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I just looked up The Spread short story collection on Amazon and for Kindle it's $2.99. It is 130 pages.Here's the link if your interested:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Spread-eboo...
Also "When the Dead" is also $2.99 and is 386 pages on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/When-the-Dead-e...
Of course you may not decide until after you read the other short story and the excerpt.
Sorry, but I'm still running behind...>> C.M. Doporto's "Flesh Seekers" (excerpt)
Did nothing for me. Again, a waste of time.
>> Jacqueline Druga's "Zombie Battle: Part One: Outbreak"
Finally! A story I loved. Two complaints:
1. It jumped around a bit.
2. It needed one more round of editing.
I see I have "Zombie Battle: Trinity" in my Kindle library, so I sent it to my PaperWhite so I could continue the story in the near future. That contains the first three parts of the story, out of a total of five.
A question related to this story -- If you knew you were infected, would you escape from a compound into the general population?
Randy wrote: "Sorry, but I'm still running behind...>> C.M. Doporto's "Flesh Seekers" (excerpt)
Did nothing for me. Again, a waste of time.
>> Jacqueline Druga's "Zombie Battle: Part One: Outbreak"
Finally!..."
Tricky question. I'd like to say, "No." But part of me says I don't want to be eaten or experimented on by the military. But I also wouldn't want to infect more people, esp. my family. Maybe go somewhere secluded while still same, call my family, say goodbye, then take my own life. A headshot of course. 8)
If you knew you were infected, would you escape from a compound into the general population? I would stay isolated from the general population if I believed that the general population would not become infected if I wasn't around to contaminate them.
If I believed that my presence in the general population would not make a difference between them becoming ill or not, than I'd try to find my family.
Tammy K. wrote: "I would stay isolated from the general population if I believed that the general population would not become infected if I wasn't around to contaminate them."Staying isolated could be a problem if the infection could cause you to become a zombie and no longer have control of yourself...
Quarantines are a tricky thing.
It can cause the uninfected to become infected, because they were quarantined with those that were infected.
However, the quarantine exists so that everyone else is protected.
It's usually self-interest that causes people to break out of quarantine. Thinking THEY know better.
Did you ever see "The Vaccine" episode of "The Outer Limits"? It had a note-worthy version of a (reverse) quarantine:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/68283
I love it when you say this, "Thinking THEY know better"Yet my friend, sometimes the government is no more "correct" than it's average citizen.
Hence my love for dystopian.
I'm on my kindle fire AMT so that link doesn't work for me. I'll come back and look at it when I'm on my desktop or Acer tablet later.
Tammy K. wrote: "Yet my friend, sometimes the government is no more "correct" than it's average citizen."To quote Winston Churchill: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
The average citizen is concerned about what is best for them, and usually in the short term. Not for what is best for everyone. Nor what is best for the long term. What is best for everyone (i.e. the quarantine) may be a death sentence for them.
In a society with 60 wolves and 40 sheep, what would the average citizen vote to have for dinner? :)
And, how many stories have we seen where shortly after the zombie apocalypse starts, the "average" citizen is a zombie? That was the real beauty of Richard Matheson's "I am Legend".
"... average How many zombie books do we read where it is the government who created the plague or other zombie creating agent?
Wow, I'm off busy as a bee, being the bad "average" citizen for a couple hours and look what I miss!! You guys are on a roll...
But didn't the government also impose the quarantine on everyone? So are They playing God by creating and infecting? AND in most of the books I've read isn't it a stupid government employee that leaks or sneaks out of quarantine and creates a bigger problem?
Michelle,I agree :-) those government employees are THE problems!
At least in fiction.
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Also I like to pull on Randy's chain now and then.
He's a good sport and sets up many of our tug-a-wars.
Yet, we agree many more points than I'll admit.
I figured as much 8) I have read some of the post from the other threads before. I had a good chuckle over these. I saw them when I sat down after a (too) long day of home schooling. My first grader and I were mad scientist today, muahauhau...
Home schooling ugh! The best part of fall is that the kids go back to school .outside of the home :-)
Randy, I was able to find a 4min intro clip of the outer limits episode the vaccination. It was just enough that I watch the hulu version on my desktop later, looks good.
Thanks for sharing.
Tammy K. wrote: "Home schooling ugh! The best part of fall is that the kids go back to school .outside of the home :-)"I loved that with my oldest, 17, he still goes. But my youngest has a lot of medical issues, so he would miss more in school days that attend. It's not too bad, most of the time. He's naturally an insomniac like me, so most days we do school at night.
