Apocalypse of the Dead

By: Joe McKinney

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

And the dead shall rise... Two hellish years. That's how long it's been since the hurricanes flooded the Gulf Coast, and the dead rose up from the ruins. The cities were quarantined; the infected, contained. Any unlucky survivors were left to fend for themselves. A feast for the dead. And the living shall gather... One boatload of refugees manages to make it out alive - but one passenger carries the virus. Within weeks, the zombie epidemic spreads across the globe.

Now, retired U.S. Marshal Ed Moore must lead a group of strangers to safety, searching for sanctuary from the dead. A last chance for the living. Let the battle begin.

In the North Dakota grasslands, bands of survivors converge upon a single outpost. Run by a self-appointed preacher of fierce conviction - and frightening beliefs - it may be humanity's only hope. But Ed Moore and the others refuse to enter a suicide pact. They'd rather stand and fight in the final battle against the zombies. An apocalypse of the dead.

©2010 Joe McKinney (P)2011 Tantor

Great book and great story

Great book and great development of characters with and has a great narrator kept me in the illusion the entire time

Good Book

Really enjoyed this book, very well narrated. The only thing that was off, but not bad, was the plot changed away from the main story line of a Zombie book.

A Jim Jones Type Cult in a Zombie Apocalypse?

This was a new take for me as a storm surge hits Houston, somehow mixes chemicals from the refineries with water and the dead reawaken. A Jackson, MS preacher named Jasper with the big old Jim Jones glasses miraculously saves members of his flock by walking into a swarm of zombies. Everyone seems to follow Jasper to Minot, South Dakota and things unravel from there. The narrator Todd McLaren does an excellent job voicing so many characters - a blind girl, a porn star, a homicidal stalker who does not turn after being bitten and even a former US Marshall (think Tommy Lee Jones or Sam Elliott) who comes out of retirement to be a hero.

Joe McKinney does his usual job of making the apocalypse seem as disjointed as it would be. Not too much different than his other work, but the death cult perspective breathes new life.

Loved it!

Apacolypse of the Dead

Great story. Well written and the characters well developed. My favorite character is Ed Moore the retired US Marshal. Loved how he takes control, protects and leads follow survivors to safety. I was disappointed with Barnes who was a soldier and former Houston police officer. He started out strong and determined to survive but ended weak of character and conviction. I liked that several main characters began from different locations across the US and ended up converging on the grasslands of North Dakota. Plenty of interesting characters from all walks of life. I'll be recommending this book to my friends and family.

Zombie 101 Aim for their heads people!

This is an great book and zombie fans will really enjoy it. Its scary and graphic with lots of action and killing. Great characters!

This is part of a series called Dead World. I've read 3 of them and highly recommend.