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Dead Meat
Librarian note: alternative-cover edition of B009368JTQ.
The brutal, heart-stopping prequel to the best-selling Zombie D.O.A. series.
On a beautiful early-fall evening, a couple is attacked in Times Square by a seemingly deranged vagrant. An ER unit is dispatched to the scene and returns to the emergency room with two victims, one seriously injured, the other dead on arrival. Or so they think.
The prequel to the Zombie D.O.A. series follows the events leading up to the zombie epidemic, as a seemingly routine ER call spirals quickly out of control - with deadly results.
The brutal, heart-stopping prequel to the best-selling Zombie D.O.A. series.
On a beautiful early-fall evening, a couple is attacked in Times Square by a seemingly deranged vagrant. An ER unit is dispatched to the scene and returns to the emergency room with two victims, one seriously injured, the other dead on arrival. Or so they think.
The prequel to the Zombie D.O.A. series follows the events leading up to the zombie epidemic, as a seemingly routine ER call spirals quickly out of control - with deadly results.
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
About the author
J.J. Zep
31 books36 followersWriting has always been an important part of my life.
I wrote my first story at the age of four, a cracking yarn about the adventures of Fluffy the bunny that I narrated to my mother. Fluffy had two sequels, but after that my literary output dried up somewhat as I got involved in the things kids get involved in.
As I got older I become a voracious reader, graduating from Dr. Seuss to Enid Blyton to The Hardy Boys. Then, at about twelve (much to the distress of my parents) I took to reading true crime, and writing stories with knife-wielding slashers and various other psychos as my antagonists. I remember submitting one of these as a Comprehension assignment and earning a rebuke from my English teacher. He said that I had talent and shouldn’t waste it writing such “rubbish”. I still consider that my first positive review.
My next writing cue came when someone gave me a dog-eared copy of Stephen King’s, ‘The Dead Zone’. One chapter in, I had a new hero and thereafter I devoured every King book I could find. ‘The Stand’ steered me towards post-apocalyptic fiction and I started reading books from that genre almost exclusively, ‘Swan Song’, ‘Lucifer’s Hammer’ and ‘I Am Legend’ among them.
I finally had a genre I was really interested in, and set about crafting my own post-apocalyptic stories. Of course, zombies are the most apocalyptic of all bogeymen, so it was almost inevitable that I’d steer my writing in that direction. The result was the Zombie D.O.A. series, comprising ‘Dead City’ and its fifteen sequels.
I have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback this series has garnered and feel truly privileged to earn my living as a writer. As long as people continue to enjoy reading my books, I’ll keep writing them.
I wrote my first story at the age of four, a cracking yarn about the adventures of Fluffy the bunny that I narrated to my mother. Fluffy had two sequels, but after that my literary output dried up somewhat as I got involved in the things kids get involved in.
As I got older I become a voracious reader, graduating from Dr. Seuss to Enid Blyton to The Hardy Boys. Then, at about twelve (much to the distress of my parents) I took to reading true crime, and writing stories with knife-wielding slashers and various other psychos as my antagonists. I remember submitting one of these as a Comprehension assignment and earning a rebuke from my English teacher. He said that I had talent and shouldn’t waste it writing such “rubbish”. I still consider that my first positive review.
My next writing cue came when someone gave me a dog-eared copy of Stephen King’s, ‘The Dead Zone’. One chapter in, I had a new hero and thereafter I devoured every King book I could find. ‘The Stand’ steered me towards post-apocalyptic fiction and I started reading books from that genre almost exclusively, ‘Swan Song’, ‘Lucifer’s Hammer’ and ‘I Am Legend’ among them.
I finally had a genre I was really interested in, and set about crafting my own post-apocalyptic stories. Of course, zombies are the most apocalyptic of all bogeymen, so it was almost inevitable that I’d steer my writing in that direction. The result was the Zombie D.O.A. series, comprising ‘Dead City’ and its fifteen sequels.
I have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback this series has garnered and feel truly privileged to earn my living as a writer. As long as people continue to enjoy reading my books, I’ll keep writing them.