Tammy K. wrote: ""...average politician concerned about what is best for them, and usually in the short term. (Their next election, their base voters)"A problem, no doubt. But it comes about BECAUSE of democracy and the citizens' voting for what is best for them short term. So you're supposedly just getting what the average citizen wanted. :)
Remember The Terminator? SkyNet came into power because they wanted to take that power OUT of the hands of people and politicians that could be corruptible.
Randy wrote: "Tammy K. wrote: ""...average politician concerned about what is best for them, and usually in the short term. (Their next election, their base voters)"A problem, no doubt. But it comes about BEC..."
Can I be a thorn and but in and say that didn't SkyNet still have its hand in the government though through the military? And the people behind sucking the average ones into believing in it were the politicians with money?
Michelle wrote: ".. Can I be a thorn and but in and say that didn't SkyNet still have its hand in the government though through the military? And the people behind sucking the average ones into believing in it were the politicians with money? ."Randy,
Yeah, what she said!
Sorry I have all the Terminator movies. Watched them many times. Between them and all the horror books and other movies like that my boys call me Zombimom.
Hmmm. I consider the military to be an arm of the government. The president and congress can make the laws, and the judicial system can rule on the laws, but there needs to be agencies that enforce the law as well. Government also needs a strong arm so that they can be the big kid on the block.For years, the average citizen has complained that government doesn't listen to them. But now that the various clandestine government agencies are dipping into all of our communications, including those that are encrypted, they still complain. :)
Forthwith, all of you subversives are on quarantine! For the good of society. So let it be written, so let it be done. Can you hear me, NSA and Homeland Security?
One man definition of a subversive is another name definition of As for those silly alphabet names, meh.
So I'm assuming that we are reading stories 15-19 for Thursday?
Tammy K. wrote: "So I'm assuming that we are reading stories 15-19 for Thursday?"I am so sorry. YES. We will be reading 15-19 for Thursday.
I got so caught up in discussing "the man" that I totally forgot. LOL.
I will post the titles later today. If I forget again, please forgive me. we have a family member in hospice care that is not doing to well and my mind is not always were it should be. Today is one of those days, his wife is have a tough time and we spent the morning with her. Thanks.
Michelle,No worries on the posting, by this point it is a given I was just double checking.
I am sorry about hear about your loved ones health.
I'll add you and your loved ones to my prayers.
Tammy K. wrote: "I would have put this book down already based off the duds that I've encountered."Ditto. Is this really some of the best of female zombie writers?
So far, I have just one story that really caught my interest.
>> "You'll Never Be Lunch In This Town Again"I agree with Tammy. Big dud. Normally, I think I would have enjoyed the Hollywood bits, but the whole film student jump into reality has been done so much better, with films like The Big Picture (w/Kevin Bacon) and The Freshman (w/Matthew Broderick). The zombie aspect added so little to that. And really, was just silly.
>> "Payback, Zombie Anthology Edition "
Although I found the story interesting, it had little to do with zombies. It's just background for the actual zombie stories.
Tammy K. wrote: "Special note to Randy, [Death Whispers] has several typos. I can not count how many times it say one instead of on , or vice versa."I've been noticing a few in Darlings of Decay as well.
One that really struck me was a line from "You'll Never...".
She meant to write, "...cast and crew...", but wrote, "...cat and crew...". At least I'm assuming?
>> "I'll Love Ya Forever, But..."Sigh. At least it was short.
>> Michelle Kilmer and Rebecca Hansen
I liked these excerpts. Not enough to run out and check to see about the authors other books. But they were definitely better than the vast majority of other stories in the book so far. 2nd favorite at this point. I liked the progression of the first three chapters, showing the slow progression of the outbreak. And how it could go into exponential growth very quickly.
I have come to the conclusion that an anthology of short stories and excerpts is like reading a collection of amazon samples.I will finish this title but am not going to read another collection like this book in the future.
Its too choppy, too random .
The very first zombie book I read was an anthology. I loved it. I kept checking for years if a second book was published, but never found one.That was probably 15-20 years ago, maybe even further back. Now I can't remember the name of the book. But back then, there was very little available in the way of zombie literature.
I don't like the use of excerpts. I agree that it is little more than reading samples.
But I think a true collection of short stories, with a beginning, middle, and end, would be much more satisfying.
Found it! It was on the last page of the Amazon search I did, so almost the oldest "zombie anthology". Published in 1989, so 24 years ago:http://www.amazon.com/dp/055327998X
Looks like book 2 was published in 1992, but I guess I never saw it. Looks like it got a lower rating too.
Are you up late or awake early?I slept a couple hours, but my dreams woke me.
I'm currently checking jungle-search for books.
I'm still up. May be another one where I take a long nap between breakfast (7:00) and dinner (3:30) over in "the big building".My sleep cycle has been about 18 hours off for several months now.
