The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies [Paperback]

H.G. Wells (Author), Eric S. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2009

The invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There's panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. The dead are rising from their graves with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Friends, neighbours and loved ones lost to the war of the worlds are now the enemy and the Earth is forever changed. It's kill or be killed, if you want to survive, otherwise you might become one of the walking dead yourself.

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"Like the undead, Eric S. Brown is an unstoppable force in the genre. His fiction consistently delivers jolts to the heart and mind." - David Dunwoody, author of Empire and Dark Entities --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

H .G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more. 

Eric S. Brown is the author of World War of the Dead, Season of Rot, and Barren Earth. Some of his past works include Cobble, Madmen’s Dreams, and Unabridged Unabashed and Undead: The Best of Eric S. Brown, among others. His short fiction has been published hundreds of times and he was featured as an expert on the walking dead in the book, Zombie CSU. Eric lives in NC with his loving wife, Shanna, and his son, Merrick. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Coscom Entertainment (April 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897217919
• ISBN-13: 978-1897217917
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,025,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done!, March 11, 2011

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Shawn (WOODBRIDGE, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War of the Worlds, Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies (Paperback)

It's difficult to tell where H.G. Wells ends and Eric S. Brown begins in this book, seamless writing and the addition of Eric's wonderful style make this book a fantastic read! I highly reccomend it to any fan of either genre!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it, November 2, 2011

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Nathaniel D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War of the Worlds, Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies (Paperback)

I love sci-fi, and enjoy things with zombies on occasion. This was a really good read, and I am glad that you seen a lot of the writing of H.G. Wells stay intact with the interaction of the zombies. If your a fan of War of the Worlds either in movies or the original, this is a must read. More because it adds another suspenseful turn to an already suspenseful book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Martians beget zombies in this retelling of H.G. Wells' classic novel., August 3, 2011

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Jill Bemis "Penandtome" (St. Paul, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies (Paperback)

Invaders from the Red Planet come to earth, causing zombies to swarm the planet, thus threatening all of mankind instead of just Great Britain.

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The possibility of life on other planets has been written about in many genres, especially science fiction. Author Eric S. Brown's fascination with zombies has led him to modify H.G. Wells classic, "War of the Worlds". While the Mars invaders in that original novel were limited to Great Britain, here zombies are created worldwide, as particles falling off the Martian spaceships spread throughout earth's atmosphere.

Brown's version can be liken to his purchase of a frosted cake from a bakery to which he added a few sprinkles for decoration whereupon he takes credit for creating the entire confection. To say that the addition of zombies to this timeless tale is superficial is an understatement.

Unlike Well's original, this version needs additional editing. There are some sentences with either a misspelled or missing word. For example on page 87, "It was my unfortunate luck that a dead man already killed the ditch home." There are also a few minor formatting issues, although they do not affect the flow of the story.

Readers interested in other War of the Worlds adaptations can read George H. Smith's, "The Second War of the Worlds"; Was and Manly Wade Wellman's "Sherlock Holmes' War of the Worlds"; J.M. Dillard's "War of the World's: The Resurrection"; Max Allan Collin's "War of the Worlds Murder"; Tony Wright's "War of the Worlds: Aftermath"; Douglas Niles' "War of the Worlds: New Millennium"; Gabriel Mesta's "The Martian Wars"; or, "War of the Worlds: Global Dispatch" edited by Kevin J. Anderson.

Readers interested in other zombie tales can read any one of Eric E. Brown's numerous books on zombies or "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks.