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Zombies v Ninjas: Origin
The dead are coming alive on an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. A bullet isn't going to stop them. They feel no pain.
Flesh-eating walkers have been taking sheep and cattle from the fields. A minor inconvenience until someone, or something, starts to organize them.
A force of pure evil, building an army of undead offspring, planning the end of mankind.
Only the ninjas are suitably skilled to identify the undead, understand them and cut off their heads. So few against so many.
Will the human race survive?
Featuring Ruby Barnes, John Baptist and D.I. Andy McAuliffe.
Flesh-eating walkers have been taking sheep and cattle from the fields. A minor inconvenience until someone, or something, starts to organize them.
A force of pure evil, building an army of undead offspring, planning the end of mankind.
Only the ninjas are suitably skilled to identify the undead, understand them and cut off their heads. So few against so many.
Will the human race survive?
Featuring Ruby Barnes, John Baptist and D.I. Andy McAuliffe.
204 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2015
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November 15, 2019
The tile for Zombies v Ninjas made me have to pick this up. I was curious how they would come together and it happens quickly.
An island, the Undead, an evil mastermind…and ninjas, there has to be a lot of slash ’em up, rock ’em sock ’em action…and there is. Have I died and gone to…HELL?
This is a different slant on zombies and how they came to be and the ninjas are recruited to save humanity from the apocalypse.
I felt like that’s cool, oh yeah, i like that, all right, way to go, but I never felt like OH NO! OMG! Run for your lives. Watch Out.
All in all a fun read and I would continue with the series.
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An island, the Undead, an evil mastermind…and ninjas, there has to be a lot of slash ’em up, rock ’em sock ’em action…and there is. Have I died and gone to…HELL?
This is a different slant on zombies and how they came to be and the ninjas are recruited to save humanity from the apocalypse.
I felt like that’s cool, oh yeah, i like that, all right, way to go, but I never felt like OH NO! OMG! Run for your lives. Watch Out.
All in all a fun read and I would continue with the series.
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February 20, 2020
2020 reading challenge (dystopian??)
I picked this book up expecting a comedic, b rated movie feel book. I was wrong. And that's not a bad thing. This is a serious story about a doctor/ ninja who kills zombies. The zombies in this book are different than any other. The only turn after death, and possibly from the meat they are eating. But it's not a world wide epidemic. More like a local contained problem. Oh yeah, plus there's a local commune they live on and the women have babies every few weeks without the help of men. The babies walk / function within 30 minutes of birth.
My thoughts... It was interesting even though I was hoping for a funny light read. I learned more about ninja movement than I ever knew before. It just ends, but has the intro into the sequel
I picked this book up expecting a comedic, b rated movie feel book. I was wrong. And that's not a bad thing. This is a serious story about a doctor/ ninja who kills zombies. The zombies in this book are different than any other. The only turn after death, and possibly from the meat they are eating. But it's not a world wide epidemic. More like a local contained problem. Oh yeah, plus there's a local commune they live on and the women have babies every few weeks without the help of men. The babies walk / function within 30 minutes of birth.
My thoughts... It was interesting even though I was hoping for a funny light read. I learned more about ninja movement than I ever knew before. It just ends, but has the intro into the sequel
September 4, 2020
I loved the title and cover, I question the ability of the author to pull a good story from these items. Never fear: mere mortals can turn small tasks into hero quests - silly by-lines into original, intriguing, and believable premises with out compromising laws of nature. Unbelievable that it would be this good. Thank you for the gem that appeared from the toy store.
May 7, 2017
Twisted
This one will give you a need for pause to think. Tight story and characters. Well written and kept me guessing until the end. Recommended
This one will give you a need for pause to think. Tight story and characters. Well written and kept me guessing until the end. Recommended
September 15, 2023
Not bad but not great. Hard to keep people straight.
December 12, 2019
Unique Zombie Start!
I really love how the zombies are made and how the women are procreating! This was very interesting to read and I loved the sly humor of the dr! The mystery is also really good because I got a satisfying ending leaving me wanting to know more. I’ve discovered through reading many different books that there is an art to an ending, and I can’t stand open cliffhanger personally ! The teaser at the end is also well done!
I really love how the zombies are made and how the women are procreating! This was very interesting to read and I loved the sly humor of the dr! The mystery is also really good because I got a satisfying ending leaving me wanting to know more. I’ve discovered through reading many different books that there is an art to an ending, and I can’t stand open cliffhanger personally ! The teaser at the end is also well done!
June 30, 2015
This book surprised me at every turn. I was expecting something a bit over-the-top and silly, but the way the zombies come to life and act is a unique twist on average zombie fare. Also, the way the “ninjas” were introduced made complete sense. I very much appreciated the respect the author gave his readers by making the plot turn on logical points and having scientific explanations for things—that made the book even more believable and frightening.
The hero is a country doctor, clever and likeable, whose hobby is studying martial arts. Those turn out to be very much needed when dead people start getting up off autopsy tables and roaming the countryside, eating the livestock and any humans that get in their way.
