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Blackout
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August 1, 2013
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August 31, 2013
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Bradley
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Pretty awesome conclusion to the tale. Moral? The truth will set you free.

Maybe not from zombies crashing down your doors or zombie bears making a mess of your day or massive conspiracies regarding the zombie virus being transmitted by tons of mosquitos...

But at least the conspiracy will EVENTUALLY have its day. Maybe. Because, you know, the truth and all.

:)

This is easily one of the most interesting zombie books out there, and while it doesn't have the same impact as the first two, it d
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Jeff Stockett
Jul 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
"It’s the oldest story in the world. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back thanks to the unethical behavior of megalomaniacal mad scientists who never met a corpse they wouldn't try to resurrect."

I think that quote just sums it up. This book has humor, zombies, clones, government conspiracies, mad scientist and so much more. How could you not love this book? It has a zombie bear. A ZOMBIE BEAR!

For those who criticized the first 2 books for not having enough zombie action, this book
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Kat
May 09, 2013 added it
Shelves: did-not-finish
Hugo nominated novel #3.

Damn. Why didn't I read the plot summary before I spent an Audible credit on this?

Another zombie book. Why??

I gave it about 3 minutes, and tried to give it an honest chance. There are books that contain zombies I've enjoyed (Dresden for instance). After 3 minutes, I was done. I'll come back and give it another chance if I have time after going through the rest of the nominated materials.

Next!
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Maylin
Jan 31, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: kindle, sf
READ IT WHILE YOU CAN!
MD
Oct 04, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction
Annabel
Aug 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
D.L. Thurston
Apr 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Jerry
Jun 27, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2013, hugo-awards, epub
Nicholas Westley
Dec 27, 2013 marked it as to-read