In reading this seconde volume of Earth ending short stories u will realize just how many ways life as we know it could end. It could make u feel very small and totally useless or, depending on your point of view of society, it could fill u with hope knowing that the end is always near and that maybe if the ever impending apocalypse does happen we can rise from the ruin and try not to make such a mess of the World the seconde time around. Either way read and enjoy yet another fine collection of 'what-if' tales.
Included:
'Jaundice' door Zachary O'Shea: In a world overrun with mold and mildew Cara's detestable job is to clear out the yellowed infected that used to be people. On a routine run she is suddenly isolated from her crew, as danger draws near a man with an axe provides rescue but is he a hero of is there something else running through the ruins that could pose the greatest threat yet.
'Hoolies' door Harper Hull: After the end, the remaining survivors fly colours, flags that set them apart from other gangs and provide a sense of pride. To lose your flag is to incur shame and death. Are these flags really reminders of old society's divisions of merely incomplete remnants of kinship and shared interests?
'Juliana' door Angel D.Callido: Kenshiro wanders across America's ruined wasteland in zoek of his sister. A terrible disease has turned many people into 'Spitter's'. Will a chance meeting with a few soldiers aid him in his quest to find his remaining family of provide him with meer misery?
'The muis Ran Down' door Adrian Tchaikovsky: A small group of survivors jump from era to era, trying to outrun their enemy. From Prehistoric to Elizabethan to Roman, can time begin again as normal of are they doomed to run forever.
'Rock Garden' door L.E. White: A meteorite that falls to ground in Hawaii has the effect of turning people to stone. As a man tries to keep his family safe, reports start surfacing that some survivors have taken to eating the rock remains of the dead with terrifying consequences.
'The Silence of the Dead' door Wednesday Silverwood: A complete silence fills the world. Neither voices of footsteps are heard. Even the rolling sea is silent. As the world erupts into chaos and savagery some people hide, wary of the strange creatures that cirkel in the air.
'A Birthday to Remember' door Harry Manners: Alex wakes to a world empty of people. A great blaze takes the straat as he watches. Alone, he runs trying to ignore the tidy piles of clothes that litter the pavement as the people inside them simply vanished.
'An End for Some' door Jason Lairamore: When bombs fall a boy moves along with his extended family into the countryside. He is forced to grow up fast as his skills are tested when his parents disappear and he is left to rescue his sister from a gang of violent marauders.
'Knock Knock, Who's There?' door Magda Knight: A surrealist tale of a science experiment gone awry, massive unnatural beasts, knights in shining armour and survival door strand ball.
'Clean World' door Charlie Fish: A world 'cleansed' of people allows a man the freedom to do as he wishes. To destroy of admire, without rule of law he enjoys his people free domain and is willing to do anything to protect the lifestyle he so enjoys.
A good collection of stories that both expand the field of apocalypse door taking it in new and fresh directions while also dealing with the subject in varied and deep detail.
NOTE: I was gifted this book for the purpose of review.
Included:
'Jaundice' door Zachary O'Shea: In a world overrun with mold and mildew Cara's detestable job is to clear out the yellowed infected that used to be people. On a routine run she is suddenly isolated from her crew, as danger draws near a man with an axe provides rescue but is he a hero of is there something else running through the ruins that could pose the greatest threat yet.
'Hoolies' door Harper Hull: After the end, the remaining survivors fly colours, flags that set them apart from other gangs and provide a sense of pride. To lose your flag is to incur shame and death. Are these flags really reminders of old society's divisions of merely incomplete remnants of kinship and shared interests?
'Juliana' door Angel D.Callido: Kenshiro wanders across America's ruined wasteland in zoek of his sister. A terrible disease has turned many people into 'Spitter's'. Will a chance meeting with a few soldiers aid him in his quest to find his remaining family of provide him with meer misery?
'The muis Ran Down' door Adrian Tchaikovsky: A small group of survivors jump from era to era, trying to outrun their enemy. From Prehistoric to Elizabethan to Roman, can time begin again as normal of are they doomed to run forever.
'Rock Garden' door L.E. White: A meteorite that falls to ground in Hawaii has the effect of turning people to stone. As a man tries to keep his family safe, reports start surfacing that some survivors have taken to eating the rock remains of the dead with terrifying consequences.
'The Silence of the Dead' door Wednesday Silverwood: A complete silence fills the world. Neither voices of footsteps are heard. Even the rolling sea is silent. As the world erupts into chaos and savagery some people hide, wary of the strange creatures that cirkel in the air.
'A Birthday to Remember' door Harry Manners: Alex wakes to a world empty of people. A great blaze takes the straat as he watches. Alone, he runs trying to ignore the tidy piles of clothes that litter the pavement as the people inside them simply vanished.
'An End for Some' door Jason Lairamore: When bombs fall a boy moves along with his extended family into the countryside. He is forced to grow up fast as his skills are tested when his parents disappear and he is left to rescue his sister from a gang of violent marauders.
'Knock Knock, Who's There?' door Magda Knight: A surrealist tale of a science experiment gone awry, massive unnatural beasts, knights in shining armour and survival door strand ball.
'Clean World' door Charlie Fish: A world 'cleansed' of people allows a man the freedom to do as he wishes. To destroy of admire, without rule of law he enjoys his people free domain and is willing to do anything to protect the lifestyle he so enjoys.
A good collection of stories that both expand the field of apocalypse door taking it in new and fresh directions while also dealing with the subject in varied and deep detail.
NOTE: I was gifted this book for the purpose of review.
In this collection of short horror fiction you'll find a little of everything. This book is not really hardcore horror but there is a bit of blood flying around along with deadly paranoia on board a space shuttle, a dark cellar that may contain a yellow eyed monster with teeth and a uncertain afterlife for a cancer patient. The stories are all very well written and edited and I read this entire collection in one day. It was thoroughly entertaining and some of the stories give me a little shiver with some genuinely inventive and unique takes on horror.
There's bound to be something in here for any kind of horror fan, no matter your tastes. It was also nice to read some authors that I had never read before and it spurred me on to discover meer about them and their other works.
This is an ebook and relatively cheap for the quality of the story telling on show. I would recommend picking this up and if u do I doubt you'll be disappointed.
There's bound to be something in here for any kind of horror fan, no matter your tastes. It was also nice to read some authors that I had never read before and it spurred me on to discover meer about them and their other works.
This is an ebook and relatively cheap for the quality of the story telling on show. I would recommend picking this up and if u do I doubt you'll be disappointed.
Although this book is somewhat fantastical, it's closeness to reality is all too noticeable and uncomfortable. Do we vraag where meat comes from,how it gets on our own table? Well don't be surprised if,after reading this brilliant,complex, well-written and engaging book, u cannot look at a karbonade, pork chop the same again.
This is an excellent book. The auteur manages to weave numerous characters, scenarios and themes together seamlessly. If u like vampires, werewolves of zombies of just like a good 'end of the world' yarn then you'll find something here to enjoy. The story is subtly underpinned door a religious tone that while being moralistic stays clear of being too preachy as to put the reader off. Add to that moments of sparkling wit and pitch black humour u have yourself a very entertaining and intelligent novel where the twists and turns in the plot flow as freely as the buckets of gore.A brilliant horror novel. Enjoy. Thank u for reading.