Kings of the Dead (Revised and Expanded)

Read the original

So i read the original and i thought it was great, Can anyone tell me whats new in this book i havent read it.. As for as it being revised and expanded what else did he delve into??

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Great book

This is not your ordinary zombie apocalypse book. But i'll tell you it's incredible. You won't be disappointed. I promise

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Enjoyable read!

First I want to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This was my first zombie novel. It follows of group of survivors as they strive to live in a world taken over by zombies. It does this through the eyes of the main character in the form of his journal. The action was good with even a few surprises (at least for me) thrown in. Despite the format I still felt connected to the other characters as well. It was an easy and enjoyable read. I highly recommend buying and reading it!

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Brilliant novel

A lot of first novels blow. Every Tom, Dick and Harry seems to think he can write a novel. Most of them really should stick with watching TV and leave the writing to people with more teeth. Tony, I am happy to say not only has a good set of teeth, he is one heck of a writer.

In films, I am not fond of the whole found footage thing, but in novels it usually works fine. This is that sort of book. It is the journal of a Zombie Apocalypse survivor. It has been clearly thought out from both a tactical and from a storytelling aspect. There is just enough action to make it fun and enough about the characters to make them feel real. I found myself savoring the story in the way I enjoy more seasoned writers. This is a truly fun read that makes me eagerly anticipate more from a truly gifted storyteller.

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Good

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are well thought out and the story takes you on a ride with twists and turns- nothing predictable. Unlike many zombie stories; the end wraps up nicely and does not feel rushed. Would definately read more by this author.

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loved this book and highly recommend it! great character development.

From The Aussie Zombie

Kings of the Dead is written in journal form, which is a style I particularly like in zombie and post-apocalyptic books, as it tends to reveal more of the human emotion and daily struggles of the writer. There are also some entries from other characters, which add a new perspective to their situations.

The majority of Kings of the dead is written by Cole, a survivalist who, along with his wife and friends, has prepared for the worst and escaped from the cities before it all goes pear-shaped.

To begin with, I did find this book to be quite run-of-the-mill – the characters seemed a little cookie-cutter (ex Marine for example) and the action sequences a little too similar to so many other zombie books.

However, Kings of the Dead did pick up, and posed some very important questions on what would happen to an ordinary person thrown into an undead world. Characters with medical conditions find their health improving and their ability to be self sufficient, and the idea of creating ‘channels’ around their safe-haven to ensure they only have to fight zombies a handful at a time, rather than being overrun by a horde is an interesting one that I have not come across before.

There is quite a bit of discussion over weapons which I do admit I skimmed – not because it was badly written or inaccurate, it just held little interest for me.

Kings of the Dead does delve into the darker side of the ‘human factor’ and there are several disturbing scenes, however these are necessary to the story and show the struggle that normal human beings have maintaining their moral and ethical standards in a world falling apart.

It’s not easy to write a book that stands out in a sub-genre that’s experienced such fast growth and popularity but Kings of the Dead holds its own. And the ending is just that, an ending! Hurray!

Great book!!!

I came across this book after a recent trilogy on zombies that I read and really enjoyed... and I'm so glad I did! It was very well written, and believable which made it creepy to me. Very rarely do I read a book I feel like I want to leave my comments and review on, and I read a lot of books. I've already recommended this book to several people.

I loved the "explanation" on what caused the zombie outbreak. It was an eerily conceivable and had an extremely realistic feel to it. I won't mention what the explanation was, you'll have to read the book, but believe me, it'll be worth it.

I also loved the diary format. Made me feel like I was right there with Tony, and his crew and that it had an "ending". A follow-up for what happened later and not just stopping.

All in all a wonderfully written book about survival, and human nature/relationships amidst dire conditions and the unthinkable!

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