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The Undead #10
The Undead Day Ten
A deadly infection spreads across Europe.
The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event.
Day Ten and the struggle continues into week two of The Undead Series.
The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event.
Day Ten and the struggle continues into week two of The Undead Series.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2013
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About the author
R.R. Haywood
94 books1,239 followers"One of the most original voices of our time." - Richard Moriarty, The Sun
"Whether it's gritty horror, spectacular sci-fi, or insane comedy, RR Haywood delivers in style." - Chris Riches, Daily Express
RR Haywood is a Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Audible bestselling author with over 4 million books sold and more than 30 Kindle Bestsellers. As one of the top ten most downloaded indie authors in the UK, Haywood has captivated readers worldwide with his diverse storytelling.
His creations include the global sensation EXTRACTED, the riveting CODE TRILOGY narrated by Colin Morgan, the phenomenal UNDEAD Series, the blockbuster DELIO, PHASE ONE, and the chart-topping A TOWN CALLED DISCOVERY. His latest work, FICTION LAND, narrated by Game of Thrones star Gethin Anthony, has been hailed as "an outrageously funny tour de force."
A former police officer, Haywood now resides with his dogs on the north coast of the Isle of Wight. He entertains audiences and shares his expertise on TikTok with his Writing Class for the Working Class.
"Whether it's gritty horror, spectacular sci-fi, or insane comedy, RR Haywood delivers in style." - Chris Riches, Daily Express
RR Haywood is a Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Audible bestselling author with over 4 million books sold and more than 30 Kindle Bestsellers. As one of the top ten most downloaded indie authors in the UK, Haywood has captivated readers worldwide with his diverse storytelling.
His creations include the global sensation EXTRACTED, the riveting CODE TRILOGY narrated by Colin Morgan, the phenomenal UNDEAD Series, the blockbuster DELIO, PHASE ONE, and the chart-topping A TOWN CALLED DISCOVERY. His latest work, FICTION LAND, narrated by Game of Thrones star Gethin Anthony, has been hailed as "an outrageously funny tour de force."
A former police officer, Haywood now resides with his dogs on the north coast of the Isle of Wight. He entertains audiences and shares his expertise on TikTok with his Writing Class for the Working Class.
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January 1, 2014
Let's start this review off with a big WOW! The Undead series is nothing short of amazing. I read the entire thing in a mere four days and was sad to see it end. It shocked me to find the series has yet to be picked up.
RR Haywood spins a tale of Mr. Howie, a night shift grocery worker as he fights off the wretched undead and meets some pretty awesome people along the way. Howie first teams up with Dave, a fellow co-worker at the store. Dave is a killing machine, methodical and devoid of social grace, it came as no shock when he revealed having Asbergers. His dry demeanor mixed with Howie's witty humor makes for some pretty deadpan comedy.
Joined by rookie soldiers Cookey, Blowers and Nick the comedy continues as they each dish out witty barbs. Each character is fully developed and believable. It's evident in the writing that a lot of thought went into creating them and the dynamic they bring to the group. Along the way, many more people are introduced. I won't go into their details, since that's the fun part about reading, but I will say they were each written just as well as the others.
Despite the never ending battle to survive, Howie and company continue in their mission to secure a safe haven for refugees. Destruction never ceasing to knock down their doors, the action is non-stop.
These aren't your garden variety zombies. They are a collective, pushed onward by an infection portrayed as an entity all it's own. The infection morphs and evolves in it's single minded goal to wipe out humanity. The undead aren't interested in eating its prey, it's only desire to spread the infection.
There are zombies of all shapes and sizes. Slow and lumbering, fast and vicious, thinking and plotting, seducing, vengeful...you name it, they've got it. The one thing they have in common is the red eyes. Lucky for the eyes or survivors would be completely fubar. The infection itself is original. It allows what could have ended up long and drawn out to keep me on the edge of my seat and never bored.
The Undead series is an ever changing, exciting work of fiction that will keep readers glued to the pages from start to finish. With it's terror, humor, unique story and likable characters, it is sure to be a huge hit with the masses.
Important note: This series is not for the feint of heart. In addition to the blood and guts, there is a lot of bad language (most of it pretty hilarious) and a few sexually explicit scenes that may be shocking to some. I appreciate the authors show of restraint as he did not harp on the uncomfortable moments. Oh, and spiders...lest we not forget the spiders. Haywoods description of poor Paula as she is stalked by an eight legged terror had me squirming in my seat and making noises of fear and disgust, followed promptly by a full body check and scan of my surroundings to ensure I, too, was not about to be attacked.