I find I nod off with 10-15 minutes left in a prime time show, waking up just as the next one starts. So I keep missing the conclusion. Frustrating on the crime dramas.
Messed up sleep cycles suck big time. The only benefit is the absolute silence in the home, and the neighbors dogs aren't barking.Of course it's currently 43 degrees outside (supposed to drop to 38) so they might be too cold to bother?
We got a second cat/kitten recently to keep Ranger company.
They are both laying on me trying to steal my warmth.
As for the amount of zombie titles now available, I credit independent and self published authors for that.
I finished my read/review of Tamara Rose Blodgett's "Death Whispers" Here is a link to my review if either of you want to read it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Infected by Michelle KilmerI liked this one. Yet I found the switching between the characters every couple of kindle pages gave it a rushed feel.
This is just personal preference, but I like to stick with a character at least one full chapter before moving to the next character/setting.
I do feel that Michelle Kilmer and Rebecca Hansen are authors to follow.
I'll be adding them both to my tracking lists on ereaderiq
Hey Tammy and Randy, I am not going to be able to post all my thoughts tonight. We will going away for a couple days due to the family member that is passing. We received a call that he may not make I through the night. I have read up to Lori Lopez's "The Fruit of Thy Womb" but haven't finished it.
I agree about Michelle Kilmer and Rebecca Hansen.
The reads for Friday 9/20 to be discussed Monday 9/24 are as follows: #20 Shannon Mayer's "Sundered" - complete 18 chapter book
#21 Lyra McKen's "Finn: A Zombified Short" - short story
#22 Lyra McKen's "Zombified" - excerpt, prologue and ch 1
#23 Cynthia Melton's "Zombie Awakening: A short story of what happened before and after The Darkening - A Prequel
#24 Kristen Middleton's "Hope: for A Happy Ending: A Zombie Games Short"
Let me know if these are too long. I may be a few pages behind on Monday, but I will catch up 8)
Thanks.
Michelle, My deepest sympathies to you and your family during your time of loss.
I will keep you all in my prayers.
As for the buddy read, no worries and no hurry. Post as you feel comfortable.
I plan on getting the rest of my posts up for this assignment slowly over the evening, as I have several things going on here ATM (right now dinner).
Take care of yourself.
Lori Lopez's "The Fruit of Thy Womb"Another miss for me.
This one was simply too morbid. It started off interesting enough, but spun out-of-control into .. Yuk!
I have watch TV soap operas with less dramatics, catastrophes, and more cheerful characters than this.
I guess this one goes to why do you read Zombies books?
If it is for lengthy, repetitive rants on The evils of big business, the tone-deafness of the government, the powerlessness of the average citizen against both, plus the despair & resentfulness of the main character and a vividly described decaying zombies than you might want to read this one.
If you are looking for a survivor story against the odds, with ups and downs but mostly a story of hope, than you best skip this one.
Suzi M's ScarredThis short story is 6 kindle pages long. Blink and it's over.
It had so so much potential, and then it just stops.
I was left scratching my head, thinking What was that all about?
Tara Maya's The One In the Basement.This one made me smile. Talk about a pain-in-the-neck mother in law.
Again it was pretty short but that is to be expected.
Shannon Mayer's SunderedWow this excerpt had me hooked big time. When I reached the ending, I immediately when to my kindle cloud to see if I owned the complete book. I do! I also own books two and three.
I noticed that Sundered is currently (and possibly always) free on Amazon.
This is book worth recommending.
Tammy K. wrote: "Shannon Mayer's Sundered"I've already read the trilogy. Liked them all, although the last book was the weakest. Too many "miraculous" escapes.
Randy wrote: "Tammy K. wrote: "Shannon Mayer's Sundered"I've already read the trilogy. Liked them all, although the last book was the weakest. Too many "miraculous" escapes."
That is good to know. I am always on the look out for a good series. :)
"The Fruit of thy Womb" My summary: A yo-yo fruitcake. It went up and down with no real purpose and no one wants it. Not much else to say. Some grossly cool ideas, like the teeth on the fruit flies, but no development for me.
Tammy K. wrote: "Suzi M's ScarredThis short story is 6 kindle pages long. Blink and it's over.
It had so so much potential, and then it just stops.
I was left scratching my head, thinking What was that all about?"
I'm in agreement. I thought maybe it just me, glad I'm not alone on this one.
"The One In The Basement"At first reminded me of the one we read earlier with the wife who was feeding her kids and husband.
But this was sooo much better. I was smiling the whole time. It was cute and simple. A quick techno colored twilight zone episode. 8)
