Celebrity party girl Amanda Feral is back from the dead, and hungrier than ever for a good time. With her zombie gal pal Wendy and vampy gay sidekick Gil, this stone cold fox is dressed to kill, on the prowl, and ready to take a big juicy bite out of Seattle's supernatural nightlife. But what's a zombie chick to do when her 'Mommie Dearest' gets sick? If you're Amanda Feral, you can either ignore the wicked old witch - or bury the past by visiting Ethel before she kicks it. Amanda's not thrilled about the idea of crossing three states just to be criticized. But Wendy, who's always looking for fresh meat, is up for the adventure. And Gil, who just launched his 'luxury' resurrection business, needs to disappear because a pissed-off client is out for his blood. First, they pack their stiletto pumps and plasma into a skeevy rattrap on wheels that used to be a Winnebago. Then, with a little help from a Korean-ghost hood ornament, a masochist named Fishhook, and a slew of 'moderately accurate' psychics, they hit the highway - their way. Of course, they'll have to navigate past some neo-Nazi skinheads, a horny dust devil, a hunky werewolf cop (who could pass for an underwear model) and an unsightly horde of supermarket shoppers. But for this glamorous gang of ghouls this trip is about to take a dangerous detour that could give road kill a brand new meaning.
Road Trip of the Living Dead (Amanda Feral)
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Two fashionista zombies on the lam leave a trail of carnage from Seattle to Rapid City, S.D., in this unabashedly raunchy sequel to 2008's Happy Hour of the Damned. Narrator Amanda Feral, who sneers at the poor fashion sense of her victims before eating their brains, coaxes fellow zombie Wendy Miller to accompany her on a visit to Amanda's dying, abusive mother. They pick up the pace when their vampire friend, Gil, offends a strip club owner, who chases them with a pack of werewolves. Someone also keeps beheading members of Amanda's pickup entourage, but it's hard to credit her outrage given her own homicidal proclivities. Casual browsers drawn in by sarcastic, hip comments may be taken aback by deliberately filthy incidents involving genitalia and excrement; this is not a tale for the weak of stomach. (Mar.)
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Mark traded a career in the helping profession to scar minds with his fiction. He attributes his ideas to premature exposure to horror movies, and/or witnessing adult cocktail parties in the '70s. His development has been further skewed by surviving earthquakes, typhoons, and two volcanic eruptions. Despite being disaster prone, he somehow continues to live and breathe. Residing in the oft maligned, yet not nearly as soggy as you'd think, Pacific Northwest, with his wife and two furry monsters that think they're children.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Road Trip is a fantastic read and you will not be disappointed.
February 24, 2009
Format:Paperback
The fearsome threesome is back in Road Trip of the Living Dead. When Amanda gets a letter stating that her mother is dying, her first instinct is to pitch the letter and forget about it. After all, what did her mother ever do for her? Wendy and Gil appeal to the softer side of Amanda's conscience. When things go wrong with a client in Gil's new resurrection business, off they go to the middle of nowhere to pay one last visit to the woman who gave birth to Amanda. Along the way, they encounter some unusual characters. And of course, they also manage to encounter more trouble. Will Amanda be able to keep from bashing in her mother's head with a bedpan? Will she be able to retain her youthful good looks while in the middle of danger?
I have to admit, I had bought Happy Hour of the Damned about two days before meeting Mark Henry at RT last year. It was nowhere near the top of my reading list, but when I came home, I sat down and started to read it. As I read the first chapter, I was not sure I wanted to keep reading the book, but by the time I finished it, I was glad I did. I knew I could not wait until he finished the next book. To find out that it would not come out until the following year was pure torture. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I got my hands on a copy for review. I loved it! Road Trip of the Living Dead is definitely worth 5 tombstones.
Amanda Feral is not your typical zombie and if it were not for her eating habits, you would never guess that she was anything but a diva. Road Trip is very snarky and, at times, very funny. Mr. Henry uses footnotes throughout the book as well as playlists and various other little unexpected surprises. By the time you finish the book, there is almost no way that you can dislike Amanda, Wendy and Gil, even if they do seem shallow and selfish at times. I do caution the faint of heart to read this a little bit at a time, as reading about zombies does tend to be a little...gross at times. Pick up Mark Henry and give his series a try. Road Trip is a fantastic read and you will not be disappointed.
