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Siege (As the World Dies #3)

by Rhiannon Frater (Goodreads Author)

4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 · rating details · 1,507 ratings · 227 reviews

As the survivors continue to seek stability in their lives,
forces both inside and outside the fort walls move
them toward a final, climactic conflict between
the living and the dead. Jenni, Katie and the others
discover that they are not alone, that there is another
enclave of survivors whose leaders plan to take over the fort.

Faced with a series of difficult decisions, each...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Giselle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, own, favorites, zombies, adult

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Wow. Just. Fucking. Wow!

I read The First Days and thought it was an all around great zombie novel with strong characters. A few weeks later I read Fighting to Survive. Only a few pages in did I realize that by that point, I was completely invested in these characters. They got into my heart, they made me laugh and cry, they made me love them uncontrollably, and I always will! Not just Katie and Jenni, every single one. Even crazy Calhoun (he's freaki...more Spoiler free even for those new to the series.

Wow. Just. Fucking. Wow!

I read The First Days and thought it was an all around great zombie novel with strong characters. A few weeks later I read Fighting to Survive. Only a few pages in did I realize that by that point, I was completely invested in these characters. They got into my heart, they made me laugh and cry, they made me love them uncontrollably, and I always will! Not just Katie and Jenni, every single one. Even crazy Calhoun (he's freaking awesome!). By the time I read Siege, this had become of my favorite series, I didn't want it to end, and I envy those who get to experience it all for the first time.

Siege, the final book in the As The World Dies trilogy, is undoubtedly the most emotional of the three, as well as the most life changing. Katie and Jenni are as bad-ass as ever, and as in Fighting to Survive, zombies are only the start of their problems. Even through all the death, through all the despair, it's surprising how much happiness you can feel in every little corner. It's wonderful to see how strong humans can be, how selfless, how much we are willing to do to assure we kick this zombocalypse's ass! Realism is one of the strongest trait of this series. Everything that happens, every single thing - including the undead, is incredibly realistic. So yes, I talk about it as if it was real, because if the dead started walking today, THIS is what we would be facing; this is how humans would react.

The suspense, the anticipation, the terror - I can't get over how remarkably well written it all is. Action scenes so intense, flashing from one character to another, making us experience the terror through glimpses of every one's horrifying situation. I could see it so clearly in my head it might as well have been happening to me. Heck, it definitely felt like it was. The emotions are all so deeply vivid. This is it, this is the finale, people die - a LOT of people die, not only is it the first book to ever make me cry, she has me relive these deaths every time loved ones learn about them; every time a character reminisces, it's like a stick to the heart.

Really, do yourself a favor, and read these! Don't shy away because it's a zombie book. Sure there are zombies, and I won't be the one to tell you it's not terrifying, but this story is not about the terror and gore, it's about survival, it's about humans joining together and starting over, it's about rebuilding a society that has been torn apart by infinite horror. You will be frightened, you will be touched, you will experience love and loss, and I can assure you- it WILL stick with you!

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Apr 24, 2012 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Oct 26, 2012 JennyJen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: and-it-all-falls-down, blah, braaaaiiins, disappointing, expected-so-much-more, eye-strain-from-copious-rolling, facepalm, gritty, gore-galore, hero-doesnt-do-it-for-me, i-m-over-it, meh, not-my-cup-of-tea, not-what-i-expected, overhyped, read-2012, reviewed, series, somebody-slap-that-protagonist-pls, stoopit, too-far-fetched-contrived, zombies

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2.5 stars

This one is tough to rate, because while I don't hate it, I far from love it. This entire series has endless potential, but it’s drowned by trite and tiresome muck. There is, however, a good story lost in all the muck.

