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Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection | 
| Authors: Don Roff, Chris Lane
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 35086
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811871002
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780811871006
ASIN: 0811871002
Publication Date: October 14, 2009
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Product Description
The year is 2011, and what starts as a pervasive and inexplicable illness ends up as a zombie infestation that devastates the world's population. Taking the form of a biologist's illustrated journal found in the aftermath of the attack, this pulse-pounding, suspenseful tale of zombie apocalypse follows the narrator as he flees from city to countryside and heads north to Canada, where he hopes the undead will be slowed by the colder climate. Encountering scattered humans and scores of the infected along the way, he fills his notebook with graphic drawings of the zombies and careful observations of their behavior, along with terrifying tales of survival. This frightening new contribution to the massively popular zombie resurgence will keep fans on the edge of their seats right up to the very end.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 58
 Perfect for Any Zombiephile October 23, 2009
Ursula K. Raphael (USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is another twist in the zombie genre. Unlike the survivor's journal Day by Day Armageddon, this is more like a research journal complete with statistical research, illustrations, and personal experiences. In this documentated book, the survival information is more sporadic than The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead.
People fell ill, died, and reanimated. No scientific explanation. In some cases, infection spread without bites or any other obvious contact. Mobility/strength depends on the original physical fitness of the person and bodily damage, but variables like rigor mortis are unknown. While some of the personal accounts may remind you of other zombie-apocalypse stories (ex: pharmecutical company may have had a hand in it), there are a few sick surprises that I haven't come across in my zombie obsession.
i totally loved that it takes place in the year 2012. I really felt like I was reading someone's notebook with drawings, rather than a graphic novel. There is no lack of gore, for those of you who prefer the gut-ripping undead. Even though the book is written from the doctor's point-of-view, the other characters were believable, as far as their decisions, reactions, and so forth.
If you truly believe yourself to be a zombie fanatic (or your friends tell you to "shut up about zombies, already"), you definitely need to add this to your collection.
Other unusual zombie-literature include Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your...Brains, Z.E.O.: How to Get A(Head) in Business, and Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead.
A more artistic take on the zombie genre December 30, 2009
Michael King (Charlotte NC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A wonderfully fresh take on the zombie genre! The illustration work is incredible, and really help to set the mood. A fast read, but engrossing if you take the time to fully appreciate the art....
Old story with a newish twist. October 28, 2009
T. Paslay
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We seem to be obsessed with the undead these days. That being said, the same stories seem to be told over and over again. Watch ten Zombie movies and you'll be able to pick out similar themes and characters in all of them. Someone in the group of survivors under scrutiny is always hiding an infected bite. Characters are going to be killed just when you started to like them. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. I could go on, but you get the point. ZOMBIES doesn't do a whole lot to deviate from the formula, but it excels at changing how the formula is presented.
ZOMBIES isn't your typical novel offering a narrative concerning a group of survivors and their misadventures after the Zombie apocalypse. ZOMBIES is presented as an illustrated journal (kept by a doctor) that was found in an abandoned cabin in Canada. It is not known what happened to the author and it is reproduced, unedited, just as it was found. Think of it as a relic from an alternate reality.
It is printed like handwriting complete with words scratched out. Most entries are accompanied by fantastic illustrations of things that the author has seen. The illustrations are very creepy, very well done and varied in style and color pallette. This book does an amazing job of drawing you in to every nail biting encounter and each glimmer of hope felt by the author. I honestly don't think I've been as engrossed in a Zombie book before. This book is brilliantly put together and wonderfully paced. If you're a fan of Zombies or just of the macabre in general, this is a MUST read.
A Truly Visceral Experience February 28, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Robert Twombly is living a nightmare. A mysterious infection is causing millions to die, only for them to rise as zombies and attack the living. He is one of the survivors, having barricaded himself in his lab with a few others. Food supplies are low. Hope is dwindling. This is his journal.
//Zombies// plunges the readers directly into the action, quickly bringing us up to speed, as well as horrifying us with details both analytical and visceral. Twombly is an admirable narrator, seeking to understand both the infection and its results, a scientist to the last.
The illustrations are purposely rough, more to evoke a mood than anything else, and they're terribly effective.
Sadly, we learn very little about who Twombly was before the outbreak, but this is intentional, leaving him a blank slate onto which the reader can project his or her own fears and experiences. Twombly becomes any of us, trapped in similar circumstances.
//Zombies// follows the fine tradition of other "in the now" works -- like the tremendous //World War Z// -- and it's an excellent addition to the genre. It's real enough to unsettle you, and that makes for a great read.
Reviewed by Glenn Dallas
Awesome book. March 7, 2010
Deimos (Alberta)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great realistic book showing a documented history of a Zombie invasion. The drawings are excellent and remind me of the zombies from Romero's classics. The story is creepy and the ending is quite scary. Great book for any zombie fan.
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