Prometheus Wept

Gameland #5

by Saul W. Tanpepper

After one member of their group is infected, Jessie makes a decision to hand over another to a mysterious group of Undead sympathizers in exchange for a promised antidote. But will she be able to collect the medicine and return before it's too late? Will the medicine work? And will she be able to get them all back home again?

Genres: Zombies, Horror, Science Fiction

ebook

First published August 31, 2012

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Reviews

[Glinda Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh it is getting good! Argh, revealed another piece of the puzzle (I think!). Can we make him write faster? :)

[Ellana Thornton-Wheybrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super tense and an interesting addition to the story.

[Isabel. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find Jessie unbelievably annoying, I have no idea how any of the others picked her to be in charge. I have not read of a decision that she has made that didn't end badly.

[Roberto Mattos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very well written book with a very intense story-line. It is the sequel of "Sunder the Hollow Ones", episode four of this series. This is supposed to be the fifth of an eight series book, so it does not stand by itself as a story. It starts where episode four ended and finishes with a hook to the next episode. The plot is interesting and will keep you reading on the edge of your chair for most of the book. The characters are well developed and the scenario is so richly described that you feel you are inside the story. In episode one we saw a group of game hackers deciding to break into Long Island's Gameland, a place where nobody lives, because of an outbreak that happened twelve years before. All population that survived the outbreak were evacuated. Now the only entities that inhabit that wasteland are the zombies. Their adventure starts with a poorly planed trip idea and tension escalates during preparation for the trip and execution of the trip. They soon figure out that it is easier to enter than to leave the Island... In episode two, after trying to leave the Island, Jake is trapped and left behind, so Jessie wants to return to rescue him. Kelly anticipates her move and goes alone for the rescue. Then the whole group unite again, trying to bring them home. It fails badly and the whole group is back in the Island and facing some more mysteries. In episode three, Steven is an employee from Arc, doing some experiments on our group with new drugs to create an improved version of zombie. But before all were injected, they manage to escape from La Guardia Airport and go in the direction of Gameland. When arriving there (after lots of incidents and twists in the story), they find out some answers to questions they had from Steven and they were not happy about what they discover. In episode four, the group is in the heart of Gameland, trying to break the failsafe mechanism that could allow them to go back home. One of the members of the group is bitten and infected. More revelations happen. In this fifth episode, Jessie goes in search of a treatment to contain the disease, but she needs to return before it is too late. Other characters are introduced into the story, some that were left behind when the outbreak happened. And an intense end leave us in suspense, waiting for the sixth episode.
This book was written by Saul W.Tanpepper in August 2012. I recommend this book to the permanent library of all thriller lovers, young adults or not. But be aware that you should read the previous episodes before reading this one, so you can understand what is going on and the interaction among the characters. If you enjoyed the first four, you will love this fifth book in this series.

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 5 of this series now has the group trapped in the Gameland arcade. One of them has been bitten and a mysterious group of people who have all been bitten but survived have a cure, or do they? Will it really work and what will it cost the group? This book has lots of zombie action, some good twists and some new characters that will have you questioning some decisions being made. On to the next book to see how the group fares and see if the right decisions are being made. Really looking

[Audrey Cook Kolbek · Rating 4 out of 5]

WOW ... There is a new twist in this episode. Now more question need to answered. Please do not feel me Mr. S. W. Tanpepper when you explain all of the mysteries. I really hate bad ending that do not make sense. I hope that it all comes together nicely in the end.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another exciting episode down. Aside from a few minor editing issues, the story continues to roll along quite nicely.

[Nita Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

holly heart pounding story telling batman! This series so addicting!