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A review by jamieh2024
Dead World Resurrection by Joe McKinney
3.0
I have to say that finding a new author to follow is always a treat. That being said, this is not the first work of Mr. McKinney's that I have read. I actually stumbled (shambled?) across his work about a year or so ago when I took advantage of an Amazon.com promotion to get one of his ebooks for a low price. I have to say I have found some real gems by doing this on the other hand I have found some ,while trying this method,that are not at all worth the time and effort to download. Fortunately, Mr. McKinney's work is squarely placed in the former category and not the latter. He spends time fleshing out his characters and makes them matter.
Now on to the review of this particular collection. I really enjoyed revisiting Dead World in these stories. While some of the characters are ones regular readers of the series will be familiar with others are new and interesting additions to this world. Each story in the collection brings you squarely into the Dead World and I found each story entertaining. While some are perhaps more thought provoking than others, all are solid entries into the series and genre. Overall, it was perfect reading for this last week when it has been rainy, cold and wet. It brought closer to home the privations the survivors in the quarantine zone would be going through.
I have to say though that my favorite part of the entire collection is the author's story notes. The background behind the stories and the Reader's Guide to the Dead World brought me up to date on parts of the story I had missed and also gave me some more background on the series as well as guidance on the chronology of the series.
Thanks Mr. McKinney for giving me the chills so effectively!
Now on to the review of this particular collection. I really enjoyed revisiting Dead World in these stories. While some of the characters are ones regular readers of the series will be familiar with others are new and interesting additions to this world. Each story in the collection brings you squarely into the Dead World and I found each story entertaining. While some are perhaps more thought provoking than others, all are solid entries into the series and genre. Overall, it was perfect reading for this last week when it has been rainy, cold and wet. It brought closer to home the privations the survivors in the quarantine zone would be going through.
I have to say though that my favorite part of the entire collection is the author's story notes. The background behind the stories and the Reader's Guide to the Dead World brought me up to date on parts of the story I had missed and also gave me some more background on the series as well as guidance on the chronology of the series.
Thanks Mr. McKinney for giving me the chills so effectively!