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A review by trevert
Sea Sick by Iain Rob Wright
4.0
A troubled cop is sent on a sea cruise to help calm his anger issues, but the cruise is overwhelmed with a zombie outbreak while at sea and everyone is killed.
Including the cop.
Thus begins one of the more creative premises I've run across in zombie fiction. Our hero wakes up again in his cabin at the start of the same day, all over, and what follows is a sort of "groundhog Day" of zombie apocalypses. Unlike in Groundhog Day, however, it isn't a journey of self-discovery for the fellow - Instead, it's a complex mystery built on why the day keeps repeating, how can it be stopped, whether the zombie apocalypse itself can be stopped, and what to do about the few others onboard like himself... Living repeating lives also, and not all as eager as our cop to put the brakes on an endless cycle of consequence-free hedonism.
It's much less a zombie book than a bizarro time-repeating mystery, more for fans of books like Fritz Leiber's "You're All Alone" than for Walking Dead types. I thoroughly enjoyed it! The characterizations are fairly flat (Cop, anger issues, drinks, "doesn't play by the rules, got it...) but the story itself is a fascinating ride, and nicely original. Very recommended.
Including the cop.
Thus begins one of the more creative premises I've run across in zombie fiction. Our hero wakes up again in his cabin at the start of the same day, all over, and what follows is a sort of "groundhog Day" of zombie apocalypses. Unlike in Groundhog Day, however, it isn't a journey of self-discovery for the fellow - Instead, it's a complex mystery built on why the day keeps repeating, how can it be stopped, whether the zombie apocalypse itself can be stopped, and what to do about the few others onboard like himself... Living repeating lives also, and not all as eager as our cop to put the brakes on an endless cycle of consequence-free hedonism.
It's much less a zombie book than a bizarro time-repeating mystery, more for fans of books like Fritz Leiber's "You're All Alone" than for Walking Dead types. I thoroughly enjoyed it! The characterizations are fairly flat (Cop, anger issues, drinks, "doesn't play by the rules, got it...) but the story itself is a fascinating ride, and nicely original. Very recommended.