The book’s setting is in the UK, and I was reminded of a series I adored when I was younger—James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. He was a country vet, and the novels were told in such a down-to-earth and witty voice that I couldn’t get enough. R.A. Barnes has the same appealing and witty way of telling his story. I looked forward to every free moment I could snatch to read this story and couldn’t get the characters out of my mind.
I loved the book and would absolutely read more in the series. Highly recommended!
The hero is a country doctor, clever and likeable, whose hobby is studying martial arts. Those turn out to be very much needed when dead people start getting up off autopsy tables and roaming the countryside, eating the livestock and any humans that get in their way.
The book’s setting is in the UK, and I was reminded of a series I adored when I was younger—James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. He was a country vet, and the novels were told in such a down-to-earth and witty voice that I couldn’t get enough. R.A. Barnes has the same appealing and witty way of telling his story. I looked forward to every free moment I could snatch to read this story and couldn’t get the characters out of my mind.
I loved the book and would absolutely read more in the series. Highly recommended!
July 7, 2015
I was very excited to read this book; I love zombie books, and I hadn't read anything involving zombies and ninjas before. Right from the start I was introduced to the ninja characters, a group of men and women who have created a sort of ninja club. Yup, a ninja club. And if you were thinking that the ninja club then went around searching for and killing zombies, you would be correct, albeit they do act as support for the local police department, who fully supports this, as long as the people they are decapitating have already been pronounced legally dead. There are several plot twists within the zombie community that keep the story flowing and wondering what the zombies are going to end up doing next. The idea of human evolution is introduced as sort of a subplot within the zombie outbreak, and leads to more unanswered questions that are (hopefully) going to be resolved in the sequel, Zombies Vs. Ninjas: Domination. It's a nice, easy read perfectly suited for summer beach lounging.
July 25, 2015
Doctor by day, zombie killing ninja by night is the case for Ruby Barnes. The book starts with cattle reanimating in a slaughterhouse and no one understands what is causing it. Then a man in the asylum is the first to have unexplained ailments. After one of Ruby’s dojo club members decapitates one of the undead, the club begins to hunt for missing corpses that wandered off on their own. The plot thickens as a figure in the shadows is glimpsed by the club one night as they’re out cleansing the town of undead. There is definitely more than undead to worry about. I enjoyed the book and appreciate seeing a different take on the zombie genre.
August 22, 2015
Zombies v. ninjas: origin by Barnes is a serious study if the undead rise up. The ninjas belong to an Irish karate club and are the only line of defence against the zombies. Even the police and the army support them. The main protagonist is a clinical psychiatrist who enjoys the martial arts. He is not overly successful in the forays and is faced with a sticky, watery end. One has to read the sequel to see if he survives. There is a community of both undead and alive, babies born already walking, their mothers conceiving without a male. Lots of ideas thrown into the mix though I wasn't particularly horrified.
November 10, 2015
Zombies are beginning to roam an island in the North Atlantic. Bad enough they’re taking livestock, but someone’s started organizing them, building an army to eliminate humans from the Earth. The only force that can stop them is a group of amateur ninjas. The problem is, the police aren’t exactly convinced the ninjas are for real either.
If you like zombie fiction, you’ll probably like this book. I found it a bit too predictable, though, and some of the action a bit farfetched. The characters are at least likeable.
If you like zombie fiction, you’ll probably like this book. I found it a bit too predictable, though, and some of the action a bit farfetched. The characters are at least likeable.
June 29, 2015
I was delighted with the story and it's unique qualities, "Zombie" stories are not all alike. I also did not want to stop reading when I needed to sleep.
There are lots of twists and turns to keep you interested and the characters are well developed and realistic in behavior. And I chuckled a few times, also.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.
I am left with the burning question, "When can I get the next book in the series?"
There are lots of twists and turns to keep you interested and the characters are well developed and realistic in behavior. And I chuckled a few times, also.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.
I am left with the burning question, "When can I get the next book in the series?"
May 29, 2016
Oh my!
This is a truly awesome story line. Don't let the title fool you into thinking it's anything other than a serous novel. This tale does have zombies and martial artists but it also has mystery, frightening scientific concepts, and madness involved as well. You really need to read this!
This is a truly awesome story line. Don't let the title fool you into thinking it's anything other than a serous novel. This tale does have zombies and martial artists but it also has mystery, frightening scientific concepts, and madness involved as well. You really need to read this!
July 16, 2015
A fresh take on zombies from so many perspectives. I can't give them away - don't want to be a spoiler.
But this was an exciting and provocative take on the genre, well written and thoroughly enjoyable. Many new and interesting aspects, mysteries - it's got it all !!
But this was an exciting and provocative take on the genre, well written and thoroughly enjoyable. Many new and interesting aspects, mysteries - it's got it all !!
September 15, 2015
It was okay.
Not much more I can say, really.
Certainly wouldn't read the second, even though the first didn't even really finish.
Not much more I can say, really.
Certainly wouldn't read the second, even though the first didn't even really finish.
February 23, 2016
I couldn't put it down!
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