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Fall of Night
The sequel to 'Dead of Night', bringing back beloved characters Desdemona Fox and Billy Trout as they race against time to quarantine a zombie epidemic while caught in a military strike.
Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox. Children are sobbing as panicked teachers and neighbors beat down their family members outside of the school - or the things that used to be their family members. Parents don't eat their children do they?
Officers Fox and Hammond, along with journalist Billy Trout, are calling it the beginning of the end. This is the zombie apocalypse. An insane escaped serial killer is infecting Stebbins County with a deadly virus, and now the whole world is watching while Fox, Trout, and the remaining inhabitants of Stebbins fight for their lives against - what? The undead? The President and the National Guard are ready to nuke Stebbins, PA off the map and cut their losses. But the infection is spreading and fast. Worse, the scientist who created the virus is missing. It's a numbers game as the body count rises; Fox has to contain the infected and evacuate the living before it's too late, and the clock is ticking.
Fall of Night, Maberry's nail-biting sequel to 'Dead of Night', picks up where the first novel left off - on a wild goose chase for a madman and the missing scientist who gave him new "un"-life. Chilling, gory, and hair-raisingly scary, Maberry fans won't be able to read this fast-paced thriller with the lights off.
©2014 Jonathan Maberry (P)2014 Macmillan Audio
Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox. Children are sobbing as panicked teachers and neighbors beat down their family members outside of the school - or the things that used to be their family members. Parents don't eat their children do they?
Officers Fox and Hammond, along with journalist Billy Trout, are calling it the beginning of the end. This is the zombie apocalypse. An insane escaped serial killer is infecting Stebbins County with a deadly virus, and now the whole world is watching while Fox, Trout, and the remaining inhabitants of Stebbins fight for their lives against - what? The undead? The President and the National Guard are ready to nuke Stebbins, PA off the map and cut their losses. But the infection is spreading and fast. Worse, the scientist who created the virus is missing. It's a numbers game as the body count rises; Fox has to contain the infected and evacuate the living before it's too late, and the clock is ticking.
Fall of Night, Maberry's nail-biting sequel to 'Dead of Night', picks up where the first novel left off - on a wild goose chase for a madman and the missing scientist who gave him new "un"-life. Chilling, gory, and hair-raisingly scary, Maberry fans won't be able to read this fast-paced thriller with the lights off.
©2014 Jonathan Maberry (P)2014 Macmillan Audio
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First published September 2, 2014
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Jonathan Maberry
518 books7,774 followersJONATHAN MABERRY is a NYTimes bestselling author, #1 Audible bestseller, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, 4-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, comic book writer, and producer. He is the author of more than 50 novels, 190 short stories, 16 short story collections, 30 graphic novels, 14 nonfiction books, and has edited 26 anthologies. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-WARS, was a Netflix original series starring Ian Somerhalder. His 2009-10 run as writer on the Black Panther comic formed a large chunk of the recent blockbuster film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. His bestselling YA zombie series, Rot & Ruin is in development for film at Alcon Entertainment; and John Wick director, Chad Stahelski, is developing Jonathan’s Joe Ledger Thrillers for TV. Jonathan writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and action; and he writes for adults, teens and middle grade. His works include The Pine Deep Trilogy, The Kagen the Damned Trilogy, NecroTek, Ink, Glimpse, the Rot & Ruin series, the Dead of Night series, The Wolfman, X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, The Sleepers War (with Weston Ochse), Mars One, and many others. He is the editor of high-profile anthologies including Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird, The X-Files, Aliens: Bug Hunt, Out of Tune, Don’t Turn out the Lights: A Tribute to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Baker Street Irregulars, Nights of the Living Dead, Shadows & Verse, and others. His comics include Marvel Zombies Return, The Punisher: Naked Kills, Wolverine: Ghosts, Godzilla vs Cthulhu: Death May Die, Bad Blood and many others. Jonathan has written in many popular licensed worlds, including Hellboy, True Blood, The Wolfman, John Carter of Mars, Sherlock Holmes, C.H.U.D., Diablo IV, Deadlands, World of Warcraft, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Predator, Karl Kolchak, and many others. He the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, and the editor of Weird Tales Magazine. He lives in San Diego, California. Find him online at www.jonathanmaberry.com
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December 14, 2014
It was okay, but it was unnecessarily dragging with all the "emotional drama" between Dez and Trout. And honestly, Dez started becoming really annoying.