My main gripe and what ultimately ruined this series for me, is with the characters. I don’t care how good your story is, if your characters are twats and the majority of these characters were such twats. There were a lot of deaths – major players included,...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: zombie fans, Frater fans

Shelves: apocalypse, zombies

Was the writing this awful in the first two books? Most likely it was, but there was too much happening to notice, or I was distracted by the zombies. What I notice now is that someone got out her thesaurus and did her very, very best to replace every single "said" with another verb. They confided, decided, answered, suggested and scoffed. It sounds like that point when you know your writing is lacking in skill and sophistication, and you are trying to jazz it up, but can't think of what to do....more
Was the writing this awful in the first two books? Most likely it was, but there was too much happening to notice, or I was distracted by the zombies. What I notice now is that someone got out her thesaurus and did her very, very best to replace every single "said" with another verb. They confided, decided, answered, suggested and scoffed. It sounds like that point when you know your writing is lacking in skill and sophistication, and you are trying to jazz it up, but can't think of what to do. Then there's the weak attempt to add descriptors. A bit in the pine trees had me annoyed with its 'fragrant' needles and 'crackling' needles (which were they? a little herb secret: usually fragrant and dried don't go together). Even a gun-toting super-Loca couldn't save me when I read about the zombies' "delighted moans" as they chomped on a human feast. Oh-oh. Is someone channeling a romance novelist?

"Siege" begins with a variation on the last two books, the image of Jenni waiting for her baby to poke his fingers under her bedroom door. She's fallen asleep on a supply run, and is rudely awakened by a zombie slathering at her car door. They pick up a few more survivors on the way home, after another zombie altercation, and integrate them into fort life, with the exception of Rune, a Harley-loving medium (as in "I see dead people," not the size. Actually, he's a rather large guy). Troubles at the fort peak again, leading to one of the few incongruities I've noticed in the series--an evil character shoots someone in the chest and they stay dead. The violence results in the survivors realizing they lack medical equipment (!), and the solution is to make a run on a hospital, which have been "notorious death traps" (we know this because every character says or thinks so) due to the outbreak first being treated as an illness. The hospital scene is done in best zombie movie style, but it surprised me that we are on book three and the survivors still seem to be failing the learning curve for fighting zombies. On the way out, two of the scavengers are hijacked by a military unit contemplating action against the fort.

One thing you can say about Frater is, she knows her character tropes. There isn't much subtlety in the forces of human selfishness here, and that's a shame. Blanche, the fort "Whore of Babylon" (as labelled by Frater in the chapter heading), and her sister, the equally selfish and evil senator, are described without nuance, and run true to every rich-witch stereotype, even though they apparently grew up in the trailer park. They had multiple plastic surgeries, are racist, have affairs, are obsessed with material goods, manipulate men through sex, believe might makes right, and most importantly, they foolishly believe the normal world will return and their wealth will still have meaning. Zombies are such an obvious villain; the interesting part of apocalypse novels is what happens with the human element, and by depriving the antagonists of subtlety, Frater minimizes the drama and opportunities for deeper meaning in her book.

Speaking of tropes, when the Vigilante was revealed, I was completely unsurprised, except by the apparent effort to turn him into a schitzophrenic. What a character cop-out--she should have left the character the courage of conviction without mental illness.

Ah well, it is what it is, right? Filled with all the best zombie tropes(except for the ones where the heroes turn into zombies as well), it's about what one could expect. This book in the series was a little more self-consciously referential. A little more mystical. I believe there may have been talk of a savior that sounded suspiciously like Terminator. But it was a fast read, a pleasant break, and now the series is done. Hurray for book OCD.(less)

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Dec 24, 2012 Book Chick City rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, zombies, book-list-2012

Originally reviewed for www.BookChickCity.com

**Warning – may contain spoilers, read at your own risk!**

“Siege” is a bittersweet end to an amazing trilogy. Frater isn’t afraid to shock her readers by killing off certain main characters. This book was littered with the bodies of characters I’d come to know and love.

The Fort and it’s residents have to deal with so much, from the violence of the military and government, to thousands of zombies descending upon their beloved home.

As usual there’s plen...more

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Aug 31, 2009 Felicia A rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies, teotwawki, apocalypse-of-some-sort

Oh. Em. Gee. I laughed, I cried. What. A. Freaking. Ride. I cannot, however, rate this book. I cannot even discuss this book without ruining it for anyone who is reading the series.

I'm sad about that, as I would like to let EVERYONE know that this is definitely one for their collection. But to review it would definitely ruin it for other readers, so I won't.

I will say that Rhiannon Frater took some serious risks in this book and every single one worked out seamlessly. Rhiannon told us that peo...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Andi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle

3.5 stars. Well, it's finally over. My only nit is that the story felt a bit disjointed at times. As expected, people die during zombie wars, and it was no different here. But at least their deaths held meaning.

