Season of Rot: Five Zombie Novellas [Paperback]

Eric S Brown (Author), John Grover (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2009

Features five diverse tales of the living dead from zombie fiction master Eric S. Brown! SEASON OF ROT: Safe from the walking dead that rule the streets, a band of survivors holes up in a hospital. When their supplies run low, they must either migrate or trust a stranger who promises them salvation-except the stranger isn't who he seems to be, and neither are the dead. THE QUEEN: To escape a plague that has turned most of mankind into ravenous cannibals, a crew of survivors takes refuge at sea. But supplies only last so long, and the crew must face their enemies on land in order to keep themselves alive and afloat. THE WAVE: When a wave of mysterious energy from outer space washes over the earth, electronic devices fail worldwide and communications break down. Worse still, the energy alters human brain waves and turns billions of people into bloodthirsty animals. Only a small pocket of humanity is immune, but their only chance of survival may also be their grave. DEAD WEST: The Civil War is over. The Confederacy is gone. But in the West, a new threat is rising. Accompanied by a regiment of inexperienced soldiers, a journalist ventures into the frontlines of a war against the walking dead, and the truth he finds there is far more frightening than any living corpse. RATS: Rats are everywhere and can get into anything. And now they are swarming mankind. Those bit rise again as undead pawns in the rodents' onslaught, and no place is safe-no place except one. The problem is getting there before the rats' next attack.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Permuted Press (July 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934861227
• ISBN-13: 978-1934861226
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #956,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, January 23, 2010

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C. Clark "Bookworm" (Roy, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Season of Rot: Five Zombie Novellas (Paperback)

While Season of Rot seemed promising, the writing is so hackneyed and cliched that reading the five novellas quickly turns into a chore. The stories themselves break no new ground, and the author has a tin ear. The zombies are much more lively than the prose or the paper-thin characters, and much of the stilted dialogue is unintentionally funny. Take a pass on this one and check out David Wellington's Monster Island trilogy instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five really great stories about the living dead, December 11, 2010

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Tommy Walters (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Season of Rot: Five Zombie Novellas (Paperback)

I truly enjoy the zombie genre. There is something extremely creepy about the living dead. These five stories are fantastic (even though there were some typos). I know some people have said these are pretty traditional zombie stories, but I disagree. I thought all five of these stories were unique and had a different spin than the one before. If I was force to pick a weak link, then I think it would be the title novella, "Season of Rot". The strongest piece in the book would probably be the closing story. If you enjoy a good zombie story, then I recommend this book to you.

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Broken Science, flat characters..., September 4, 2009

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Michele Lee (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Season of Rot: Five Zombie Novellas (Paperback)

If you like gun fights and large numbers of zombies this is your book, but if you want anything else keep moving. Brown is clearly a master of the Zombie microcosm, but these stories feature horrible science (seriously, a radiation wave fries human brains but doesn't damage plants at all, then breaks on impact and flies back up out of our atmosphere and novas the sun??) next to no emotion and they are all the same plot with different causes for the zombies and different settings.