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Fried Green Zombies Review

Fried Green Zombies
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Did you ever see one of those news reports about the guys who live out in the country being abducted by aliens and telling a whole story about how they were probed and such? Well, this story could serve as an adendum to that with Chett and Harry, our two hillbilly buddies who discover aliens, zombies, and 4x4's from hell.
The story really starts out with our two hicks just trying to have a relaxed time out hunting and fishing, but they stumble on a tall, burqa wearin' hotty who doesn't speak English. From there they pull their sometime buddy and full time nerd Clay into the story as things get a little crazy when they see a 4x4 come climbing out of what was once a lake but which has been zapped out of existence. Soon the corrupt Sheriff, a couple of aliens in a banged up space craft and hundreds of zombies are involved.
Did I like this wacky tale? Lets just say I got a kick out of it. For an independently produced book it was well written with no real typos or other glitches that took away from the fun of it. Some of it seemed a bit adolescent (Amazon women from space who like to get naked every time the lights dim) but in a good natured, goofy sort of way. The aliens, named Roscoe and Earl, are almost like intergalactic moonshiners in a way. Uncle Crank was another oddball character. To me, the best way to describe this story was to imagine an old episode of the Dukes of Hazard...now drop some serious acid...and you got Fried Green Zombies...though I don't really think any of the zombies, except for the zombie chickens Uncle Crank had, came close to being fried.
If you are looking for an amusing zombie/alien tale then you might find this story to be right up your alley, though the zombies are not the biggest part of the story, except for the ones behind the wheel of the big truck that seems to come up out of the ground lookin' for revenge. Sure, there are plenty of rotting corpses but they are just one part of a pretty complicated story involving a whole lotta strange things going on. If you are looking for something scary, this is probably not your best bet, since the author keeps things pretty light throughout. But overall, this book was a hoot.

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Bovina is a sleepy little town, until two friends find themselves battling truck-driving zombies, aliens, and dirty cops after finding a beauiful, busty burqa-bedecked stranger standing on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. Aided by a classic computer nerd and a crazy man wielding a frying pan, follow Chett and Harry as they battle their way across the rural countryside and ultimately save the world. Or do they?

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Contagious Review

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As a big fan of Scott's books, I was excited for the release of this book. This is the first time one of his books has been available in print before being released as a podcast, so it was my first time being able to read one of his stories at my pace instead of waiting on new episodes to be released.
Big Mistake.
I inhaled this 400+ page monster in two days, and could not put it down. The novel is intense, thrilling, terrifying, and action packed. The book is a sequel to his novel Infected which (for the most part) took place in the incredibly small setting of an apartment living room. The sequel pulls out all the stops, moving to a few truly memorable setpieces on the rushing ride to an over-the-top finale that boggles the mind in its intensity and scale. Great characters, humor, gore, and a story based on actual science and technology that's terrifying in it's near-believeability.
Buy this book and read it. If you're on the fence, at least visit the author's website, where you can listen to a VERY high production value audio version on the first book, or read it as a pdf. If you like what you see of Infected, this book will get its hooks in you bad. Don't say you weren't warned, and say hello to Chauncey for me.

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Desert Blood 10pm/9c Review

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Fast read for an adult. Page turner for young adults. Ron makes you ask all the who/what/where/why/how questions and then brings you all the answers. No details unaddressed. Will recommend to the at-risk teens I mentor. Eagerly waiting for next book in the series.

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Saving Bluestone Belle Review

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Young Homer Easton's world crumbled around him when his parents divorced and his horse Benny Two Shoes died. Homer vicariously lived a life through the "Lone Ranger." A whiz at computers, Homer set up an online company to sell Western paraphernalia.
For his tenth birthday his father presented Homer with a magnificent white horse to replace Benny Two Shoes. The horse was repossessed due to a misunderstanding at the bank. Two desperado type characters loaded Bluestone Belle into their truck and hauled her away.
The story revolves around Homer, Dr. Willoughby, his psychiatrist, Joe, his personal trainer, and Maria, the family maid, and their efforts to save Bluestone Belle from a band of criminals.
Narrow escapes, thrilling chases, and death defying risks keep the reader in suspense throughout this fast paced adventure story, for kids, ages 9-12.
The characters are zany and loveable. Maria's frequent use of Spanish phrases gives the story an added dimension.
The illustrations by Mike Bitz are clever and expressive. The author has demonstrated an uncanny sense of understanding of this age group in her choice of vocabulary in both the narrative and in the dialog of her characters.
Young readers will identify with Homer's sense of loneliness as his parents choose career and freedom instead fulfilling parental roles. Romantic innuendos give promise to reconciliation when Homer is kidnapped while attempting to save Bluestone Belle.
This dramatic adventure story is an excellent choice for the classroom, for family night reading, and holds potential for an award winning family film. An excellent read for the whole family.