January 6, 2015
5 Stars
This was much better than Dead of Night; which is the first book in this series.
Great detail and information of the viral strain of Lucifer 113. I feel like I need to reread the first book to get into Volkers head again; but if I do that, I will want to kill him myself.
We are still dealing with Dez and Billy; but not their relationship issues, so much. They have bigger fish to fry now; so it is more "tread lightly" with those two. Of course, as hinted at in first book; we start seeing the tie-ins to Rot & Ruin.
We start to really get the feel of a great Prequel to Rot and Ruin, with this book. We see where things are headed, we meet characters and say goodbye to some. We get more information about what set things in motion with Volkers Lucifer 113; we already know why he did it; but we get more on how. We learn the governments response and or lack thereof; meet new characters that will play pivotal roles in the next book.
I am so excited, and so scared for what our characters will face.
I almost didn't want it to end...
This was much better than Dead of Night; which is the first book in this series.
Great detail and information of the viral strain of Lucifer 113. I feel like I need to reread the first book to get into Volkers head again; but if I do that, I will want to kill him myself.
We are still dealing with Dez and Billy; but not their relationship issues, so much. They have bigger fish to fry now; so it is more "tread lightly" with those two. Of course, as hinted at in first book; we start seeing the tie-ins to Rot & Ruin.
We start to really get the feel of a great Prequel to Rot and Ruin, with this book. We see where things are headed, we meet characters and say goodbye to some. We get more information about what set things in motion with Volkers Lucifer 113; we already know why he did it; but we get more on how. We learn the governments response and or lack thereof; meet new characters that will play pivotal roles in the next book.
I am so excited, and so scared for what our characters will face.
I almost didn't want it to end...
September 16, 2014
Jonathan Maberry has definitely become one of my favorite authors; he is undoubtedly my favorite author of zombie fiction. This novel picks up roughly where Dead of Night leaves off. If you enjoyed the Benny Imura series (starting with Rot and Ruin), then you will definitely want to read Fall of Night. Also, if you enjoy the Joe Ledger novels (starting with Patient Zero), you may also want to check this one out, as there is distinct crossover between the two series, and this one falls squarely in the middle.
This is the story of the night the zombie apocalypse begins.
The story is tightly written, and the action keeps moving forward with very few slowdowns. Although Maberry doesn't manage quite his usual amazing job of expressing the horror the characters feel when forced to kill the monsters who used to be friends and family, he does do a fantastic job of detailing exactly how a series of completely understandable (and compassionate) decisions could lead to disaster for the entire world. Characters are relatable and develop steadily throughout the book, changing in small ways in response to the horrors they are forced to witness over and over again. The choices that are made are realistic, both the brave, compassionate ones and the selfish, stupid ones. They are all understandable within the context of the characters and the situation.
My only complaint about this book is that it was over too soon. I want more!
This is the story of the night the zombie apocalypse begins.
The story is tightly written, and the action keeps moving forward with very few slowdowns. Although Maberry doesn't manage quite his usual amazing job of expressing the horror the characters feel when forced to kill the monsters who used to be friends and family, he does do a fantastic job of detailing exactly how a series of completely understandable (and compassionate) decisions could lead to disaster for the entire world. Characters are relatable and develop steadily throughout the book, changing in small ways in response to the horrors they are forced to witness over and over again. The choices that are made are realistic, both the brave, compassionate ones and the selfish, stupid ones. They are all understandable within the context of the characters and the situation.
