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Carnage Road
BOONE AND WALKER Boone and Walker are the last members of the Floating Dragons motorcycle gang. When the zombie apocalypse turns the world upside down, they hit the open road to discover America. No responsibilities, no rules, no system. Like Frank and Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, all they need are steeds and sidearms. THE ROAD TO HELL But this bloodstained road is paved with the walking dead: shambling corpses starved for living flesh. The few humans left are no less hungry, and Boone and Walker encounter remnants of civilization desperate to survive. In some cases, the living are even more dangerous than the dead. RAW CARNAGE First west to Hollywood to gaze at the stars, then southeast to the badlands of Texas, Boone and Walker make a last stand on behalf of humanity. Along the way guns blaze, rotting flesh bakes on the asphalt, and friendship and loyalty are tested to their limits. CARNAGE ROAD CARNAGE ROAD is Gregory Lamberson 's unforgettable ode to westerns, biker pictures, and the cinema of the living dead. PRINT IS DEAD is a new line of top-quality zombie novels brought to you by the critically acclaimed indie publisher, Creeping Hemlock Press. Each title is available in both paperback and e-book format. www.printisdead.com GEORGE A. ROMERO ON PRINT IS DEAD: "These guys know more about the undead than I do. and that's saying something, because I've been hanging out with zombies for as long as I can remember."
86 pages, Paperback
First published March 27, 2012
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Gregory Lamberson
24 books117 followersGregory Lamberson is an author and filmmaker who specializes in horror entertainment. He is a two-time winner of the IPPY Gold Medal for Horror and a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist. A motion picture based on his award-winning novel JOHNNY GRUESOME will be completed and released in 2017,. Fangoria magazine called him "the hardest working man in horror."
Lamberson is the author of the six-novel occult detective series The Jake Helman Files (PERSONAL DEMONS, DESPERATE SOULS, COSMIC FORCES, TORTURED SPIRITS, STORM DEMON and HUMAN MONSTERS), the werewolf trilogy The Frenzy Cycle (THE FRENZY WAY, THE FRENZY WAR and THE FRENZY WOLVES). In addition to GRUESOME, his stand alone works include BLACK CREEK, THE JULIAN YEAR, the zombie novella CARNAGE ROAD, and the instructional filmmaking book CHEAP SCARES: LOW BUDGET HORROR FILMMAKERS SHARE THEIR SECRETS.
In 2016, Lamberson directed a feature length movie version of JOHNNY GRUESOME, currently in post-production. He previously directed the cult films SLIME CITY, SLIME CITY MASSACRE and KILLER RACK. He is currently hard at work developing his literary properties as films and TV series.
Lamberson is the author of the six-novel occult detective series The Jake Helman Files (PERSONAL DEMONS, DESPERATE SOULS, COSMIC FORCES, TORTURED SPIRITS, STORM DEMON and HUMAN MONSTERS), the werewolf trilogy The Frenzy Cycle (THE FRENZY WAY, THE FRENZY WAR and THE FRENZY WOLVES). In addition to GRUESOME, his stand alone works include BLACK CREEK, THE JULIAN YEAR, the zombie novella CARNAGE ROAD, and the instructional filmmaking book CHEAP SCARES: LOW BUDGET HORROR FILMMAKERS SHARE THEIR SECRETS.
In 2016, Lamberson directed a feature length movie version of JOHNNY GRUESOME, currently in post-production. He previously directed the cult films SLIME CITY, SLIME CITY MASSACRE and KILLER RACK. He is currently hard at work developing his literary properties as films and TV series.
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September 22, 2012
Quick and fun zombie read. Nothing new here, no original twists on the genre, just a standard fare but done well. Two dudes on motorcycles driving across country in an ultimate bromance adventure. Can't you just picture a movie...tagline something like Sons of Anarchy meets Dawn of the Dead. Great introduction to a new author. Also impressive is the publishing house Print Is Dead, specializing exclusively in zombie genre. Good way to spend about an hour and a half. Recommended for fans of zombie genre.
