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Muerte en el Agua: Abandonen el Barco
UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE ZOMBI Un nino inocente, herido.
Una familia, en peligro.
The Fantasy Lines es conocida en todo Estados Unidos como una de las mejores formas de disfrutar de unas vacaciones en familia. Por que no seria una eleccion perfecta? Un viaje al mar, paradas en lugares exoticos, degustando gastronomias de todo el mundo... todo mientras navegas en aguas cristalinas y disfrutas de un entretenimiento de primer nivel. Belice, famosa por su impresionante vida marina y exuberantes paisajes, es una seleccion obvia como parada de Fantasy Lines. Hasta ahora.
Un extrano laboratorio esconde secretos en lo profundo de los confines de Belice.
Se estan llevando a cabo atrocidades cruelmente etiquetadas como "experimentos."
Una de las muchas familias a bordo de Fantasy Lines se dirige a la ciudad para hacer algunas compras. Lamentablemente, un perro callejero buscando comida termina comiendo ratas geneticamente alteradas, y la comida lo convierte en algo peor. La hija menor de la familia, la pequena Ariana, es mordida repentinamente por el perro infectado y, pronto, ella vuelve a bordo y sale al mar. Es una nueva especie de zombis: que pueden organizarse, zombis que pueden planear, zombis que pueden pensar. Ahora, el crucero de Fantasy Lines se ha convertido en el bote de remos que se dirige rio abajo, con demonios babeantes ansiosos de carne. Bandas de muchachos borrachos de la fraternidad son ahora merodeadores musculosos, aullando en busca de carne humana. El titiritero de todos estos pecados contra la humanidad no es otro que el propio capitan del barco. Depende de los pocos sobrevivientes que quedan hacer todo lo posible para luchar contra las hordas de zombis.
Entonces... esta el laboratorio en Belice.
Algo ha salido mal, terriblemente mal.
Mientras los pasajeros del crucero luchan por sus vidas, un valiente asistente de laboratorio y miembros de los Centros de Prevencion y Control de Enfermedades estan haciendo todo lo que pueden para contener el virus.
Sera la valentia de los pasajeros un reto para los frios y calculadores muertos vivientes?
Puede la coalicion secreta en Belice detener una catastrofe mundial?
www.rwkclark.com
Una familia, en peligro.
The Fantasy Lines es conocida en todo Estados Unidos como una de las mejores formas de disfrutar de unas vacaciones en familia. Por que no seria una eleccion perfecta? Un viaje al mar, paradas en lugares exoticos, degustando gastronomias de todo el mundo... todo mientras navegas en aguas cristalinas y disfrutas de un entretenimiento de primer nivel. Belice, famosa por su impresionante vida marina y exuberantes paisajes, es una seleccion obvia como parada de Fantasy Lines. Hasta ahora.
Un extrano laboratorio esconde secretos en lo profundo de los confines de Belice.
Se estan llevando a cabo atrocidades cruelmente etiquetadas como "experimentos."
Una de las muchas familias a bordo de Fantasy Lines se dirige a la ciudad para hacer algunas compras. Lamentablemente, un perro callejero buscando comida termina comiendo ratas geneticamente alteradas, y la comida lo convierte en algo peor. La hija menor de la familia, la pequena Ariana, es mordida repentinamente por el perro infectado y, pronto, ella vuelve a bordo y sale al mar. Es una nueva especie de zombis: que pueden organizarse, zombis que pueden planear, zombis que pueden pensar. Ahora, el crucero de Fantasy Lines se ha convertido en el bote de remos que se dirige rio abajo, con demonios babeantes ansiosos de carne. Bandas de muchachos borrachos de la fraternidad son ahora merodeadores musculosos, aullando en busca de carne humana. El titiritero de todos estos pecados contra la humanidad no es otro que el propio capitan del barco. Depende de los pocos sobrevivientes que quedan hacer todo lo posible para luchar contra las hordas de zombis.
Entonces... esta el laboratorio en Belice.
Algo ha salido mal, terriblemente mal.