My only complaint about this book is that it was over too soon. I want more!
September 29, 2020
I love Jonathan Mayberry, but I was disappointed in the ending of this one. It just didn't feel finished to me, and I hate that feeling.
October 14, 2014
If it was possible to give this novel six stars, hell, TEN, it would be richly deserving of such a rating; yeah, it's that good.
In the sequel to Dead of Night, Maberry continues the story of what happens to a small town in rural Pennsylvania after a serial killer, Homer Gibbon, is injected with a deadly virus during his lethal injection (which took place in the first novel), and goes on a bloody rampage, infecting others and ultimately bringing about a zombie apocalypse. Stebbins town cop, Dez Fox, along with former lover and reporter, Billy Trout, attempt to save the kids and townspeople hiding out in the town elementary school, but become trapped by hordes of the hungry dead. Meanwhile, Billy's cameraman and tech buddy, Goat, who possesses flash drives with information about the virus created by Cold War scientist, Hermann Volker, gets kidnapped by none other than the killer turned zombie, Gibbon. And what he has planned is something no one has expected. The President and officials, along with the military, race to stop the virus from spreading, but their methods only hurry along the inevitable.
Arguably, Maberry's darkest book, but full of heart even as the world is swallowed by the blackest of evils. Easily this ranks right at the top along with other zombie horror classics, such as Brian Keene's The Rising, City of the Dead, and Dead Sea. It should be noted, and highly recommended, that Maberry's teen zombie horror series, Rot & Ruin, dovetails with these adult books, since they share important characters, but by no means are Dead of Night and its sequel suitable for younger readers. However, the Rot & Ruin novels are excellent.
Highest of recommendations.
In the sequel to Dead of Night, Maberry continues the story of what happens to a small town in rural Pennsylvania after a serial killer, Homer Gibbon, is injected with a deadly virus during his lethal injection (which took place in the first novel), and goes on a bloody rampage, infecting others and ultimately bringing about a zombie apocalypse. Stebbins town cop, Dez Fox, along with former lover and reporter, Billy Trout, attempt to save the kids and townspeople hiding out in the town elementary school, but become trapped by hordes of the hungry dead. Meanwhile, Billy's cameraman and tech buddy, Goat, who possesses flash drives with information about the virus created by Cold War scientist, Hermann Volker, gets kidnapped by none other than the killer turned zombie, Gibbon. And what he has planned is something no one has expected. The President and officials, along with the military, race to stop the virus from spreading, but their methods only hurry along the inevitable.
Arguably, Maberry's darkest book, but full of heart even as the world is swallowed by the blackest of evils. Easily this ranks right at the top along with other zombie horror classics, such as Brian Keene's The Rising, City of the Dead, and Dead Sea. It should be noted, and highly recommended, that Maberry's teen zombie horror series, Rot & Ruin, dovetails with these adult books, since they share important characters, but by no means are Dead of Night and its sequel suitable for younger readers. However, the Rot & Ruin novels are excellent.
Highest of recommendations.
July 19, 2021
Des and Billy, still trapped inside Stebbins Little School with the rest of the survivors, are forced to take charge and keep everyone alive and safe.
Meanwhile a serial killer / patient zero is on the loose and on his way out of the quarantined town.
The military and president are in for a surprise as the zombie virus spreads quicker than expected.
I had a harder time getting into this one. The first half seemed like more of the same as the first book and felt unnecessarily dragged out.
Even though the multiple POVs worked well in the first book to show the spread and violence of the virus, it switched so frequently that it really took me out of the story this time around.
Overall I wasn't a fan of this one despite really enjoying the first book.
Meanwhile a serial killer / patient zero is on the loose and on his way out of the quarantined town.
The military and president are in for a surprise as the zombie virus spreads quicker than expected.
I had a harder time getting into this one. The first half seemed like more of the same as the first book and felt unnecessarily dragged out.