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Saving Bluestone Belle is a rollicking adventure about Homer Easton, a quirky ten year old who sets out from his California home on a perilous journey to rescue his beloved albino mare, Bluestone Belle, from horse thieves. Along the way, he discovers the horrific reason why 'Blue' was taken and that he himself is in grave danger! Whether he's tracking Blue across desert and sea or infiltrating the horse-nappers' fortress, Homer's very life depends on his ability to outfox his terrifying opponents. Can Homer marshal his unique strengths to save his own life and rescue Blue? Animal lovers of all ages will treasure this tale about an endangered horse. Kids will love the breathless pace and surprising twists and turns. They'll laugh out loud at the madcap predicaments Homer gets himself into, and cheer him on as heproves himself an unlikely hero. With ten full-page illustrations that capture the most dramatic moments, Saving Bluestone Belle tells a heartwarming story thatinspires young readers to be the best they can be.

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Saylor's Triangle Review

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I just moments ago completed reading Craig Bieber's fast-moving thriller, "Saylor's Triangle." And, I am still out of breath. The book is well-written, difficult to put down once you get started, and filled with non-stop, no-holds-barred action. However, be prepared to be tantalized and surprised by the unexpected. Bieber is a great story teller. For anyone who enjoys a good, exciting mystery, this book is a must read.
Richard E. Kelly - Author of "Growing Up In Mama's Club."

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The Run Review

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This book has it all - great story - so many ups and downs - excitement - and every human emotion possible. Anyone that has traveled abroad or even to different parts of the US will relate to this story. The writing and attention to detail keeps you glued to the pages until the end. I really enjoyed the subtle comedy throughout the novel that keeps you lifted even throughout the most brutal happenings in the drug cartel world. Next time I cross the border,I'm definitely going to buy that Surfing Monkey with blue and white striped swim trunks and sunglasses. Classic!
As a San Diego native and a frequent visitor to Baja California, I was impressed with the amount of detail, references and descriptions of many places people, and culture. Even if you don't live here, by the time you finish the novel, you'll feel like a native. I really hope we get to see this on film, what a great movie it would be.

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3 Aces Review

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3 AcesFinally we're lucky enough to get a novel about the American road, the loneliness, the exhaustion, the police harassment, the crooked trucking company owners and warehouse receivers, and the killer storms and blinding whiteouts, written by an author whose knowledge comes from having driven those roads for many years as a long haul trucker.
And a novel about gambling, the addiction, the excitement, and the life and death dangers of playing for really high stakes by an author who has dealt craps in Atlantic City and seen high-rolling men and women broken over the casino tables.
These two stories are skillfully blended by a new novelist, Richard Ide, who waited until he had experienced life on the edge of several worlds before sitting down and giving us this story--and what a story.
It comes roaring off the pages with the power of the red Peterbuilt Model 379 with its two-hundred-and-fifty-inch wheelbase into which protagonist Abner Weaver sinks his life savings. But if Abner is driving the truck, he is being driven by memories of his time in Vietnam and the Montagnard tribesman who sacrificed his life to save Abner Weaver's.
And then there's Dawn Carlisle, who, when we first meet her as she hitches a ride with Weaver, seems nothing more than an alcoholic tramp on the run from a lousy past. But Richard Ide has a surprise for us because it turns out Dawn Carlisle is a crackerjack poker player who, well into the novel, ends up being forced into playing a game of Texas hold'em so packed with suspense and surprises that it's a toss-up who is more exhausted at the end of the game--Dawn or the reader.
But if the emerging love story of Dawn Carlisle and Abner Weaver is the road down which Ide takes us, he makes sure that road is full of detours and barricades in the person of Karl Stohner, a multi-millionaire businessman with global connections, who is truly one of the most vicious villains in contemporary American fiction and who owns the trucking company for which Abner and, later, Dawn, are driving.
Neither as rich nor as powerful as Stohner, but equally savage is Tracker, a brutish trucker driver who, along with his henchmen Slicer, Ironball, Sidewinder, and Flower Boy are bent on taking Abner's life and Dawn's body.
Finally, there is Pip, the small dog they save and who becomes their loyal bodyguard, a devotion that, in the end, costs him his life.
Ide has given us a big novel--big ideas, big excitement, big characters, and big suspense. He knows what he's writing about and he shares that knowledge with us.

