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The Kyle Walker Chronicles #1
Dead Pulse Rising
Slavering hordes of the walking dead rule the streets of Baltimore, their decaying forms shambling across the ruined city, voracious and unstoppable. The remaining survivors hide desperately, for all hope seems lost... until an armored fortress on wheels plows through the ghouls, crushing bones and decayed flesh. The vehicle stops and two men emerge from its doors, armed to the teeth and ready to cancel the apocalypse. This is K. Michael Gibson's "Dead Pulse RISING."
- GenresZombies
288 pages, Paperback
First published February 10, 2014
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K. Michael Gibson
3 books32 followersK. Michael Gibson resides in Maryland with his wife, Kerri, and his five children, as well as his faithful dog Peanut, and his cats, Oscar and Otis. He enjoys creating art and music and is an avid outdoorsman, spending as much time as he can in the great outdoors. He has worked in law enforcement for the past decade and draws from his experiences to deliver realistic yet imaginative horror.
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July 30, 2014
Dead Pulse Rising by K. Michael Gibson is a fast-paced horror novel following the exploits of security guard Kyle Walker as he is caught up in the wake of a mysterious plague sweeping through the Baltimore area. He and his partner Marvin Winters come across a traffic incident during a routine assignment and find police officers being accosted by zombies. The intrusion of Homeland Security into the affair anticipates an escalation of events as Agent Alex Bishop is assigned to investigate. Kyle and Marvin soon discover that Russian scientist Ivan Morozov has confessed to complicity in a Soviet plot to spread a manmade virus throughout the USA. Infected patients are transformed into mindless cannibals, and if the plague is not stopped, the fate of America may well hang in the balance.
The author uses a first-person narrative along with omniscient narrative in taking us along the path of intrigue, suspense and wholesale carnage as the security guards join forces with HS Director Don Hammond and his operatives to deal with the outbreak. Kyle’s wife Karen provides us with the female perspective, her role as a day care provider placing her in a precarious position as the zombie menace threatens the children in her charge. The action moves flawlessly from scene to scene, and in the final frame Kyle finds himself compromised into helping the duplicitous HS agents continue on the mission. Yes, my friends, Volume Two is on the way.
Pick up a copy of Dead Pulse Rising by K. Michael Gibson. You’ll eat this up and be ready for more faster than a barrel full of zombies.
The author uses a first-person narrative along with omniscient narrative in taking us along the path of intrigue, suspense and wholesale carnage as the security guards join forces with HS Director Don Hammond and his operatives to deal with the outbreak. Kyle’s wife Karen provides us with the female perspective, her role as a day care provider placing her in a precarious position as the zombie menace threatens the children in her charge. The action moves flawlessly from scene to scene, and in the final frame Kyle finds himself compromised into helping the duplicitous HS agents continue on the mission. Yes, my friends, Volume Two is on the way.
Pick up a copy of Dead Pulse Rising by K. Michael Gibson. You’ll eat this up and be ready for more faster than a barrel full of zombies.
October 12, 2015
Better writing (grammar/punctuational) than many books in this genre and a good story line, though many of the descriptions of actions, places, zombies, etc could use an application of "less is more." Also, the protagonist does not strike me as someone with anything more than basic training and an interest in firearms under his belt. If it were not for the fact that he is "secretive," and he has a record indicating secret spy stuff, I would more associate him with someone who got a general discharge, bought some stuff at a surplus store and now believes his own hype.
February 18, 2014
With the glut of zombie novels out there, it's kind of hard to separate them all.
There's always an absolute waterfall of cliches and under written characters so where would this one fit? Would it fall to those cliches or would it stand head and shoulders above the rest?
Well, come over to COASM to see the full review but take my word on this. This novel is definitely well worth eating brains for.
http://curiosityofasocialmisfit.blogs...
There's always an absolute waterfall of cliches and under written characters so where would this one fit? Would it fall to those cliches or would it stand head and shoulders above the rest?
Well, come over to COASM to see the full review but take my word on this. This novel is definitely well worth eating brains for.
http://curiosityofasocialmisfit.blogs...
June 24, 2015
Another government cover-up...
I am a book-a-holic....anything zombie ,dystopian or apocalyptic is my choice...that's why I am always so pleased to find another good author whom I enjoy...hope there will soon be a sequel...
I am a book-a-holic....anything zombie ,dystopian or apocalyptic is my choice...that's why I am always so pleased to find another good author whom I enjoy...hope there will soon be a sequel...
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April 25, 2014Zombie story set in my home... Cannot wait to read and review this one!
August 9, 2015
Interesting
I enjoyed this novel. The writing is excellent and information relevant and interesting. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
I enjoyed this novel. The writing is excellent and information relevant and interesting. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
August 6, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not a dull moment! I can't wait for the next one!
What started out as an ordinary day for Kyle Walker turned out to be anything but. He's an ordinary guy with an ordinary life. Ordinary job. Loving family. Today, however, would not be ordinary. He's being pursued by a government who is clearly hiding or covering up something. Fighting what were once ordinary people who now seem to be infected with some unknown illness. This is no ordinary day. This is something out of a horror film! All he can think about is getting to his family. He's running out of time and he's running out of patience.
What started out as an ordinary day for Kyle Walker turned out to be anything but. He's an ordinary guy with an ordinary life. Ordinary job. Loving family. Today, however, would not be ordinary. He's being pursued by a government who is clearly hiding or covering up something. Fighting what were once ordinary people who now seem to be infected with some unknown illness. This is no ordinary day. This is something out of a horror film! All he can think about is getting to his family. He's running out of time and he's running out of patience.
April 26, 2015
Drooling, growling infected; been there, seen that. The governments bio weapon gone bad; been there too. Fairly interesting with decent characters, but nothing new for the genre. The story revolves around several security (brief)cases containing documents regarding the bio weapon. These cases were shipped via armored car before the outbreak, but once the outbreak occurred the cases were to be recovered by the government to protect the guilty. Sound familiar? Evidently this is the first book of a series. I'll allow three.point.five for the effort.
January 8, 2015
I listen to the audiobook and was very impressed with the way that theReader really engaged with the charactersand their emotions
July 7, 2015
excellent book and I can't wait until the next one!
September 19, 2015
Zombie reads are an addiction of mine and this one didn't disappoint! It was action from page one until the last chapter. A must read for zombie and apocalypse fans!
September 19, 2015
More zombies
Fast paced, great writing. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys well rounded and believable characters. Now on to his next one.
Fast paced, great writing. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys well rounded and believable characters. Now on to his next one.
September 30, 2015
Are you freakin kidding me?!
WHY DID YOU END IT LIKE THAT?!
Booooo.
WHY DID YOU END IT LIKE THAT?!
Booooo.
November 15, 2015
Basic plot, badly-edited.
January 31, 2016
The characters were good, but the plot seemed to drag. There was a bit too much POV switching at the beginning.
March 31, 2016
Good
Was a great read. The characters were funny and fast. Cannot wait to read more from this author. I read commend the writer for writing a great book. Thank you.
Was a great read. The characters were funny and fast. Cannot wait to read more from this author. I read commend the writer for writing a great book. Thank you.
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