Hissers by Ryan C. Thomas

Hissers is a zombie novel. Let me just get that out of the way right up front here. Zombie book. Big time. BIIIIG TIME. But. It was fan-fucking-tastic. Now regular readers here know that I am all embroiled in my second masters degree (special education) and that I really shouldn't be reading for pleasure very much. This book made me throw all that junk out the window. I started reading Hissers on a Saturday morning and finished it the following Sunday night. It's a fun, fast read. Time disappeared when I was reading it. Just like ought to happen with a really good story.

Hissers opens at an army base, deep in a medical experiment. The trigger for this zombpocalypse is the lyssavirus (the some one responsible for Rabies) or at least a modified version of it. It's intended to help soldiers on the battle field heal faster and to accept transplants more readily. It all, of course, goes to hell. All of that is just in what I'd consider the prologue.

As the book starts summer vacation is dieing. It's friday of the final weekend before school starts on monday. It's also the end of childhood as high school begins and graduation is finally coming into view. Most students have opted for an end of the summer blow out party while the group of nerds decides to get in one more epic video gaming session. Nerds being nerds they haven't a clue that some girls would like them go to the party and are somewhat shocked when said girls show up at their hideout.

About the time the girls show up I'm wondering if the zombies are ever going to lurch into view or if somehow I've gotten hold of the novelization of Can't Hardly Wait. Then out of nowhere an airplane crashes in the middle of the party!

After the plane crash things start happening fast. This book features: fast zombies, parents turning and attempting to kill their offspring and nerd heroism. Some of my favorite things about this book are how the author makes the characters so realistic, and also how after all the work to flesh them out and make the reader care, he's not a bit afraid to kill them off in pretty awful ways.

The ending of the book set the scene for a sequel. I for one hope he gets to it soon.

Head Gear of the Wastes

This is a do over ... the first was too steam punk. I'm sure you all will agree, this is anything but.



Still a work in progress. Needs a chinstrap and the antlers to be attached. Also more spikes.

Musical Interlude the Twenty Second

Buildings crashing down to a cracking ground
Rivers turn to wood, ice melting to flood
Earth lies in death bed, clouds cry water dead
Tearing life away, here's the burning pay

EPILOGUE!

Reblogged in part from: All My Heroes Have Day Jobs



"What is Epilogue?" Some say in whispers down darkened alleyways...
Sometimes we answer, "Post Apocalyptic Roaches.", also with a whisper.
"What's that?" they whisper back.
We answer, but with a firmer whisper than the wispy whisper we offered before, "It's sorta like Mad Max... but with cockroaches!"
And then they're all, "Whaaa?" whispering all inquisitive like.
We reply w/ a sterner whisper, "It's a graphic novel. And it's gonna be awesome!"
The "WE" is gonna be my pal Daniel Levitch and I. Daniel is a great guy, and I'm glad I connected with him via our significant others. No, not the whispering alleyway people! Ava & Amber, our lovely maidens of love and stuff!

Looks pretty interesting guys. Will be looking out for it!

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