December 8, 2012
Carnage Road is a zombie novella that follows the exploits of two bikers in their trek across the country from Buffalo to Hollywood after their gang is decimated in the aftermath of the zombie crisis overtaking the country.
There are a few things that I liked about this book right away. One is that it turns the zombie story convention - bikers as expendable human fodder for the story to let the heroes waste a few non-zombie bad guys that has been in place ever since Dawn of the Dead - on its head. Here the bikers are heroes of sorts or at least protagonists, ala Damnation Alley (the novel, not the movie) and Cannibal Corpse M/C. Furthermore, the characters are mean enough to be convincing biker archetypes without falling into the trap of making them evil. To do so would have made them into lead characters that few readers would want to see survive, and also it would have thrust them back into the post-zombie outbreak mold of bikers as psychos. The characters are just rouge-ish enough to be convincing, but not so much that they become wantonly sociopathic or otherwise dangerous to the extent that they would have been killed off by their fellow bikers as a liability early in the collapse of society.
Two further things that I enjoyed was the treatment of the Western New York region. As a native of the area (the author lives in Buffalo from what I can gather) it was enjoyable to see the region fleshed out beyond the typical treatment of the area by authors not from the region as one giant forest. Secondly, I enjoyed the atypical time frame. Most books of this genre begin pre-zombie onslaught and move through those early stages or begin after the majority of the chaos has occurred. This one begins at a time when the zombies have gained a good, but incomplete hold on the country and there are a legion of events still occurring from plane crashes to roving gangs of armed men ducking it out over supplies. This is an area often left quite hazy or simply ignored by a lot of novels which tend to focus more on small groups of people ekeing out an existence in the deep wilderness without much attention paid to the goings on in the cities.
That is not to say that the book is not without a few issues. Firstly, there are some typos/errors, though really these are not anywhere near prevalent enough to impact the reader's experience. Secondly, the length of the novella is a bit on the short side. I would have liked to see the characters spend a bit more time in some of the places that they end up, as the story stands now they tend to leave places before interesting characters are fully explored or perilous situations really have a chance to build tension as effectively as they could. Lastly, the zombies are fairly typical, but inconsistent (as much as one can speak of consistency in a fictional creature). Sometimes they may work as a team, operate simple devices such as doors, and even retreat, while other times they seem to be a typical zombie. I don't know if this was intentional on the author's part, but it was a bit confusing to read.
Overall, an entertaining diversion that you can easily finish in an afternoon. I'd love to see a lengthier rewrite of this at some point.
There are a few things that I liked about this book right away. One is that it turns the zombie story convention - bikers as expendable human fodder for the story to let the heroes waste a few non-zombie bad guys that has been in place ever since Dawn of the Dead - on its head. Here the bikers are heroes of sorts or at least protagonists, ala Damnation Alley (the novel, not the movie) and Cannibal Corpse M/C. Furthermore, the characters are mean enough to be convincing biker archetypes without falling into the trap of making them evil. To do so would have made them into lead characters that few readers would want to see survive, and also it would have thrust them back into the post-zombie outbreak mold of bikers as psychos. The characters are just rouge-ish enough to be convincing, but not so much that they become wantonly sociopathic or otherwise dangerous to the extent that they would have been killed off by their fellow bikers as a liability early in the collapse of society.
Two further things that I enjoyed was the treatment of the Western New York region. As a native of the area (the author lives in Buffalo from what I can gather) it was enjoyable to see the region fleshed out beyond the typical treatment of the area by authors not from the region as one giant forest. Secondly, I enjoyed the atypical time frame. Most books of this genre begin pre-zombie onslaught and move through those early stages or begin after the majority of the chaos has occurred. This one begins at a time when the zombies have gained a good, but incomplete hold on the country and there are a legion of events still occurring from plane crashes to roving gangs of armed men ducking it out over supplies. This is an area often left quite hazy or simply ignored by a lot of novels which tend to focus more on small groups of people ekeing out an existence in the deep wilderness without much attention paid to the goings on in the cities.
That is not to say that the book is not without a few issues. Firstly, there are some typos/errors, though really these are not anywhere near prevalent enough to impact the reader's experience. Secondly, the length of the novella is a bit on the short side. I would have liked to see the characters spend a bit more time in some of the places that they end up, as the story stands now they tend to leave places before interesting characters are fully explored or perilous situations really have a chance to build tension as effectively as they could. Lastly, the zombies are fairly typical, but inconsistent (as much as one can speak of consistency in a fictional creature). Sometimes they may work as a team, operate simple devices such as doors, and even retreat, while other times they seem to be a typical zombie. I don't know if this was intentional on the author's part, but it was a bit confusing to read.
Overall, an entertaining diversion that you can easily finish in an afternoon. I'd love to see a lengthier rewrite of this at some point.
May 18, 2012
This is more of a short story or a novella than a novel, but it packs a lot of punch. Anyone who loves zombies will enjoy this little book. I'm a big fan of the AMC television series, The Walking Dead, and this book reminded me of it in some ways. However, Lamberson cleverly added some elements to the story that make it even more frightening.
After our heroes, Walker and Boone, lose their crew, they set off on their own. They decide to head to Hollywood because Boone, "wants to see America." The idea is against Walker's judgement, who would much rather go to Canada. Along the way, they meet a preacher who is still tending to his flock...of ghouls. Oh yeah, their called ghouls in this story, not zombies. They are warned that the left over police forces have probably formed militia or something to that effect and that they should avoid them, if at all possible. It turns out that they're not so easy to avoid. They find themselves in the midst of the Founding Fathers' Order lead by a woman that evokes thoughts of Sarah Palin (yikes!). Some of her new world order consists of making abortion illegal and rewriting textbooks to eliminate evolution in favor of creationism. Yikes again! As Walker reflects later on, "With the human race the minority group among biped, we needed to stick together, but the same old differences kept us apart: sexual politics and politics of power. It must have been November already." Frankly, I find this element of the story even more scary than the (zombies) ghouls.
Carnage Road is a quick, entertaining read. I really recommend it to anyone who likes zombie stories and especially to anyone who might be afraid of what our world would be like if there was a zombie apocalypse.
After our heroes, Walker and Boone, lose their crew, they set off on their own. They decide to head to Hollywood because Boone, "wants to see America." The idea is against Walker's judgement, who would much rather go to Canada. Along the way, they meet a preacher who is still tending to his flock...of ghouls. Oh yeah, their called ghouls in this story, not zombies. They are warned that the left over police forces have probably formed militia or something to that effect and that they should avoid them, if at all possible. It turns out that they're not so easy to avoid. They find themselves in the midst of the Founding Fathers' Order lead by a woman that evokes thoughts of Sarah Palin (yikes!). Some of her new world order consists of making abortion illegal and rewriting textbooks to eliminate evolution in favor of creationism. Yikes again! As Walker reflects later on, "With the human race the minority group among biped, we needed to stick together, but the same old differences kept us apart: sexual politics and politics of power. It must have been November already." Frankly, I find this element of the story even more scary than the (zombies) ghouls.
Carnage Road is a quick, entertaining read. I really recommend it to anyone who likes zombie stories and especially to anyone who might be afraid of what our world would be like if there was a zombie apocalypse.
March 21, 2013
[Parts reposted from The Mortuary Book of the Month Club, May 2012]
After how much I enjoyed JOHNNY GRUESOME, I should have known better than to start this. I was barely able to set it aside, and snuck off while everyone was finishing dinner tonight to read the last few chapters.
Definite 5 start material once again!
Lamberson is one of only a handful of authors I can name who has the ability to convey his settings in three dimensions without having to resort to pages and pages of description. I suspect in his case his screenplay experience proves very helpful here. There is any number of good authors who can make you feel what the characters are feeling, but seemingly few that can actually put you there, on the street, in the building, not just observing but being part of the surroundings.
As a general comment, I thought the descending chapter numbers were a nice touch.
Getting close to zero, and I still had 25% of the book to go. I kept wondering what was going to happen when I hit zero. Simple, the book ended. The remainder was samples from other books. Ordinarily that would have set me off, but in this case it inadvertently caused the end of the story to have an even greater impact than it already did.
The zombies in the story were a bit more than just mouldering sacks of skin waiting to devour. At times they showed a hint of retained intelligence. Take, for example, the scene at the theater.
Perhaps they are operating on autopilot, like in the original DAWN OF THE DEAD, "Some kind of instinct, memory, this was an important place in their lives." First Walker and Boone find them sitting all around, watching the movie, then they find them actually lined up to enter the theater. Priceless!
After how much I enjoyed JOHNNY GRUESOME, I should have known better than to start this. I was barely able to set it aside, and snuck off while everyone was finishing dinner tonight to read the last few chapters.
Definite 5 start material once again!
Lamberson is one of only a handful of authors I can name who has the ability to convey his settings in three dimensions without having to resort to pages and pages of description. I suspect in his case his screenplay experience proves very helpful here. There is any number of good authors who can make you feel what the characters are feeling, but seemingly few that can actually put you there, on the street, in the building, not just observing but being part of the surroundings.
As a general comment, I thought the descending chapter numbers were a nice touch.
Getting close to zero, and I still had 25% of the book to go. I kept wondering what was going to happen when I hit zero. Simple, the book ended. The remainder was samples from other books. Ordinarily that would have set me off, but in this case it inadvertently caused the end of the story to have an even greater impact than it already did.
The zombies in the story were a bit more than just mouldering sacks of skin waiting to devour. At times they showed a hint of retained intelligence. Take, for example, the scene at the theater.
Perhaps they are operating on autopilot, like in the original DAWN OF THE DEAD, "Some kind of instinct, memory, this was an important place in their lives." First Walker and Boone find them sitting all around, watching the movie, then they find them actually lined up to enter the theater. Priceless!
June 18, 2012
When the zombie apocalypse happens, it's every man for himself. American quickly falls apart as the ghouls take over cities everywhere. Boone and Walker are some of those living who are trying to survive. After their biker gang falls apart, Boone and Walker set out to see what's left of the United States. Their trip takes them from East Coast to West, and along the way they see some of the good and bad parts of people trying to survive. At the end of the day, Boone and Walker can really only rely on each other, but that may not be enough to keep them from being zombie food.
Carnage Road is a novella, so it's a quick read. It packs a lot into the limited number of pages though. You get a clear view of the desperation and horror of the zombie apocalypse that has taken place. You also get a real sense of the difficulty of surviving a situation like this. This book had enough horror to give you a sense of the terror they were facing, but it wasn't so awful that it kept me from sleeping or anything. I like that though. I feel like it was graphic enough without being too graphic (for a zombie book anyway).
In the end though, this ended up being a great story about friendship. Here are two guys trying to survive something horrific, and yet they are still able to keep a good sense of humor and perspective about things. There are a few stops along the way that are pretty hilarious. The description of zombie Hollywood was amazing and funny at the same time. The end of the story leaves you with sadness but also a bit of happiness knowing these two friends are going into this together. Fans of horror and zombies should definitely check this story out.
Book provided for review.
Carnage Road is a novella, so it's a quick read. It packs a lot into the limited number of pages though. You get a clear view of the desperation and horror of the zombie apocalypse that has taken place. You also get a real sense of the difficulty of surviving a situation like this. This book had enough horror to give you a sense of the terror they were facing, but it wasn't so awful that it kept me from sleeping or anything. I like that though. I feel like it was graphic enough without being too graphic (for a zombie book anyway).
In the end though, this ended up being a great story about friendship. Here are two guys trying to survive something horrific, and yet they are still able to keep a good sense of humor and perspective about things. There are a few stops along the way that are pretty hilarious. The description of zombie Hollywood was amazing and funny at the same time. The end of the story leaves you with sadness but also a bit of happiness knowing these two friends are going into this together. Fans of horror and zombies should definitely check this story out.
Book provided for review.
May 22, 2012
This was a quick read (more or less 100 pages) but it was a good one. It’s almost like a very dark violent version of The Walking Dead. There’s plenty of blood and gore, and it’s brutal. Much more brutal, it makes the zombie books I’ve read in the past seem like ‘zombie fluff’. That being said, I really enjoyed reading this.
Boone and Walker are a classic friendship duo. Walker seems to be the more serious one of the two but their banter is fun to read - typical language and thinking you’d see in a motorcycle gang. (So, no. No swoon worthy guys here. But that’s the least of your worries when the zombies are coming, isn’t it?). They’re likable and made the book interesting and enjoyable.
I’d also have to say, it’s pretty realistic as well. It paints a grisly but possibly realistic picture as to what would happen in a situation like this. There were some parts where other people were just as dangerous (even more so) than the zombies themselves. The Hollywood part was fun to read though it made me giggle. Just a bit. :D
I’m not sure what to think of the ending. In one sense I liked it because it’s realistic, it’s what I expected but, there was this small little voice inside of me wanting to crave more and was sad at the outcome. So I could go both ways on this. Nevertheless I really did enjoy this novella and I urge everyone who likes zombie lit to pick this one up. It’s a quick read and can be finished in a day.
Boone and Walker are a classic friendship duo. Walker seems to be the more serious one of the two but their banter is fun to read - typical language and thinking you’d see in a motorcycle gang. (So, no. No swoon worthy guys here. But that’s the least of your worries when the zombies are coming, isn’t it?). They’re likable and made the book interesting and enjoyable.
I’d also have to say, it’s pretty realistic as well. It paints a grisly but possibly realistic picture as to what would happen in a situation like this. There were some parts where other people were just as dangerous (even more so) than the zombies themselves. The Hollywood part was fun to read though it made me giggle. Just a bit. :D
I’m not sure what to think of the ending. In one sense I liked it because it’s realistic, it’s what I expected but, there was this small little voice inside of me wanting to crave more and was sad at the outcome. So I could go both ways on this. Nevertheless I really did enjoy this novella and I urge everyone who likes zombie lit to pick this one up. It’s a quick read and can be finished in a day.
June 21, 2013
From the very first pages of the book the carnage begins. There is never a dull moment in this book. Boone and walker are the last of the motor cycle crew the floating Dragons on an adventure to find a safe place to live to escape the billions of zombies that now over run the world. Knowing the world is done for they set out for one last road trip on the way meeting billions of zombies and crazy people trying to start the world off with different rules and lifestyles. As the book goes on you can feel yourself getting closer to Boone and walker and hoping nothing bad happens to them. This book is filled with blood, guts and brains and is a must read for all horror fans.
June 14, 2012
I think the author Gregory Lamberson made this comparison, but it is most apt; CARNAGE ROAD is Easy Rider meets Dawn of the Dead. You'll burn through this is just a few hours. Charming lead characters, biting commentary (wink wink), and some sick, frightening imagery. The most zombie-weary reader can enjoy CARNAGE ROAD. If you don't, you're already dead!
May 9, 2012
The Zombie genera has become very popular and with that there are the good and bad. I found this book to be a good combinations of Dead of The Dead and Mad Max. The author doesn't waste anytime with background of how the apocalypse happened instead he puts the reader right into the action.
The anti-heroes Boone and Walker are the only ones left from their infamous biker gang. With the world falling to pieces and their leader dead neither one knows what to do so Boone decides he wants to take a road trip to Hollywood. He wants to see the USA before he is eaten. As the boys bike across the US they come in contact with your typical brain eating zombies, along with religious nuts, and unlikeable gangs. I felt the author had a chances to bring something knew to the Zombie genre but instead left it alone.
There were some fun parts in the books dealing with a movie theater and hoping to see the last film ever made and running into religious zealots. This is where I felt the book started to get way to political for my taste. The author started to put his own political views out there but in ways that made it annoying and painful to read. At this point in the book I almost stopped reading because it was feeling more like a political statement than a Zombie book. I decided to keep reading and enjoyed the book once they reached Hollywood and the hysterical scene where the zombie celebrities still wanted to be admired and can't leave there star on the walk of fame.
After they arrive in Hollywood they decided to head back east to Florida but end up living there last hours, days or weeks at the Alamo in Texas.
The Author give Walker and Boone a heart right before the book just ends and make you wonder what happened?
I wish the author would have left a bit more social commentary out of his novella and stayed with the fun zombie killing.
Carnage Road is short but it packs a punch with boot stomping bikers and a bleak ending of the world.
Being a typical Zombie book there is a lot of swearing, gore and sex but if you like Dawn of the dead or the TV show Walking Dead then you will enjoy this short novella.
The anti-heroes Boone and Walker are the only ones left from their infamous biker gang. With the world falling to pieces and their leader dead neither one knows what to do so Boone decides he wants to take a road trip to Hollywood. He wants to see the USA before he is eaten. As the boys bike across the US they come in contact with your typical brain eating zombies, along with religious nuts, and unlikeable gangs. I felt the author had a chances to bring something knew to the Zombie genre but instead left it alone.
There were some fun parts in the books dealing with a movie theater and hoping to see the last film ever made and running into religious zealots. This is where I felt the book started to get way to political for my taste. The author started to put his own political views out there but in ways that made it annoying and painful to read. At this point in the book I almost stopped reading because it was feeling more like a political statement than a Zombie book. I decided to keep reading and enjoyed the book once they reached Hollywood and the hysterical scene where the zombie celebrities still wanted to be admired and can't leave there star on the walk of fame.
After they arrive in Hollywood they decided to head back east to Florida but end up living there last hours, days or weeks at the Alamo in Texas.
The Author give Walker and Boone a heart right before the book just ends and make you wonder what happened?
I wish the author would have left a bit more social commentary out of his novella and stayed with the fun zombie killing.
Carnage Road is short but it packs a punch with boot stomping bikers and a bleak ending of the world.
Being a typical Zombie book there is a lot of swearing, gore and sex but if you like Dawn of the dead or the TV show Walking Dead then you will enjoy this short novella.
September 28, 2012
What the FREAKING FRAK! I was definitely into this story about two former members of a biker gang, Walker and Boone, who decide to take a post apocalyptic across a zombie infested America. The characters were interesting, the world as presented was cool, and the writing was good (except for a few and far between spattering of really bad grammer mistakes). I liked seeing the different people and groups they met a long the way, most blaming others for the apocalypse (some blaming the liberals, some blaming the conservatives, etc.). It was all great and fun, right up until the freaking ending.
Look, I'm all for open ended endings. If an author wants to leave some questions unanswered, that's fine by me. Heck, more often than not, I tend to enjoy it. BUT there is a huge difference between "open ended" and "cliffhanger," which is exactly what this story ended on. And again, I don't have a problem with cliffhangers, providing they are part of a series or trilogy, and therefore, I know the story will continue at some point. But NO, this is meant to be a stand alone novella, and the writer MIGHT at some point tell more Walker and Boone stories. Un-bleeping-believable. Gah!!
I give this one three stars, because despite how much the ending annoyed the frak out of me, it was a really good story right up until that point. *sigh*
Look, I'm all for open ended endings. If an author wants to leave some questions unanswered, that's fine by me. Heck, more often than not, I tend to enjoy it. BUT there is a huge difference between "open ended" and "cliffhanger," which is exactly what this story ended on. And again, I don't have a problem with cliffhangers, providing they are part of a series or trilogy, and therefore, I know the story will continue at some point. But NO, this is meant to be a stand alone novella, and the writer MIGHT at some point tell more Walker and Boone stories. Un-bleeping-believable. Gah!!
I give this one three stars, because despite how much the ending annoyed the frak out of me, it was a really good story right up until that point. *sigh*
June 7, 2013
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Carnage Road is a really good book. Gregory Lamberson has the uncanny ability to make two pages seem like twenty. It is a very short book (81 pages), but it feels like I read a book 300+ pages long. And the writing style is very cinematic. I felt at times like I was watching a movie, not reading a book.
The story is about the last two members of an outlaw biker gang. After the zombie apocalypse, they have no more responsibilities and take off on a road trip to see America. The thing I liked about the characters is that there is no angst over how to fix society, who to save or what will life be like in the future. These are just two buddies in a horrible situation taking things day by day.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star rating is the oversimplification of some of the groups. While the main characters seem real, some of the people they encounter on the way are more caricatures. But, it was still a very enjoyable story and I look forward to reading other books by the author.
