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This sequel to the Bram Stoker Award-winning "The Rising" continues the story of what happens after a plague turns nearly all of America's population into zombies. Original.

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"In this sequel to the Stoker-winning The Rising (2003), Keene ingeniously asks, if human corpses can be reanimated, why not dead dogs, rats, sparrows, goldfish, etc.? His other innovation is the news that the zombie swarm is inhabited by demons who are angry at God for trying to exile them in the Void. They want to get revenge by killing everything on Earth, and they are numerous, clever and indestructible enough to accomplish the task. Opposing the demon-zombies are a few living survivors, chiefly an ex-hooker, a young father and his little boy. Finding no shelter elsewhere, they wind up in a fortified Manhattan skyscraper, commanded by an old millionaire who's certain he can outlast any attack. Keene does a fine job keeping the mechanics of the siege clear, while switching viewpoints among his large cast of characters. He's also inventive in imagining ways the human body can be disassembled, with vivid descriptions of torn flesh and spraying fluids. After a while, though, the relentless dread becomes tiresome. Reading this book is like being trapped in a long, gory, unwinnable video game. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Jason Berry, July 21, 2008 (view all comments by Jason Berry)
City of the Dead is just as good as its predecessor. It too was a wild ride!
In this book, Brian shows that he is a fan himself of the zombie genre, as he throws out character names such as Fulci, Savini, George, and Ken, which is just too funny.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780843954159
Author:
Keene, Brian
Publisher:
Leisure Books
Subject:
Zombies
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
Horror fiction
Copyright:
2005
Publication Date:
June 2005
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
357
Dimensions:
6.80x4.22x.98 in. .39 lbs.
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Product details 357 pages Leisure Books - English 9780843954159 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "In this sequel to the Stoker-winning The Rising (2003), Keene ingeniously asks, if human corpses can be reanimated, why not dead dogs, rats, sparrows, goldfish, etc.? His other innovation is the news that the zombie swarm is inhabited by demons who are angry at God for trying to exile them in the Void. They want to get revenge by killing everything on Earth, and they are numerous, clever and indestructible enough to accomplish the task. Opposing the demon-zombies are a few living survivors, chiefly an ex-hooker, a young father and his little boy. Finding no shelter elsewhere, they wind up in a fortified Manhattan skyscraper, commanded by an old millionaire who's certain he can outlast any attack. Keene does a fine job keeping the mechanics of the siege clear, while switching viewpoints among his large cast of characters. He's also inventive in imagining ways the human body can be disassembled, with vivid descriptions of torn flesh and spraying fluids. After a while, though, the relentless dread becomes tiresome. Reading this book is like being trapped in a long, gory, unwinnable video game. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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