Undead Ed: First Edition

by Rotterly Ghoulstone, Nigel Baines (Illustrations)

When Ed Bagley wakes up in a yucky sewer --and discovers he's a zombie-- things can't get any weirder! That is, until his evil arm scurries off his shoulder and into the town of Mortlake to cause all sorts of trouble.

Un-armed and dangerous, Ed teams up with his werewolf buddy Max Moon to track down his rogue limb and save Mortlake from the evil at the center of it all.

This formerly unlucky kid is out to prove he really is all guts! But when he's faced with gross ghouls, wormy wraiths, freaky fat babies, and some seriously sinister clowns, will Ed and his undead friends have enough skin on their bones to save the day? Or will this arm-y prove too tough to hand-le?

Hilariously illustrated zombie antics make this the perfect next book for fans of Zombiekins !

Genres: Fantasy, Zombies

224 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2012

About the author

American pseudonym of David Grimstone

Reviews

[Kaida Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ed wakes up in the sewers, that's pretty interesting. I like how the book involves so many characters, I have read it so many time when I'm bored. His werewolf friend is pretty cool as well, he makes so many friends in the span of 1 week it's insane. In conclusion, the book is really cool and involves many characters that have their own talents.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book and it's in a more tureful story so this book is rare 6 stars in all honesty sencely Andrew Chavez

[Arminzerella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thirteen year old Ed is pretty unlucky. After being hit by a semi, he comes back as a zombie and his left arm immediately detaches from the rest of him, crawls away, and vows to kill Ed if it ever sees him again. Uh-oh. Ed’s whirlwind introduction to “life” as one of the newly undead is fraught with dangers and horrors. His werewolf “Dead Buddy” attempts to show him the ropes, but between being chased by ghouls (they look like fat babies), and being menaced by Ed’s arm, there’s little time for him to adjust. The arm is a threat to all of the undead – not just Ed – and it’s Ed’s responsibility (according to his new friends) to take care of it. Once he finds out that it’s possessed by the spirit of a deranged clown, Ed knows just where to find it. But finding it and defeating it are two different things. Can Ed take the arm down before it destroys anything else?

This was hysterically gross and I enjoyed it immensely – even though I’m not a 7-12 year old boy (the ideal audience for this insanity). Yuck! And, yay! Although Ed gets his arm back, the spirit of the clown “lives” on! There will be sequels. Unless Ed loses too many body parts, which is entirely possible given he’s a zombie.

Excerpt:
“I looked down at my empty arm socket and my weedy, tattered body but decided to man up and look hard anyway. I even spat on the ground, just to show I was ready for a dustup. Sadly, it didn’t work because a good third of my tongue hit the ground along with the spit. I guess it was the effort that counted…” (p. 69)

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even in books about zombies, vampires, werewolves, and talking skeletons, there are bullies. When Ed Bagley comes to his senses, he's in a sewer, and his arm somehow detaches from his shoulder and swims away. A werewolf named Max has been assigned to help him navigate his new existence as one of the undead since Ed is now a zombie. (It's interesting that the zombie craze that has swept through college and high school is now moving into elementary and middle school, and who knows what the consequences might be.) It turns out that Ed's arm is possessed by an evil spirit as the result of an electrical accident. Ed is not exactly a lucky fellow. Filled with puns and gruesome descriptions of Ed's physical decay, this book also celebrates his pluckiness in taking on other scary creatures. The back of the book jacket is hilarious, and makes being one of the undead a lot more appealing than sitting through a boring class lecture. I'd give it more stars, but I didn't feel as though I really knew much about Ed before he became a zombie, and then, the way the story was told in brief flashbacks to his accidents didn't work well--at least for me. Fans of this title will be delighted to know that there will be more from Ed.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dear Students of Indian Trail,

Who here thinks that turning into a zombie would be super-mega-ultra cool? Yeah, me too! You’d think it’d be all shambling around town at all hours of the night, partying with other zombies, and feasting on brains whenever you feel hungry. Well, I, Ed Bagley can tell you that this is nothing but a beautiful, silly dream. I am a zombie, thanks to a terrible accident and a night spent in the sewer, and I don’t get to do any of those things! Instead, I get to chase a werewolf named Max around, hide from a bunch of ugly babies....that want to eat me...and try to not lose any more of my limbs. Oh, right, and did I mention that I’ve completely lost my left arm? When I woke up in the sewer, I saw it scurry away. And it’s made it pretty clear that it’s possessed and wants to kill me...for real this time. It...he even wrote me a note telling me how mad he is. If you have suggestions on how to get me out of all this mess, I’d really appreciate it. Just write a note and drop it in the nearest sewer. Seriously, being a zombie stinks.

Sincerely, Ed Bagley, Unlucky Kid, Zombie

[Brenda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of those books that I had a hard time getting into, I admittedly haven't read many zombie books, but there is something about a boys detached arm attacking him that well I didn't seem to get into. Coupled with body parts that decay and fall off and the descriptions of rotting parts, again do we see why this one didn't grab me? Or maybe it's just the times that Ed is hit by lightening or electrocuted or just hit by a truck, I don't know it's a hard sell for me. (To be fair, my child enjoyed the cover of this one way more than I did.) I think that any child who enjoys zombie type books with cartoon drawings will probably like the book. I much preferred The Zombie Chasers and Zombiekins, less rot and decay for me. Overall it was an ok book. 2/5 for me.

Just for the record, copy of the book provided by Penguin publishing and won at Charlotteslibrary.blogspot. A big thank you to both

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book in the library, and pulled it out to read the back. It sounded funny so I borrowed it and decided to try reading it because I'd been reading lots of large books and figured I could take a break and read a cartoon. I was suprised at how funny it was and thought it was a good break from other books. When I first read it I half expected it to be really lame, but I was surprised at how funny it was. Ed was really funny and sarcastic, which I liked. I recommend ths book for those of you who like Diary of a Wimpy Kid or just want to read an easy cartoon book.
Rating: 6/10
Parental Rating: PG

[LandOLakes Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading about the adventures of Undead Ed. While fighting the onslaught of his own decay, he is pitted against his own arm which has been possessed by the evil spirit of evil and dead carnival clown, Kambo Cheepteeth. Will he and his undead gang of werewolves and vampire prevail or will the evil arm overtake them all?

[Angie Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just couldn't get into this book! There was too much chaos occurring all over the place, at the same time. It was so difficult to finish this book, it didn't have my attention at all. I apologize to those who enjoyed this book.

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute and gruesome book. Fun for kids to read.

[Amy Bradford · Rating 2 out of 5]

The kids might enjoy this book. YOUNGER kids. I'll write another review once the kids have read it.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for a fourth grade student who begged me to (He llooooovvvveed it!). It's profoundly silly and gross which I'm sure will win the hearts of many a young chap. It is a series.

[Heather Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creepy cute... Anyone remember the film Idle Hands? It's like that... Only with more zombie action! =D

[Noah Ramsey]

Good book.

[Bethe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh and groan. I guess Undead Ed may appeal to the cartoony diary type book lovers, but not me.

[Ming · Rating 3 out of 5]

Undead Ed is the story of a boy who dies, and finds out monsters are real!
Ed, after a series of accidents, wakes up dead and in a sewer with a renegade arm....that's trying to kill him again!
This book is an extremely easy and quick read. It's fast paced, and doesn't lull. It's a decent middle grade horror-humor type book.