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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Pure class
Want a truly thrilling, emotionally engaging zombie novel? Then you've found it. Ms Frater has given us a tour de force of fast paced, entrail strewn, character driven brilliance.
Set firmly in a real setting gone to hell, "The First Days" gives us a believable portrayal of two women from very different backgrounds surviving the initial zombie rising by luck and the skin of their teeth. We see the confused, chaotic, corpse filled streets through their eyes as they struggle to keep themselves alive long enough to snatch a few moments to coherently plan what to do.
Moving from a pedal to the metal start to a more steady but no less intriguing reveal of the story arc to come, Ms Frater shows us the best and the worst of people under stress which makes for unsettling and exciting reading. New characters and alliances are forged as those who survive the initial onslaught struggle to stay breathing rather than shambling and moaning.
There is enough brutality, gore and trailing bloodied flesh here to keep the true horror fan happy but like all good horror there's more to it than the gore. Without an emotional heart and a setting that despite being zombie filled remains realistic, this would go the way of lesser fare. "The first days" is more than that. It's more akin to a novel version of the also brilliant epic "Walking Dead" (graphic novel or tge TV series) than much of the two dimensional zombie fare currently out there in print. No time is wasted on the why or the how of the situation- things move too fast for that. It simply is a new world order and those in it adapt or die
Brilliantly drawn and tough characters from both genders make this one zombie tale that will stand the test of time. Unusually in much current zombie fare though, it's the complex, resourceful and intelligent female characters in this novel that really stand out. I cant wait for the publication of "Fighting to Survive" the sequel in November and have it preordered. I suggest you do the same. This trilogy is sure to be a future classic. Highly recommended.
Want a truly thrilling, emotionally engaging zombie novel? Then you've found it. Ms Frater has given us a tour de force of fast paced, entrail strewn, character driven brilliance.
Set firmly in a real setting gone to hell, "The First Days" gives us a believable portrayal of two women from very different backgrounds surviving the initial zombie rising by luck and the skin of their teeth. We see the confused, chaotic, corpse filled streets through their eyes as they struggle to keep themselves alive long enough to snatch a few moments to coherently plan what to do.
Moving from a pedal to the metal start to a more steady but no less intriguing reveal of the story arc to come, Ms Frater shows us the best and the worst of people under stress which makes for unsettling and exciting reading. New characters and alliances are forged as those who survive the initial onslaught struggle to stay breathing rather than shambling and moaning.
There is enough brutality, gore and trailing bloodied flesh here to keep the true horror fan happy but like all good horror there's more to it than the gore. Without an emotional heart and a setting that despite being zombie filled remains realistic, this would go the way of lesser fare. "The first days" is more than that. It's more akin to a novel version of the also brilliant epic "Walking Dead" (graphic novel or tge TV series) than much of the two dimensional zombie fare currently out there in print. No time is wasted on the why or the how of the situation- things move too fast for that. It simply is a new world order and those in it adapt or die
Brilliantly drawn and tough characters from both genders make this one zombie tale that will stand the test of time. Unusually in much current zombie fare though, it's the complex, resourceful and intelligent female characters in this novel that really stand out. I cant wait for the publication of "Fighting to Survive" the sequel in November and have it preordered. I suggest you do the same. This trilogy is sure to be a future classic. Highly recommended.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I was starting to lose hope of reading a decent Zombie tale while waiting For Mira Grants next installment in her trilogy, THANK ROMERO I took a chance on this one. I was skeptical about the idea of two women escaping a Zombie Rising, I thought Thelma and Loise with the undead as a back story. How wrong I was, this is one of those rare books that you really don't want to put down.
From the initial escape to the climax I was engrosed, and it was not what i expected.
Great book, can't wait for the next installment. Highly Recomended.
Ps check out Mira Grant's Newsflesh trilogy if you liked this book.
From the initial escape to the climax I was engrosed, and it was not what i expected.
Great book, can't wait for the next installment. Highly Recomended.
Ps check out Mira Grant's Newsflesh trilogy if you liked this book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first in 3 books all following a group trying to survive a zombie outbreak...sounds cliche right? Well it's not. It avoids a lot of the obvious pit falls you get with this genre and doesnt try to soup things up with a super evil baddie zombie or demons, infact humanity is just as terrifying as the zombies in some cases.
What really stands out about this series is how human the characters are and their personal struggles to try and do the right thing when survival would give them an excuse to do the wrong thing.
There are a lot of nods to other famous zombie fiction in the books, the characters themselves being familiar with Romero and The zombie handbook which brought a smile to my face.
I can't do the novels justice in this review, the highest praise I can give them is the fact that at the end of the series I felt a profound loss at finishing the books and I've yet to find any other zombie series that can even come close to the satisfaction I got reading "The first days" trilogy.
Read it.
What really stands out about this series is how human the characters are and their personal struggles to try and do the right thing when survival would give them an excuse to do the wrong thing.
There are a lot of nods to other famous zombie fiction in the books, the characters themselves being familiar with Romero and The zombie handbook which brought a smile to my face.
I can't do the novels justice in this review, the highest praise I can give them is the fact that at the end of the series I felt a profound loss at finishing the books and I've yet to find any other zombie series that can even come close to the satisfaction I got reading "The first days" trilogy.
Read it.
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Worth a read
I loved this book it very much kept me reading, I liked it so much I went and bought the rest of the set, It keeps you on your toes and is very hard to put down and do the house... Read more
Published 8 hours ago by Mrs V
Needed an editor
Its so hard to find good, character-driven zombie stories which have the requisite amount of gore and have well-written female characters. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Sm Drew
Couldn't stop putting it down
The many glowing reviews of this book persuaded me that it would be a great read. Though I don't like knocking new authors, I wish I'd paid more attention to the minority of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mitz
Zombie-tastic
Its been a while since I picked up a book that had me hooked within the first few sentences. It usually takes me longer to get into a story but this one had me from the start of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. J. Clarke
not great literature, but great fun
Assuming that as a zombie genre reader you are one of those people who keeps well stocked with candles, toilet paper and cat food, "just in case..." You will love this book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cathy
could have been better!
This book had all the potential for 5 stars but it didn't quite manage that. I would say that the first half I was totally hooked and then towards the end it all started going a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Maria
Zombies are not has been then ?
Well not if you read this book. The story starts as any zombie story, but the world has to go down with only some survivors left I suppose to get zombies, but it really is worth... Read more
Published 3 months ago by TomFR
Very Poor
I really don't know whether this book was attempting to be a comedy or a kickass zombie story. What it certainly was not, was a good book
Published 5 months ago by Sparky
Totally unconvincing
I was fooled into buying/reading this book by the reviews here and having just finished reading it I feel it only fair to warn others what to expect. Read more
Published 5 months ago by m farmer
Hopefully The First Day is the Last Day
Very disappointing. The idea for the story is good but the writing is poor and wooden so put a stake through the head of this one and DONT BUY!!
Published 5 months ago by Mark L
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