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Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead |  | Creator: Christopher Golden
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 90391
Media: Paperback
Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0749952539
EAN: 9780749952532
Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Product Description
An all-original anthology of stories from some of today's hottest supernatural, fantasy, and literary writers giving their takes on death and resurrection, and all new versions of the zombie apocalypse
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 Modern Twists on Old Themes May 30, 2010
I. Costigan
Some really well thought out and indeed well written tales. A shot in the arm for the genre, a must buy!!
 Zombie goodness May 15, 2010
Colin Leslie (Inverness, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Zombies, don't you just hate them. They are everywhere at the moment films, TV, magazines and books, lots and lots of books. You can't get ten yards these days without bumping into the undead so it's going to take something pretty special to impress me. Luckily this book is pretty special.
This book takes a tired old trope, gives it to a select brand of writers and manages to come up with an incredibly diverse selection of zombie tales. Everything from biblical beginnings to the Twitter revolution is included, gore, pathos and humour are all here. Time to dive in.
Christopher Golden offers an illuminating introduction which tries to dissect the popularity of our festering friends. "Nothing is as terrifying as death come calling" he tells us and then it's on to the nineteen stories. Here are some of my highlights.
Lazarus by John Connolly starts the collection with the story of the first zombie, Lazarus. This is also the first of many of the stories in the collection which show the zombie as victim and it's told in fine style.
What Maisie Knew by David Liss also uses zombies as victims but this time the concept that zombies may be able to identify their killers keeps things fresh. David Liss is a writer I have not encountered before but this is an excellent tale.
Tim Lebbon never disappoints, or rather if he does I have yet to read it. In The Dust, the tale of a Welsh plague, is a suitably magnificent piece full of his trademark dark imagery and rich prose.
Jonathan Mayberry brings us Family Business one of the longest stories and also one of the most satisfying. We follow the Imura brothers in an emotionally charged journey through an apocalyptic landscape.
Ghost Trap by Rick Hautala is a more traditional story but great characters and action coupled with a claustrophobic diving sequence lift it above the norm.
Kids And Their Toys by James A. Moore takes into the lives of a group of young boys who decide to keep a zombie as a toy. It's a chilling, gory and emotional tale.
Twittering from The Circus Of the Dead by Joe Hill shows what a talented writer Hill is. It's a bold experiment told through the medium of twitter speak but it works very well.
That's just a few of the highlights, there are many other great stories in this collection as well as a couple that for me didn't quite work. It's great to see a group of talented writers apply themselves to a subject this way and it's fascinating to see the variety of results that come out. It appears that as far as the Zombie genre is concerned, there's life in the old thing yet. Potential purchasers should be aware that this is the same collection as The New Dead which is available on amazon.co.uk and was published by St Martins Press.
Omnibus of Talent for an cracking price April 11, 2010
Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anthologies are always a good thing as they give you the chance to try before you buy other authors. Within this offering from Piatkus is a plethora of established authors who each bring their own touch to the Zombie mythos. It's a cracking offering, the tales within short and ideal for those journeys to work or just ideal to dip into when you have a spare few minutes. Add to the mix a price that you couldn't get much for on the book market and its something of a gem amongst titles.
Good Book June 19, 2010
Max Trax
Lots of varied story themes surrounding zombies, some very scary, others quite thoughtful and- yes even touching. A must for any fan of horror and zombies. The best story i thought was by jonathan Maberry who wrote the novel Patient Zero....Patient Zero
 Absolute Rubbish... August 22, 2010
Pete
Please don't bother. If you are a zombie fan like me in search of some great juicy undead stories to get stuck into, then you certainly won't find anything like that here. The stories are third rate, mediocre and boring to put it mildly and in a couple of instances I even had to question as to whether or not they had actually included certain stories in the right book, as they bore absolutely no resemblance to a zombie story in any way what so ever. Folks, I know the cover looks amazing, but as the old saying goes "Don't judge a book by its cover" or you'll be very sorry...
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