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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Choose Your Own Zombie Adventure


CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE by Joe McKinney, Armand Rosamilia, Tonia Brown, Joe Mynhardt, Aurelio Lopez III, and Alex Laybourne. The beginning introduces Blaze and lays out his situation, which ends with him needing to make an important decision on how he chooses to live in this sinister purgatory. He can fight zombies with his new companions, fight zombies on his own, kill his companions, find new companions a couple of different ways, or take on the Gatherers. I chose to read the endings in this order: Lopez III, Laybourne, Mynhardt, Brown, Rosamilia, and McKinney.

My favorite ending is the one written by Aurelio Lopez III. I felt his piece stood out more from all the others, which surprised me because I've never heard of the author before now. In fact, despite this collaboration being written by some of my favorite zombie authors, the other endings are just okay...well-written, but nothing exciting. I think the overall setting prevented the authors from showcasing their true talents.

However, if you're looking for something different to read, give this a go.

As always,
AstraDaemon


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