for each issue. And I am now hooked.
The volume releases of The Walking Dead are like reading a screenplay with storyboards of a version of Night of the Living Dead that began simultaneously, but in a different part of the country. Yes, it's kind of a rip-off of a story (stories) already told, but the key is that it's done very very well. The zombies are true to the original Romero creation: slow and stupid as opposed to the 28 Days/Weeks Later (2002 & 2007) or 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead fast and thinking zombies.
Each volume takes under an hour to get all the way through, and they leave you wanting more. So it's bittersweet to now be caught up to where I'm through all of the released material, and now have to wait for the subsequent volume releases.
Volumes 1 - 5 are all also available individually. A hard cover (Book 1) combination of Volumes 1 & 2 is out The Walking Dead Book 1 (Walking Dead) and a hard cover (Book 2) combination of Volumes 3 & 4 also came out this year The Walking Dead, Book 2 (Nos. 13-24). Book 3 (Volumes 5 & 6), is listed on Amazon for presale as of this writing The Walking Dead Book 3.
So anyone in need of a very well done zombie fix that you don't put into your DVD player should absolutely get down with The Walking Dead sickness. Add it to your cart, but be sure to start with volume 1 and read them chronologically.
On the Decline?.......2007-05-16
I tore through this TPB in the shortest amount of time of any of the series so far. My personal taste runs toward graphic novels that reward a slower pace through the dialog and art. I sometimes find Adlard's rushed style disconcerting for the wrong reasons, and it's hard to tell some of the main characters apart sometimes - Tony Moore's quirky characterizations are long gone. There was a crazy captivating fresh take on the zombie story when this series started out, and a real clarity to the characters of the ensemble cast. To my mind that originality is starting to be replaced by a whiff of Steven King.
Not that there's anything wrong with that... ;-)
This isn't a negative review, but I think this one's my least favorite in the series so far.
That's OK. I'm sure there are a lot more to come.
Book Description
This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. Continuing the tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie apocalypse that has ravaged the world.
Customer Reviews:
Once Bitten............2007-10-05
Imagine the world as you know it gone, and you are constantly on the run. Pursuing you slowly but surely are a horde of exhaustless dead. In this graphic novel The Walking Dead 2, our little band of ragtag survivors finds themselves in a prison, literally. Surrounded by a fence, which keeps the dead out, they must now clear the grounds of any "leftovers" which might be hiding in dark corners. It's an enormous task. The good news is that they have a lot of food, and room to move around. The bad news is that the prison was still occupied by a couple of prisoners and they have no idea what crime these men committed to be there. Trust isn't an issue in a world where everyone must have each others back, including strangers. Each person there has lost someone, and human nature is to cling to anything you have left. Families are formed, friendships are tested, and enemies are quickly dispatched. The new rule is "kill and you die" which means kill one of the living and you will become one of the dead, but not the walking dead, just plain dead.
I wont give anything away, but I will say that I was completely shocked, disgusted, appalled, giddy, distressed, moved and keyed up by this novel. I know that they could never put this on film because they wouldn't ever get permission for such staggering "kick in the teeth" carnage. At one point I had to just put the book down and wait for the blood to come back to my face.
I can't stress enough how richly this graphic novel is drawn. The artistry, the sheer genius of it and the rawness just oozes off the pages. I have seen zombies in films that cannot mirror the ones that are on these pages. Their eyes are filmy white, skin peeled back by the rays of the sun, maggots dropping with every shuffled step, putrid organs now black with rot trailing behind. Their fingers, and arms and legs are bent at angles the human form wasn't meant to. It's a feast for the eyes, as well as the brain.
Dead and loving it.......2007-09-17
Robert Kirkman's ongoing zombie saga continues in this second hardcover collection, which collects issues 13-24 of the series (otherwise known as volumes 3 and 4 of the TPB's). As the story picks up, cop Rick Grimes, along with his pregnant wife and young son, and a group of fellow survivors, have found what appears to be an abandoned prison, which they plan to make into a sanctuary as the zombie plague continues to wreak havoc. What also occurs in this TPB plants the seed for chaotic future events, including the coming of a mysterious survivor named Michonne, and a big revelation in regards to the effects of the plague. Charlie Adlard's pencils are once again more than solid, with Cliff Rathburn's gray tones providing a stark look to the proceedings. Horror comics are rarely this good, but Kirkman has crafted a work of horror comic genius here that is clearly inspired by the works of the great George Romero. Just as his films displayed, Kirkman proves that the scariest thing about a zombie outbreak aren't the dead themselves, but the humans in the middle of it all. All in all, of you liked the first hardcover volume of the Walking Dead in the least, this second collection is a must own. For newcomers to the series, things only get better from this point forward.
