The Living Dead (novel)
The Living Dead is a 2020 horror novel authored by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus. The book was unfinished upon Romero's death in 2017 and Kraus was hired to complete the novel[1] using Romero's notes[2] and incorporating an old short story by Romero.[3]
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| Author | |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | August 4, 2020 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 656 |
| ISBN | 9781250305121 |
Synopsis
The book is divided into three acts; "The Birth of Death", "The Life of Death", and "The Death of Death".[1] The acts each cover a period of time from the first known zombie attack and forward to the next eleven years.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews gave the novel a positive review calling it "a spectacular horror epic."[4] The Times called the book "everything you could have hoped for."[5]
References
- Sheehan, Bill (September 2, 2020). "George Romero's posthumous epic, 'The Living Dead,' reads like a definitive account of the zombie apocalypse". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- Squires, John (August 20, 2021). "George A. Romero's Zombie Novel 'The Living Dead' Being Released in Paperback for Halloween!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- Sciullo, Maria (July 31, 2020). "'The Living Dead' rise again from pieces of George Romero's unfinished novel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- "The Living Dead". Kirkus Reviews. March 30, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- Murphy, Siobhan (August 14, 2020). "The Living Dead by George A Romero and Daniel Kraus review; The Mission House by Carys Davies review". The Times. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
External links
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