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By the Blood of Heroes: The Great Undead War: Book I [Paperback]

Joseph Nassise
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Book Description

May 1, 2012 The Great Undead War
Train them . . . Arm them . . . Then turn them loose on the zombies!

At the tail end of 1917, the Germans introduced a new type of gas to the battlefield, T-Leiche, or "corpse gas," and changed the face of the war by resurrecting the bodies of the dead, giving the enemy an almost unlimited source of fresh troops.

When the American ace Major Jack Freeman--poster boy for the war against the Kaiser's undead army of shamblers--is downed over enemy lines and taken captive, veteran Captain Michael "Madman" Burke is the only man brave and foolish enough to accept the mission to recover Freeman. Burke assembles a team of disparate members, from his right-hand man, Sergeant Moore, to big-game-hunter-turned-soldier Clayton Manning, who funds the mission for an opportunity to confront this most dangerous zombie game, to professor Dan Graves, one of Tesla's top men and the resident authority on all things supernatural. With the help of a highly advanced British dirigible war machine to infiltrate enemy territory, the team faces incredible danger as it struggles to reach the prison camp and strike at the heart of the enemy.

<img src="//bit.ly/VseRV8" align="left" />  But they are pitted against the most deadly enemy of all: Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron. Having risen from the dead with his abilities enhanced but his mind on the brink of madness, Richthofen has plans for victory that give no quarter to soldiers or civilians.

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“Joe Nassise delivers one amazing alternative history adventure in By the Blood of Heroes....a tour-de-force of adrenaline-drenched mayhem.” (Joe Merz, author of Shadow Warrior and Lawson Vampire series )

“I would argue Joseph Nassise is the most important thing to happen to zombies since Max Brooks, and that’s no hyperbole. He’s really that good.” (Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Flesh Easters )

“Relentless pacing, nonstop action, and improbable but nifty-sounding military gadgetry (portable personal gliding devices, magnetism grenades) power an unremittingly entertaining story line that with broad appeal for history buffs, horror aficionados, and fans of steampunk.” (Publishers Weekly )

“BY THE BLOOD OF HEROES is a genre-twisting madhouse of horror, Steampunk SF and zombie madness that is too damn much fun to miss! Buckle up...this is a wild ride!” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and FLESH & BONE)

From the Back Cover

With the critical and box office success of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, the rise in the popularity of steampunk fiction and fashion, and the influx of zombie-themed TV shows (Walking Dead), books (World War Z), and movies (Zombieland), BY THE BLOOD OF HEROES taps into some of today's coolest alternative trends. International bestseller Joseph Nassise takes readers on a wild ride through a zombie-filled World War I, complete with some of its most celebrated and most notorious figures.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Voyager; Original edition (May 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0062048759
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062048752
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph Nassise is the author of more than twenty novels, including the internationally bestselling TEMPLAR CHRONICLES series, the JEREMIAH HUNT trilogy, and the GREAT UNDEAD WAR series. He has also written several books in the popular Rogue Angel action-adventure series.

His work has been nominated for both the Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award and has been translated into half a dozen languages to date. He has written for both the comic and role-playing game industries and also served two terms as president of the Horror Writers Association, the world's largest organization of professional horror and dark fantasy writers.

For more information about Joe's work, visit him on the web at josephnassise.com.




Customer Reviews

This is a great book for the zombie, steam-punk or alternate history fan. chilepepper99  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
The characters are interesting and well developed and the storyline flows together nicely. Scott Rose  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
The story progresses at a good pace, Plenty of action but its not forced on you. Suprsntom  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Undead Horror Hits the Trenches May 15, 2012
Format:Paperback
NO SPOILERS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS REVIEW.

Joseph Nassise has tapped into a real gold mine with this one; there have been many stories written that use the undead zombie plague as the backbone on their works, including Star Wars, Marvel Superheros and even Ancient Roman & Cowboy tales... now, we bring the horror of flesh eating ghouls to the trenches of World War I - only this time, the zombies are a bio weapon of the Kaiser's Imperial German Army, and their research in that arena does not stop with the formation of the shambling Death Troops.

