Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;The stakes are higher and the zombies are deadlier in this third of an action-packed series thatand#8217;s and#8220;an impressive mix of meaning and mayhemand#8221; (andlt;i andgt;Booklistandlt;/iandgt;).andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Reeling from the devastation of andlt;iandgt;Dust andamp; Decayandlt;/iandgt;, Benny Imura and his friends plunge deep into the zombie-infested wastelands of the great Rot andamp; Ruin. Benny, Nix, Lilah, and Chong journey through a fierce wilderness that was once America, searching for the jet they saw in the skies months ago. If that jet exists then humanity itself must have survivedand#8230;somewhere. Finding it is their best hope for having a future and a life worth living.andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; But the Ruin is far more dangerous than any of them can imagine. Fierce animals hunt them. They come face to face with a death cult. And then thereand#8217;s the zombiesand#8212;swarms of them coming from the east, devouring everything in their paths. And these zoms are different. Faster, smarter, and infinitely more dangerous. Has the zombie plague mutated, or is there something far more sinister behind this new invasion of the living dead?andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; One thing Benny and his companions canand#8217;t afford to forget: In the great Rot andamp; Ruin, andlt;i andgt;everythingandlt;/iandgt; wants to kill you.
Review
andlt;divandgt;"The third time's the charm with even more adventure--and gore--as the series continues."--andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/divandgt;
Review
Lots of action and generous helpings of blood and gore keep the story moving briskly.
Review
"Zombies have run amok in YA lit, but the standard bearer remains Maberry's straight-ahead, action-drama series that began with andlt;Iandgt;Rot andamp; Ruin andlt;/Iandgt;(2010) and andlt;Iandgt;Dust andamp; Decay andlt;/Iandgt;(2011)...Waiting for the full reveal in volume four won't be easy."
Review
"The third timeand#8217;s the charm with even more adventureand#8212;and goreand#8212;as the series continues."--andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
The stakes are higher and the zombies are deadlier in this third of an action-packed series that s an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem (Booklist).
Reeling from the devastation of Dust & Decay, Benny Imura and his friends plunge deep into the zombie-infested wastelands of the great Rot & Ruin. Benny, Nix, Lilah, and Chong journey through a fierce wilderness that was once America, searching for the jet they saw in the skies months ago. If that jet exists then humanity itself must have survived somewhere. Finding it is their best hope for having a future and a life worth living.
But the Ruin is far more dangerous than any of them can imagine. Fierce animals hunt them. They come face to face with a death cult. And then there s the zombies swarms of them coming from the east, devouring everything in their paths. And these zoms are different. Faster, smarter, and infinitely more dangerous. Has the zombie plague mutated, or is there something far more sinister behind this new invasion of the living dead?
One thing Benny and his companions can t afford to forget: In the great Rot & Ruin, everything wants to kill you."
About the Author
Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, multiple Bram Stoker Award winner, and Marvel Comics writer. He’s the author of many novels, including Assassin’s Code, Dead of Night, Patient Zero, and Rot & Ruin. His nonfiction books cover topics ranging from martial arts to zombie pop-culture. Since 1978 he has sold more than 1,200 magazine feature articles, 3,000 columns, two plays, greeting cards, song lyrics, poetry, and textbooks. Jonathan continues to teach the celebrated Experimental Writing for Teens class, which he created. He founded the Writers Coffeehouse and co-founded The Liars Club, and he is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries, as well as a keynote speaker and guest of honor at major writers’ and genre conferences. Jonathan lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Sara, and their son, Sam. Visit him at JonathanMaberry.com and on Twitter (@jonathanmaberry) and Facebook.