Visit www.bookie-monster.com to read my entire review.
RR Haywood spins a tale of Mr. Howie, a night shift grocery worker as he fights off the wretched undead and meets some pretty awesome people along the way. Howie first teams up with Dave, a fellow co-worker at the store. Dave is a killing machine, methodical and devoid of social grace, it came as no shock when he revealed having Asbergers. His dry demeanor mixed with Howie's witty humor makes for some pretty deadpan comedy.
Joined by rookie soldiers Cookey, Blowers and Nick the comedy continues as they each dish out witty barbs. Each character is fully developed and believable. It's evident in the writing that a lot of thought went into creating them and the dynamic they bring to the group. Along the way, many more people are introduced. I won't go into their details, since that's the fun part about reading, but I will say they were each written just as well as the others.
Despite the never ending battle to survive, Howie and company continue in their mission to secure a safe haven for refugees. Destruction never ceasing to knock down their doors, the action is non-stop.
These aren't your garden variety zombies. They are a collective, pushed onward by an infection portrayed as an entity all it's own. The infection morphs and evolves in it's single minded goal to wipe out humanity. The undead aren't interested in eating its prey, it's only desire to spread the infection.
There are zombies of all shapes and sizes. Slow and lumbering, fast and vicious, thinking and plotting, seducing, vengeful...you name it, they've got it. The one thing they have in common is the red eyes. Lucky for the eyes or survivors would be completely fubar. The infection itself is original. It allows what could have ended up long and drawn out to keep me on the edge of my seat and never bored.
The Undead series is an ever changing, exciting work of fiction that will keep readers glued to the pages from start to finish. With it's terror, humor, unique story and likable characters, it is sure to be a huge hit with the masses.
Important note: This series is not for the feint of heart. In addition to the blood and guts, there is a lot of bad language (most of it pretty hilarious) and a few sexually explicit scenes that may be shocking to some. I appreciate the authors show of restraint as he did not harp on the uncomfortable moments. Oh, and spiders...lest we not forget the spiders. Haywoods description of poor Paula as she is stalked by an eight legged terror had me squirming in my seat and making noises of fear and disgust, followed promptly by a full body check and scan of my surroundings to ensure I, too, was not about to be attacked.
Visit www.bookie-monster.com to read my entire review.
July 7, 2019
Arhggggg!! Does nobody edit these books?!!
I REALLY want shout my love of these characters, plots, and the author, but the terrible grammar (I'm not talking from the characters, innit bruv!), spelling (synch for cinch is just one example), and the obvious dislike of the humble comma in these otherwise fantastic set of books is preventing me awarding that one last star! So many other annoying little mistakes too! I am at Day 10, but my inner Grammar and Comprehension Geek is making it so very hard to carry on without cringing, and quite honestly, it's messing it up for me guys!! If you can look past the very bad editing, and quite frankly, I hope the Audible narrator can, then these are a great bunch of books. Very addictive too, so I'll be reading them all regardless..BUT could you at least try and sort them from Day 11 onwards?!
I REALLY want shout my love of these characters, plots, and the author, but the terrible grammar (I'm not talking from the characters, innit bruv!), spelling (synch for cinch is just one example), and the obvious dislike of the humble comma in these otherwise fantastic set of books is preventing me awarding that one last star! So many other annoying little mistakes too! I am at Day 10, but my inner Grammar and Comprehension Geek is making it so very hard to carry on without cringing, and quite honestly, it's messing it up for me guys!! If you can look past the very bad editing, and quite frankly, I hope the Audible narrator can, then these are a great bunch of books. Very addictive too, so I'll be reading them all regardless..BUT could you at least try and sort them from Day 11 onwards?!
August 18, 2024
The Undead Day Ten
The Undead #10
Sci-Fi
R.R. Haywood
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ • ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇʀꜱ • ᴄᴏɴꜰʟɪᴄᴛꜱ •
This book follows a brand new group with entirely different characters and while they were ok, I admit that I couldn't wait to get back to the plot and the characters of the previous books.
I wasn't too keen on Maddox and his crew. I found them difficult to connect to. It felt like they were stereotypical teenagers who used to deal drugs and the slang (bruv, innit etc) did annoy me, even though I'm from the UK 😂.