Reviewed at Bitten by Books Paranormal Fiction Review Site by Virginia
I have to admit, I had bought Happy Hour of the Damned about two days before meeting Mark Henry at RT last year. It was nowhere near the top of my reading list, but when I came home, I sat down and started to read it. As I read the first chapter, I was not sure I wanted to keep reading the book, but by the time I finished it, I was glad I did. I knew I could not wait until he finished the next book. To find out that it would not come out until the following year was pure torture. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I got my hands on a copy for review. I loved it! Road Trip of the Living Dead is definitely worth 5 tombstones.
Amanda Feral is not your typical zombie and if it were not for her eating habits, you would never guess that she was anything but a diva. Road Trip is very snarky and, at times, very funny. Mr. Henry uses footnotes throughout the book as well as playlists and various other little unexpected surprises. By the time you finish the book, there is almost no way that you can dislike Amanda, Wendy and Gil, even if they do seem shallow and selfish at times. I do caution the faint of heart to read this a little bit at a time, as reading about zombies does tend to be a little...gross at times. Pick up Mark Henry and give his series a try. Road Trip is a fantastic read and you will not be disappointed.
Reviewed at Bitten by Books Paranormal Fiction Review Site by Virginia
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Alana Abbott
Format:Paperback
This is no club opening. Zombie Amanda Feral, gal pal Wendy, and vamp cohort Gil are on the road, making a mad dash away from the newly-vamped gangster who is out to end Gil's unlife. Facing such savage threats as werewolf thugs, vengeance seeking girls with guns, overly-polite cultists, and K-Mart shopping, the gang makes their way to the deathbed of Amanda's mother. Amanda's not interested in closure, but she wouldn't mind making sure her Mommy Dearest is ushered off into the next world permanently. Besides, what better way to let a gangster cool his heels than flee town? But of course, things are never that simple, and we lucky readers get to delve not only into Amanda's past (showing some depth beneath that shallow exterior), but get taken along for the chaos of the road trip of an after-lifetime. Read my full review at http://www.flamesrising.com/road-trip-living-dead-review/
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Look out Max Brooks and Candace Bushnell here comes Mark Henry with his leading lady Amanda Feral. It's a glorious read for the fashion minded, action loving set with a thing for the undead.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lively, fast-paced, raunchy
Mark Henry fully admits the first book of this series, Happy Hour of the Dead, was published in practically or a fortnight and it comes through in some places. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Wren Kelly York
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful fun zombie road trip!
We are six months after the end of Happy Hour of the Damned, and everyone has pretty much moved on since the zombie outbreaks. Read more
Published on May 3, 2011 by MelHay
5.0 out of 5 stars
They're baaaack!
Amanda Feral, along with her best friends Wendy and Gil are back for more (mis)adventures in this sequel to "Happy Hour of the Damned". Read more
Published on May 5, 2010 by T. Lauricella
5.0 out of 5 stars
America's Favorite Living Dead Diva is Back -- and Taking Her Show on...
For those of you not familiar with Amanda Feral, she's a zombie. But not just any zombie. She's the original Diva of the Living Dead. Read more
Published on March 29, 2010 by M. J. Evans
1.0 out of 5 stars
cost too high
This is not a review, because I refuse to buy the kindle version. Why is the paperback version priced cheaper than the kindle version?
Published on March 14, 2010 by mupps
4.0 out of 5 stars
Road Trip of the Living Dead by Mark Henry
In Mark Henry's second Amanda Feral book, we find the gang needing to get out of town. First, Gil, Amanda's vampire pal has decided to start his own business, Luxury Resurrections. Read more
Published on February 18, 2010 by A. Schreiner
5.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 Stars
I opened up Road Trip of the Living Dead and prepared myself to be entirely grossed out by Mark Henry's sick and twisted sense of humor again. Read more
Published on January 25, 2010 by KindleVixen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Book!!
I read the 1st book in the series and I was hooked! This book made me laugh all the way through. I can not wait for the next book!!
Published on January 17, 2010 by T. Gedney
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ewww
Ok, this book just didn't do it for me. Yes, some of it was humourous, but most of it was just disgusting. It was too gory and skeezy for me. Read more
Published on December 27, 2009 by A. Mason
4.0 out of 5 stars
Zombie LOLs
The second installment in Mark's hilarious zombie series is even better than the first. ROAD TRIP dishes out a double heaping of snarky humor while leading us through an intriguing... Read more
Published on December 14, 2009 by Renee Sweet
