Monday, August 20, 2012

Review of Gameland: The Ultimate in Undead Fiction


My heart is pounding, my eyes are wide, and the first utterance I made after finishing this episode was, "Unbelievable!"
I am now a zombie convert. Prior to this amazing story, I was the girl who would shy away from the realm of horror books and films. If coerced into consuming these works, I merely caught glimpses of terror between my shielding fingers. This story has changed me.

A tale of a post-apocalyptic future where the IU (infected undead) have been first quarantined into submission and then enlisted into a variety of servitude, Gameland follows a group of youthful albeit gifted rebels with a penchant for all things technological. Jessica and her friends embark on a final and ill-fated summer adventure into the forbidden zone of Long Island chockfull of shocking surprises including a few encounters with zombies.  

Tanpepper's writing is sharply succinct- thrusting the reader into the fast paced thrilling scenes with amazing control over detail and dialogue. Creating a new genre of episodic made for TV stories that leave the reader gasping for more; Tanpepper had me sitting up and taking notice from the first few lines. This is an author to follow! I cannot wait to read the upcoming stories!

A rare 5 stars folks a commendable read for young adults, and that is a lot coming from me! J

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