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Zomblog
Samuel Todd is a regular guy: ...Failed husband... ...Loving father... ...Dutiful worker... ...Aspiring rockstar. He had no idea if anyone would care, or take the time, to read his daily blog entries about his late night observations. But what started as an open monologue of his day-to-day life became a running journal of the firsthand account detailing the rising of the dead and the downfall and degradation of mankind...
262 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2010
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About the author
T.W. Brown
96 books303 followersTucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my wife Denise, a Border Collie named Aoife, a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can cheer on the Oregon Ducks and be disappointed by my Seattle Seahawks once again. I am a fan of Cookie Monster, KISS, and Dr. Who (along with most things British).
As a person who always dreamed of writing as well as one completely enthralled by all things zombie, it is hard to believe that I never once considered writing in the genre. It is true. I wanted to be more “mainstream”. The first novel I actually wrote is titled Dakota (as Todd Brown). It is about a pair of DEA types tossed back in time to just prior to the start of the Civil War. They are in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of them is an African-American.
The zombie thing really started when I wrote a short for a college Creative Writing class. The teacher, Ms. Bose, pulled me up and told me I had an obvious love for the subject and a real talent for the style. I decided to give it a shot.
The first thing I cobbled together was Zomblog. I wrote it as a warm up for the project I had brewing in the back of my mind. It is a journal account of the apocalypse. The funny thing is that it was never intended to be published. A few things happened and it ended up being presented to me as a gift in book format by my wife for a Christmas present. There was something I will never forget about holding the copy of that book in my hand the first time.
Because it gained a readership, and those readers asked for more, I made it a trilogy (Zomblog, Zomblog II, and Zomblog: The Final Entry). It is also because of those fans that I have returned to the Zomblog universe and just released the sixth (and FINAL) book in the series on Halloween of 2013: Zomblog: Snoe's Journey. I freely admit that I will sellout my plans to write what the fans ask for.
I really want my DEAD series to be what I am known for, and in the last year, it has really taken off. However, I will say that with the release of the fourth book in the DEAD series (DEAD: Winter), the numbers started to pick up beyond my wildest dreams.
The DEAD series (DEAD: The Ugly Beginning, DEAD: Revelations, and DEAD: Fortunes & Failures, DEAD: Winter, DEAD: Siege & Survival, DEAD: Confrontation, DEAD: Reborn) is scheduled to be a 12 part epic series.
It is told in three rotating chapters. One is from the first person perspective of Steve Hobart, a man thrust into the role of leader for a group of survivors struggling to keep alive. One chapter follows a group of four self-professed zombie “geeks” who initially believe that the zombie apocalypse would be fun and soon discover that it is nothing like the movies. The third of the rotating chapters is called “Vignettes” and is a series of snapshots from all around the world. Some of the vignettes are single chapter episodes, others are continuing threads that carry on for several chapters. A few are merged into the Steve story or the Geek story line.
Last year,I began my horror/comedy series, "That Ghoul Ava" and have found it to be my new guilty pleasure.
My blog can be found at:
http://twbrown.blogspot.com/
You can contact him at:
twbrown.maydecpub@gmail.com
You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on Facebook under Todd Brown, Author TW Brown, and also under May December Publications.
Book Links:
DEAD
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-The-Ugly-B...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Revelation...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Fortunes-F...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Winter-ebo...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Winter-TW-...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Siege-Surv...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Confrontat...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Reborn-TW-...
As a person who always dreamed of writing as well as one completely enthralled by all things zombie, it is hard to believe that I never once considered writing in the genre. It is true. I wanted to be more “mainstream”. The first novel I actually wrote is titled Dakota (as Todd Brown). It is about a pair of DEA types tossed back in time to just prior to the start of the Civil War. They are in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of them is an African-American.
The zombie thing really started when I wrote a short for a college Creative Writing class. The teacher, Ms. Bose, pulled me up and told me I had an obvious love for the subject and a real talent for the style. I decided to give it a shot.
The first thing I cobbled together was Zomblog. I wrote it as a warm up for the project I had brewing in the back of my mind. It is a journal account of the apocalypse. The funny thing is that it was never intended to be published. A few things happened and it ended up being presented to me as a gift in book format by my wife for a Christmas present. There was something I will never forget about holding the copy of that book in my hand the first time.
Because it gained a readership, and those readers asked for more, I made it a trilogy (Zomblog, Zomblog II, and Zomblog: The Final Entry). It is also because of those fans that I have returned to the Zomblog universe and just released the sixth (and FINAL) book in the series on Halloween of 2013: Zomblog: Snoe's Journey. I freely admit that I will sellout my plans to write what the fans ask for.
I really want my DEAD series to be what I am known for, and in the last year, it has really taken off. However, I will say that with the release of the fourth book in the DEAD series (DEAD: Winter), the numbers started to pick up beyond my wildest dreams.
The DEAD series (DEAD: The Ugly Beginning, DEAD: Revelations, and DEAD: Fortunes & Failures, DEAD: Winter, DEAD: Siege & Survival, DEAD: Confrontation, DEAD: Reborn) is scheduled to be a 12 part epic series.