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March 26, 2013
I appear to be working my way through everything "zombie" that Amazon has to offer, and I am mildly ashamed at coming to JJ Zep's party late if his prolific bibliography is anything to go by.
"Dead Meat" is an introduction to a wider series ("The D.O.A Series") and serves as an introduction to the writer's style and (I assume) the series as a whole. Zep doesn't disappoint and this is a teaser of the highest order. The odd typo aside, Zep's writing is fluid and his action scenes credible.
It's only a short work at around 30 minutes read-time, but I can appreciate the wider hook and as a standalone item, I can't imagine getting similar enjoyment in the wider world out of a whopping 77 pence. It's a cheap way of trying a new author, and it serves its purpose well - I just went and bought the DOA series. All of it.
"Dead Meat" is an introduction to a wider series ("The D.O.A Series") and serves as an introduction to the writer's style and (I assume) the series as a whole. Zep doesn't disappoint and this is a teaser of the highest order. The odd typo aside, Zep's writing is fluid and his action scenes credible.
It's only a short work at around 30 minutes read-time, but I can appreciate the wider hook and as a standalone item, I can't imagine getting similar enjoyment in the wider world out of a whopping 77 pence. It's a cheap way of trying a new author, and it serves its purpose well - I just went and bought the DOA series. All of it.
January 11, 2013
J.J Zep is a very talented author. his books are never dull or boring, from the time you open the book till the last word of the story. BRAVO to him, authors like him should never stop writing!! this book was a short one, however it put me more in tune to the NO#1 series, i better understand how the virus got to his wife. i already purchased the second series, and cannot wait to start reading it. i recommend this to everyone and anyone especially if your already reading his books!if you havent read one of his books, YOU NEED TO! he is that AWESOME of a writer!!
November 5, 2019
So this is the prequel to the D.O.A. series, and it's a quick story that is set in NYC. I have to admit that I love New York City and stories that are based there. Plus it starts in Times Square, one of my favorite NYC landmarks, so it gets lots of points for that! The characters are interesting and it does have a good pace that keeps the story moving along and makes you want to keep reading. This story was well done and it does make me want to find out what happens next in the series. Check it out!
November 1, 2017
I don't mess with zombies
Zombies are not my cup of tea, but this title somehow found itself in the cookbook category.
I'm not familiar with this author, but this prequel is well-written and paints quite a vivid picture of a zombie attack in Times Square. If you just can't get enough zombie stories to sate your appetite (hee hee), this looks to be the beginning of a good series.
Zombies are not my cup of tea, but this title somehow found itself in the cookbook category.
I'm not familiar with this author, but this prequel is well-written and paints quite a vivid picture of a zombie attack in Times Square. If you just can't get enough zombie stories to sate your appetite (hee hee), this looks to be the beginning of a good series.
August 25, 2017
It's difficult to really judge if a series is going to be any good when the prequel is so short. There is nothing slow about the story-it starts with what we think is patient zero, a vagrant who attacks two tourists in Time Square, and the infection spreads quickly from the ER out into the city. It is dramatic and exciting because it moves at such a fast speed, slowing only to introduce a new character who will feature heavily in book one.
There is enough of interest to make me curious about the first book in the series-but I'm not convinced by the book blurb. If the book pops up free somewhere I might try it but for now, I'm not buying!
There is enough of interest to make me curious about the first book in the series-but I'm not convinced by the book blurb. If the book pops up free somewhere I might try it but for now, I'm not buying!
May 24, 2013
I seem to be going through a zombie phase right now and I liked this book but I don't know that I will be reading the rest of the series I'm still undecided about that one. Overall it was a great book it just didn't GRAB me the way other book have. I guess we shall see.....
May 31, 2014
Great story
but again I refuse to buy a great book thats been chopped up for profit. come out with cheaper installments of more then a frw chapters
but again I refuse to buy a great book thats been chopped up for profit. come out with cheaper installments of more then a frw chapters
June 16, 2016
Woohoo!! This book rescued me from the bad book blues. Hope the rest of the series is as good as this one.
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