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Apr 29, 2012 Lori rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: must-read, favorites, zombies

OMG Rhiannon!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! I think I might be able to write an intelligent review tomorrow. Maybe. Definately need to process what the hell just happened!
*Tomorrow*
Ok I think I might be able to form something intelligent about this book. We'll see.
This book picks up with our favorite zombie killing ladies right were it left off in Fighting to Survive. I would give you a rehash of the plot but seriously people just read it. I'm pretty sure I couldn't do that without giving away spoi...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Bonnie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: blog-tour, zombies-like-brains, arcs-read, read-in-2012, adult, dystopian-post-apocalyptic, arc-via-publisher-or-author

That was damn awesome. :) Siege was hands down my favorite from this entire series. I loved how everything was concluded because it was far from perfect and typical of what one might expect from a world with zombies: nothing ever goes right and NO ONE is safe!! In Siege, fighting the zombies has become the least of their worries. After a member of their community betrays them it causes everyone to realize that the zombies are not the only things that people need to fear.

The thing I loved most ab...more

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Nov 06, 2012 Twilla rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book broke my heart! When she died I stopped reading it. I was so sad and so mad that I couldn't read anymore! But after a few weeks I went back and finished. This book and this series has been some of my all time favorite reads it many years. I would love to see this author write more stuff just like this only with more romance! Rhiannon give me some more!!!

+++Reread+++ So I finished this late, late last night and even knowing the bad thing was coming it still made me cry but this time I w...more

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May 27, 2012 Danny McGuffin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not as good as the other two books that made up this series. As some have mentioned in their own reviews, the ghosts and the metaphysical aspect of book 3 versus books 1 and 2, really made it seem like the writer was using a crutch to answer certain things and to make this work out and it really took away from the story as a whole. I could understand it being used maybe once, twice would be a stretch, but just off of the top of my head there were at least 7 times that it was used and in some cas...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Life at the fort is never easy. There are lot of very different people forced together for survival plus the masses of undead outside. Each and every decision they make could lead to their survival or their certain death. These decisions usually fall on Travis' shoulders as he was voted in as mayor. Beyond his responsibilities, Travis is starting a new family with Jenni and hope is going strong for the survivors. Many find new love, create new families, and begin to flourish despite all the carn...more Life at the fort is never easy. There are lot of very different people forced together for survival plus the masses of undead outside. Each and every decision they make could lead to their survival or their certain death. These decisions usually fall on Travis' shoulders as he was voted in as mayor. Beyond his responsibilities, Travis is starting a new family with Jenni and hope is going strong for the survivors. Many find new love, create new families, and begin to flourish despite all the carnage and zombies in the outside world. They discover another survivor haven run by the remains of the government who want to take over their fort. They also find out about a huge horde of thousands and thousands of zombies heading toward their fort. Who will live and die? Will their society survive these obstacles?

Siege is the third and final installment of Rhiannon Frater's As the World Dies series. These characters are so amazing and vibrant and memorable. There are a lot of named characters and I would have thought it be hard to remember them all, but they all have defining characteristics and their own outlook on life. Some of them are horrible human beings in my book, condemning other people because of lifestyle choices and infractions against their religion or simply putting their own needs above the needs and lives of others. In the face of the complete and utter breakdown of society, I would think people would put aside such petty differences. Others are people I wish I knew like loca Jenni, fiery Juan, tough Nerit, Crazy Calhoun, brilliant Jason, and so many others. The character development is phenomenal with this series and I'm sad the series is over.

This book is amazing and a crazy emotional rollercoaster. I laughed and celebrated with the characters and I literally sobbed when some of them died (which was kind of embarrassing when I read the book in public). The deaths are numerous and I felt them more intensely than most novels. Despite all the death and undeath surrounding our survivors, they still manage to feel happiness and hope. They actually live instead of simply surviving. They build new families and have a warm sense of camaraderie for the most part. The true family in the fort never wavers and never abandons their loved ones.

