Under a Graveyard Sky - John Ringo
NEW SF/HORROR SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR A family of survivors who fight back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization. Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is--with the help of a few Marines. When an airborne zombie plague is released, bringing civilization to a grinding halt, the Smith family--Steven, Stacey, Sophia and Faith--take to the Atlantic to avoid the chaos. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. What they discover, instead, is a sea composed of the tears of survivors and a passion for bringing hope. For it is up to the Smiths and a small band of Marines to somehow create the refuge that survivors seek in a world of darkness and terror. Now with every continent a holocaust and every ship an abattoir, life is lived under a graveyard sky. About Under a Graveyard Sky : . . .the thinking reader's zombie novel. . .Ringo fleshes out his theme with convincing details ... the proceedings become oddly plausible.-- Publishers Weekly If you think the zombie apocalypse will never happen, if you've never been afraid of zombies, you may change your mind after reading Under a Graveyard Sky . . .Events build slowly in the book at the outset, but you can't stop reading because it's like watching a train wreck in slow motion: inexorable and horrible. And the zombie apocalypse in these pages is so fascinating that you can't stop flipping pages to see what happens next.-- Bookhound About John Ringo: Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse. -- Library Journal . . . Explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters. -- Publishers Weekly . . . practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit. -- Booklist Crackerjack storytelling. -- Starlog BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES: Under a Graveyard Sky To Sail a Darkling Sea Islands of Hope and Rage Strands of Sorrow (forthcoming)