Even though the multiple POVs worked well in the first book to show the spread and violence of the virus, it switched so frequently that it really took me out of the story this time around.
Overall I wasn't a fan of this one despite really enjoying the first book.
June 29, 2024
**** 4 STARS **** words 129,298
A very good continuation of the first book, Dead of Night.
Jonathan Maberry continues to astound me with his incredibly visual prose. And his dialogue... Fantastic. These two books are burned into my brain like a great action movie.
My only criticism - and why I preferred Dead of Night - is that we don't spend enough time with Dez Fox, unlike the first novel. This time we see, in much more detail, how the US government handles the situation. We also get a lot of smaller stories regarding side characters. Probably a bit too many for my liking. However, I wasn't bored at any time during my read of these two novels.
Definitely looking forward to more by Maberry.
A very good continuation of the first book, Dead of Night.
Jonathan Maberry continues to astound me with his incredibly visual prose. And his dialogue... Fantastic. These two books are burned into my brain like a great action movie.
My only criticism - and why I preferred Dead of Night - is that we don't spend enough time with Dez Fox, unlike the first novel. This time we see, in much more detail, how the US government handles the situation. We also get a lot of smaller stories regarding side characters. Probably a bit too many for my liking. However, I wasn't bored at any time during my read of these two novels.
Definitely looking forward to more by Maberry.
January 6, 2015
This is a sequel to Dead of Night, and serves as a lead-in to the Rot & Ruin series. (Who knew there were -three- brothers? Cool! And a good thing, too, since it's mentioned that Joe Ledger is out of the country.) Maberry does an excellent job of pacing the story, which builds slowly and then kicks into high gear, illustrating just how fragile our society is and how swiftly it could all fall apart. Dez and Trout are very interesting characters, and their opposites-attract relationship is a lot of fun. This is a really good one!
July 31, 2017
I was really excited to get into this book after the way the first one ended. But it didn't pick up there and it just didn't pull me in. I'm at the half way point and have set it aside for weeks with no desire to continue. So I'm calling it. DNF. :(
May 23, 2016
Another great horror thriller from Jonathan Maberry. A sequel to
, which I also loved. Takes place right after the 1st one. Truly hope this is not the end of the story. Lots of characters and features some characters that also appear in
. Which I have not read, but will probably do so now. This is a book for zombie lovers and fans of horror. Plus it was written by Jonathan Maberry. How can you go wrong? Also I heard there is another book out there that ties Rot & Ruin, this book, and Joe Ledger all together:
. Darn, guess I will have to pick this up one soon!
, which I also loved. Takes place right after the 1st one. Truly hope this is not the end of the story. Lots of characters and features some characters that also appear in
. Which I have not read, but will probably do so now. This is a book for zombie lovers and fans of horror. Plus it was written by Jonathan Maberry. How can you go wrong? Also I heard there is another book out there that ties Rot & Ruin, this book, and Joe Ledger all together:
. Darn, guess I will have to pick this up one soon!
December 27, 2014
Maberry is, in my opinion, the new Godfather of Zombiana. This sequel to
is the story of the Rot & Ruin series's First Night. The unfolding of the zombie apocalypse as told on the large and small scale dovetails nicely into and brings in characters we recognize from Maberry's other epic series. Much like Stephen King did with his characters, Maberry has woven a whole alternate world with recurring characters that pleases teens and adults (and people like me who are a little of both) and that I'm sure will stand the test of time just as nicely as King's did.
25 STAR RATING!
God, I'm such a fangirl! ;)
is the story of the Rot & Ruin series's First Night. The unfolding of the zombie apocalypse as told on the large and small scale dovetails nicely into and brings in characters we recognize from Maberry's other epic series. Much like Stephen King did with his characters, Maberry has woven a whole alternate world with recurring characters that pleases teens and adults (and people like me who are a little of both) and that I'm sure will stand the test of time just as nicely as King's did.25 STAR RATING!
