![]() ![]() Because of this, the author’s note at the end was a fascinating read into the process.Īs for my thoughts on The Living Dead, I am one of course to enjoy a good zombie story every now and then, but what I loved most about this one was the way it felt so personal. While Kraus is no stranger to collaborations, this one must have presented unique challenges, the least of them being to decide what Romero might have intended for the direction of his novel. For the most part, things flowed well with far fewer hiccups than you would expect from a project published posthumously after the main creator’s death. And the more I thought about it, the fact that this book was written by two authors, with Kraus completing what Romero started, became more and more impressive. ![]() From the way you are made to care about them, to the way we’re allowed to witness the undead apocalypse from its beginning to its aftermath, I was somewhat reminded of Stephen King’s The Stand in terms of the story’s sheer scale and complexity. And finally, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, US Navy officer Karl Nishimura also watches in horror as he and his crew aboard the aircraft carrier Olympia become overrun by zombies, leading to a complete breakdown of the chain of command.Īlthough there are many more viewpoints scattered here and there to flesh out the narrative, most of the novel’s sprawling scope is provided by this handful of main characters. Elsewhere, in a newsroom in Atlanta, anchorman Chuck Corso is barely holding it together as he watches the complete destruction of the country happening right in front his eyes, but undead hordes be damned, he resolves to continue broadcasting the news as it comes in, even if doesn’t know whether his reports will reach anyone. As her neighbors tear each other apart, she barely manages to escape. Meanwhile, in a trailer park in Missouri, teenager Greer Morgan steps out her door on the way to school, only to find a scene of nightmare unfolding on her front steps. In Washington DC, a statistician and researcher named Etta Hoffman receives news of patient zero and, recognizing it as the spark that creates a wildfire, begins to put together a detailed timeline documenting what is the beginning of the end of the world. Soon, this crisis of the dead coming back to life begins spreading across the globe, with the reanimated corpses relentlessly targeted the living, adding to their numbers. But as it turns out, there is something wrong with this particular body-namely, the fact that it isn’t exactly…well, dead. Luis Accocola and his assistant Charlene “Charlie” Rutkowski headed in to work at the morgue to see to a John Doe who was brought in earlier in the evening. On the night of October 23, like any other night, medical examiner Dr. Like so many big things, this book’s story started out small: with a single death. But thanks to the efforts of his estate and co-author Daniel Kraus, this final project, the 700-page opus that is The Living Dead was able to find its way into readers’ hands. ![]() Romero passed away from lung cancer, leaving his novel unfinished. In 2017, the man known as the father of the zombie film George A. ![]() Romero and Daniel KrausĪuthor Information: George A. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. Book Review: The Living Dead by George A. ![]()
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