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by: Brian Keene
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780843952018
ISBN: 0843952016
Label: Leisure Books
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2004-01
Publisher: Leisure Books
Sales Rank: 32164
Studio: Leisure Books
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Book Description:
The dead are returning to life as intelligent zombies. Trapped by the undead, escape seems impossible for Jim Thurmond. But Jim’s young son is alive and in dire peril hundreds of miles away. Despite overwhelming odds, Jim vows to find him— or die trying.
Joined by an elderly preacher, a guilt-ridden scientist, and a determined ex-prostitute, Jim embarks on a cross-country rescue mission. They must battle both the living and the living dead. And for Jim and his companions, an even greater evil awaits them at the end of their journey. This is the time of...The Rising.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - One of the worst zombie books that I have ever read
I think my summary as to why I disliked this book so much has to do with the possessed talking goldfish. Without that and some clean up on the often very dry and hopeless plod of Keene's writing style it might have been better. In fact the father and son sections were rather emotional: surely the high points of the story.
I will not be reading any more of Mr. Keene's work even out of curiosity however. I'll stick to fanfiction and other writers for my fix of zombie goodness. Give the ... Read More
Rating:  - The Rising by Brian Keene
The Rising is the debut novel by Brian Keene published in 2003.
When Jim Thurmond's wife leaves him for another man, he sets about to rescue his son.
Unfortunately, due to an accident, people are being turned into Zombies and roam the US looking for victims.
Jim then meets several people who help him survive the evil Zombies: a scientist who is responsible for everything; a priest; a prostitute; and some Army men.
But the scientist knows the secret ... Read More
Rating:  - A Macabre Gem of Zombified, Gore-Filled Madness.
This book deserves all praise granted to it. Brian Keene writes like a true madman. He writes clean, structured sentences and manages to make a 321 page book seem like an epic six-hundred-pager.
He accomplishes this by being able to introduce a lot of characters throughout the novel, and making the ones that don't stick around seem as real as the main characters that do.
All of his descriptions make whichever ominous scene you're reading feel like they're happening ... Read More
Rating: - Are any Leisure Books good???
Picking this book up I thought it would be good because of some good reviews, but now I wonder if a bulk of the people that raved about it weren't retarded.
The zombies were so cheesy. They could drive trucks, airplanes, use guns, talk... and the things they said were so laughably dumb it was almost painful. After eating a black man, one of them says, "I love dark meat".
Then later the survivors are battling the undead in a used car lot and one of them asks right before trying to eat them, ... Read More
Rating: - The Best Zombie Novel Ever!
The Rising had a blurb on its cover by Richard Laymon - so I bought it, and I am soooooo glad that I did - as it is, hands down, the best zombie novel that I've ever read!!
I do not want to give anything away, but Keene's twist on the zombie genre is awesome!! I loved the concept, right away!!
The only bad thing about this book, is the way that it ended - I could not believe how it ended!! Let's just say that the day I finished it, I had to immediately go out and buy the sequel, so make sure ... Read More
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