DEAD NEW WORLD IS ZOMBIE FICTION AT IT’S FINEST!
DEAD NEW WORLD
Author: Ryan Hill
Type of Book: eBook
Genre: Zombie Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Length: 242 pages
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
* I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Ambrose and Stanley are best friends. They also happen to be seventeen years old and have been drafted into the army. The army’s goal is to rid the world of zombies. Teenagers are drafted into the army when they come of age and must spend nine years in the army before being released. The catch is that not many people actually survive for their entire nine year tour.
While on their first mission Stanley and Ambrose end up as the only survivors of a coordinated attack by The Reverend, his forces and his zombies. But, neither one of them escape unharmed. Stanley loses his leg and Ambrose was bitten by a zombie.
Taken to the only functioning hospital still in operation, Stanley recuperates and receives a prosthetic leg. Ambrose is put in quarantine to await his death once he turns into a zombie. But something unusual happens. Ambrose does not turn into a full zombie. He becomes a sort-of half man, half zombie hybrid.
As if a world full of zombies weren’t enough, there is a man who calls himself “The Reverend” who plans to take over the country. The Reverend is pure evil. He plans to infect every living person with the zombie virus. Those who survive the bite are deemed worthy of survival and those who become zombies are said to be blessed to be free of suffering and pain. Basically, this guy is NUTS.
I absolutely loved this book. It is the first book in a trilogy by Ryan Hill. What I liked most about this book is that it is different.
Yes, there is the typical guy trying to save his girl storyline, but that is only part of the plot.
I loved the fact that Ryan Hill has decided to include characters who somehow survive being bitten by zombies. You have to think that if zombies ever actually existed, then at least some people would survive a bite. It stretches reality to think that any virus would have a 100% infection rate.
I loved Ambrose’s character. He starts off as the perfect guy. He is young. He is brave. He is loyal and attractive. What more could anyone ask for in either a friend or a lover? I think I had a little bit of a “book boyfriend crush” on him right from the beginning of the book. When he is bitten by the zombie and becomes a hybrid, he is shunned by his fellow soldiers despite the fact that he is still the same guy they had all loved previously. Ambrose handles their rejection with poise and class. He does not allow himself to be drawn into their juvenile behavior which makes readers like and respect him even more.
Ryan Hill has perfected the art of character building and also does an incredible job of world building.
I have read A LOT of zombie books and for that reason it is rare that I rate any of them higher than 4 out of 5 stars. However, DEAD NEW WORLD deserves it’s 5 star rating and I am now a fan of Ryan Hill.
I give this book as 5 out of 5 stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
** I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
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