Product Description

The planet formerly known as Earth lies scorched and barren. Survivors live underground, ever on the defensive against rotters -- mindless corpses that troll the sweltering surface. A new menace has evolved, set on human annihilation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151090 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-30
• Released on: 2005-09-30
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 225 pages

About the Author
Scott A. Johnson was born and raised in a swampland coastal town in Texas that was rife with folklore and ghost stories that greatly influenced him as a child. While most children were content to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings, Scott watched "Chiller Theater" with his brother, reveling in the performances of Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi and Borris Karloff. In junior high school, he discovered a deep love for the written word when he was introduced to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." He excelled in his English classes all through High School, though he did not begin writing fiction until he reached college. Scott attended Texas State University-San Marcos (then Southwest Texas State University) and received his BA in Mass Communication-Advertising. He decided he loved the school and took a full-time position, working as a Media Technician for the Department of English. It was at this time that he was exposed to many great authors, both faculty and visiting. During a class on short-story fiction, he began to put his childhood memories and imagination to good use, bringing praise from his instructors and fellow students alike.

Customer Reviews

A valiant attempt...but its just terrible
I am pretty generous when it comes to my reviews of the various Z-books I've purchased through Amazon. That said, this book fell entirely short.

I purchased it from the 'others who have purchased' list on Amazon, hoping for decent Z-book, based on the reviews of the other readers. By the end I was wondering if I read the same book at some of the other reviewers. As with any SciFi, Fantasy (and particularly) Zombie book, suspension of disbelief is just part of the package. With 'Deadlands' you have to suspend not only belief but a frontal lobotomy might also be in order.

Story: Could have gone somewhere
Characters: Painfully bad
Villain(s): Could have gone somewhere
Setting: Painfully bad (particularly the 'frozen' glass lake thing...

Go read Day by Day Armageddon, the 'Monster' books, Morningstar, or Keene.

good read
seemed a little hurried in parts and a little short for such an epic tale, but overall a good read. Cool characters and a nice twist.

A different take on the zombie genre
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good zombie armageddon. It isn't very scary but it does offer another version of what a zombie could be.