Mientras los pasajeros del crucero luchan por sus vidas, un valiente asistente de laboratorio y miembros de los Centros de Prevencion y Control de Enfermedades estan haciendo todo lo que pueden para contener el virus.
Sera la valentia de los pasajeros un reto para los frios y calculadores muertos vivientes?
Puede la coalicion secreta en Belice detener una catastrofe mundial?
www.rwkclark.com
272 pages, Paperback
First published July 28, 2016
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About the author
R.W.K. Clark
29 books170 followersBestselling author R.W.K Clark published his first sci-fi thriller in 2015. Thanks to his stockpile of short stories written throughout his lifetime. Since then, he has published over thirty-eight novels, including psychological horror and supernatural thrillers. He is published in twenty-four countries and two languages. He is an author of thrillers for both adults and teens, including Retribution, a psychological thriller, and Zombie Diaries, a Y.A. supernatural. He was born in Albuquerque, and he loves traveling the world.
Clark has been an I.T. Director and photographer. As an I.T. professional by day, novelist by night, he made his way back to his first love, creative writing. He has dived in the Caribbean, Gulf, and North Atlantic. Diving has allowed him to see many shipwrecks and swim with numerous sharks. He loves photography, sailing, and beaches. Currently, he resides in the tropics, most likely multitasking and occasionally wearing pants. With the belief that writing can change the world, he uses it to inspire people to create. You can catch him writing from the comfort of his southern porch with a glass of ice tea.
Feel free to chat with Clark on Twitter or Instagram at @rwkclark or visit him at rwkclark.com
Clark has been an I.T. Director and photographer. As an I.T. professional by day, novelist by night, he made his way back to his first love, creative writing. He has dived in the Caribbean, Gulf, and North Atlantic. Diving has allowed him to see many shipwrecks and swim with numerous sharks. He loves photography, sailing, and beaches. Currently, he resides in the tropics, most likely multitasking and occasionally wearing pants. With the belief that writing can change the world, he uses it to inspire people to create. You can catch him writing from the comfort of his southern porch with a glass of ice tea.
Feel free to chat with Clark on Twitter or Instagram at @rwkclark or visit him at rwkclark.com
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July 31, 2019
Compelling, But Ultimately Not Worth It
I wish I could give this book a better rating, because the plot itself is compelling, but the writing is poor. Entire words are left out of sentences, warping the meaning, homonyms are confused ( "new" instead of "knew"), and punctuation is absent in places that, again, warps the meaning of the sentence. The author should have proofread better before publishing this.
Still, the errors didn't detract from the overall plot, so I continued in hopes of getting closure for the story before moving on. The actual story stops rather abruptly somewhere in the 70% range, however, with a short epilogue that offers no satisfactory ending--it answers none of the dangling plot questions, and honestly just feels tacked on.
The worst offense, however, is that the remainder of the "book" is nothing more than advertisements for the author's other works. Yes, that's right... approximately 20% of the book is advertisements. Not a chapter preview of another/next work... but page after page of advertisements for other books, complete with ISBN numbers.
Look, other people may not have a problem with that, but it rather rubs me the wrong way. Aside from the fact that I'm hardly going to waste my time reading this author's other stuff when this book was so poorly executed in terms of its prose and satisfactory plot conclusion (or lack thereof), I expect that when I choose to read a book, at least 90% of it is actually going to be the book--not desperate and rather unwarranted advertising of other authorial works! What could have ended up an average review then became a mere 2 star review!
Finally, I read this book for free. And while I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it, please, if you're perusing the reviews to see if this is worth a shot: Just move on. It isn't worth your time, even if you can read it for free, as I did.
I wish I could give this book a better rating, because the plot itself is compelling, but the writing is poor. Entire words are left out of sentences, warping the meaning, homonyms are confused ( "new" instead of "knew"), and punctuation is absent in places that, again, warps the meaning of the sentence. The author should have proofread better before publishing this.
Still, the errors didn't detract from the overall plot, so I continued in hopes of getting closure for the story before moving on. The actual story stops rather abruptly somewhere in the 70% range, however, with a short epilogue that offers no satisfactory ending--it answers none of the dangling plot questions, and honestly just feels tacked on.
