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RESIST THE ZOMBIE PLAGUE! Top authors bring new perspectives to John Ringo's Black Tide Rising universe, in which humanity fights back against the hordes of infected.
The news that humanity had been dreading for ages had come true. Zombies are real. Worst of all, we created them. The apocalypse was upon us, and every man, woman and child had to answer a simple question of themselves: "What do we do now?" For a group of neighbors in the Chicago suburbs of Northern Indiana, it was "work together or die"...and figure out how to live on top of oil storage tanks to keep the zombies at bay. For the Biological Emergency Response Teams in New York City, it was "how long can we fight off the infected before it's too late" . . .as well as having to fight other groups all out to claim a dwindling stock of supplies and safety. And for a group of cheerleaders, it was about the end of their world. And about what happens when you get a group of physically fit young women with guns really, really angry.
Featuring original stories from some of the brightest stars in the science fiction universe: John Ringo; Eric Flint, John Scalzi & Dave Klecha, Sarah A. Hoyt, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson, Kacey Ezell , and more.
Praise for Black Tide Rising:
". . . an entertaining batch of . . . action-packed tales. Certainly, fans of Ringo's particular brand of action-adventure will be pleased." -- Booklist
"This anthology broadens Ringo's Black Tide world, serving up doses of humanity amid the ravenous afflicted. Comedy has a place in this harsh reality, and these stories stir adventure and emotion at a frantic clip throughout. Zombie fiction fans will be thrilled." -- Library Journal
Praise for the Black Tide Rising Series:
"Not only has Ringo found a mostly unexplored corner of the zombie landscape, he's using the zombie frame to tackle a broader theme: the collapse and rebirth of civilization. The zombie scenes are exciting, sure, but its the human story that keeps us involved. A fine series." --Booklist
Praise for Under a Graveyard Sky :
"Ringo combines humor and horror in this strong series debut, the thinking reader's zombie novel." -- Publishers Weekly
Praise for John Ringo:
"[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." -- Library Journal
". . . Explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." -- Publishers Weekly
". . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit." -- Booklist
"Crackerjack storytelling." -- Starlog
BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES: Under a Graveyard Sky
To Sail a Darkling Sea
Islands of Rage and Hope
Strands of Sorrow
The Valley of Shadows
Black Tide Rising
Voices of the Fall
River of Night
At the End of the World
At the End of the Journey
We Shall Rise
United We Stand
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Ringo and Poole team up to deliver an uneven anthology of stories about life in Ringo's Black Tide setting, in which humans contend with the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. The first of Ringo's two contributions to the collection, "Never Been Kissed," is also one of the strongest, bringing a touch of wistful humanity sadly lacking in many of the other stories. John Scalzi and Dave Klecha's "On the Wall" is a dialogue-only tale of two men bonding while defending a compound; it's easily the funniest of the batch, though Scalzi fans are likely to find some of the jokes familiar. Mike Massa's "Battle of the BERTs" is an action-packed, tense tale of bank-sponsored security teams patrolling and protecting New York. Eric Flint's "Up on the Roof," a story of neighbors in east Chicago making a go of surviving at a tank farm near an oil refinery, is nearly unreadable. Fans of the universe will find some works to like, but the anthology as a whole is disappointing. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
An anthology set in Ringo's zombie apocalypse world, where a virus-based plague has swept the world and pockets of survivors battle the zombie-infected, these are stories of humans rising to the occasion and threats neutralized both with individual heroism and solid teamwork. The epidemiological approach tends to make the zombie apocalypse more interesting, because it is ultimately a treatable plague and therefore we can explore both the collapse and the reconstruction of society. The anthology opens and closes with short pieces by Ringo, which are slight but amusing. There is a tale by Mike Massa of the battle between gangs, police, and megabanks to control New York; Sarah A. Hoyt provides a slice of the moral quandary faced by an emergency-room scribe when the plague strikes her hospital; and in Best Laid Plans, Jason Cordova and Eric S. Brown posit a dramatic jewel heist at the Louvre in the midst of outbreak-driven chaos. Overall, an entertaining batch of undemanding and action-packed tales. Certainly, fans of Ringo's particular brand of action-adventure will be pleased.--Schroeder, Regina Copyright 2016 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Set in Ringo's "Black Tide Rising" zombie apocalypse universe, these 12 stories by Eric Flint, John Scalzi and Dave Klecha, Sarah A. Hoyt, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. -Williamson, and other authors -ponder events that might arise when humans discover that zombies are real. Emotions outweigh common sense, as one woman searches for the zombie who killed her family. When the infected reach a tipping point in a Denver hospital in Hoyt's story, a group of medical workers and patients must decide if "Do No Harm" actually applies. Williamson's "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Grandpa?" shows what happens when a family's eccentric doomsayer patriarch is correct. In Mike Massa's "Battle of the BERTs," competing Biological Emergency Response Teams in New York ascend as the new mafia-with the infected as their trade. And finally, Ringo's "The Meaning of Freedom" has experts around the world determining that a large percentage of the infected are no longer carriers but survivors. Verdict This anthology broadens Ringo's Black Tide world, serving up doses of humanity amid the ravenous afflicted. Comedy has a place in this harsh reality, and these stories stir adventure and emotion at a frantic clip throughout. Zombie fiction fans will be thrilled.-KC © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.