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Zombie Season #2
Zombie Season: Dead in the Water
The next innovation in the book and gaming space is Zombie Season! Read the book. Play the game. Fight the undead. With Redwood destroyed, the survivors are doing their best to adjust to their new reality. But a new threat is lurking in the shadows -- an enemy that no one believed existed. One that was just waiting for the right moment to strike... Play the game on Roblox! After they finish the book, readers will be able to join the fight against the zombies by protecting defenses, designing traps, and uncovering top-secret information about where the zombies came from and how to stop them.
- GenresZombies
272 pages, Hardcover
Published May 7, 2024
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February 1, 2024
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After their adventures in Zombie Season, Ollie Wachs and his sister Kirby are staying with their parents in a college dorm, so feel a little more secture. When he hears from Regina, who needs his help, he convinces his aunt to take him and his friends back to Redwood. There, he meets up with Regina and finds that she wants him to help her hide a zombie, Nix, for a couple of days! The kids have uncovered more evil doings by HumaniTeam and are trying to get proof against them lined up. In Alaska, the zombies have arrived, and they're not just any zombies: they are giant zombies that have been made stronger, and the kids fear that the new and improved weapon, the Cloudbuster, will not destroy the zombies, but empower them. Anton, whose cousin Alek was killed in a zombie attack, manages to work his way to California and meets up with the group. Jeule is in New York, but when zombies attack a beach there, she also makes her way to Redwood. Regina's mom takes control of Project Cloudburst, and Nix becomes a pawn in the struggle between HumaniTeam and other forces. There is sure to be a third book in the series, as Nix needs to be rescued before he is once again subjected to intrusive testing.
This is a great zombie adventure, but I was not feeling zombies when I read it. The first book has circulated well, so I'll buy this one, too. There is some sort of video game attached to this online, so has that 39 Clues element. It also has a paper over board cover.
After their adventures in Zombie Season, Ollie Wachs and his sister Kirby are staying with their parents in a college dorm, so feel a little more secture. When he hears from Regina, who needs his help, he convinces his aunt to take him and his friends back to Redwood. There, he meets up with Regina and finds that she wants him to help her hide a zombie, Nix, for a couple of days! The kids have uncovered more evil doings by HumaniTeam and are trying to get proof against them lined up. In Alaska, the zombies have arrived, and they're not just any zombies: they are giant zombies that have been made stronger, and the kids fear that the new and improved weapon, the Cloudbuster, will not destroy the zombies, but empower them. Anton, whose cousin Alek was killed in a zombie attack, manages to work his way to California and meets up with the group. Jeule is in New York, but when zombies attack a beach there, she also makes her way to Redwood. Regina's mom takes control of Project Cloudburst, and Nix becomes a pawn in the struggle between HumaniTeam and other forces. There is sure to be a third book in the series, as Nix needs to be rescued before he is once again subjected to intrusive testing.
This is a great zombie adventure, but I was not feeling zombies when I read it. The first book has circulated well, so I'll buy this one, too. There is some sort of video game attached to this online, so has that 39 Clues element. It also has a paper over board cover.
February 11, 2025
What worked:
Zombies have been attacking for years and humans have been forced to relocate to protected cities. They call themselves ZDPs, zombie displaced people, and are always on the lookout for zombie hordes. HumaniTeam is an international company that’s developed weapons to fight them off with water and cold seeming to stop zombies in their tracks. However, the Prologue describes a giant zombie rising from the ocean, and later, a zombie breaks free from glacier ice. It appears the zombies are now drawing strength and power from the weapons being used against them! Regina knows more of HumaniTeam’s secrets and one of them involves her “friend” Nix.
While zombies are the obvious danger, HumaniTeam is cast in the role of antagonist. They are more concerned about maintaining profits than the safety of humanity, which explains Regina’s determination to expose them. Sky Stone is the new CEO of the company and he comes across as a smooth-talking manipulator. He tells the public how his company is protecting humans and they’re on the brink of a major invention that may allow everyone to go back to normal lives. However, beyond public eyes, he threatens, bribes, and coerces anybody who might try to undermine HumaniTeam.
The subplots follow four main characters as they battle zombies in different ways. Regina is busy collecting evidence against HumaniTeam but keeping it secret from her parents, who both used to work for the company. Oliver wants to do all he can to save his hometown of Redwood but Regina gives him the task of becoming Nix’s guardian. Joule’s father is killed by zombies and she tries to locate and recruit other kids to join Regina’s team. Anton is coerced into helping Sky Stone which finds him on the same ship as Joule. These four subplots tackle the zombie problem from different angles and their separate stories begin to converge as the book nears its end.