The pacing was a bit slow for me and there were a couple of things that seemed to be forgotten about but hopefully they'll be picked up again in the next book.
The ending was good. I liked the way Howie handled the confrontation with Maddox and how Maddox responded.
This was probably my least favourite book in this series, so far, which is a shame. That being said, I am still really enjoying the series as a whole.
The Undead #10
Sci-Fi
R.R. Haywood
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ • ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇʀꜱ • ᴄᴏɴꜰʟɪᴄᴛꜱ •
This book follows a brand new group with entirely different characters and while they were ok, I admit that I couldn't wait to get back to the plot and the characters of the previous books.
I wasn't too keen on Maddox and his crew. I found them difficult to connect to. It felt like they were stereotypical teenagers who used to deal drugs and the slang (bruv, innit etc) did annoy me, even though I'm from the UK 😂.
The pacing was a bit slow for me and there were a couple of things that seemed to be forgotten about but hopefully they'll be picked up again in the next book.
The ending was good. I liked the way Howie handled the confrontation with Maddox and how Maddox responded.
This was probably my least favourite book in this series, so far, which is a shame. That being said, I am still really enjoying the series as a whole.
July 26, 2018
Absolutely excellent in all respects.
September 26, 2021
I am enjoying this series, and will carry on with it...
October 10, 2021
This one was quite different than the others, and I enjoyed it.
February 16, 2023
Best UK zombie series
keeps getting better and better. Loads of gore, laughs, brilliant characters and storyline. My third time reading this series....Highly recommend!
keeps getting better and better. Loads of gore, laughs, brilliant characters and storyline. My third time reading this series....Highly recommend!
February 17, 2024
Another great instalment of The Undead series.
May 23, 2024
Another great one.
Inter-twinning with Maddox’s crew was well done however I did find some of these characters annoying. Innit bruv?
Inter-twinning with Maddox’s crew was well done however I did find some of these characters annoying. Innit bruv?
November 8, 2025
Lots of world building and the majority of the book doesn’t follow our heroes, but that’s no bad thing
September 22, 2016
This review is for the undead part 10 on audible, not day 10. It may contain spoilers after this point.
There were elements of this book that I hated: Millie.
And there were elements that I loved: everything else.
I wonder what role Millie will play in future books because I don't find her repetitive interactions with the group endearing at all. Nick was an absolute hero in this episode, and I loved learning more about his character. I also welled up a little in that scene with Cookie.
Mixed bag for me. Had it not been for that safari bullshit and Millie, this would have been a solid 5 stars from me.
There were elements of this book that I hated: Millie.
And there were elements that I loved: everything else.
I wonder what role Millie will play in future books because I don't find her repetitive interactions with the group endearing at all. Nick was an absolute hero in this episode, and I loved learning more about his character. I also welled up a little in that scene with Cookie.
Mixed bag for me. Had it not been for that safari bullshit and Millie, this would have been a solid 5 stars from me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 26, 2016
Where do I start? Day 10 was a whirlwind, I laughed, cried and stopped breathing for the final few chapters! I am overwhelmed by how good this series is! I really thought it was wonderful how two stories were merged. Maddox crew were an interesting insight into 'gangsta' culture and all it's complexities-although I ended up saying 'innit' by the book's end (eep). I loved the evolving dynamic between Howie & Dave too!
Zompoc kit additions:
RIB/coffee machine/UHT/Maddox crew (they are cray cray, yes?)
Zompoc kit additions:
RIB/coffee machine/UHT/Maddox crew (they are cray cray, yes?)
August 14, 2023
If you are listening to these books, don't continue after this. Book 11 through the end is a new narrator who decided to change primary voices for the worse x 10. You will love Dave, autistic with a slightly higher than average pitched voice and clipped tones, until book 11 when he, astonishingly, was made to sound like fucking Hodor. He now has a deep voice and speaks slowly and dumbly, and that one voice change ruined the audio books entirely. Listening to more will just continue to make me angry, I'll probably read the rest eventually.
August 19, 2022
Day 10: Maddox’s Crew.
I enjoyed this one. We saw a new group of characters introduced, with two storylines running alongside each other.
Not really sure why so many people have a problem with Dan Morgan, the narrator. I actually think he does a great job!
I enjoyed this one. We saw a new group of characters introduced, with two storylines running alongside each other.
Not really sure why so many people have a problem with Dan Morgan, the narrator. I actually think he does a great job!
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