The action in Siege is amazing and I was on the edge of my seat for most of the novel, waiting to see what happened to my favorite characters. Zombies are not the only things that threaten our intrepid heroes. Humans do a lot of damage and sometimes use zombies to do their dirty work. The only part I didn't like about the book was how involved ghosts became in the action and came to be a kind of deus ex machina. Their existence is fine because it's a supernatural universe, but when they influence things to much it bothers me a little. Other than this one tiny thing, this book is wonderful and this series deserves a place on every zombies fans shelf.(less)

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Apr 25, 2012 Felicia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read, kindlepurchase2012, 5-wine-glasses

Read for Fun
Overall Rating: 5+
Story Rating: 5+
Character Rating: 5+

NOTE: I feel the need to start my review with a note this time. I have read (and rated) 468 books and have only given 40--5 star ratings. Both The First Days and Siege got 5's from me. I can not stress how well written, brilliantly executed, and boldly told this series is. You must read it even if you don't like zombies. It is a story of humanity, heartbreak, and hope!

First Thought when Finished: That is a way to end a trilogy!

Wha...more Read for Fun
Overall Rating: 5+
Story Rating: 5+
Character Rating: 5+

NOTE: I feel the need to start my review with a note this time. I have read (and rated) 468 books and have only given 40--5 star ratings. Both The First Days and Siege got 5's from me. I can not stress how well written, brilliantly executed, and boldly told this series is. You must read it even if you don't like zombies. It is a story of humanity, heartbreak, and hope!

First Thought when Finished: That is a way to end a trilogy!

What I Loved: When a series comes to an end, I look for 2 things: closure and hope. As a reader, I need to feel closure for both the characters and myself. I need to know that this particular phase (emotional, physical, challenge) has been met and that the characters are off to face a new phase in their lives. I also need hope. I need to feel like their world goes on and that they embrace the life that they have been given. That this life (yes I realize it is fictional) they have is worth fighting for and the future (no matter how bleak) holds hope for a better tomorrow with loved ones. These key elements allow me to feel that I was lucky to have shared this part of the characters journey and for now we part ways. Rhiannon Frater managed to break my heart, sew it back together, scare me to death, and finally leave me with hope that these characters that I have come to love would move on from now and into the future! I could not ask for more from a story than what I was given in Siege. It was a very fitting end to what will be one of my favorite trilogies EVER!

What I Liked: My favorite thing about Rhiannon's writing (both series that I have read) is her ability to create complex characters in all shades of grey. However, with this series it was her ability to build a world that was compelling and believable. It is not often that you get both compelling characters and a world that almost counts as a character all its own!

Final Thought: Both The First Days and Siege received 5's from me. I stand behind those ratings 110% and recommend these books to anyone who enjoys a really good story told with a ton of courage and alright just a bit of gore (really there is gore--I have to mention it LOL)! Get thee to the bookstore! You won't be sorry!

PS: I am not leaving out Fighting to Survive--I gave it a 4.75! This is probably the highest rated series (outside Harry Potter) that I have given. Truly it was just brilliant! (less)

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Mar 01, 2011 Thee_ron_clark rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

This is the third installment in Frater's zombie apocalypse series. The story mainly takes place in the fortress that was built by Texas survivors over the past two novels.

Internal issues within the fort leads to one of the main characters being badly injured. A trek to find the appropriate medical supplies leads to an encounter with other survivors, who have their own designs for the fort and the people within it.

During this time, issues are made worse by the fact that a huge horde of thousand...more This is the third installment in Frater's zombie apocalypse series. The story mainly takes place in the fortress that was built by Texas survivors over the past two novels.

Internal issues within the fort leads to one of the main characters being badly injured. A trek to find the appropriate medical supplies leads to an encounter with other survivors, who have their own designs for the fort and the people within it.

During this time, issues are made worse by the fact that a huge horde of thousands of undead are staggering toward the fort.

On a good note, I enjoyed some of the strategies put forth in this novel. Frater demonstrated some great creativity in this. She also built a few solid characters that we began to hope for during the course of this trilogy.

Personally, I expected more. Ghosts begin to appear to people in this book, unlike the previous two. I might have accepted this initially with the introduction of one new character who had spiritual ties and was haunted by apparitions. Sure, I could go with that even with his silly name given to him by his mother "because she knew there was something special about him." It just got a bit silly to me that everyone then became able to see ghosts, even the zombies.