BY the BLOOD of HEROES is a fast-paced action / horror story that made me feel like THE GUNS of NAVARONE had met and merged with NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD. It reads quickly, and is full of action and a touch of suspense. The characters are believable and more importantly - Likeable. The heroes are truly heroic, but also very human (I mean that in more than one way). The villains are truly despicable, and play their parts to perfection.

The plot in and of itself is interesting and fun to watch unfold, as a hastily assembled unit of men are assembled to go behind enemy lines and do what they need to do - naturally, the bad guys have more surprises in store for them than what they have come to tackle, and once the action starts, it moves at full throttle, and doesn't stop from there.

I began to worry as I was reading this one, I was running out of pages to turn, but there was so much going on, I was worried it would just grind to a sudden, unrealistic end and that would be it... but no! This book leaves you right where it means to - set up to begin a full throttle run again once the next book comes out. I truly enjoyed this read, and am eagerly awaiting the next installment.

To Mr. Nasise I say this, 'I am undying to read THE GREAT UNDEAD WAR: BOOK II'. Well done, sir, you have a new fan in this guy right here.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Zombie's in the trenches! June 30, 2012
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book thinking it had two interesting things going for it. 1) It was a action war story and 2) It had zombies. I was right on both accounts. Most times I see that the first book in a series tends to be slow going as it introduces the characters are and all the background. Well, this book is not slow. It introduces the people and situations fairly quickly and easily for that matter. The story telling is an easy and fast read. In that the author does not go into long scientfic babble of viruses and the such that have created the zombies or shamblers as they are called. He lets you know and then moves on. Now this also is true for the war. This story takes place in an alternate version of World War 1 and there are one or two things I may have missed as far as explanation but that doesn't take away from the actual history but lends itself in just reading up on the real war.
Anyway...for the lovers of Zombies and Alternate History, pick up Book 1, read and enjoy and lets hope book 2 comes out fairly quick, cause...well just read the book...you'll see.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars this book is worth it and then some June 26, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've devoured about thirty or so zombie genre books in the past few months, with that said, this is my first review and rating of all of them. Yes this book is that good. The alternative history, the combat scenes, in the air or ground, just awesome. While I wait for the next series, I'm going to tackle this authors Templar books.

For the price of the kindle edition, this is worth more.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Zombies of Imperial Germany...led by a German war hero bent on...
Imperial Germany of World War 1 could have been just as mad for power and domination as their real history Nazi successors. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tyler Wesley
5.0 out of 5 stars By the blood of heroes
Exactly what I anticipated. A very convincing mix of alternate history, steam punk & zombies. Like most good alt-hist novels it makes use of true historical figures, in this case... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Daniel Timblin
1.0 out of 5 stars Gimmicks on top of a mediocre men on a mission story
I checked this one out from the library so thankfully I didn't pay for it. If you like WWII men on a mission stories well that's the underlying story here, not a particularly good... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bill Cochrane
3.0 out of 5 stars "The Great War was in its seventh year"
That is the backdrop for this steampunk and zombie alternative history. Yes, I just wrote "steampunk and zombie alternative history". A very unique genre indeed. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jeffrey Swystun
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastical history brought to life (via Corpse Gas?)
Joe Nassise weaves a thrilling ride from beginning to end. Those looking for an in-depth historical analysis of World War I should look elsewhere. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Phillip C. Mccollum
4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun!
A solid thriller reminiscent of 2000 AD's 'Fiends of the Eastern Front' and Kim Newman's Dracula series, particularly the 'Bloody Red Baron'. Contains some steampunk elements. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Pierre Mare
5.0 out of 5 stars Zombie World War
As the author of Julie Rayzor ~ Romance, Adventure, Zombies, the zombie war novel, you will like this World War One zombie book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Richard Howes
1.0 out of 5 stars So bad that it is hard to want to finish
The book starts with the promising premise of a WWI Telsa fueled steampunk fighting a German zombie army but ends up barely being able to carry the reader through the store due to... Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Simon
4.0 out of 5 stars Pre-Nazi Zombies?
I somehow managed to get a copy of an uncorrected proof so I am going to start off by hopeing that some of the flaws I spotted have been fixed. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Suprsntom
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling until the last page
I love all types of zombie books, but this one is my new favorite. Combine WWI, zombies, and steam punk and you've got something amazing! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lindsey
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