God, I'm such a fangirl! ;)
May 8, 2017
Not big fan of the zombie books . There like vampires now . There done too much
But this book is great horror thriller. How the end of the world . The zombies are more scary because it virus that could happen
Because scientists love too play God
Great character that you care for ,plus it prequel to Rot and Ruin
The only bad point for not gory enough but it does crawl under you skin like a great horror book should
Highly recommended it
But this book is great horror thriller. How the end of the world . The zombies are more scary because it virus that could happen
Because scientists love too play God
Great character that you care for ,plus it prequel to Rot and Ruin
The only bad point for not gory enough but it does crawl under you skin like a great horror book should
Highly recommended it
November 16, 2014
If I could give Fall of Night 10 stars I would. This book and the one before it, Dead of Night, are the best zombie apocalypse books I've ever read, and it's hard to believe anyone will ever write something to top them.
I've read the Rot and Ruin series that picks up about where Fall of Night leaves off and now I feel like I want to go back and re-read it all over again.
Amazing.
I've read the Rot and Ruin series that picks up about where Fall of Night leaves off and now I feel like I want to go back and re-read it all over again.
Amazing.
September 7, 2014
I love the way Jonathan Maberry weaves his characters from story to another. I have really enjoyed this take on the zombie world.
I don't want to go into much detail an spoil the story for someone who has not read it yet, but I will say that ways he uses details of the locations and characters was great. I look forward to seeing more of Mr. Maberry's work.
I don't want to go into much detail an spoil the story for someone who has not read it yet, but I will say that ways he uses details of the locations and characters was great. I look forward to seeing more of Mr. Maberry's work.
May 29, 2025
Maberry does it every SINGLE time!
June 27, 2024
Really enjoyed. Most of the same as the previous novel. Review to come 83/100
September 24, 2014
Wow. In Dead of Night, Jonathan Maberry offers a solid shot to the gut and he finishes us off with an uppercut in Fall of Night. This one-two-punch fills the gap between the worlds of Joe Ledger (Patient Zero) and Tom Imura (Rot and Ruin) with style, grace, and occasionally heartwrenching drama. Sure, the story pivots around the zombie apocalypse, but really it's about the people attempting to survive that apocalypse.
From the opening chapters, you get sucked back into the troubles in Stebbins County that began in Dead of Night and the horrors surrounding Homer Gibbons. As the storm gets worse, so do things on the ground, and authorities and locals alike are forced to make horrific decisions in the name of survival. What's worth more? The lives of hundreds of children? Or the fate of the entire world? Humanity lies in the balance.
This series needs to be put on screen now. It's compelling and damn well written. And once again, Maberry proves to be the master of zombies not just because his zombies are the best but because his zombies choose to eat the best people.
From the opening chapters, you get sucked back into the troubles in Stebbins County that began in Dead of Night and the horrors surrounding Homer Gibbons. As the storm gets worse, so do things on the ground, and authorities and locals alike are forced to make horrific decisions in the name of survival. What's worth more? The lives of hundreds of children? Or the fate of the entire world? Humanity lies in the balance.
This series needs to be put on screen now. It's compelling and damn well written. And once again, Maberry proves to be the master of zombies not just because his zombies are the best but because his zombies choose to eat the best people.
June 12, 2024
I absolutely loved all the Western PA references, as I am from Western Pennsylvania. However, the middle of this was so redundant. I felt like the same thing was happening over and over again. The back and forth was the same for a solid like 5 hours of the book. It just didn't make it the normal enjoyable as Mr. Maberry delivers.
October 29, 2025
A great follow-up to Dead of Night! Jonathan Maberry’s zombie and action writing remains some of the tightest and goriest I’ve read, and the pacing is well balanced. The plotline between Dez and Trout felt a little unsatisfying in scope and impact, and took some time to get moving. However, the Goat and Homer storyline, and the overarching response from the US government, were captivating and kept the engine rolling with speed. Oddly, there are a couple chapters of recap of Book 1, and I don’t think these are necessary. Doesn’t change my overall view, however.
Highly recommend Dead of Night and Fall of Night to anyone who is looking for quality, classic zombie fiction.
Highly recommend Dead of Night and Fall of Night to anyone who is looking for quality, classic zombie fiction.
August 2, 2019
Definitely one of my favorite zombie series this year. Love the documentation of the spread and the short stories of random people experiencing the outbreak.
October 21, 2014
From the Description:
Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox. Children are sobbing as panicked teachers and neighbors beat down their family members outside of the school...or the things that used to be their family members. Parents don't eat their children do they?
Officers Fox and Hammond, along with journalist Billy Trout, are calling it the beginning of the end. This is the zombie apocalypse. An insane escaped serial killer is infecting Stebbins County with a deadly virus, and now the whole world is watching while Fox, Trout, and the remaining inhabitants of Stebbins fight for their life against...what? The undead? The President and the National Guard are ready to nuke Stebbins, PA off the map and cut their losses. But the infection is spreading and fast. Worse, the scientist who created the virus is missing. It's a numbers game as the body count rises; Fox has to contain the infected and evacuate the living before it's too late, and the clock is ticking...
Fall of Night, Maberry's nail-biting sequel to Dead of Night, picks up where the first novel left off—on a wild goose chase for a madman and the missing scientist who gave him new "un"-life. Chilling, gory, and hair-raisingly scary, Maberry fans won't be able to read this fast-paced thriller with the lights off.
What a story!! I have been a long time fan of Jonathan Maberry and with Fall Of Night I got hook even more. In a world full of zombie books and movies this stands out above the rest. The plot is character driven with people you can actually care about. And if you've read the Rot & Ruin series you get a glimpse of some old friends at the beginning of the apocalypse. A fast paced, edge of your seat thrill ride! Grab this fabulous book now! A great 5 star read!
Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox. Children are sobbing as panicked teachers and neighbors beat down their family members outside of the school...or the things that used to be their family members. Parents don't eat their children do they?
Officers Fox and Hammond, along with journalist Billy Trout, are calling it the beginning of the end. This is the zombie apocalypse. An insane escaped serial killer is infecting Stebbins County with a deadly virus, and now the whole world is watching while Fox, Trout, and the remaining inhabitants of Stebbins fight for their life against...what? The undead? The President and the National Guard are ready to nuke Stebbins, PA off the map and cut their losses. But the infection is spreading and fast. Worse, the scientist who created the virus is missing. It's a numbers game as the body count rises; Fox has to contain the infected and evacuate the living before it's too late, and the clock is ticking...
Fall of Night, Maberry's nail-biting sequel to Dead of Night, picks up where the first novel left off—on a wild goose chase for a madman and the missing scientist who gave him new "un"-life. Chilling, gory, and hair-raisingly scary, Maberry fans won't be able to read this fast-paced thriller with the lights off.
What a story!! I have been a long time fan of Jonathan Maberry and with Fall Of Night I got hook even more. In a world full of zombie books and movies this stands out above the rest. The plot is character driven with people you can actually care about. And if you've read the Rot & Ruin series you get a glimpse of some old friends at the beginning of the apocalypse. A fast paced, edge of your seat thrill ride! Grab this fabulous book now! A great 5 star read!
September 3, 2014
Normally, when one reads the second book in a series without having read the first, then confusion follows. I never felt like I couldn't follow or I was missing something. There was a death at the beginning of the book that would have had more impact on me had I read the first book, which I now *have* to read.
The things I liked best about "Fall of Night" were centered around the structure of the book. Many zombie books and movies start after the devastation of the outbreak has taken hold and there are precious few survivors scavenging for supplies and hope. The "Dead of Night/Fall of Night" duo takes you from the mad scientist that starts the apocalypse to the world-wide destruction of Earth. Maberry gives answers and reasons; one thing that so many others fail to do.Even stretching pseudo-science into an improbable situation is a better answer than, "It's probably God."
