Absolute CRAP. Forced writing, a horrible use of the genre & the reader. Again with the standard, old boring jackbooted military thugs wanting to rape & murder & torture the poor, innocent little survivors who just want to survive. A disturbing look into the distrusting & twisted mind of the author. GARBAGE!!!!! I'm not for book burning, but burning this wouldn't be a loss to humanity! Sadly bought this POS at Naples & found out it was book 2. Had high hopes for it, I love Zombie fiction. This i...

I'll write a longer review at some point maybe, but for now I'll just say this: There's hope in this book, but COTD isn't going to clobber you over the head with it. No, it's a novel with integrity. Keene follows the story to the conclusion that fits best, and that means you'll need to steel yourself for some rough, disquieting stuff. But it's scary, it's harrowing, and as you'd expect, it's exceedingly well-written. A worthy sequel to one of the best zombie novels ever written, and a great stan...

Before we begin - This is the Sequel to "The Rising" and should be read in that order. If you have yet to read "The Rising" stop reading now because what is in these reviews will be spoilers when reading the first in the series. Now for the Summary - Keene rewinds a bit in the opening of this book, recapping the final chapter of "The Rising" where we were all left in that upsetting cliffhanger. He then continues on from there with an ever growing and shrinking group of scrappy survivors. At this...

Now that was a different kind of zombies. This book was disgusting lol but a really good read. Didn't know it was the second book in a series so now I got to get the first one.

So book 2 starts straight after the ending of The Rising. We see the group trapped in the house with zombies appearing everywhere. After struggling to escape, they head towards New Jersey. On their journey they see something they haven't seen for a long time, a skyscraper lit up. They decide to avoid that because it's both a beacon for humans and zombies. But things don't work out like that and they find themselves rescued and brought to this skyscraper. This skyscraper was built to withstand ba...

Accidentally read this one (book #2) first. Even so, it was easy to pick up where 1 left off. In this series (The Rising) the zombies can actually talk and use weapons. Have to admit when I first heard them speak I was shaking my head, (authentic zombies are not supposed to talk) however, I ended up liking it a lot. I would describe this series as a genuine good vs. evil storyline, and it worked well. Narrator Joe Hempel did a fabulous job narrating the detailed and often gruesome dialogue for t...

I read this book without having read The Rising. When I got this I chose it because of a recommendation from a friend, without checking that it was the second in the series! I'd meant to try something by Keene for a while, and this was his latest when I went looking. Even though I'd not read the first book, this was enough for me to go out and buy pretty much everything I could get my hands on by this author. I love that the zombie crisis has a background that isn't your typical out-of-control v...

Several of our old friends from The Rising are back for more fast talking and speedy moving zombie killing action. Sh*t, these zombies fly, crawl and drive military assault vehicles. Damn. That's f'd up. If only Jim and company can get to the sanctuary at Ramsey Towers everything would be peachy. Well...until Ob and his horde of nasties show up to spoil the party.

This books picks up immediately where The Rising leaves off, matter of fact the first chapter of this book is pretty much the last chapter of The Rising. I would recommend reading the books in order, unless you're just reading them for the sake of gory action. I'm not giving these books 5 stars, because, although I really appreciate Keene's spin on the zombie story, this is just not how I like my zombies. I like my zombies like I like my mornings, slow moving and quiet...these talking, thinking,...

If you read my review of 'The Rising', the first book in this collection, well then you know exactly what I will think of 'City of the dead'Miraculously, City of the Dead manages to be even more cringeworthy than 'The Rising'. Lashings upon lashings of depressingly bad dialogue between characters, stupidly over the top gory scenes and overall, a completely moronic plot with more unnecessary god references than the last book managed to squeeze in, which is quite an achievement.Notable crapness:A

Even more carnage, blood, guts and zombies looking to spread the infection than the first book.This book is the perfect follow up, I just gets straight into where it left off.This second installment is full on nuts and I just loved it, it was written so well with a wide range of interesting characters and had the perfect conclusion.Certainly looking forward to delving into more of Keene's books.If you love zombies, you'll love this.

My original City of the Dead: Author's Preferred Edition audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.Set immediately following the final moments of Brian Keene’s Bram Stoker Award-winning The Rising, a small band of survivors manage to flee the zombie-infested suburbs of New Jersey. Their escape is not exactly scot-free, however, and Jim, Frankie, Martin, and Danny are hounded by a pursuing band of the undead who quite nearly finish them off. They’re rescued, though, and

I really enjoyed this book. I read the first book a while back and didn’t remember much. I was able to pick right up and get involved with the story. I loved the characters and all I can say is Wow what an awesome ending.

3.5/5 stars!CITY OF THE DEAD has been on my TBR pile for a year or two, (and on my physical bookshelf), so when I saw it listed on my Audioboom! email, I immediately requested it. I'm glad I did!This book picks up right where THE RISING left off. Most of the group is now trapped in a house and you can't help but to root for them. The zombies they are fighting are not your normal zombie-they can be fast, use weapons, and drive cars. They are led by Ob, and in this book we learn more about him and...

This story wastes no time in jumping back into the action. Full of gore, violence, and talking zombies this one turns cosmic toward the end. I enjoyed it but did not feel much of a connection with all the characters. The one I liked best died fairly early on. 3.5 rounded up.

I liked this one better than the first. I read the author’s preferred edition. Not sure if that makes a difference.

So, after “that” end, there was a direct sequel to The Rising, after all… This dark book is not your average zombies’ book, despite its powerful George Romero’s vibe.If you either like the rising, or you like Keene (the author), then you’ll love this one.If you don’t like Keene (the author), then ignore this book.If you don’t know Keene (the author), then try The Rising or The Complex. If you don’t know Keene (the person behind the author), listen to “that” podcast (The Horror Show with Brian Ke...

So another Brian Keene book. um.. despite calling he undead zombies - they aren't - one of my biggest peeves with this series. The corpses are demon possessed. zombies in my opinion are not animated by the spirits of evil beings banished by God invading our dimension. Zombies don't sit around and chat, drive HumVee's and use rocket launchers (unless they are re-animated like in "Dead Eyes Open" ) then there is necrophilia, one castration "just because the zombies could" etc etc. near the end of

Great unplanned sequel to The Rising, Keene gets things going pretty fast and doesn't let go until the very end. There isn't a book by him I haven't enjoyed and this wasn't the exception.