It is told in three rotating chapters. One is from the first person perspective of Steve Hobart, a man thrust into the role of leader for a group of survivors struggling to keep alive. One chapter follows a group of four self-professed zombie “geeks” who initially believe that the zombie apocalypse would be fun and soon discover that it is nothing like the movies. The third of the rotating chapters is called “Vignettes” and is a series of snapshots from all around the world. Some of the vignettes are single chapter episodes, others are continuing threads that carry on for several chapters. A few are merged into the Steve story or the Geek story line.
Last year,I began my horror/comedy series, "That Ghoul Ava" and have found it to be my new guilty pleasure.
My blog can be found at:
http://twbrown.blogspot.com/
You can contact him at:
twbrown.maydecpub@gmail.com
You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on Facebook under Todd Brown, Author TW Brown, and also under May December Publications.
Book Links:
DEAD
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-The-Ugly-B...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Revelation...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Fortunes-F...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Winter-ebo...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Winter-TW-...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Siege-Surv...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Confrontat...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Reborn-TW-...
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
October 11, 2012
This is the first physical book to feature one of my short stories, Embedded, the tale of a journalist recounting his travel with a military unit in the midst of a zombie war. The book has a number of really good stories, and the work put in by May December Publications was top notch.
I'd highly recommend this book, not just because I'm in it, but because it's a wonderfully wicked collection of zombie tales that will put you in mind of Romero's Night, O'Bannon's Return, and even Mr. Brooks' WWZ.
I'd highly recommend this book, not just because I'm in it, but because it's a wonderfully wicked collection of zombie tales that will put you in mind of Romero's Night, O'Bannon's Return, and even Mr. Brooks' WWZ.
June 13, 2012
EYE WITNESS ZOMBIE is an anthology of zombie fiction with an eye to journalistic accounts of the apocalypse. The stories are all well written and true to modern zombie lore. As can be expected of short zombie tales the gore is heavy and the chacacterizations are slim.
I found this collection to be kind of depressing to read story after story. Getting 'in the trenches' accounts of the action more often then not leads to death. Reading that time and again gives absence of hope. Ultimately a feeling of doom ebraces each story.
You need to love zombies, fast action and stomach churning detail to enjoy this. Make sure your in a positive head place too,because you can be left feeling a little glum when it's over. Who can complain to a little emotional responce when reading anyway?
I found this collection to be kind of depressing to read story after story. Getting 'in the trenches' accounts of the action more often then not leads to death. Reading that time and again gives absence of hope. Ultimately a feeling of doom ebraces each story.
You need to love zombies, fast action and stomach churning detail to enjoy this. Make sure your in a positive head place too,because you can be left feeling a little glum when it's over. Who can complain to a little emotional responce when reading anyway?
June 9, 2011
Overall, a good anthology. All the stories were readable, but if I had to pick favorites, I'd have to say I enjoyed "Childish Things" by William Wood. I like a bit of absurdity thrown in, and that story had a bit. I also liked Sean Hoade's "Dead Man's Hand."
June 16, 2013
Please keep in mind that when reading this review that it may be a little bias based on the the sheer fact that I LOVE ZOMBIES!!!!!
I have read many zombie books and anthologies and this is one of the better ones that i have read. The gore factor in this collection alone is enough a reason to rave about this anthology. The stories were great and there was something for everyone. But like every anthology, there are some stories that because of their short length, lack in details and plot development. Even though some of the stories suffer from the lack these traits they are still decent stories that set the mood for the rest of the book. All in all this anthology is amazing and satisfies the most severe zombies lover appetite for the undead.
I have read many zombie books and anthologies and this is one of the better ones that i have read. The gore factor in this collection alone is enough a reason to rave about this anthology. The stories were great and there was something for everyone. But like every anthology, there are some stories that because of their short length, lack in details and plot development. Even though some of the stories suffer from the lack these traits they are still decent stories that set the mood for the rest of the book. All in all this anthology is amazing and satisfies the most severe zombies lover appetite for the undead.
July 22, 2013
Don't bother.
This collection was almost enough to make me abandon the zombie apocalypse genre.
There were a few imaginative and absurd moments that kept me from lowering my opinion even further.
Horrible dialogue, predictable scenarios, same characters with different names in each story, and so on...
This collection was almost enough to make me abandon the zombie apocalypse genre.
There were a few imaginative and absurd moments that kept me from lowering my opinion even further.
Horrible dialogue, predictable scenarios, same characters with different names in each story, and so on...
July 10, 2013
I have thoroughly enjoyed T.W. Brown's Zomblog series. The journal style of his novel flows well and makes you want to keep reading more so than even World War Z. Brown does an outstanding job of bringing the characters to life and making the reader feel for them.
September 11, 2012
If you like zombie tales, then you like this collection of short stories.
June 30, 2015
Very few (3) of these stories are any good. The last two are the best.
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