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Aufstieg der Toten: Roman (2008)

von Z. A. Recht

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A LOT CAN CHANGE IN THREE MONTHS: Wars can be decided, nations can be forged . . . or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar virus has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. Its hosts rampage; its victims don't die, but are reborn as cannibalistic shamblers. SCATTERED ACROSS THE WORLD, EMBATTLED GROUPS HAVE PERSEVERED. For some, survival is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And still others leverage power over the remnants of humanity with a mysterious cure. Francis Sherman and Anna Demilio want only a vaccine, but to find it they must cross a ravaged landscape of the infected and the lawless living. THE BULK OF THE STORM HAS PASSED, leaving echoing thunder and softly drifting ashes. But for the survivors, the peril remains, and the search for a cure is just beginning. . . . nbsp;Returning to the terrifying vision of his "awesome zombie novel" (David Moody) Plague of the Dead, Z.A. Recht "will once again make you turn your lights on" (J.L. Bourne) with this chilling apocalyptic thriller.… (mehr)
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Good Zombie book. I liked the undead of two types, that added something to it. I wish I had noticed that this was book two. I am not sure I will get around to reading book one, however if there is a 3 I will read that one as this one leaves some unanswered questions that I won't spoil. Overall a good non complicated read.
  23blue | Feb 2, 2011 |
Three bands of survivors, all working their way to the same place - a research facility in Omaha, Nebraska where a vaccine for the Morningstar virus can possibly be developed.

The first group are former soldiers from the U.S.S. Ramage: Krueger, Keaton, Thomas, Wilson, Brewster and former General Sherman. Also with them are Mbutu, Ron, Katie, Rebecca (a nurse), Jack and Mitsui (both former general contractors with the latter speaking Japanese only), and Denton, a photographer.

The second group consists of Anna Demilio, a doctor from USAMRIID, who may prove to be the key to uncovering a vaccine for Morningstar, Julie Ortiz, the anchorwoman who Anna leaked the story to in hopes of containing the virus before it became a pandemic, and Gregory Mason, formerly of the NSA, all wanted for murder and treason by the U.S. Army. Mason helped Julie and Anna escape when they were being held captive by his former peers. They are joined on their journey by Trev, a former mental patient with exceedingly clear mental facilities, and HIS companions, Matt and Junko, former students.

The third group enters the trek much later in the book. These are the remaining sailors from the USS Ramage, joined by a civilian named Hal who had been given the boot from his retirement island in the Pacific by the natives when he insisted that the inhabitants should extend hospitality to the crew of the Ramage. Having found no safe port, with dwindling food and fuel supplies, and with the U.S. military apparently scattered into the wind, they decide to meet up with Sherman, their former general.

This is the second in the Morningstar trilogy, and, thankfully, you did not have to read the first to become immersed in it's sequel.

Thankfully, for the more squeamish, there is not a lot of gore (although people and zombies DO die along the way).

Very well-written, and not just about the zombies, there is a good story in these pages, with characters you'll come to care about, good dialogue, and plenty of action. Surprisingly, most of the danger in this book comes not from the sprinters (living people who were infected by the virus and "turned") or the shamblers (people infected by the virus who subsequently died and were reborn as zombies), but from the uninfected. There are bandits, and raiders, and a rogue faction of the U.S. military that our survivors have to deal with along the way.

This is enough to make me want to go back and purchase the first in the series, "Plague of the Dead".

QUOTES:

"Right," Krueger said, scoffing. "When was the last time we met someone new who didn't try to eat us, huh?"

Beneath the truck, Brewster grimaced and rolled his eyes. "Leave it to Krueger to go all primadonna in the middle of a firefight."

"What I'm saying is that most of the smart people are dead and you're still alive. Whether or not you have a degree, that makes you one of the world's best engineers," Anna said, nodding once and tapping the screen of her PDA to bring up another page of data. "Just a matter of the process of elimination."

Julie, still leaning back with her eyes closed, shrugged at the thought. "Never did think of it like that. I guess that makes me prime material for this year's Pulitzer Prize for broadcast journalism."