Save the Trees........2007-07-25
If you're thinking about buying this, then you probably read the first one and liked it. In which case, then you're probably okay with terribly written graphic novels. Proceed.
I am still hooked and enjoying this series.......2007-06-12
The group is trying to make a life at a former prison. They are working out a way to adapt to the new life with zombies. They do not expect to be rescued because it has been over a year. I will be waiting for the third book in
November.
Another win!!.......2007-05-28
Just picked this up and DEVOURED it!! My only complaint is that I need more! What a great read and a wonderful zombie story! Highly recommended!!
Book Description
Jonah Caine, a lone survivor in a zombie-infested world, struggles to understand the apocalypse in which he lives. Unable to find a moral or sane reason for the horror that surrounds him, he is overwhelmed by violence and insignificance. After wandering for months, Jonah's lonely existence dramatically changes when he discovers a group of survivors. Living in a museum-turned-compound, they are led jointly by Jack, an ever-practical and efficient military man, and Milton, a mysterious, quizzical prophet who holds a strange power over the dead. Both leaders share Jonah's anguish over the brutality of their world, as well as his hope for its beauty. Together with others, they build a community that reestablishes an island of order and humanity surrounded by relentless ghouls. But this newfound peace is short-lived, as Jonah and his band of refugees clash with another group of survivors who remind them that the undead are not the only-nor the most grotesque-horrors they must face.
Customer Reviews:
Good Zombie novel!!.......2007-09-18
I have read alot of zombie books and this one uses the more common ideas for them. BUT it has a neat twist with one of the people involved. I really enjoyed this book and think all zombie book lovers will like it too!!
Zombie Fiction at its Best!! A Must Read!!.......2007-09-16
I have read most of the zombie fiction available out there and Dying to Live manages to deliver where most others fail. Here are the reasons:
1. Finally a zombie novel with horror in it. True horror.
2. Tons of action.
3. A storyline that doesn't involve survivors sitting around in a safehouse the entire time waiting for help.
4. A character with a mysterious ability over the undead that doesn't turn the book into the mummy returns.
5. Great bad guys. Characters that we pretend don't really exist just to be able to sleep at night.
SOLID ZOMBIE NOVEL.......2007-09-14
Permuted Press has been making quite a name for themselves in the genre of zombie fiction and their latest release is Kim Paffenroth's "Dying to Live." The problem I have had with some zombie novels in the past is that the authors tend to set their sights a bit too high. While trying to tell a world-spanning tale of a zombie outbreak they often try to do too much and forget the smaller, personal stories. The best zombie stories/films were those that concentrated on the smaller picture, such as "Night of the Living Dead." Thankfully Paffenroth does not fall into this trap. He gives us one small, yet very appetizing piece of the zombie pie.
Paffenroth doesn't waste a lot of time explaining the zombie outbreak, preferring to jump right into the introduction of the main character, Jonah Caine, who has been surviving on his own since the catastrophe took place. Jonah is a plain, everyman...a former English professor at a community college, who has been resourceful enough to stay alive but grown weary by the stress of being on the run. A risky foray into a city to find food leads to Jonah meeting a small settlement of survivors who have turned a museum into their own fortress. The settlement's leader is Jack Lawson, your typical former military man but the most interesting character is the settlement's spiritual leader, Milton. In Paffenroth's zombie world, animals can also become zombies. When one of these undead animals bites Milton, he becomes essentially a human/zombie hybrid, carrying the stink and rot of death, yet not actually dying. Further, other zombies seem to fear Milton and are repelled when he walks among them, a useful ability indeed.
These survivors live in relative safety in their stronghold, leaving only for quick raids for food and supplies in the city. Jonah has to prove himself with a dangerous initiation rite by going on one of these raids. It is during one of these raids that they encounter another survivor, living alone with his newborn son in what turns into a harrowing rescue. With no real threat to them, they decide to go to the threat, by investigating smoke seen at the far end of the city. It's here where the survivors face the real horrors...a state correctional facility whose inmates have secured their own fortress.
