Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24186 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-29
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 357 pages

Synopsis
As the world succumbs to a devastating plague that brings its victims back from the dead, eager to destroy all that is living, a group of survivors, trapped inside a fortified skyscraper, must fight for their survival against an indestructible enemy that keeps coming back. Original.

Customer Reviews

Incredible
"City of the Dead" follows directly from the excellent "The Rising" - and it exceeds its predecessor.

This book is incredible. It is undoubtedly the best apocalyptic novel I have ever read...yes, it easily beats Stephen King's over-rated "The Stand". The action is non-stop, the suspense never lets up, and among it all the religious themes from the first book are carried right the way through to the end and the character development is top notch. I can hardly think of anything that was wrong with it, and that's not something I say often. Perhaps the only thing was that there was a sub-story of necrophilia in the book which seemed like it was only there for the shock factor, and wasn't necessary.

But this is a rollicking read. Although I must warn those who always desire happy endings: don't expect one.

I felt like it was the end of the world as I was reading City of the Dead. I was drawn into the story; I liked the characters and wanted them to survive. I cheered and groaned in anguish in equal measure. By the time I turned the last page, I was emotionally exhausted by what I had read, and by what had transpired before my eyes.

In case you couldn't tell, I loved this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes epic, apocalyptic fiction. If you're worried that you might not like it because it has zombies, don't be: this is not your typical zombie novel.

JESUS CHRIST THIS IS TERRIBLE
this reads like a dire b movie script, almost as if the author made the plot up as he went along. the dialogue is terrible and contrived the very idea of talking zombies seems ridiculous, i personally prefer the traditional zombie ideolgy, i read this and soldiered on through relentless tenacity, but its so bad, i was four pages from the end and gave up.

my god.

Another clone
While this book was hugely entertaining, if you have seen "28 Weeks Later" or "Day of the Dead" then you have no need to read this book.