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Brian Keene

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BRIAN KEENE writes novels, comic books, short fiction, and occasional journalism for money. He is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.

Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Sev ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 88,273 ratings · 9,714 reviews · 385 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Rising (The Rising #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,926 ratings — published 2003 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of the Dead (The Rising #2) 3.89 avg rating — 6,452 ratings — published 2005 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Sea 3.86 avg rating — 5,801 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghoul 3.87 avg rating — 4,858 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conqueror Worms 3.89 avg rating — 4,553 ratings — published 2005 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness on the Edge of Town 3.66 avg rating — 4,038 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Hollow (Levi Stoltzfus, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,786 ratings — published 2006 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Urban Gothic 3.75 avg rating — 3,758 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castaways 3.60 avg rating — 3,651 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Walk (Levi Stoltzfus, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 2,081 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Horrors Untold: Vol 2

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“Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.”
― Brian Keene

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“Jesus Christ-"
"Is Not here right now," the man in black replied,"and even if he were, he could not save you.”
― Brian Keene, A Gathering of Crows

tags: a-gathering-of-crows, brian-keene, horror

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“Save it fucker. I'm gonna slit you open and gut you like a fish and pull out your insides. I'm going to show you the black stuff inside your belly, and then I'm gonna make you eat it.”
― Brian Keene, The Conqueror Worms

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July 2016: It is time. Zombies. (Sorry, Celeste)

We have only narrowed this down to Adult/Horror/Zombie. So, no comedies, no romance, no kids books... this is meant to scare you in to a healthy OCD Fear of human bites. Zombies at their best.

[This poll will be up for voting from 12:01am on June 1st, until 11:59 pm on June 18th
--- Or until all votes are in.]

Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry

Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) by Jonathan Maberry

3 votes, 37.5%

♦ No Preference ♦
"I Don't Care"

3 votes, 37.5%

The Rising
by Brian Keene

2 votes, 25.0%

Day by Day Armageddon
by J.L. Bourne

Day by Day Armageddon (Day by Day Armageddon,#1) by J.L. Bourne

0 votes, 0.0%

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks

0 votes, 0.0%

Monster Island
by David Wellington

Monster Island (Monster Island, #1) by David Wellington

0 votes, 0.0%

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