"Dying to Live" is a solid, and often terrifying novel. The confrontations with the zombies keep are slam-bang thrill rides with something lurking behind each dark corner. The only real problem with the story is the last quarter of the book when Jonah and a few others encounter the prison inmates. Paffenroth ultimately made his characters too safe and secure in their museum home. The zombies were completely unable to mount any kind of a threat to them in their makeshift museum fortress. Paffenroth had to concoct a more serious threat than the legions of zombies themselves. A bit contrived, but not enough to spoil an otherwise brisk moving story with sufficient scares for any zombie fan. While I would have liked to have seen the characters developed a bit more, this is still an entertaining zombie fiction read.
REVIEWED BY TIM JANSON
Zombies, with a side order of religion........2007-08-30
There are parts of this book that are great - some flat out fantastic zombie fiction. Original, and yet mostly true to the Romero template (though that's not something I live and die by, as it were). I can see why this has earned his book the compliment of being 'the thinking man's zombie novel' - but I think that description is somewhat misleading.
The plot and geography of his world are very nicely done - and the nods and respect for what is horrific about the genre are intact. That aspect is intelligent and fun writing.
There is a lot lacking, however. The dialog is pretty bad, with exposition coming about in unnatural ways. There are some awkward treatments of gender, and race, that read like they are coming from someone a few generations older than the pop culture norm. The narrator and male characters have a kind of 'tin masculinity' - cliches abound. The women are treated nearly as a different species, rather than gender.
Especially odd is the way the narrator lingers on many emotionally difficult things, yet - he doesn't think about his wife and kids at all after trying, unsuccessfully, to find them (not really a spoiler - its covered in exposition). He writes of sexuality as if he is Mr. Rogers. In a prison environment, he refers several times to 'the black man'(previously met)- it would be more apt to point out 'the white man', who is more likely a minority in this setting. Better yet - I'd rather have characters described as something other than their race. In a zombie infested convenience store he comments about how the races are all finally getting along now that they are undead... last time I was in a convenience store many races were represented and they were getting along fine. There is some ugly judgement and generalization of inmates in prison - all lazy stupid sodomites.
All of this can be forgiven for a fast paced romp through a zombie apocalypse.
Harder to avoid, however, is the ever present discussion of God, the Bible, spirits, and souls. Luck and 'all these little miracles' are written of in a way that tauntingly suggests that anyone who doesn't think God is pulling the strings is crazy. The word or name God is on nearly every page - especially in dialog - many characters like to chat about God. An unlikely character points out the difference between the Tribulation and the Apocalypse (having overheard it from elderly relatives!?). The Bible is quoted several times, sometimes in casual conversation. People don't talk like that, in my experience, except perhaps in church lobbies or study groups. For the most part - people avoid discussion of religion and politics in polite company of casual acquaintances.
This would all seem more plausible, and less hard to accept and digest, if the narrating character was a professor of religious studies (like the author of the book) rather than an english professor. That would have been a good solution, I think.
Aside from dialog - there are several biblical references in the action of the story. A man first looses his ear in a scuffle - then has both hands pierced with knives and is finally killed with a spear in his side while his friends talk about how forsaken he was, and how 'like a lamb to the slaughter' (this read as crass and tasteless, not merely out of place and unlikely). There is an outright messiah character who didn't bother me half as much as the frequent references to God and impromptu religious discussions (and untimely internal reflection of the narrator) throughout the rest of book.
How reviewers fail to mention this religious undertone is beyond me. I found it very distracting at times - and feel it detracted from an otherwise fantastic read.
The highs were strongly tempered by the lows - I would have gone to 5 if it hadn't had a subversive religious tone.
AMAZING!!!.......2007-08-18
I could not put this down. Just an amazing story. The ending seemed a little rushed, but overall a fantastic book. Bring on the feature film!!!!
Book Description
This hardcover features the first 12 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long time fans, new readers and anyone needing a slightly heavy object with which to fend off the walking dead.
