An interesting take on the Zombie mythology. I was not a huge fan of the text going back in time, to take into account different perspectives of the same time frame. I think it would have been better to break the chapters up into smaller chunks to allow for less back in time stuff. I found it confusing when it happened, and it took me a little bit to determine I was repeating the same time period from a different persons point of view. Overall a good book though, I will be moving forward and finishing this series for sure. ( )

- Former UN weapons inspector Dekalb had his hands full trying to keep his daughter and himself alive during the devastating zombie global disaster, but when they’re both captured by militia survivors in Somalia a month after the breakout, Dekalb’s daughter is held as a well-treated hostage while he’s sent out to find AIDS drugs. The only place he can think to find any left is in New York City – a place crawling with the undead. Fast-paced, and quite a bit graphic, there was some spiritual stuff that bored me, but for a zombie story, pretty entertaining. Supposed to be first in a trilogy… ( )

Gary, being a medical student, was fully aware of what was happening to New York City when the Epidemic hit. In his desperation to survive he performs an experiment on himself. Now Gary is the only zombie in New York capable of rational thought and curiously, he also has the ability to control his fellow undead. Gary's zombie army is organized and purposeful and ready to do his bidding. Can the few humans who are left bring Gary down? is there any hope for Monster Island?

I don't believe I've ever read a zombie book before. If I have, it didn't leave an impression in my braaainnn (sorry). I bought this book because last year I read the first two books in Wellington's vampire series and he blew me away with his originality. I was betting that he could do the same with the zombie milieu. Turns out luck was on my side.
It's hard to write why I liked the book without giving away spoilers. But let me just say that what Wellington has written is dead on... um, spot on. This book is like everything you love about a zombie film but more. So much more. It's modern and smart and funny and it also has heart. I can't wait to read the second one. Pass the popcorn. ( )

Throughout the whole book I was wondering why Gary didn't try to make more intelligent zombies like himself. Wouldn't he want an peer to bounce ideas off of? Mael was too entrenched in religious fervor to think rationally. Then finally at the end I could sort of understand why he waited until Dekalb proved himself to be a worthy opponent and match of character.I'm still wondering why the Egyptian mummies were more agile then the other zombies. It also seemed a little unclear what their motivations were. ( )

Adequately told
tale of zombies in New York.
Demonic subplot.