Book Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

On researching the author and the book, I found that Z. A. Recht died last year at the tender age of 26, At the time of his death, he was working on the third and final installment of the series, "Survivors", which was going through edits. It is being completed by a ghostwriter, although I was not able to locate a release date. ( )
1 abstimmen jewelknits | Nov 26, 2010 |
Thunder and Ashes follows three groups of Morningstar Virus survivors. When infected the virus causes you to become the living dead. The first set is lead by a couple of military men who are trying to get to Omaha. Over the course of their travels they find themselves helping a survivors village deal with some ruthless bandits. The second group contains the doctor who is considered an expert on The Morningstar Virus. She is attempting to get to Omaha so she can work on a vaccine. Survivor groups one and two hope to meet up at the research facility in Omaha. The final set are sailors from the USS Ramage. They’ve abandoned ship, and while exploring an abandoned town they find themselves in possession of a seriously hot commodity.

Ok, I did it again. I read a series out of order. I didn’t realize this was a sequel to another book. I saw zombies and thought Heck Yeah! Thankfully, reading this without reading the first turned out not to be a big deal. Background info was provided, and I pieced together what had occurred in book one, Plague of the Dead.

The husband and I are both a little zombie obsessed. We have a group of friends who we’ve planned our survival strategy with. Yes, we roll nerdy. So when I discover a new book starring the undead I have to read it. Thunder and Ashes portrayed the reanimated in a different light than I’ve seen so far. You have two types, shamblers and sprinters. The names are pretty self-explanatory. Shamblers move slowly so you can usually get away. The sprinters are the scary ones. They can catch you. Once they’ve let out their roar to alert other undead in the area you better make yourself scarce. They hunt like a pack. Zombies are scary, but the thought that they would be coordinated enough to actually hunt together and sprint after you is seriously unsettling.

Kudos to the author for pointing out the virus is in the blood, and having character decontaminate themselves after a bloody battle with the undead. I hate when folks are out bludgeoning zombies in books or movies with little concern for blood splatter. Hello! Get some protective gear. Last thing you want is zombie blood or brain matter in your eye. Nice group of characters featured in this one. They could have been a little more developed. The pacing could have also been better. An extra 30 pages would have provided a meatier story, and maybe not such a rushed ending. Even with the minor flaws I was enthralled. This would make a fantastic movie. Seriously scary stuff, and if you’re looking for something to make you sleep with the lights on this is it.

I plan to backtrack and read the first book in this series. While I was researching the series further, I was sad to learn the author had passed away. A ghostwriter is working on finishing the third book in this series which is titled Survivors. ( )
  C.Ibarra | Nov 26, 2010 |
I shall sum this book up with this plot event (and if you think this is a spoiler, you'll LOVE this book):

A general comes up with a plan to sneak into and destroy an enemy complex; the general's role in this plan is to hide in a tree and shoot flares. After this mission is completed, the general discovers that he is still up in the tree surrounded by zombies (who are attracted to noise and lights, of course) and thinks to himself (no, I'm not exaggerating), oops, I made this plan so quickly that I never thought of how I was going to escape from this tree.

HE'S A GENERAL!!!

OMG they behave so fracking stupidly that I can't stand it. ( )
  crazybatcow | May 31, 2010 |
In this follow up to Plague of the Dead, the survivors of the Morningstar Strain - a virus that causes fever, violent behavior, and death, followed by reanimation - are making their way to Omaha. Home to a top secret government research lab, it was where scientist Anna Demilio was studying the virus before it took over the world. Anna is the only hope left in the world, and former Army general Frank Sherman is doing everything he can to get to the facility, hoping she'll make it there alive. But can he keep him group of survivors alive?

I really enjoy this series. It's fast-paced, with likable (and some unlikable), realistic characters. It's also tense and scary, and the action is fantastic. Definitely recommended for zombie fans! ( )
1 abstimmen kayceel | Sep 22, 2009 |
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A LOT CAN CHANGE IN THREE MONTHS: Wars can be decided, nations can be forged . . . or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar virus has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. Its hosts rampage; its victims don't die, but are reborn as cannibalistic shamblers. SCATTERED ACROSS THE WORLD, EMBATTLED GROUPS HAVE PERSEVERED. For some, survival is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And still others leverage power over the remnants of humanity with a mysterious cure. Francis Sherman and Anna Demilio want only a vaccine, but to find it they must cross a ravaged landscape of the infected and the lawless living. THE BULK OF THE STORM HAS PASSED, leaving echoing thunder and softly drifting ashes. But for the survivors, the peril remains, and the search for a cure is just beginning. . . . nbsp;Returning to the terrifying vision of his "awesome zombie novel" (David Moody) Plague of the Dead, Z.A. Recht "will once again make you turn your lights on" (J.L. Bourne) with this chilling apocalyptic thriller.

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