Customer Reviews:
So much better than the flicks.......2007-08-23
These books have the potential to tell a zombie story with no end. Such is a desire of many lovers of the genre--including Kirkman, who states at the end of this book how he's always wanted to know 'what happens next.' The story is typical zombie fare, but that is a strength rather than a weakness. With nightmarish illustrations, Kirkman depicts a post-zombification world filled with the similar kind desperation one saw in the old films. It's refreshing that he hasn't tried to reinvent the genre.
Robert Kirkman should not be allowed to ever write again........2007-07-25
When I read about this book, I was excited because I love the Zombie genre. Plus, I saw some of the artwork and it looked good. So, I order this book and when it arrived I read it right away. And boy was it terrible. Kirkman needs to learn how to write. This is the worst dialogue I have ever read. All the character repeat themselves two, sometimes three, times. There will be a page of action then the next two pages will be the characters talking about what we just saw!!! This guy can't fill a story. It's 80% filler. And the human relationships and motives are so unrealistic and poorly executed... I just recently bought "Marvel Zombies" not realizing he wrote it and I found that his bad writing wasn't a one time deal. In one panel it reads: "We're almost ready--get over here! This won't work if we don't all fire at the same time." NEXT PANEL: "Like I say--We've got to fire at the same time--if not--it won't work." 'LIKE I SAY'?!? You mean, in the previous panel? Why say something once when you can say it twice? Don't they have editors for this very reason? Be prepared for that kind of constant recapping if you buy this book.
Disappointed.......2007-07-10
One star is for the art. The other star is for the idea. The lack of the last three stars is because there is nothing else in this book that deserves one. With all the advancements that graphic novels have made over the years, this book takes a huge leap backwards. The book feels like it was written by a 12 year-old. The dialogue is horrible, the spelling and grammatical errors are annoying, and the author has absolutely no faith in his readers. Kirkman seems to feel a need to spell everything out for his readers, like he's afraid that you won't get it otherwise. He fills dialogue with huge amounts of seemingly useless information in an attempt to give us back-story or exposition. I thought that this was an adult graphic novel, but after reading the first hundred pages or so, I realized that the only thing qualifying this book for mature audiences is the ridiculously out of place cursing and the beautifully drawn gore, which, again, is the book's only saving grace. Buy this book for your children, but if you are over the age of 13, look for a graphic novel with some substance.
Brilliant.......2007-06-21
Before he started getting high profile projects like Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies, Robert Kirkman got noticed for creating The Walking Dead. And now, the first twelve issues of Kirkman's brillant and horrific series are collected in this oversized, handsome hardcover. The series begins as police officer Rick Grimes wakes up out of a coma to find the world has changed quite a bit. Zombies are everywhere, and human survivors are few and far between. Soon enough though, Rick is re-united with his wife Lori, young son Carl, and partner Shane, along with a host of other survivors, but as he soon learns, the most dangerous life forms walking around now aren't the zombies, but are in fact the humans. That's what helps make The Walking Dead so good. Kirkman really gets down and dirty examining the effects on these people in this crisis that changes everything they know about the world. The stark black and white artwork from Tony Moore, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn has a lasting effect as well. This first hardcover volume concludes with a discovery that sets the stage for the future of the series, which proves the previous notion over what's is more dangerous in a world crawling with zombies. If you've never checked out The Walking Dead before, pick this up.
Kirkman's Zombie Soap Opera begins!.......2007-06-21
The Walking Dead Book 1 is a wonderful hardcover collection containing the first two trade paperbacks in the series. Robert Kirman has created an interesting world and a host of even more interesting characters based on a premise that has been overused in the past (i.e. the world being overun by zombies). The art in the beginning of the book is definitely better than at the end, and once the artist changed when the second storyline came along it took a while for me to get used to it, but Kirkman's excellent writing soon won me over again. With the Walking Dead the strength of the writing really counts for a lot, and it should not really bother me that the book is in black and white, but it does. The characterization of Rick and his family is superbly done, and all the scenes are well-written and excellent. Even so, I would have given this book 5 stars if it appeared in color. Many would scream bloody murder, but I think that the only comic book in black & white worth 5 stars is Alan Moore's From Hell. The Walking Dead is entertaining, but would have looked even better in color, easily warranting the 5 stars I wish I could give. Still, I would definitely recommend it to anyone, even those who don't like the horror genre. It is so much more than just a horror comic. Read it, and find out for yourself.
Book Description
As the survivors settle into their prison home something has drawn them out into the open... out of the prison... out of their sanctuary. This is a major turning point for the overall story of The Walking Dead, setting the stage for years to come.
