Sawkill

by Matthew L. Fitzgerald

A zombie novel

Jessie and Mauri Brewster: Man and wife. Parents. Best friends. Survivors. Jessie travels for his work…a lot. His worst fear is being away when there is an emergency at home. He has confidence in Mauri to take care of things – she always does – but it’s just the kind of guy he is. With his cell phone off for the night Jessie has missed the frantic calls from Mauri who is at home with their children in Massachusetts. The chaos that started the night before on the island of Manhattan has had nine hours to spread. As Jessie races from his hotel in New Jersey to get back to his family Mauri has to act fast with their two little ones in tow as the insanity comes north. They are separated by three hundred miles and three million zombies. Never tell them the odds. Jessie’s plan sounds simple enough: Get from Jersey to Massachusetts, find his family and get someplace where there are no zombies. He never knew so much could go so wrong so fast. “The system” breaks down almost immediately. Once the infection escapes Manhattan all hope of containment is lost. The government draws a line in the sand at the Rocky Mountains and wishes the rest of the country good luck as they plan to drop bombs on the “infected zone.” Anyone uninfected in the east is given seventy two hours to get to processing stations along the Rockies. Those who don’t have the means to make it are on their own. As society unravels and survivors try to stake their claim in the “Old US” The Brewster’s realize zombies are the least of their problems.

Genres: Zombies

289 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2013

Reviews

[Micahel · Rating 5 out of 5]

First novel I've read from this author. I thought the book was well written and quite funny. There is a lot of original ideas for a "zombie book." I don't want to spoil anything, but I didn't see the second half of the book coming and the end was satisfying. I hope the next one is as good.

[Troy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read. Not nearly as good as the author's SILVER TOWER novella. Nonetheless, we are introduced to the Sawkill universe and there's great potential in it. I did find the unnecessary slaps at former President Bush tiresome. I laughed out loud at the way in which Mr. Fitzgerald depicted The President ... But then it is the zombie apocalypse. I believe all bets would and should be off in such a scenario.

[Terri · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry but the grammar and spelling in this book was obnoxiously distracting from the story. Good for you for writing a book, I respect that but this was basically, for lack of a better description, a man's adventurous zombie wet dream. Please get an editor and sometimes bad things have to happen to your main characters or the book lacks depth.

[Loki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant. I must say it's a fresh perspective on the Zombie genre. I can't wait for the second book in 2014.

[Gwenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great zombie read! I will save and reread again in the future.

[Jackie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Jesse, the protagonist, is the luckiest bastard in the world and a huge douche! The zombie outbreak begins and he manages to escape a city in terror, mug a cop and leave him defenseless, unconscious and handcuffed outside his vehicle (he knows there are zombies so this is basically a death sentence), and people keep giving him cars and guns. The story gets interesting when we hear his wife`s story because she helps people while protecting her children and actually has problems to deal with that she has to solve.

I liked almost every character in the main story more than Jesse because everything was too easy for him. Is he a superhero? I have read a book about zombies and superheroes. This wasn`t it. The book also needs a little editing.

[Vykki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a Ok zombie novel It wasn't the best zombie novel I have read but it was Ok.