I also thought the antagonist was a little ridiculous. Perhaps as a long-time military veteran, I find it difficult to understand why so many film makers and authors feel that soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen would simply follow orders without question from any politician or officer regardless of the insanity in such orders. I don't know. In this story, soldiers were enforcing some ludicrous rules under the guidance of a politician.

Another thing while I am on the subject of the military is titles. The grade of a lieutenant is seldom used when addressing said lieutenant. In nine years, I never heard a lieutenant addressed as First Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant when spoken to outside of a ceremony of some type. I know it might seem a small thing, but I firmly believe that more people need to pay attention to such details or even ask around a bit.

Another thing that got to me was the biker with a bagful of hand grenades. Has anyone ever thrown a hand grenade here? I have thrown a few. I am not sure how comfortable I would be riding a motorcycle while retrieving a grenade from a bag, pulling the pin from the grenade, dropping the spoon, and accurately tossing the grenade so that it not only hits the intended target area but does not affect me. Five meters. That's what we were always told the blast radius was. Anyway, I thought this hero was a bit out there.

I also felt that there were way too many characters who were difficult to follow. I had to skip back in the book a couple times to place some of the names with who they were. In other circumstances, I think we were simply expected to know who all of the characters from previous novels were. I get that this was written as one complete epic. However, when split into three novels it would have been appropriate to fill readers in on the previous parts mentioned in case they were reading this without reading one or both of the previous novels. People do that sometimes.

My last area of complaint is that some incidents were just pounded into the reader. At one point, a character is killed. OK. That happens. Two pages later, the author gives us the exact details again but from the perspective of another character. Same details. Just a couple more emotions.

As I said, I expected more after the first two novels.(less)

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Nov 07, 2010 Zombiefan rated it 3 of 5 stars

A fun read but could've been better.

If you want blood, gore, car chases and near-misses there's plenty. But character development was not good for me. A lot of potentially great characters were not fleshed out enough and some who did develop throughout the trilogy were kind of , well, meh. Like the battered-housewife-coming-into-her-own could have been a great character but to have Jenni almost instantly morph from helpless-shellshocked-needy to a horny, wisecracking GI Jane and eventually Savi...more A fun read but could've been better.

If you want blood, gore, car chases and near-misses there's plenty. But character development was not good for me. A lot of potentially great characters were not fleshed out enough and some who did develop throughout the trilogy were kind of , well, meh. Like the battered-housewife-coming-into-her-own could have been a great character but to have Jenni almost instantly morph from helpless-shellshocked-needy to a horny, wisecracking GI Jane and eventually Savior Of The World lacked a lot of "middle story" for me. And Katie deteriorating from a nice strong multi-faceted character in the beginning to weepy, clingy arm decoration for her husband by the third book was equally meh. Even her verbal "confrontation" with the cartoonish villainess of this third installment had none of the promised fireworks and added nothing to the story.
And although I certainly do not read zombie books for plausibility the introduction of the supernatural ghosty aspect in this third book was weird. I love ghosts and all ghosty possibilities but to have them become corporeal was a bit much and introduced a very deep supernatural aspect that the first two books did not have. The author never previously referred to anything supernatural regarding the way the the zombies came about --- there was constant mention of residual "brain activity" and "reptilian instinct" and hinting towards some pseudo-scientific explanation for the zombocalypse. So the lack of introduction and buildup of the ghost aspect made it confusing. In this sense the character of the medium (Rune) could have been used really well --- he was one potentially superinteresting character who never got going. In the end he was just a guy who saw ghosts ???!!?? and threw a couple of grenades --- again, a character who ended up meh where he could've been wow. Just like the final battle which ended with a fizzle instead of a bang. I sigh at the potential knockdown drag-out fight with the military that was hinted at but never happened.
Still I was entertained although I felt this book (and the rest of the trilogy) had real potential to be much better. Best of luck to the author for her next books, I hope she continues to grow in her craft.
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Nov 05, 2010 Patrick D'Orazio rated it 5 of 5 stars