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Wolf Storm Review

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Reviewed by Madeline McElroy (age 10) for Reader Views (9/11)When Stefan gets a role in a movie he never auditioned for, he has a chance to actually do something exciting! This movie takes place on snowy mountain top, icy and really cold. This movie is about people who land on an icy planet. They find that this is no normal planet; they find aliens, robots, mutants, and of course, wolves. The other people Stefan is working with are Jeremy, a wolf trainer, wolves, and a mean, diva girl named Raine. Raine wants everything to be her way, and she says always saying she is the best actor on set. Raine drives Stefan crazy. She is always complaining about Stefan messing up his lines and tripping from the icy walk. One time he was walking up an icy ramp holding a lantern and he tripped and the lantern fell on one of the wolves. Raine was really complaining now. The wolf trainer ran in and went crazy. They put her on some wood and brought her to the back of a truck to bring her to the vet. Stefan was saying sorry fifty times per minute. The director said it was fine, just a little accident. It wasn't a little accident for Stefan.
Now the snow has cleared out, and everyone is down shooting for the day, they are driving down to their hotels and Raine, Stefan, Jeremy, and one adult named Cecil are now alone in the lodge. They all went to bed shivering and super cold. They all woke up around 5:00 a.m. to find the windows were covered in snow and it was pitch black, the power had gone out so Jeremy grabbed a flashlight and went into the cafeteria to find some food. They found some milk and cake. They ate that. Raine said they should go look for wood to start the fire, they all went out and it took them at least a minute to take a full two steps. They found some wood. Raine started a fire in the fireplace, then they went to go look for some blankets in some movie trailers and to find more wood. Then they heard a big boom. They look around, and Cecil yells "Get out of the building!" Then snow comes rushing down - it's an avalanche. Stefan gets covered in snow and can't get up. Raine keeps yelling, "Stefan! Stefan!" Then she saw his boot...
I loved "Wolf Storm" because I love wolves and it's perfect for kids who love acting and wolves, or one of each. My favorite part is the end. My favorite scene I can make out in my head is probably how the wolves look and how the lodge looks all cut up and snow covered and furniture and glass everywhere. I love wolves, don't you? If you do, you will love this book.
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Relocating MIA Review

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This book has it all - and tells a sweet love story to boot -
Mia Trentino works with Worldmove Inc. - she facilitates big moves for large corporations. She is sent to Siberia to help our Russian friends, and is given a partner, a sexy man named Douglas Farland. What she doesn't know, our hero is with a super secret organization that makes the FBI look like the YMCA! He is in Siberia to investigate drug dealings and meth labs...while he's undercover, well...he and Mia find themselves falling in love. But he hides his secret agent persona from Mia, and then needs to earn her trust. This book shows Siberia is really cold, and has some cold villians there too. As well as neat operatives on the good guys' side too.
There are some tender moments for us romantics. Little details that help make a book memorable -


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Mia Trentino is the top relocating specialist at Worldmove, Inc., and her latest assignment is sending her to Siberia, Russia. But the new job comes with a new partner--a handsome threat to her career named Douglas Farland.After a rocky start, the job is going well, and things begin to heat up between Mia and Douglas. Then, lies and secrets begin to surface that make Mia suspect her new partner might have a different agenda. What seemed like a simple relocation erupts into a cat-and-mouse game of intrigue full of drug smuggling, secret agents, and the Red Mafiya. Suddenly Mia's in a fight for her life, and she may have to trust the one person who seems the most to blame.

