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Zombie Apocalypse #2
Zombie Necropolis
The world has turned. In this sequel to Bryan Cassiday's "Zombie Maelstrom," plague-infected, flesh-eating zombies now infest the earth. Black ops agent Chad Halverson of the CIA's top secret National Clandestine Service and a motley band of survivors must do everything they can to stay alive one more day, even as they try to find out what caused the pandemic. Fending off the zombies at every turn, Halverson and his group make a mad dash through the plague-ravaged, smoldering ruins of Los Angeles and Santa Monica to evade the clutches of the zombie hordes and reach the sea. A cop with a drinking problem, a politician with a scandalous past, a couturiere who can't find her daughter, a CIA agent searching for his brother . . . characters alienated from society all caught up in the zombie apocalypse. When Halverson finds out the truth about the origin of the plague, he is targeted for extermination by surviving remnants of the government that are hiding underground and will do anything it takes to retain their fragile hold on power. This is a terrifying new world where the living dead rule the land, killer drones rule the sky, and death lurks around the next corner.
350 pages, Paperback
First published May 29, 2012
About the author
Bryan Cassiday
61 books213 followersAward-winning author Bryan Cassiday writes thrillers and horror fiction. His novel Horde (Zombie Apocalypse: The Chad Halverson Series Book 6) won the 2022 Independent Press Award and the 2021 American Fiction Award for Best Horror novel. His novel Electric Green Mambas was a Finalist in the Reader Views Award for Thrillers 2021-22. His short story "Boxed" was published in the anthology Shadows and Teeth Volume Two, which won both the 2017 International Book Award for best adult horror fiction anthology and the Florida Association of Publishers and Authors President's Award gold medal for best adult horror fiction anthology 2017.
"A bracing page-turner with an unconventional hero."--Kirkus Reviews on Bryan's thriller Murder LLC
His thrillers include the psychological thriller The Payout and the Ethan Carr thriller Force of Impact, which Kirkus Reviews called "A fast-paced detective novel enhanced by exceptional characters and a striking ending."
Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Thriller Bolt
“From the very start, Bryan Cassiday spins what appears to be a typical Southern Californian private investigation novel in Bolt, but quickly takes off in a direction that speaks to our current troubled times. Well-plotted and crisply written, with great characterization, this is one to look for.”--Brendan DuBois, coauthor with James Patterson of The Cornwalls Are Gone.
"Noir suspense at its best! Private eyes, hit men, globe-trotting, and characters you don't know whether you can trust or not. Fans of James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, and Fredrick Forsyth will love Bolt!"--Matthew Farrell, best-selling author of What Have You Done
Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Zombie Books
"The plot engages from the beginning and holds the reader's interest until the last page."--The Booklife Prize on Horde
"Cassiday blends thoughtful suspense and pulse-pounding terror to deliver a novel with both bite and creeping dread."--David Dunwoody, author of Empire and The Harvest Cycle
"Written with the epic scope of World War Z and infused with the gritty spook works derring-do of a Robert Ludlum spy thriller, Sanctuary in Steel is full of zombie mayhem through and through."--Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Inheritance
"Sanctuary in Steel made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be."--Iain McKinnon, author of Domain of the Dead
"A bracing page-turner with an unconventional hero."--Kirkus Reviews on Bryan's thriller Murder LLC
His thrillers include the psychological thriller The Payout and the Ethan Carr thriller Force of Impact, which Kirkus Reviews called "A fast-paced detective novel enhanced by exceptional characters and a striking ending."
Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Thriller Bolt
“From the very start, Bryan Cassiday spins what appears to be a typical Southern Californian private investigation novel in Bolt, but quickly takes off in a direction that speaks to our current troubled times. Well-plotted and crisply written, with great characterization, this is one to look for.”--Brendan DuBois, coauthor with James Patterson of The Cornwalls Are Gone.
"Noir suspense at its best! Private eyes, hit men, globe-trotting, and characters you don't know whether you can trust or not. Fans of James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, and Fredrick Forsyth will love Bolt!"--Matthew Farrell, best-selling author of What Have You Done
Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Zombie Books
"The plot engages from the beginning and holds the reader's interest until the last page."--The Booklife Prize on Horde
"Cassiday blends thoughtful suspense and pulse-pounding terror to deliver a novel with both bite and creeping dread."--David Dunwoody, author of Empire and The Harvest Cycle
"Written with the epic scope of World War Z and infused with the gritty spook works derring-do of a Robert Ludlum spy thriller, Sanctuary in Steel is full of zombie mayhem through and through."--Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Inheritance
"Sanctuary in Steel made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be."--Iain McKinnon, author of Domain of the Dead
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
September 7, 2016
There is way too much detail about things that don't really add anything to the story. The characters are beyond terrible. There is one female character that just had the best out look out on life. No matter how bad things are, or what she has experienced, no one can possibly be a zombie. The characters in the book belong more in a preteen book but the vocabulary is not preteen.
It just doesn't flow. Now I must admit that to being an audio book reader. With that said, the narrator can make or break a book and this one is broken. The pauses are in the wrong places, there is no excitement. The narrator forgot that he is not only reading a book, but telling a story. Perhaps the book is a 2, maybe a 3 in written form, but in the audio book format, its a zero.
It just doesn't flow. Now I must admit that to being an audio book reader. With that said, the narrator can make or break a book and this one is broken. The pauses are in the wrong places, there is no excitement. The narrator forgot that he is not only reading a book, but telling a story. Perhaps the book is a 2, maybe a 3 in written form, but in the audio book format, its a zero.
August 25, 2024
Zombie Necropolis
The book was amazing! The action was so fast-paced from the beginning to the very end, the character were well developed, and the storyline was griping. My only complaint was that I couldn't put it down so I lost a night of sleep!
The book was amazing! The action was so fast-paced from the beginning to the very end, the character were well developed, and the storyline was griping. My only complaint was that I couldn't put it down so I lost a night of sleep!
November 26, 2023
Book 2 Zombie Novel
Great read book 2 continuation of CIA agent in LA fighting of zombies to get to the coast to find a boat.
Great read book 2 continuation of CIA agent in LA fighting of zombies to get to the coast to find a boat.
August 1, 2012
"Plague infected, flesh eating zombies now infest the earth. Black Ops agent Chad Halverson of the CIA's top secret National Clandestine Service and a motley band of survivors must do everything they can to find out what caused the pandemic."
This isn't your run of the mill zombie story. This is a thrilling, get your heart pounding kind of book. It had me jumping out of my chair, shutting the book saying Oh no and then opening it back up just as fast to see what happened next. Descriptions so vivid you can picture it. I hear there is a book one that I now must buy! I loved this book and recommend it. I won this from LibraryThing.
This isn't your run of the mill zombie story. This is a thrilling, get your heart pounding kind of book. It had me jumping out of my chair, shutting the book saying Oh no and then opening it back up just as fast to see what happened next. Descriptions so vivid you can picture it. I hear there is a book one that I now must buy! I loved this book and recommend it. I won this from LibraryThing.
April 25, 2012
"Zombie Necropolis" is the white-knuckle, bloody sequel to Bryan Cassiday's zombie apocalypse thriller "Zombie Maelstrom."
August 19, 2014
Just got an email that I won this book from a goodreads giveaway, I can't wait to start it! Review to come soon!
Update:
Halfway done already, and I'm loving it so far!
Update:
Halfway done already, and I'm loving it so far!
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews