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Codex Nekromantia
Necromancers have filled Constantinople with zombies!
No, not that Constantinople.
Constantinople, Illinois, a nucleus of urban sprawl in the middle of midwestern soybean fields.
Codex Nekromantia is the chronicle of the survivors of the zombie catastrophe. Well, survivors makes them sound organized. Stragglers is more accurate - how can the self-raised corpse of the city's founder count as having survived anything? Greg X. Graves tells the story of life, love, necromancy, the fragile human condition when caught between the jaws of a very robust human condition, and wholesale zombie slaughter.
No, not that Constantinople.
Constantinople, Illinois, a nucleus of urban sprawl in the middle of midwestern soybean fields.
Codex Nekromantia is the chronicle of the survivors of the zombie catastrophe. Well, survivors makes them sound organized. Stragglers is more accurate - how can the self-raised corpse of the city's founder count as having survived anything? Greg X. Graves tells the story of life, love, necromancy, the fragile human condition when caught between the jaws of a very robust human condition, and wholesale zombie slaughter.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 30, 2011
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June 20, 2013
Second Goodreads competition winning :P So excited! Especially because the book is about zombies <3 Never read anything on the subject, and i'm sure i'm gonna love it
Well, I'm addicted to zombie movies and I have seen quite a lot on the genre, so I guess I'm entitled to say that necromancers and zombies are exotic (lol). Usually it's related to a disease/plague/virus so I guess mixing zombies with necromancers was a smart (and unusual) choice.
First I'm still trying to figure out what's up with all the weird guy names? (just kidding) and the small phrases in french (without translation!!) I know enough french to be able to understand them, but I guess some people won't.
I liked the story, I must say it was a pleasant reading, especially with all that black humor involved especially because Casimir had a weird hand with super powers, and the homeless junkie never seemed to die, and the creature made out of spines was something really weird to portrait, so 5 stars to that. Oh! And women were not defenseless hysterical creeps, another 5 stars to that.
Well, I'm addicted to zombie movies and I have seen quite a lot on the genre, so I guess I'm entitled to say that necromancers and zombies are exotic (lol). Usually it's related to a disease/plague/virus so I guess mixing zombies with necromancers was a smart (and unusual) choice.
First I'm still trying to figure out what's up with all the weird guy names? (just kidding) and the small phrases in french (without translation!!) I know enough french to be able to understand them, but I guess some people won't.
I liked the story, I must say it was a pleasant reading, especially with all that black humor involved especially because Casimir had a weird hand with super powers, and the homeless junkie never seemed to die, and the creature made out of spines was something really weird to portrait, so 5 stars to that. Oh! And women were not defenseless hysterical creeps, another 5 stars to that.
January 9, 2012
First of all I am obliged to tell you I won my copy of this book on GoodReads First Reads Giveaways. However, this review is all my own opinion!
I enjoyed this book. First few chapters jump about in time a bit. Which had me hooked, because I had to find out what was happening and how it would all end! I need another instalment now!!!
I enjoyed this book. First few chapters jump about in time a bit. Which had me hooked, because I had to find out what was happening and how it would all end! I need another instalment now!!!
January 25, 2012
Short and light, this book is a very interesting and witty take on the undead. My only complaint is that I snorted milk out of my nose while laughing at a corny joke!
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December 16, 2011This looks awesome! Plus, any synopsis that starts with "Well, SHIT!", has my attention.
June 4, 2012
I think this book would appeal to occult horror fans, especially Lovecraft fans. It's a bit of an amusing farce. I just found myself not connecting with it.
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