World War Z

Author: Max Brooks

Publication date: 2006

Genre: Horror, post-apocalyptic fiction

 

Plot

The story begins in China after a zombie bites a young boy. The Chinese government attempts to contain the infection and concocts a crisis involving Taiwan to mask their activities. The infection is spread to other countries by the black market organ trade and by refugees; an outbreak in South Africa finally brings the plague to public attention. 

 

Characters

The Interviewer

Kwang Jingshu

Nury Televadi

Stanley MacDonald

Fernando Oliveira

Jacob Nyathi

Jurgen Warmbrunn

Saladin Kader

Bob Archer

 

Overview

World War Z consists of a series of interviews with men and women who survived the zombie war (World War Z). Each interview focuses on a specific stage in the zombie war, and those interviewed vary radically in terms of diversity. (Source http://allreaders.com/book-review-summary/world-war-z-35238)

 

 

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Zombieron Rating

5 Zombies out of 5 Zombies

 

 

 

 

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Author: George Orwell

Publication date: 1949

Genre: Dystopian, political fiction, social science fiction

Plot

Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party. He works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting and distorting history. To escape Big Brother's tyranny, at least inside his own mind, Winston begins a diary — an act punishable by death.

 

Characters
Winston Smith

Julia

Big Brother
O'Brien
Emmanuel Goldstein

 

Overview

In 1984, George Orwell presents his vision of dystopia, a world consisting of three massive totalitarian states constantly at war with each other and using technological advancements to keep their respective Party members and masses under careful observation and control. Written in 1948 and published in 1949, this novel is often touted as one of the greatest novels written in the English language.

 

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5 star out of 5 stars

The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor

Authors: Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

Publication date: 2011

Genre: Post-apocalyptic and horror

Plot

The novel follows the story of Philip Blake, his daughter Penny, his older brother Brian, and his friends Bobby and Nick as they struggle to survive in a world ravaged by the zombie apocalypse. (Source Wikipedia)

Characters

Philip Blake

Brian Blake

Penny Blake

Nick Parsons

Bobby Marsh

April Chalmers

Tara Chalmers 

David Chalmers 

Bruce Cooper

Dr. Stevens

Caesar Martinez

Overview

In the Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it's forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople's amusement, or chopping off the appendages of those who cross him. The Governor was voted "Villain of the Year" by Wizard magazine the year he debuted, and his story arc was the most controversial in the history of the Walking Dead comic book series. Now for the first time, fans of The Walking Dead will discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes. (Source Amazon)

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5 stars out of 5 stars

Vincent Price Unmasked

Author:  James Robert Parish & Steven Whitney

Publication date: 1974

Genre: Biography

An engrossing portrait of the many faceted and highly talented personality. Includes biography and complete lists of Vincent Price on Broadway, in Feature Films, on American Radio and Television, and in Print.

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5 star out of 5 stars

 

The 13th Hour

Author: Richard Doetsch

Publication date: 2009

Genre: Crime & Thriller

Plot

At 9pm on July 28, Nick Quinn is given an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to rewrite history and save his wife Mary's life. At 9pm, Nick is being held in jail, accused of Mary's murder. He saw her bloody corpse; he knows that she is dead. That's when a grey haired gentleman presents him with a talisman that allows him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of twelve hours. With each hour that Nick journeys back in time, he finds more clues to the identity of Mary's real killer, but he also discovers that his actions in the past have unexpected repercussions on the future. All his good intentions of saving Mary's life may in fact lead to a far greater catastrophe than he could have imagined. If he hasn't set things right by the thirteenth hour, all will be lost. A surprising and utterly original thriller that blends a dash of fantasy with page-turning suspense, The 13th Hour has all the ingredients of a massive international bestseller.

Characters

Nick Quinn

Julia Quinn

Ethan Dance

Robert Shannon

Marcus Bennett

Paul Dreyfus

Sam Dreyfus

Zachariah Nash

Shamus Hennicot

Overview

A mesmerizing thriller — told in reverse!

A surprising and utterly original story that blends page-turning suspense with exhilarating imagination as a man goes back in time to prevent a vicious crime from ruining his life.

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5 star out of 5 stars

The Damnation Game

Author: Clive Barker

Publication date: 1985

Genre: Horror & Fantasy

Plot

There are things worse than death. There are games so seductively evil, so wondrously vile, no gambler can resist. Amid the shadow-scarred rubble of World War II, Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life’s ultimate game. Now a millionaire, locked in a terror-shrouded fortress of his own design, Joseph Whitehead has hell to pay. And no soul is safe from this ravaging fear, the resurrected fury, the unspeakable desire of...

Characters

Marty Strauss

Joseph Whitehead

Carys Whitehead

Mamoulian

Overview

"I have seen the future of the horror genre, and his name is Clive Barker," Stephen King has written. Fortunately, this first novel (Barker has published short story collections) more than bears the weight of King's praise. Barker is a better writer than King, and his characters are just as interesting. Set in modern Britain, the story thrusts a flawed "innocent"parolee Marty Straussinto an epic conflict between wealthy Joseph Whitehead and Mamoulian the Cardplayer, a centuries-old creature with whom Whitehead had struck a bargain to obtain his wealth and power. Whitehead reneges, and the resulting struggle is played out primarily on his fortress-like estate. Barker's excellent writing makes the graphic, grotesque imagery endemic to current horror fiction very effective. Highly recommended anywhere horror fiction is popular. A.J. Wright, Anesthesiology Dept., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
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4 star out of 5 stars

Horns

Author: Joe Hill

Publication date: February 16, 2010

Genre: Contemporary fantasy, Gothic fiction & Supernatural fiction

Plot

Merrin Williams is dead, slaughtered under inexplicable circumstances, leaving her beloved boyfriend Ignatius Perrish as the only suspect. On the first anniversary of Merrin's murder, Ig spends the night drunk and doing awful things. When he wakes the next morning he has a thunderous hangover . . . and horns growing from his temples. Ig possesses a terrible new power to go with his terrible new look—a macabre gift he intends to use to find the monster who killed his lover. Being good and praying for the best got him nowhere. Now it's time for revenge . . .

It's time the devil had his due. . . .

Characters

Ignatius Perrish

Merrin Williams

Lee Tourneau

Terry Perrish

Overview

Joe Hill has been hailed as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post); "a new master in the field of suspense" (James Rollins); "one of the most confident and assured new voices in horror and dark fantasy to emerge in recent years (Publishers Weekly); a writer who "builds character invitingly and plants an otherworldly surprise around every corner" (New York Times). This gifted and brilliantly imaginative author catapulted to bestsellerdom with the chilling Heart-Shaped Box and cemented his reputation with the prizewinning volume of short fiction 20th Century Ghosts. At last, the New York Times bestselling author returns with a relentless supernatural thriller that runs like Hell on wheels. . . . (Source Barnes&Noble)

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4 star out of 5 stars