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Walter Greatshell here. I am the author of XOMBIES (Berkley, 2004), which was rereleased as XOMBIES: APOCALYPSE BLUES (2009), and followed by the sequels XOMBIES: APOCALYPTICON (2010), and XOMBIES: APOCALYPSO (2011). I have a short story called "The Mexican Bus" in the zombie anthology THE LIVING DEAD 2 (Night Shade Books), and my novel, MAD SKILLS, was called "the literary equivalent of a syringe of adrenaline" by Publishers Weekly. My latest book is the epic satire ENORMITY (Night Shade Books), written under the pen-name W.G. Marshall.


"A warm summer’s night, an outdoor concert and a scary carnival ride in the Fun House seemed just about the perfect night to Maddy Grant and her step-brother, Ben. The perfect night turned into tragedy when an accident happens inside the Fun House, killing Ben and leaving Maddy with severe brain damage. She wakes up in a special facility called BrainTree where she has undergone cutting-edge bra... read more »
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Published on November 26, 2011 12:59 • 41 views
Average rating: 3.66 · 1030 ratings · 161 reviews · 6 distinct works
Xombies
3.34 of 5 stars 334 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
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3.51 of 5 stars 351 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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3.6 of 5 stars 360 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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3.52 of 5 stars 352 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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3.97 of 5 stars 397 avg rating — 479 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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Walter Greatshell Thanks, Jessica! I really appreciate that, and hope you like the other books. Maybe we'll meet up at next year's Comic-Con and hit the Game of Thrones panel!


message 3: by Jessica

Jessica Walter, I really, really liked Xombies! I can't wait to read the next two!


message 2: by Walter

Walter Greatshell Thanks, Nate! I'm still getting the hang of it...


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Nate Kenyon Welcome aboard, Walter! :)

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