Customer Reviews:
The Walking Dead's most shocking story yet.......2007-06-27
In a world filled with Zombies, how would the survivors cope with the daily terrors and psychological horrors of their existence? Robert Kirkman answers this question with "The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense" in which we meet a psychopathic villain called the Governor who has been so twisted by the current state of the world that he tortures people for fun, feeds all newbies in his community to the Dead for sport, keeps his Zombie daughter as a pet, stages gladiatorial battles to amuse townsfolk, and keeps a collection of gruesome trophies in fishtanks right in his living room. Of course, Rick Grimes is smack in the middle of it all as he goes toe to toe with this maniac, which just goes to show that the Zombies are merely catalysts for greater evils that lurk in human hearts, which the survivors should truly fear above all else. I enjoyed Kirkman's dialogue and pacing, as always, but was a bit upset about what happens to Michonne in this book (the Governor gets a hold of her, I won't go into details), but that's life among the Zombies for ya. Back at the prison the story also heats up as Carol proposes something outlandish to Rick's wife concerning marriage, while orphan twins have to be dealt with alongside ex-cons and the constant threat of Zombie-intrusion. Excellent characterization and snappy banter make this volume a must read!
Unraveling at the Seams..........2007-06-22
I guess you could consider me a fan of "The Walking Dead" series by Robert Kirkman.
I was introduced to it a couple of months ago, while recovering from surgery, and I immediately found myself enjoying being immersed in a world populated by zombies and unlikely (and sometimes unlucky) heroes.
Up until this volume the characters stayed consistent and true to their nature, regardless of their appeal (or lack thereof in some cases) and, though there were times when those natures seemed to conflict with their established pattern, in this volume the characters begin to step outside of their normal established boundaries to such extent that they are almost unrecognizable to the reader.
A sad fact further demonstrated in this issue's artwork, which feels as rushed as the story does and, in some cases, appear darker than the storyline.
[Possible Spoiler Warning]
As an example, an established character, in this volume, requests a relationship beyond the ordinary one that we'd commonly experience. And, while this character's suggestion for such could plausibly occur, I felt that the character in question made such a strange request to the wrong individuals.
As the writer of the series, I would've have kept the character's previous feelings and relationship in mind prior to such a strange request, as well as, keeping in mind the reality of a person's (real or imagined) psyche and their inability to lose the person that they previously had a relationship with.
As such, rather than the character approaching two unlikely individuals in the hopes that such a strange request and proposal would be accepted, that character would, in fact, realistically propose the strange request to the person that they had been having a steady relationship with, only a couple of weeks prior, in order to try and keep the person that character has grown to depend on.
Because of situations like the one previously mentioned and others similar to it, as well as, the "superhero" elements that are beginning to surface, I found myself skimming this volume rather than voraciously devouring it like the ones prior to it. And though I will continue to read this series in hope that this is not a trend that will follow in future volumes, I find myself shuddering... not in fear of the walking dead, but from the possible loss of my hard earned dollar.
Strayed A Bit . . . .......2007-03-31
Volume 5 (comic books 25-30) strayed a bit for me. We're introduced to a new bad guy, and it just seems like a character we've seen before - the cruel governor of the hopeless town that rules with an iron fist. The man in white in Godfather 2, Gene Hackman's character in The Quick and the Dead, every bad guy in every Zorro movie...
And some of the characters seem... off. Not reacting in ways those characters should be. Rick Grimes wife, the young guy who goes on the search mission with Grimes... off.
Not the best of the bunch, but still a part of the best thing to happen to the zombie genre in 20 years.
A truly great series.......2007-03-08
This series has been a favorite of mine as it goes beyond the initial pandemic of a zombie outbreak and takes a view at the social structure that evolves afterwords as the survivors cope with being in the minority isolated in pockets fighting for supplies and sanity in a world where the majority wants you for dinner
Dead Man (Sleep) Walking.......2007-02-21
So Bob Kirkman's Dead keep Walking. And my mind keeps wandering.
Why is that, do you suppose? Why does getting through this fifth installment of The Walking Dead feel like such a chore?
If the best Defense really is a good Offense, then this fifth installment really doesn't have it: "Defense" is lacking the zombie mojo to take the reader by the throat, sink its gory husks deep into his neck, and shake him around until he begs for mercy.