There were several times throughout the book that I could fully imagine and feel the senses that Maberry describes. He talks about Super Storm Zelda, a catastrophe that helps to spread the infection through panic and confusion. At one point he depicts the storm interacting with a fuel-air bomb and I was left feeling as though I was breathing in an all to hot sauna. The imagery that Maberry uses to describe the fictitious parasites gives me the deep-down willies. If I ever see tiny, thread-like white worms, there won't be enough showers to make me sane again.
The ending is left open for a next book in the series, and I honestly cannot wait. Lucifer 113 is on the loose and I want to know how the Devil's play ends.
The things I liked best about "Fall of Night" were centered around the structure of the book. Many zombie books and movies start after the devastation of the outbreak has taken hold and there are precious few survivors scavenging for supplies and hope. The "Dead of Night/Fall of Night" duo takes you from the mad scientist that starts the apocalypse to the world-wide destruction of Earth. Maberry gives answers and reasons; one thing that so many others fail to do.Even stretching pseudo-science into an improbable situation is a better answer than, "It's probably God."
There were several times throughout the book that I could fully imagine and feel the senses that Maberry describes. He talks about Super Storm Zelda, a catastrophe that helps to spread the infection through panic and confusion. At one point he depicts the storm interacting with a fuel-air bomb and I was left feeling as though I was breathing in an all to hot sauna. The imagery that Maberry uses to describe the fictitious parasites gives me the deep-down willies. If I ever see tiny, thread-like white worms, there won't be enough showers to make me sane again.
The ending is left open for a next book in the series, and I honestly cannot wait. Lucifer 113 is on the loose and I want to know how the Devil's play ends.
September 14, 2014
I adore Jonathan Maberry. He's my go-to recommendation for anyone wanting a quality horror read. I also love, love, love the world he created for his YA series and am thrilled beyond belief to get to continue visiting there. That said, I had to downgrade my rating for this book. Sadly, the editing was crap. Yes, I know, Mr. Maberry is not at fault for the editing. Nevertheless, it presents a formidable distraction while reading. I read the ebook, but also had on hand a print copy. The errors were consistent between copies. I'm not one to complain about a few misspellings or random letters left in the final copy. But really, there's a whole chapter that is out of sequence and, I believe, was meant to be removed (chapter sixty seven, page 196). Errors in tense, spelling, continuity, and characters were too frequent, particularly in the second half. So frequent that, at best they dumped me out of the story for a second, and at worst they sent me scrambling for the last appearance of a character or mention of an event to clarify. Even with all its troubles, this book is a great ride. Fast paced, action packed, skin crawling horror, fantastic dialog, everything that I love about Mr. Maberry's books-it's all here and I enjoyed-almost-every page.
June 10, 2015
Fall of Night is one of Maberry's best books. He is truly a master of zombie horror!
Fall of Night goes into explicit detail about "First Night" which is referred to in the Benny Imura series - Tales of the Rot & Ruin; Rot & Ruin; Dust & Decay; Dead & Gone; Flesh & Bone. It was absolutely horrifying and I loved it!!
We actually get a little glimpse into some of the characters featured in Rot and Ruin so I was thrilled.
This book is not really a YA novel, but if you loved Rot & Ruin and don't mind cursing, I highly recommend this dualogy which starts with Dead of Night.
Maberry goes into scientific detail explaining the origins of the Zombie plague!! Well done!!
Fall of Night goes into explicit detail about "First Night" which is referred to in the Benny Imura series - Tales of the Rot & Ruin; Rot & Ruin; Dust & Decay; Dead & Gone; Flesh & Bone. It was absolutely horrifying and I loved it!!
We actually get a little glimpse into some of the characters featured in Rot and Ruin so I was thrilled.
