ZOMBIES: A RECORD YEAR OF INFECTION by Don Roff does a great job providing another twist in the zombie genre. Unlike the survivor’s journal Day by Day Armageddon, this is more of a research journal complete with statistics, illustrations, and personal experiences. However, despite being well-documented, the survival information is more sporadic than the ZSG.
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: pharmaceutical 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 love that it takes place in the year 2012. I really feel 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 are 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.
As always,
AstraDaemon
I LOVED this book when I got my hands on it. The way the story is told in journal snippets and how the story unfolds is amazing.
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