The worst offense, however, is that the remainder of the "book" is nothing more than advertisements for the author's other works. Yes, that's right... approximately 20% of the book is advertisements. Not a chapter preview of another/next work... but page after page of advertisements for other books, complete with ISBN numbers.
Look, other people may not have a problem with that, but it rather rubs me the wrong way. Aside from the fact that I'm hardly going to waste my time reading this author's other stuff when this book was so poorly executed in terms of its prose and satisfactory plot conclusion (or lack thereof), I expect that when I choose to read a book, at least 90% of it is actually going to be the book--not desperate and rather unwarranted advertising of other authorial works! What could have ended up an average review then became a mere 2 star review!
Finally, I read this book for free. And while I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it, please, if you're perusing the reviews to see if this is worth a shot: Just move on. It isn't worth your time, even if you can read it for free, as I did.
September 16, 2016
Dead on the Water: Abandon Ship is a well crafted Sci-Fi Fantasy Horror. And I would imagine that fans of this genre will love sinking their teeth into this one! I have read this author several times before and must say I’m always very impressed.
The story had every element a good story should have. An exciting plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development. There’s an abundance of well illustrated scenes that really make you feel like you are right there in the story, and that's something I really look for in a good book.
Thanks to a sick, twisted scientist in Belize, a terrible thing has found its way about the ship. It is about to take over everyone and everything, and neither the captain, his crew, or any passenger on board will be immune. Welcome to Dead on the Water, a trembling good tale by RWK Clark. I personally was most entertained by the part where the captain, who is now the leader of the zombie movement, addresses all of his troops on the deck of the ship, relating his plan to them. Just picturing the situation and feeling the despair of it was enough to make me say, “I love it! Bring on more!”
This captivating and commendable work had me immersed from the beginning. The story flows from scene to scene with ease, and the author shows exceptional skill when it comes to storytelling. There are twists and turns in this page turner that will take the reader on a gripping journey!
It’s one of those stories that come along once in awhile that makes you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end. I’m giving nothing further away here. And this, I hope, will only add to the mystery and enjoyment for the reader!
I’ll certainly be looking forward to reading more from RWK Clark in the future! I would definitely recommend this book. I’d give this 6 stars if I could. Unfortunately, I can only give it a mere 5!
The story had every element a good story should have. An exciting plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development. There’s an abundance of well illustrated scenes that really make you feel like you are right there in the story, and that's something I really look for in a good book.
Thanks to a sick, twisted scientist in Belize, a terrible thing has found its way about the ship. It is about to take over everyone and everything, and neither the captain, his crew, or any passenger on board will be immune. Welcome to Dead on the Water, a trembling good tale by RWK Clark. I personally was most entertained by the part where the captain, who is now the leader of the zombie movement, addresses all of his troops on the deck of the ship, relating his plan to them. Just picturing the situation and feeling the despair of it was enough to make me say, “I love it! Bring on more!”
This captivating and commendable work had me immersed from the beginning. The story flows from scene to scene with ease, and the author shows exceptional skill when it comes to storytelling. There are twists and turns in this page turner that will take the reader on a gripping journey!
It’s one of those stories that come along once in awhile that makes you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end. I’m giving nothing further away here. And this, I hope, will only add to the mystery and enjoyment for the reader!
I’ll certainly be looking forward to reading more from RWK Clark in the future! I would definitely recommend this book. I’d give this 6 stars if I could. Unfortunately, I can only give it a mere 5!
November 4, 2018
R.W.K Clark is a great writer! What a great, fresh and original way to look at zombies! Smart and organized monsters! A great read!
March 20, 2018
I don't really know what to think of this book....
I had high hopes for this book when I found it. The description was really interesting and it grabbed my attention right away. But when I started reading this book I was extremely disappointed. The writing style was lacking and it seemed forced and unedited. It would randomly jump from character to character. Some stuff was left open, like what happened to the dog or the rats in the dumpster? None of that was answered. The zombies were odd. Being undead but still able to communicate with the living didn't make a lot of sense. Kudos to the author for creating his own version of zombies but it didn't really seem like they were very well thought out.