Siege is the culmination of the As The World Dies trilogy and draws to conclusion the stories of Jenni and Katie along with the rest of the residents of the fort that has grown and evolved since we were first introduced to it as readers of the first book of the trilogy. And while the fort become more of a safe haven for those who live behind its walls, things are no more comfortable than in the past and in fact will become more intense for them all before the story comes to a conclusion.
This is...more Siege is the culmination of the As The World Dies trilogy and draws to conclusion the stories of Jenni and Katie along with the rest of the residents of the fort that has grown and evolved since we were first introduced to it as readers of the first book of the trilogy. And while the fort become more of a safe haven for those who live behind its walls, things are no more comfortable than in the past and in fact will become more intense for them all before the story comes to a conclusion.
This is by far the biggest of the three books and deals with a great many different plot points, far too many to elaborate on here. Lets just say that Rhiannon Frater has created a very detailed and character rich tale that gives us some really interesting folks leading complex and challenging lives as they fight to survive during the zombie apocalypse. We do get to meet many new characters, based on the fact that another group of survivors, from a mall, are introduced and create some major challenges for Katie, Jenni, and the people they care about.
We are given plenty of surprises as the story unfolds and the author is in no way bashful about picking off significant characters. The story is drenched with heartwrenching twists that will leave those who have grown attached to the cast of characters gasping in shock and surprise. Now I am not going to change my tune from my past two reviews-I often feel that this story is almost overloaded with emotions: we are reminded at every turn about the loses these characters have faced and the people they remember and miss that were killed in the apocalypse. Given that this story also has elevated the involvement of ghosts that were only vaguely a part of the last book to where they are key role players in this story, the emotional content gets even stronger here. Many of the characters are visited and spoken to by the ghosts of those they have lost and not only that, the ghosts shape the story tremendously. I felt that their role was perhaps a bit more than they needed to be but that is a minor quibble in the big scheme of things.
I have no complaints with how the story itself unfolds. I am always a big fan of turning the readers expectations on their ear and Rhiannon Frater does just that here. She does not give you what you might expect but instead tosses some good curve balls to keep the plot shifting and surprising us.
For those who like plenty of gore and action in their zombie tales, this book, like the previous two, delivers. The action can be intense and I particularly liked the sequence in the mall as everyone flees. It was well laid out and choregraphed by the author to give us the maximum amount of intensity.
I do have to say I would have liked more of what provides the book its title: Seige. I felt that the final battle with the zombie horde was surprisingly short for the amount of build up that took place before hand leading up to it. That is another minor quibble though, because everything leading up to it is very intense and satisfying as far as action and violence goes. Rhiannon is definitely a girl who is not afraid to get as messy as the boys when it comes to the gore factor. You gotta love that.
Ms. Frater is a terrific voice in the zombie genre and beyond that into the realm of horror in general. She creates extremely well developed characters that you can invest in and really grow attached to with great ease. She has a passion that shines through in the story that is second to none and I would recommend this book and this series to anyone who loves apocalyptic fiction. My reviews of the previous two installments in this trilogy were 4/5 stars and this one gets 4.5/5 because I felt this trilogy as a whole is outstanding and this installment gave us a very complex story on its own that comes to a very satisfying conclusion, but leaves you wanting more stories about those who remain to carry on the fight for the human race.(less)

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Sep 25, 2012 Tai rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

Ok, I’m going to make this short, otherwise I would rant…well, rant more.

Action wise this book was good, which is why I give it 3 stars, but it was everything else that dragged it down. There were just so many little things about the plot that logically didn’t make sense that I tried hard to ignore but just couldn’t. Like whenever it came to punishing people who truly deserved it, they would let them go and check on them later, yet when it was their own people outside they would pretty much be l...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Leslee rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies-like-more-than-brains, apocalypse-dystopia

The final novel in Frater's "As the World Dies Trilogy". The novel continues to follow the struggle of a group of civilians that have banded together in creating 'the fort', a new eden in a world that has become increasingly ravaged by the bane of the undead.

Unfortunately for Frater, the world seems to die with a whimper, and not a bang. The novel suffers from some of the same issues that plagued earlier novels, namely villains that seem to have no redeeming qualities, and poor characterization...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Krystal rated it 5 of 5 stars

I normally don't write reviews. Honeslty, I am usually too busy trying to figure out what I am going to read next and don't give much thought to the books I just finished. But this one I had to make an exception.
I am not only reviewing this book, but the trilogy as a whole.

