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Ex-Heroes [Kindle Edition]

Peter Clines
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Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes. Vigilantes. Crusaders for justice, using their superhuman abilites to make Los Angeles a better place.

Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Despite the best efforts of the superheroes, the police, and the military, the hungry corpses rose up and overwhelmed the country. The population was decimated, heroes fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland like so many others.

Now, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions must overcome their differences and recover from their own scars to protect the thousands of survivors sheltered in their film studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. The heroes lead teams out to scavenge supplies, keep the peace within the walls of their home, and try to be the symbols the survivors so desperately need.

For while the ex-humans walk the streets night and day, they are not the only threat left in the world, and the people of the Mount are not the only survivors left in Los Angeles. Across the city, another group has grown and gained power.

And they are not heroes.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 550 KB
  • Print Length: 276 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1934861286
  • Publisher: Permuted Press (25 Feb 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003AQBBT0
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #24,288 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Ursula K. Raphael TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
As the zombie genre spreads exponentially into the literature community, infusing other sub-genres with the new varieties of undead or living infected, so do the point-of-views in the storylines. In the past few years, POVs include stories told by soldiers, the zombies themselves, and even the Grim Reaper. Ex-Heroes, written by Peter Clines, further mutates the genre with a zombie apocalypse tale told through the eyes of super-heroes.

Readers find out right away that in this world, zombies are known as "exes," as in ex-living. The exes also include super-hero zombies, making self-defense even more complicated. Throw in a gang called The Seventeens - basically the "bad guy" survivors, and Clines has an apocalyptic drama that unites geeks from the comic & horror fan bases.

The storyline is broken up in segments marked "Then," and "Now." "Then" chapters are flashbacks that include how the heroes came to possess their special abilities, as well as the initial virus outbreak, and the downfall of society. "Now" chapters update us on the remaining survivors, struggling to exist in a converted Hollywood movie studio lot.

"People could say a lot of negative things about the apocalypse, but there was no arguing the air quality in Los Angeles had really improved."

Clines pours an incredible amount of detail into the dialogues, character thoughts, and setting descriptions, and yet maintains a fast-pace that flows smoothly between the time changes from beginning to end...graphic, horrifying...need I say more?
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By jw1951
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With "World War Z" (brilliant, I thought) and "Passage" (ok) zombies are all the rage (although I don't suppose they can ever be as photogenic as vampires, so their film career is maybe limited). This is a novel about "superheroes versus zombies". As they say in the US, "what's not to like?". The varied superheroes are (sometimes) troubled Spiderman-types, sometimes more insouciant. The novel has moments of electric suspense, and geniune wonder, as well as an interesting interplay between (some of) the characters. An excellent genre cross-over, and a great read.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Possibly the best zombie-superhero cross-over story of recent times. Fast-paced, wonderfully written, smart, full of awesome characters (plus added bitey undead), and genuine good fun to read. Steals from the best and laughs while doing so. Robert Kirkman wishes he was this cool.
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