A review by mindym99
Dead World Resurrection by Joe McKinney

5.0

Let's face it, zombies have had their heyday and are on the wane. They've gone from being an esoteric area of genre fiction into a mainstream trope, thanks to the meteoric rise of their popularity in the past few years. I've been a fan of zombie fiction for years (I was zombie when zombie wasn't cool?) and have read every piece of zombie fiction I can get my hands on, but even I've gotten a little weary of the topic. It takes something special to stand out in the zombie arena these days, and although I enjoy Joe McKinney's work, I have to admit I wasn't expecting much from this collection of zombie short stories. I thought maybe I was going to read a collection of leftovers, scenes and shorts that had been cut from previous novels. I was pleasantly surprised. McKinney has managed to make zombies seem fresh and new again (fresh- a word not often associated with zombies) and without trying too hard. In this collection of stories he doesn't reach too far beyond the traditional zombie themes, but it feels creative nonetheless. Although I thought some were better than others, that assessment is more a matter of personal taste rather than quality of storytelling or writing. If you're a zombie fan, and particularly if you're a McKinney fan, this collection is worth a look.