Look: maybe it's just that the Zombie genre is getting a little long in the tooth. We've seen running zombies, we've seen zombies that talk, use tools, file taxes, combat global warming. Maybe we're just glutted, or the appetite is starting to discriminate a wee bit.
Maybe it's just that the collection of characters here are just too formulaic and dry to have fun with. We're still puttering around with patriarchal cop Rick Grimes, his nag of a wife (who would have been zombie chow had I been Rick, say, well about 4 issues ago. Divorce is a good thing, even better in the post-Apocalypse), former NFL quarterback Tyrese for a little anger-management flavor, the friendly-old-dude/veteran Dale (is it just me, or is Dale a kind of whitebread 'Dumb Donald'---you know, the guy with the pink-knit hat that looked kinda like a squid from "Fat Albert"?), and a bunch of other characters I couldn't care less about.
And they haven't really changed. One of 'em has shaved his head, Dale occasionally removes his head-warmer, Rick's grown whiskers, and they all know how to strip a submachine-gun now, but other that that, they're still as bland as they were the day the realized Grandma wasn't staying in her casket.
Maybe the characters are played out: maybe they're just *not* that interesting.
Or maybe the premise Kirkman started with---back when he had far-better artist Tony Moore riding shotgun---the idea that he was going to run ordinary folks through "Extreme Situations"---maybe that, just maybe, that bold & exciting idea has been a little too toned down, reined back, to the point where what's happening right now feels a tad too---well, comfortable. Familiar. Boring.
Because that's what #5 is: boring. Frankly, I miss the few delicious, bumpy minutes when the prisoners from #3 were in charge, particularly the psycho guy with the penchant for taking heads.
Because for now, yes, "Walking Dead" is really the only game in town when it comes to serial encounters with the guys that see *us* as their Mickey D's quick-chow. But it's not that much of a game.
Think I'm being harsh?
Consider #5's Big Bad, the Governor, who gets about 5 seconds to play around as a real live honest-to-God human being before collapsing like a poker-card pagoda of bad clieches. The originality: a Tom Savini-lookalike who rigs up gladiatorials between humans and zombies! The horror!
I'll keep reading, because, as I said, I'm about as hungry for good zombie-chow as the next brain-eater. But until something really exciting happens---something *really* extreme, that pushes these bland characters beyond the expected---"Walking Dead" is just dead on its feet.
JSG
Book Description
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. This volume follows our band of survivors on their tragic journey in search of shelter. Characters live and die as they brave a treacherous landscape littered with packs of the walking dead.
Customer Reviews:
Ongoing Zombie Novel keeps up the pace.......2007-06-27
This is the 2nd zombie book from kirkman, they try to maintain that excitement level from the first book and on most levels it works. The art work really stands out, im impressed by the fact that its only black and white. These books would be the de facto standard if they were in color, this story is meant to be shown like a tv series
The Zombie Classic Returns!.......2007-03-31
There is only one thing better than Volume 1 of Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead.
And that's Volume 2.
The story is great, the artwork is fantastic.
Have I mentioned that this may be the Greatest Zombie Story EVER ?
The Walking Dead: There Is No Substitute.
great series..........2007-02-02
don't miss out on the walking dead, one of the best comic book series out there right now. one big thing going for it is who the heck knows what's going to happen next or who's going to get unceremoniously waxed at any second. it's post-apocalyptic greatness, and a must-read.
Moving On.......2006-09-03
In the second volume of Robert Kirkman's character study disguised as a zombie book, Rick and the other survivors finally pack up the RV and break camp. The idea to stay on the move was vetoed by Rick's partner Shane, but with him gone, Rick is now the unquestioned leader of the group. Rick's young son Carl was forced to kill Shane when he threatened to kill Rick over the matter of Lori, Rick's wife, whom Shane had fallen in love with. However, it seems that before Rick met up with the camp, Lori, who believed Rick to be dead, had sex with Shane, and that fact comes back to haunt the couple in a few ways.
While on the road, the survivors meet Tyrese, a former NFL player, his daughter Julie, and Julie's boyfriend Chris. Although the two groups are initially wary of each other, the new trio soon becomes integrated into the original group of survivors, though not everyone is happy with the new members.