I have never been more captivated by a storyline. Never have I felt so engrossed in any book that I felt I was in it. I would sit and read for hours and then feel paranoid the zombies were going to come knocking on my windows....more

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Jan 19, 2013 Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars

*spoilers*
The second book had a very peaceful ending and i sure know now what is behind it. The final installment started out fine. With Katie pregnant and within the safety of the fort.

Then all a sudden Blanche fucking went bullocks and shot everbody. Juan is in critical condition and needs supplies asap. So what do they do next? Go to a hospital and get supplies for surgery of course!

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To all that doesn't know, Hospitals are death traps. They are filled with zombies! But theres more. Wait for it...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Robin rated it 1 of 5 stars

What?! This story continued to go down the "black guy," "racist guy," "homophobic guy," "rich bitch" path - the writer seemed obsessive about making everything about race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation. It was as if R. Frater was shoving down the reader's throat the whole way. The story was so cartoonish that it didn't even feel like what the world might really be like if we were forced to rebuild. Don't even get me started on the random ghost intervention at the end. What sta...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Leea rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, series, buddy-read, 2013-favorites

Perfect ending to an heart stopping, pulse racing, laugh out loud funny Trilogy by Ms. Frater. 5 stars...

“So many ways to die,” Jenni said with a sigh from the backseat.

I find myself feeling like i've just stood on top the old hotel while a Siege of Zombies is racing towards the fort, my fate unknown and the ones I love, lives hang in the balance. Yes, I know this is just a book... but I became emotionally connected to these characters and unfortunately no one is left unscathed in the final bo...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Wendy F rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, tear-jerker, urban-fantasy, zombies, jeff

I'm going to give this review my best shot, but I can already tell that this is going to be a tough one for me.

Katie, Jenni and the gang have made a home. A home that another group of survivors (including a senator) want to take over. Horrible things happen, and people we love don't make it. It hurt, and made me cry messily at work!

Despite all that, this trilogy ends on a hopeful note, still full of love and fighting to survive.

We got some wonderful new characters in this final book, which mak...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

I just stayed up all night to finish this book, because I had to know what happened. I'm glad I did! It's so well done. I don't usually do zombie books, but this trilogy just grabbed me, from the first sentence of the first book, to the Author's Notes of this last one. This book is full of all the typical bad stuff we associate with zombie stories: People get killed, a lot of them, and many we care a great deal for. But what I love so much about this story is that there is always a fighting spir...more

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Jun 04, 2012 Jac (For Love and Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-adored

A few months ago, Giselle @ Xspresso reads was gushing about Rhiannon Frater's "The First Days" books. After reading her tweets and reviews, I decided to jump in and read The Frist Days, immediately followed by Fighting to Survive. Unfortunatley, I got distaracted by life before I could finish the trilogy with the final book, Siege.

Once I was finally able to pick up Siege? I was glad to see all of our favorite characters are back, and we're immediately introduced to new ones as well! Life at the...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Jeremy Kline rated it 5 of 5 stars

If you haven’t picked up The First Days, As the World Dies, do it now (I mean it, stop reading this and go get the book)…

Now that you are back (and I am sure that you have now read all three books because I could not stop after the first), let me talk first about this book and then generally about the series. For those of you who ignored me earlier and have not read this series, I will not post any spoilers.

I expect a series to slack off. The longer you read a series, the more it kinda falls fl...more If you haven’t picked up The First Days, As the World Dies, do it now (I mean it, stop reading this and go get the book)…

Now that you are back (and I am sure that you have now read all three books because I could not stop after the first), let me talk first about this book and then generally about the series. For those of you who ignored me earlier and have not read this series, I will not post any spoilers.

I expect a series to slack off. The longer you read a series, the more it kinda falls flat. That is not the case here. Siege is nonstop, and no one is safe. Frater makes it very clear from the beginning that she has no problem killing off her characters – for those of you who have never written a novel, this is very hard to do. An author creates a special bond with their characters. They are our friends as much as any flesh and blood. We applaud their successes and morn their defeats.

As a reader, you are kept on the edge of your seat. You expect the main characters to live, so when they die, you are shocked. And this novel has plenty of shocks. Frater has created something that is much greater than the sum of its parts – a zombie novel that is less about blood and gore and more about people working together, bickering over their differences and attempting to create hope among despair.