I had high hopes for this book when I found it. The description was really interesting and it grabbed my attention right away. But when I started reading this book I was extremely disappointed. The writing style was lacking and it seemed forced and unedited. It would randomly jump from character to character. Some stuff was left open, like what happened to the dog or the rats in the dumpster? None of that was answered. The zombies were odd. Being undead but still able to communicate with the living didn't make a lot of sense. Kudos to the author for creating his own version of zombies but it didn't really seem like they were very well thought out.
July 25, 2019
NO FUN SHIP
First off, I LOVE movies and books that are able to captivate you and do not have a main character or an obvious going to live or win character?
I LOVE the synopsis of this story, what I didn't like about this story was that the 'reanimated ' could talk, plan, follow orders, etc. what I disliked about this book is also what I liked because it wasn't your typical slow walking, dull undead. These bastards talked and worked together like a team LOL.
This was my first read by RWK Clark but definitely not my last! 👏🏿
First off, I LOVE movies and books that are able to captivate you and do not have a main character or an obvious going to live or win character?
I LOVE the synopsis of this story, what I didn't like about this story was that the 'reanimated ' could talk, plan, follow orders, etc. what I disliked about this book is also what I liked because it wasn't your typical slow walking, dull undead. These bastards talked and worked together like a team LOL.
This was my first read by RWK Clark but definitely not my last! 👏🏿
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January 9, 2017amzinggggggggggg!!!! while I'm reading the book it feels so real.....
December 30, 2019
This takes zombies to another level was routing for the people on land and on board ship how things can change in such a short time really enjoyed the book Mr Clarke certainly knows how to draw you into the book felt so real and the end was the end !!
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January 30, 2017I'm not rating this simply because I didn't read the whole thing. I only read the sample given to me for free on Kindle. Often times that's plenty to get me invested in the story. This one didn't even get to the zombies or anything remotely close to the zombies. The characters were also really flat. Maybe they were going to have a revelation and become better people or more dynamic as the story goes on. I guess it's not fair of me to judge at this point. But there was literally nothing about what I read that made me want to keep going.
March 9, 2018
could not wait to read this - it was OK - nothing scary- kinda weird
November 6, 2020
Dead on the Water! I’m never cruising again.
This book was better than I expected. I really enjoyed it. Good character development, a beginning a middle and an end which unfortunately a lot of books I’ve read lately are missing one of the other of. Definitely would recommend this, it’s a fun read. It’s pretty scary too.
This book was better than I expected. I really enjoyed it. Good character development, a beginning a middle and an end which unfortunately a lot of books I’ve read lately are missing one of the other of. Definitely would recommend this, it’s a fun read. It’s pretty scary too.
August 30, 2020
Good zombie story
The claustrophobic feeling is so palpable I could hardly breathe on some parts. Interesting take on what caused the zombies, is there another story about Dr Anson and his research. Either out or coming out. Thank you.
The claustrophobic feeling is so palpable I could hardly breathe on some parts. Interesting take on what caused the zombies, is there another story about Dr Anson and his research. Either out or coming out. Thank you.
March 16, 2018
Bad
Started off ok. But jumped so much to characters not really related. I finished because I can’t not finish a book.
Started off ok. But jumped so much to characters not really related. I finished because I can’t not finish a book.
May 23, 2018
Awful
If I could give zero stars, I would. What a waste of a couple of hours. Don't waste your time. This book stinks.
If I could give zero stars, I would. What a waste of a couple of hours. Don't waste your time. This book stinks.
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March 9, 2020DNF - 33% Life’s too short to waste time reading bad books, right?
This one was a doozie. Good Lord.
This one was a doozie. Good Lord.
July 16, 2020
CRAZY PEOPLE
I need this book, crazy, without real problems, basic but I laugh a lot, even at the end. It's not the best book of them all but enjoyable crazy
I need this book, crazy, without real problems, basic but I laugh a lot, even at the end. It's not the best book of them all but enjoyable crazy
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