Carnage Road is a really good book. Gregory Lamberson has the uncanny ability to make two pages seem like twenty. It is a very short book (81 pages), but it feels like I read a book 300+ pages long. And the writing style is very cinematic. I felt at times like I was watching a movie, not reading a book.
The story is about the last two members of an outlaw biker gang. After the zombie apocalypse, they have no more responsibilities and take off on a road trip to see America. The thing I liked about the characters is that there is no angst over how to fix society, who to save or what will life be like in the future. These are just two buddies in a horrible situation taking things day by day.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star rating is the oversimplification of some of the groups. While the main characters seem real, some of the people they encounter on the way are more caricatures. But, it was still a very enjoyable story and I look forward to reading other books by the author.
July 22, 2013
***Won in a Goodreads giveaway***
Automatic star for starting the zombie apocalypse
Actually, it earned the four stars on its own merit. Great writing, interesting, if not fully developed characters, nice pacing.
It was different to see the ZA from the point of "bad" guys, who really aren't such bad guys after all. Walker (nice name, BTW) and Boone were a pair of reasonably decent guys, despite it all.
Wished it was a little longer, since I pretty much finished it in about an hour and a half in total. Hated the cliffhanger ending, tho.
Recommended.
Automatic star for starting the zombie apocalypse
Actually, it earned the four stars on its own merit. Great writing, interesting, if not fully developed characters, nice pacing.
It was different to see the ZA from the point of "bad" guys, who really aren't such bad guys after all. Walker (nice name, BTW) and Boone were a pair of reasonably decent guys, despite it all.
Wished it was a little longer, since I pretty much finished it in about an hour and a half in total. Hated the cliffhanger ending, tho.
Recommended.
July 7, 2013
Carnage Road is a very slim novel, 81 pages, but it packs quite the punch. Boone and Walker are living in the zombie apocalypse. The food isn't plentiful and the beer is almost obsolete. Driven to find more beer, more food and more humans, Book and Walker get on their bikes and decide to hit the open road. But doing so, they go right into zombie territory.
With chilling and blood chaos, two friends try to rediscover America when there is no government and just zombies and those trying to survive. A quick and dark read that zombie fans won't want to miss!
With chilling and blood chaos, two friends try to rediscover America when there is no government and just zombies and those trying to survive. A quick and dark read that zombie fans won't want to miss!
July 13, 2012
Carnage Road is a fantastic novella for dystopia fiction and/or zombie fans. Gregory Lamberson drives readers cross country to experience life after the zombie apocalypse. He introduces us to relatable characters Boone and Walker, while bracing his audience for villains that are very human. If you are looking for a short, quick read while sitting on the beach or in your favorite chair, this title will not disappoint.
September 19, 2015
Undead Sons of Anarchy
Great twist on the ol' zombie 'pocalypse yarn. Our hero, Walker, is a 1%er intent on riding his hog and staying alive and free. I dug the writing, the characters were decently fleshed out. My only complaint was that it could have been so much more. It cuts out just when shit was getting oh so depressingly good for our hero. Then...Nada. The End.
Anyways, would love to read more adventures from Walker and the author.
Great twist on the ol' zombie 'pocalypse yarn. Our hero, Walker, is a 1%er intent on riding his hog and staying alive and free. I dug the writing, the characters were decently fleshed out. My only complaint was that it could have been so much more. It cuts out just when shit was getting oh so depressingly good for our hero. Then...Nada. The End.
Anyways, would love to read more adventures from Walker and the author.
June 29, 2013
Really enjoyed this book. Very easy to read. About two bikers and their encounters with the undead. I would like to know more about what happened to the people they came across after they left them. But I guess that's part of the point of this story is that they left it all behind them....
I would defiantly suggest this book
I would defiantly suggest this book
February 16, 2013
A fun and gory romp through the zombie wasteland of America, this is a great read. No deep themes, no literary devices, no experimental treatments - just good old-fashioned, meat-and-potatoes zombie goodness.
February 3, 2014
A great short story about a bike living in a zombie apocalypse.
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