- Dead Sea (novel)
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Dead Sea Author(s) Brian Keene Country United States Language English Genre(s) Horror novel Publisher Delirium Books Publication date 2007 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Preceded by Ghoul Followed by Tequila's Sunrise Dead Sea is a horror novel featuring zombies by Brian Keene, first published in 2007. It is not set in the same world as The Rising
Plot summary
The story follows Lamar Reed, a young black gay man living in Baltimore. One day in New York rats come up from the city, not just rats but dead and rotting rats. Any person who is bitten or gets any blood or saliva into an open wound or orifice dies very shortly after and rises from the dead craving human flesh. The media refers to it as Hamelin's Revenge after the town from the Pied Piper myth. Lamar is flushed from his house as Baltimore is slowly burning to the ground. He encounters several other survivors and the fight their way to the harbor where they are rescued by the USS Sprattling. From there they set sail out to sea realizing that the land now belongs to the dead.
Reviews
A review in Publishers Weekly states, "With another bleak vision of the zombie apocalypse, Keene makes a triumphant return to the still-thriving subgenre he helped revive with his 2004 debut The Rising ... Delivering enough shudders and gore to satisfy any fan of the genre, Keene proves he's still a lead player in the zombie horror cavalcade."[1]
Dark Scribe Magazine's review of the book states, "Brian Keene consistently pumps out high-quality works of horror in both the small press and the mass market. While Dead Sea may not be as groundbreaking or as original as his previous works, it is still just as gripping and fast-paced a read as anything else he has written. If you’re a die-hard fan of zombies or just like your horror tales with lots of action, Keene has another treat in store for you."[2]
References
- ^ "Dead Sea Review". Publishers Weekly. http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Sea-Brian-Keene/dp/084395860X.
- ^ Jeff Burk (July 2007). "Dead Sea / Brian Keene". Dark Scribe Magazine. http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/reviews/dead-sea-brian-keene.html.
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