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Hunting Season Review

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Sometimes angry, sometimes anguished, suspicious and stealthy, the voice of Dick Hill reveals all of these feelings as he renders this absorbing story of a father's search for his missing daughter.
Three college students are hiking around an abandoned military complex when presto - they disappear. The FBI soon chalks it up to a youthful runaway.
However, one father knows better, and he's not your typical parent-next-door. Edwin Kriess is a former member of a special CIA group that was trained to find and capture. He's determined to trace his daughter's abductors, and sets about doing so.
The FBI doesn't look kindly upon his investigations - he may have too much information, and what will he discover? Thus, the tracker becomes the tracked when the FBI dispatches someone to ferret out the truth from Kniess.
It's a trigger sharp, twisting yarn, and Dick Hill weaves it beautifully.

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Swan Song Review

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The apocalyptic genre is an endearing phenomenon in fiction. Even after the collapse of the Cold War, authors are still pumping out new novels about the end of civilization. That's probably due to the fact that nuclear war isn't the only way to kill off the human race; Stephen King got a lot of mileage out of a killer virus in "The Stand." This book, by the excellent storyteller Robert McCammon, resembles King's classic novel in several respects, but McCammon sticks with the classic nuclear annihilation scenario in "Swan Song," a book written as the Cold War was winding down in the late 1980's.
"Swan Song" starts out on a bleak note, and quickly goes down hill from there. The world is in turmoil as terrorists use nuclear bombs with impunity, the U.S. and the USSR constantly engage in skirmishes around the world, and the economy does a nosedive straight into the ground. Inevitably, the bombs are launched and the world erupts in a thousand mushroom clouds. This is all within the first hundred pages or so. What follows is the real story, and McCammon pulls out all the stops introducing us to the characters that drive the story.
Just like McCammon's novel "Stinger," there are many major characters in "Swan Song." McCammon introduces us to Sister Creep, a New York bag lady fostering a horrific personal tragedy; Josh, a 7' black wrestler (known as Black Frankenstein) with a heart of gold; Colonel "Jimbo" Macklin, a former war hero with an ominous shadow dogging his every move; and Roland Croninger, a wise beyond his years child who grows into Macklin's sadistic acolyte.
This is post-apocalypse, so there is the unavoidable good vs. evil theme running through the book. The good is Swan, a young girl who has the power to renew earth's ecosystem. The bad is the man with the scarlet eye, a shape shifter who makes King's Randall Flag look like the Osmond family. The other characters revolve around these two figures as the grand finale of the novel nears.
McCammon has the ability to make his characters endearing and genuine. There are no cardboard cutouts in this book. Even tertiary characters are developed with loving care. It's relatively easy to draw evil characters because evil is easy to see. What is difficult is to craft characters on the other side of the moral coin, and McCammon does it with seeming ease. You learn to really care about these people, something that doesn't happen often in books of this genre.
The atmosphere in "Swan Song" is bleak and oppressive. McCammon has no qualms about presenting life in a post-nuclear world. Cruelty is presented as normal behavior, and characters are mutilated or killed off quite frequently. Warlords battle for control of the country while little villages try to recreate a sense of community. The endless description of a shattered world slowly instills in the reader a sense of despair. McCammon's vivid portrait of a world gone mad certainly resurrects images of the Cold War and its shrieking insanity, when the world lived under the constant shadow of agonizing death.
While "Swan Song" clocks in at a hefty 950 pages, its pages pass by like a swift summer breeze. In the final analysis, McCammon's message in this book is one of hope; no matter how badly the human race messes things up, salvation may still be within reach. That is a message that transcends any age, and that is the significance of "Swan Song."

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The Lost World Review

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So far, my favorite book is "The Lost World", despite some of it's obvious flaws. Such would include the large number of inconsistancies between Jurrassic Park and this sequel, and obviously the only reason Crichton wrote this was because Universal wanted a sequel for Jurassic Park, but these are easily forgiven over the quality of the work. As opposed to the first Jurassic Park, Crichton takes much more time in his visual descriptions of the actions in this novel, giving a better sense of the passage of time. One would notice that this book is noticably longer than the first. Crichton, like usual, is a master of educating his readers while entertaining them, better than many writers. Of course, one has to mention the often frightening edge-of-your-seat suspence that makes this novel impossible to put down. If you read this book and find yourself still craving knowledge and dinosaur action, I would suggest the novel "Raptor Red" by Robert T. Bakker. This book is also extreemly informative as well as action-packed, however it does not have the real scary edge of The Lost World or Jurassic Park. On the other hand, it is written from the Raptor's perspective, and is a real interesting twist on normal dino stories.

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