Siege is more political than the previous two novels which is to be expected given the events leading up to it. Fighting for survival causes us to come together – but once we feel comfortable in our survival, our prior prejudices get the better of us.

One note to Frater: I would have liked to know what happened to the Baptists (just saying… you left it dangling).

Overall, this was the best Zombie series I have ever read. More over, non-zombie fans would still be enthralled from the first paragraph (which caused me to mutter ‘daaaammmnnn’ under my breath).

The series has plenty of action, lots of blood and gore, but also heavy emotional moments and strong female characters.

Thanks for the incredible journey Rhiannon!
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May 28, 2010 Stonebender rated it 2 of 5 stars

This trilogy is what started my reading zombie stories phase. I have always liked after disaster stories and the title of this one made me think that's what it was and it is sort of. It just has an unlikely cause of the end of the world. I found this trilogy to be fun to read. Very quick, fast paced. I was pleased that all of the really strong characters were women. The main women had a strong bond to each other even though they weren't a couple. Although people with disabilities were all in the...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Alexis Winning rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

Sometimes I like a good ol fashioned action movie. Most of them probably have Bruce Willis in them. I enjoy the gratuitous fun, and certainly don't feel the need to read too much into them. This is how I feel about this series.

Siege ties up the trilogy nicely with some serious surprises. It's an engaging and fun read which is well written. I've mentioned in my reviews of the previous books that I was hesitant at first because it sounded all very "girl power-ish", but honestly its not. Ok, well...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Siege is the third book in the As The World Dies trilogy by Rhiannon Frater and a Horror novel from TOR.

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The old world is gone, shattered by the zombie plague. In the tiny town of Ashley Oaks, Texas, a hundred or so survivors are building a new world, beginning with a high-walled fort. They’ve defended their home against ravenous zombies and cruel bandits, gathered supplies, established a civil government, and even found love among the ruins.

A supply run gone terribly wrong leads to the dis...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Sunny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Rating: 5 Stars

No Spoilers.

OMG......and I am too old to be saying "OMG" but I did. I said it. Yep, me! Calms breathing. Just a moment.....Okay, here we go.

What a FUCKING ride!!! Yep, I said a bad word. For some reason I felt the need. Once this book got about 50%, my nose and eyes leaked more today than they have in 6 months. So, I don't really want to go into the story cause, let's face it, you don't know much about it except for what you read on the summary. Even if I began to tell you about i...more
Rating: 5 Stars

No Spoilers.

OMG......and I am too old to be saying "OMG" but I did. I said it. Yep, me! Calms breathing. Just a moment.....Okay, here we go.

What a FUCKING ride!!! Yep, I said a bad word. For some reason I felt the need. Once this book got about 50%, my nose and eyes leaked more today than they have in 6 months. So, I don't really want to go into the story cause, let's face it, you don't know much about it except for what you read on the summary. Even if I began to tell you about it, I would never make you understand or feel the way Rhiannon Frater made me feel. I am just not that talented.

I will quote the author "In the end, it is the tale of two women who find a rare and powerful friendship at the end of the world and help rebuild a new one through love and sacrifice. I couldn't have said it better myself. Jenni and Katie had a friendship that most of us never find. They became apart of each other from the first ten pages of the first book. It is so powerful then you start adding on other characters. Some live, some don't. People are making fast relationships but it feels right. People are learning to live for today cause you might not live tomorrow.

I lost many love ones along the way. I was in love with so many characters! Oh, and I really hated some too. Some I was glad to see eaten. Some broke my heart in two, when they met their demise! Sometimes I had to walk away from the book cause I knew what was coming and it wasn't good. Sometimes it sneaked up on me and floored me with disbelief. I yelled, cried, laughed, and I loved with these people. But the two women, you wanted to stand up and yell Hell Yeah! Katie and Jenni started out as two normal people you would meet on the sidewalk on any given day, but what they meant to the fate of the world was Phenomenal!!!!

I rate the trilogy on a whole - 5 stars!! It had love, laughter, and tears....who could ask for anything more?

I have a theme song for Jenni and Katie - Part of you, part of me - listen to the song after reading the whole trilogy (it will mean so much more)
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Rhiannon Frater was born and raised a Texan. Though she has lived in various towns all over the state, she finally settled in Austin, Texas where she met her husband and worked as a governmental consultant.
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