A few times, Rick and the camp try to make permanent residence, only to be continually thwarted by the zombies. However, it seems at times that the zombies are the least of everyone's problems. Glenn is more concerned with a budding relationship between Tyrese and Carol, whom he secretly lusts for, while Tyrese has to deal with the sexual feelings between his daughter and her boyfriend, who he obviously doesn't get along with. While the problems between the people is the core of the story, issues such as the lack of food and shelter as well as the zombie menace makes life very difficult for the camp. One would think that they wouldn't let the little things bother them, but they are all still human.
Overall, these issues are as strong, possibly stronger, than the initial five. Kirkman's writing is great as usual, but the change in artists is very noticable. I don't know why Tony Moore stopped doing the interior art (he still does covers, which aren't included, a fact that I really don't like about these trades), but he was definitely a stronger artist than the current one. It was harder to keep some of the characters straight, and I don't like the way Carl is drawn, especially in the scene where... well I can't tell you, but you'll know it when you see it. He looks very out-of-proportion.
Still, this collection is well worth it. Kirkman is a strong author who shows how, during a crisis, people can come together to do great things. But they can also be very petty and selfish.
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold!.......2006-05-27
The Walking Dead Volume 2 continues to show humanity falling apart. It's not just the living verses the dead. It's the living verses the living. When drastic things happen people also change , weather good or bad. The story as well as the art work has got more gritty.
Book Description
Life in the prison starts to get interesting for Rick Grimes and the rest of our survivors. Relationships heat up, fizzle out, and change entirely almost overnight. By the end of this volume, relationships between key characters are radically changed, setting the stage for future events in TheWalking Dead.
Customer Reviews:
Series stays strong........2007-05-27
Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead: The Heart's Desire (Image, 2006)
Kirkman unleashes the fourth installment in his Walking Dead comic series, and as we've come to expect from Kirkman, it's of high quality. When we last left our intrepid band of travelers, they were o the verge of being forced out of the safety they'd found in the prison by an inmate with a grudge against society. Rick's method of solving the problem, and the way he reacts to other, more mundane, stresses that occur amongst the members of the band, makes him-- and those around him-- start to question, if not his sanity, at least his fitness to lead. Kirkman's doing a fine job with this series, and I'm very much looking forward to the next installment. *** ½
The Zombie Classic Continues.......2007-03-31
If Volume 3 was Safety Behind Bars, this installment in the zombie series should be Volume 3.5: Nobody Is Safe. It is still a great series. What more can be said? Kirkman is writing a Modern Zombie Classic, that really about the true nature of humanity. And human frailties are very present in this installment.
If there's a god in Hollywood, he should be making Walking Dead movies, right now.
Again with the awesomness.......2007-03-09
I guess i'm just going to have to write another good review. these damn books just keep on getting better and better, Robert kirkman needs to speed up the release of more zombiestuffs! (not to be confused with foodstuffs)
Cleaning (The Big) House.......2007-02-17
Most of the folks here already know that The Walking Dead saga is a compilation of stories by Robert Kirkman that expand on the story that is well know to any zombie movie fan. The main story. The one started in earnest by George Romero in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead [and was later remade in 1990 (the version that I prefer) by Tom Savini (with Romero oversight)]
The Walking Dead volume 4 continues the story of Police Officer Rick Grimes and his band of normal-world-refugees as they settle into their new home. And it's time to clean house. Clean house of some bad prior residents. Clean house of some undead residents. And clean house of rules made prematurely...like, "You kill, you die." That rule clearly just won't do in The New World.
In volume 4 relationships are forged and strengthened, and relationships are betrayed and broken. A new character (Michonne) is introduced, and she brings with her a strange (split?) personality, a dose of unrest for the gang and--most oddly--an unexplained ability to seemingly tame the undead.
I'm not a regular comic book reader. But I was drawn to The Walking Dead by the volume releases that bring the convenience of being able to get several chapters of the story without the month to month waiting for each issue. And I am now hooked.
The volume releases of The Walking Dead are like reading a screenplay with storyboards of a version of Night of the Living Dead that began simultaneously, but in a different part of the country. Yes, it's kind of a rip-off of a story (stories) already told, but the key is that it's done very very well. The zombies are true to the original Romero creation: slow and stupid as opposed to the 28 Days Later (2002) or 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead fast and thinking zombies.
