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Drop Dead Gorgeous (Paperback)

by Wayne Simmons (Author), Travis Adkins (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 268 pages
  • Publisher: Permuted Press (15 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1934861057
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934861059
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 227,836 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As tattoo artist Star begins to ink her first client on a spring Sunday morning, something goes horribly wrong with the world...Belfast's hungover lapse into a deeper sleep than normal, their sudden deaths causing an unholy mess of crashing cars, smoldering televisions and falling aircraft. In the chaotic aftermath a group of post-apocalyptic survivors search for purpose in a devastated city. Ageing DJ Sean Magee and shifty-eyed Barry Rogan find drunken solace in a hotel bar. Ex-IRA operative Mairead Burns and RIR soldier Roy Beggs form an uneasy alliance to rebuild community life. Elsewhere, a mysterious Preacher Man lures shivering survivors out of the shadows with a promise of redemption. Choked by the smell of death, Ireland's remaining few begin the journey toward a new life, fear and desperation giving rise to new tensions and dark old habits. But a new threat--as gorgeous as it is deadly--creeps slowly out of life's wreckage. Fueled by feral hunger and a thirst for chaos, the corpses of the beautiful are rising!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Drop Dead Fantastic , 3 Jan 2009
By R. Stranney (Belfast) - See all my reviews
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Fantastic, I loved it even though I'm not a hardened zombie fan....(although I am a fan of King and it was definitely up there). It's one of those gorgeous novels that you can't put down and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone, in fact my mum is now reading it.

Being from Belfast I really loved the local feel, I could imagine myself in the scenes...especially the Europa bus centre ones.

The lead character, Star, rocks, as a girl with some ink I enjoyed the tattoo references.

There is something for everyone, horror, humour, great characters and sexy zombie ladies ....bring on the sequel!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars breathtaking, 3 Jan 2009
fantastic book, breathtaking and gripping throughout, cant wait to hear more from this amazing new author
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Heartbreaking, Character-Driven Apocalypse Novel, 28 Oct 2009
By Jessica Brown (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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I've been on a real indie book bender lately. There's something refreshing about small press novels that I really enjoy, be it the DIY spirit of the venture in general or the groundbreaking ideas that the books themselves contain. I think one of the things that grabs me the most about the small press world is the sheer amount of heart and dedication that go into the production, a feeling that's miles and miles away from the cold, corporate feel that sometimes radiates from Big Publishing.

Don't get me wrong, corporate entities have their place, I suppose, but small presses give me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, even when they're printing things that shouldn't generate that kind of response.

Drop Dead Gorgeous, published by Permuted Press, is one such book. I loved it, every page and every minute spent with my nose buried in it, but damn is this one of the most heartbreaking books I've ever read. I don't think I've ever read anything quite so bleak before, despite having read literally hundreds of horror novels from my teen years to this day.

DDG is, essentially, the story of a zombie outbreak in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland, but what makes it so unique (and, in my opinion, chillingly effective) is that the focus throughout remains squarely on the characters. Two high school kids, a tattooist, a radio DJ, an aging Loyalist soldier, an IRA supporter, a retired college professor, a twenty-something slacker and several others have found themselves alone, the rest of the citizenry suddenly dead for reasons unknown. People have fallen in their homes, keeled over at the wheel of their cars and dropped dead on the streets, all for little to no reason. Bodies are left to rot where they lay as the city's infrastructure shuts down, and the survivors hole up in enclaves scattered throughout the country.

Some of the bodies, however, defy the rotting process, and become more and more beautiful with each passing day...

I don't think I read the word `zombie' once during the whole novel, though I could be wrong about that. My point to this is, though, that the reanimated dead are never treated as the shamblers found so often in Romero-style zombie stories. Nor are they swift-footed zombies, tearing after human survivors while screaming and clawing at the air. They're dangerous, to be sure, and sometimes form mobs, but the reanimated women are wholly original creatures. Inside their non-living brains reside memories, albeit seemingly hidden ones, and when they return to life their former emotions come very much into play.

DDG is a very slow burn. The horror doesn't come into play for quite some time, instead focusing on the people who've found themselves thrown into chaos and the things they must do to ensure their own survival. These are people who have lost loved ones, sometimes their entire families, and must now make do with a life without camaraderie or the comforts they once took for granted. Simmons handles this heartbreakingly well. Several times I found myself feeling real pity for his characters, wanting them to somehow find their way to happiness. There were times, as well, when I almost didn't want to turn the page, knowing fully well that in horror novels those that die often outweigh those that survive to see The End.

DDG is a wild, highly emotional ride that I'm very glad to have taken. Its sequel, DOLL PARTS, is forthcoming, and I'll be picking it up the moment it hits Amazon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read!
Got this because as a local of Belfast I wanted to see how a zombie apocolypse would play out in my hometown. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Daniel

5.0 out of 5 stars DDG- A great twist on a classic idea!
I found this book fantastic, from start to finish I was thoroughly engrossed and am eagerly awaiting the next one. The characters were well developed and very real. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Livingdeadgirl10

5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than zombie horror
Although that's not to minimise the great zombie horror that there is!

DDG is a captivating novel. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jude

5.0 out of 5 stars Post apocalypse - sins revisited
I'm reading your book at the moment, Wayne and have nearly finished it. If I was to pick a word to describe it, I would say "excellent!". Read more
Published 9 months ago by David Murray

5.0 out of 5 stars Real People.. Real Zombies.. Love it!
The first thing that grabbed me about this book, from the first page - was the people. Simmons puts a very natural skew on his characters that I love. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. E. Flint

5.0 out of 5 stars drop dead great book
This book is a must for anyone that have interests including horror , zombies , social experiments , pschycology ,the dead , sub culture , the dead , violence , guns , drugs and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. Pearson

5.0 out of 5 stars Drop Dead Brilliant
I am a big fan of the way you write, descriptive, but not overly exaggerated.
The characters were great, I felt like I really knew them. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Braidy

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