Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dying to Live: Life Sentence by Kim Paffenroth

Dying to Live: Life Sentence Dying to Live: Life Sentence by Kim Paffenroth


At the end of the world a handful of survivors banded together in a museum-turned-compound surrounded by the living dead. The community established rituals and rites of passage, customs to keep themselves sane, to help them integrate into their new existence. In a battle against a kingdom of savage prisoners, the survivors lost loved ones, they lost innocence, but still they coped and grew. They even found a strange peace with the undead. Twelve years later the community has reclaimed more of the city and has settled into a fairly secure life in their compound. Zoey is a girl coming of age in this undead world, learning new roles-new sacrifices. But even bigger surprises lie in wait, for some of the walking dead are beginning to remember who they are, whom they've lost, and, even worse, what they've done. As the dead struggle to reclaim their lives, as the survivors combat an intruding force, the two groups accelerate toward a collision that could drastically alter both of their worlds.



My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this sequel to Dying to Live. This story of the survivors takes place 12 years after we left them in the last book. The story is told by Zoe, who is the baby that was rescued in the first book, as well as by Truman, a Zombie who retains the ability to read and write. Unlike the first book this one is not so much a story of survival as it is a story of hope.



I really look forward to finding more work by this author as I was very impressed with his talent as a writer.






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Friday, February 6, 2009

Daemons Are Forever (Secret Histories, #2) by Simon R. Green

Daemons Are Forever (Secret Histories, #2) Daemons Are Forever by Simon R. Green


Second in the trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Man with the Golden Torc.

Eddie Drood's clan has been watching mankind's back for ages. And now he's in charge of the whole kit and caboodle. But it's not going to be an easy gig…

During World War II, the Droods made a pact with some nasty buggers from another dimension known as the Loathly Ones, which they needed to fight the Nazis. But once the war was over, the Loathly Ones decided that they liked this world too much to leave. Now it's up to Eddie to make things very uncomfortable for them or watch everything humanity holds dear go up in smoke.

My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
I totally enjoyed this second book in the Shaman Bond series. I love the humor that this series of books is written with. Completely enjoy Eddie and Molly and love the supporting characters in this book. I had a hard time getting into the first book of this series because it was so James Bondy but this one is not and was a completely enjoyable read. Looking forward to the next book in this series.


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