Each volume takes under an hour to get all the way through, and they leave you wanting more. Volumes 1 through 5 are all available individually. A hard cover edition of volume 1 & 2 is out and a hard cover edition of volumes 3 & 4 is scheduled for early 2007. Volume 6 is scheduled for release the last week of February 2007; I have no info on a hard cover release of volumes 5 & 6, but I'm sure that it will happen if you prefer to wait.
So anyone in need of a very well done zombie fix that you don't put into your DVD player should absolutely get down with The Walking Dead sickness. Add it to your cart, but be sure to start with volume 1 and read them chronologically.
super zombie series..........2007-02-02
don't miss out on the walking dead, one of the best comic book series out there right now. one big thing going for it is who the heck knows what's going to happen next or who's going to get unceremoniously waxed at any second. it's post-apocalyptic greatness, and a must-read.
the series is done in black and white, but the shading is so good i don't even miss the color. big props to whoever does the shading.
Book Description
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: there is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. This volume follows our band of survivors as they set up a permanent camp inside a prison. Relationships change, characters die, and our team of survivors learn there's something far more deadly than zombies out there: each other.
Customer Reviews:
A Great Story of Life Amongst the Zombies.......2007-03-31
How can Robert Kirkman possibly top Volumes 1 and 2 (comic books 1-12) of The Walking Dead series? I don't know. But he does it again, here, with Volume 3.
What's worse - the zombie threat, or the threat the survivors pose to each other?
You'll have to read the million shades of gray in this edition of the zombie classic!
An Awesome read.......2007-03-09
just like what my title says, this comic is an awesome read. zombies, death, guns, and the occasional madman. c'mon now, what more does a comic need?
Death Row.......2007-02-16
Most of the folks here already know that The Walking Dead saga is a compilation of stories by Robert Kirkman that expand on the story that is well know to any zombie movie fan. The main story. The one started in earnest by George Romero in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead [and was later remade in 1990 (the version that I prefer) by Tom Savini (with Romero oversight)]
The Walking Dead Volume 3 continues the story of Police Officer Rick Grimes and his band of normal-world-refugees as they find a new home after a perilous Georgia countryside journey across a world suddenly infected by a Walking Dead sickness. The home that they find kept the bad locked in when the world was normal; in our players' New World their home will hopefully keep the bad out.
But there are some inhabitants already in their new home...both alive and undead. Which will be most dangerous to Rick's group? That's the question and plight of volume 3.
I'm not a regular comic book reader. But I was drawn to The Walking Dead by the volume releases that bring the convenience of being able to get several chapters of the story without the month to month waiting for each issue. And I am now hooked.
The volume releases of The Walking Dead are like reading a screenplay with storyboards of a version of Night of the Living Dead that began simultaneously, but in a different part of the country. Yes, it's kind of a rip-off of a story (stories) already told, but the key is that it's done very very well. The zombies are true to the original Romero creation: slow and stupid as opposed to the 28 Days Later (2002) or 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead fast and thinking zombies.
Each volume takes under an hour to get all the way through, and they leave you wanting more. Volumes 1 through 5 are all available individually. A hard cover edition of volume 1 & 2 is out and a hard cover edition of volumes 3 & 4 is scheduled for early 2007. Volume 6 is scheduled for release the last week of February 2007; I have no info on a hard cover release of volumes 5 & 6, but I'm sure that it will happen if you prefer to wait.
So anyone in need of a very well done zombie fix that you don't put into your DVD player should absolutely get down with The Walking Dead sickness. Add it to your cart, but be sure to start with volume 1 and read them chronologically.
awesome kirkman series..........2007-02-02
don't miss out on the walking dead, one of the best comic book series out there right now. one big thing going for it is who the heck knows what's going to happen next or who's going to get unceremoniously waxed at any second. it's post-apocalyptic greatness, and a must-read.
the series is done in black and white, but the shading is so good i don't even miss the color. big props to whoever does the shading.
Safty Behind Bars...not likely!.......2006-05-27
In a world where the dead rule, a band of the living take refuge in a prison. Seems a little too easy, but what could go wrong...don't worry about the dead ones. It's the living prisoners you need to watch out for. When Hershel opened that door and I turned the page...my jaw dropped to the floor. Totally wasn't expecting it. Volume 3 is the best so far.
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