This book is not really a YA novel, but if you loved Rot & Ruin and don't mind cursing, I highly recommend this dualogy which starts with Dead of Night.
Maberry goes into scientific detail explaining the origins of the Zombie plague!! Well done!!
December 10, 2014
I was hoping for more. The conflict between Dez and Trout and the question of their love for each other didn't really develop or at least reward that interest. This story was too much like a filling in of the pieces after what happened in the last book. Yes, there were some terrifying parts, but it felt more like watching chess pieces moved across a board than that I was getting an interesting story about characters. The vignettes of people experiencing the outbreak was a nice change of pace, but that was mostly because I was bored with the main plot. Maberry has shown talent in conclusions in other stories, so I'm still hopeful that the conclusion to this series will be good, but I'm not excited about it. Talented performance by the narrator, William Dufris, but even he couldn't keep this one interesting most of the time. That's not to say it is awful. Some of the chapter endings left a strong resonance with the horror that took place off the page and in our imagination.
October 27, 2014
As previously stated, I am a huge Jonathan Maberry fangirl. This was an amazing follow up to Dead of Night and a great segway into the YA Rot & Ruin series. It's seriously making me want to re-read that series.
However, I am not in love with his editor. This was pretty damn sloppy. Granted it was easy to get the gist of what should be said, there were just a lot of errors. I don't fault Jonathan of this because as you're reading you can kind of tell that he's getting swept up in the story (as are the readers). But, there were some things that really should have been caught before going to print.
Still, much love. Just -1 star for the slack editor. Was he perhaps one of the infected and not firing on all cylinders? ;)
However, I am not in love with his editor. This was pretty damn sloppy. Granted it was easy to get the gist of what should be said, there were just a lot of errors. I don't fault Jonathan of this because as you're reading you can kind of tell that he's getting swept up in the story (as are the readers). But, there were some things that really should have been caught before going to print.
Still, much love. Just -1 star for the slack editor. Was he perhaps one of the infected and not firing on all cylinders? ;)
December 30, 2014
I usually really liked these books! Don't get me wrong, the last little bit of the book was extremely amazing, and it was nice to see members of the Benny Imura series pop up. I loved hearing name drops. The other parts of the book though were.........lacking. There was too much stalling in my opinion, too much going back and forth instead of coming up with solutions to an issue. I don't know. This wasn't one of my favourite books but I'm still glad I read it. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know how the Benny Imura series really started, way before he was a kick ass teen and when the outbreak first occurred.
November 22, 2015
Lucifer has escaped quarantine.
The world slips slowly towards darkness and the government will stop at nothing to halt the parasite.
Dez Fox is still trapped in Stebbins Little School but she'll be damned if she's going to just sit and wait to die.
Fall of Night culminates in explosive action and gory humanity.
Will their efforts be enough or will it all have been in vain?
This is a book for those people.
You know the ones I mean.
"A zombie virus is soooo unrealistic. How would shambling corpses take out the military?"
Well, why don't you sit back and let Maberry paint you a very vivid picture of epic damnation and trapped souls.
The world slips slowly towards darkness and the government will stop at nothing to halt the parasite.
Dez Fox is still trapped in Stebbins Little School but she'll be damned if she's going to just sit and wait to die.
Fall of Night culminates in explosive action and gory humanity.
Will their efforts be enough or will it all have been in vain?
This is a book for those people.
You know the ones I mean.
"A zombie virus is soooo unrealistic. How would shambling corpses take out the military?"
Well, why don't you sit back and let Maberry paint you a very vivid picture of epic damnation and trapped souls.
January 29, 2015
Maberry always keeps the action going and the dead walking and dangerous. His books always keep me reading. There were two reasons I didn't rate this one higher, I got a little tired of the Dez character and the relationship between Trout and her, just too much angst, and the end- it is part of a series, I know, but it ended abruptly for me, not really even a cliff hanger just stopping in the wrong place for me. I would have been happier if I had the next book on hand to go right to.
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