What didn’t work as well:
The chapters jump around to follow different characters so the reader’s attention is drawn to various subplots. This allows the author to cover a variety of topics and stories but it also means readers must recall details from several chapters in the past. It takes some time and mental effort to remember what’s happened when from earlier subplots.
The final verdict:
There are a lot of moving parts to the story that require readers’ attention. The author creates a dystopian-like world where stopping the zombies seems futile but hints that something more terrible may be rising. Overall, this book offers a new, innovative twist to zombies and I recommend you give it a shot.
Zombies have been attacking for years and humans have been forced to relocate to protected cities. They call themselves ZDPs, zombie displaced people, and are always on the lookout for zombie hordes. HumaniTeam is an international company that’s developed weapons to fight them off with water and cold seeming to stop zombies in their tracks. However, the Prologue describes a giant zombie rising from the ocean, and later, a zombie breaks free from glacier ice. It appears the zombies are now drawing strength and power from the weapons being used against them! Regina knows more of HumaniTeam’s secrets and one of them involves her “friend” Nix.
While zombies are the obvious danger, HumaniTeam is cast in the role of antagonist. They are more concerned about maintaining profits than the safety of humanity, which explains Regina’s determination to expose them. Sky Stone is the new CEO of the company and he comes across as a smooth-talking manipulator. He tells the public how his company is protecting humans and they’re on the brink of a major invention that may allow everyone to go back to normal lives. However, beyond public eyes, he threatens, bribes, and coerces anybody who might try to undermine HumaniTeam.
The subplots follow four main characters as they battle zombies in different ways. Regina is busy collecting evidence against HumaniTeam but keeping it secret from her parents, who both used to work for the company. Oliver wants to do all he can to save his hometown of Redwood but Regina gives him the task of becoming Nix’s guardian. Joule’s father is killed by zombies and she tries to locate and recruit other kids to join Regina’s team. Anton is coerced into helping Sky Stone which finds him on the same ship as Joule. These four subplots tackle the zombie problem from different angles and their separate stories begin to converge as the book nears its end.
What didn’t work as well:
The chapters jump around to follow different characters so the reader’s attention is drawn to various subplots. This allows the author to cover a variety of topics and stories but it also means readers must recall details from several chapters in the past. It takes some time and mental effort to remember what’s happened when from earlier subplots.
The final verdict:
There are a lot of moving parts to the story that require readers’ attention. The author creates a dystopian-like world where stopping the zombies seems futile but hints that something more terrible may be rising. Overall, this book offers a new, innovative twist to zombies and I recommend you give it a shot.
October 12, 2024
Weinberger’s second book in the Zombie Season series is an exciting read.
The book opens with a zombie attack on the ocean. Anton loses his cousin to the gigantic zombie. Oliver and his family now live at a Zombie Displaced Person camp where Oliver is considered a hero. He, his best friend Del, and other tweens are being trained to fight zombies. Then Regina contacts Oliver. She has learned that the superchillers and Cloudbusters can make some zombies become super large and powerful instead of destroying them. She is in the deserted town of Redwood gathering information on HumaniTeam’s role in the superchillers and Cloudbusters cover-up. Meanwhile their friend, Joule, as well as Anton and other tweens are spending a semester at sea with some of the world’s best scientists. Regina is begging for help from both Oliver and Joule. Soon all three are dealing with HumaniTeam and zombies.
Weinberger’s plot is complex with several different threads. It is fast paced with the story jumping between the three main characters. It does build on the first book, but several threads are new. Regina, Oliver and Joule were the major characters in the first book in the series. They are well defined. Weingerger provides some backstory, but the reader really needs to have read the first book. The book has a tie-in with the online game. This series will be a hit with fans of game based books; this title is not a stand alone.
The third book will be out in November.
I recommend the series for school and public libraries serving grades four through seven.
M.A.C.
Retired School Librarian
The book opens with a zombie attack on the ocean. Anton loses his cousin to the gigantic zombie. Oliver and his family now live at a Zombie Displaced Person camp where Oliver is considered a hero. He, his best friend Del, and other tweens are being trained to fight zombies. Then Regina contacts Oliver. She has learned that the superchillers and Cloudbusters can make some zombies become super large and powerful instead of destroying them. She is in the deserted town of Redwood gathering information on HumaniTeam’s role in the superchillers and Cloudbusters cover-up. Meanwhile their friend, Joule, as well as Anton and other tweens are spending a semester at sea with some of the world’s best scientists. Regina is begging for help from both Oliver and Joule. Soon all three are dealing with HumaniTeam and zombies.
Weinberger’s plot is complex with several different threads. It is fast paced with the story jumping between the three main characters. It does build on the first book, but several threads are new. Regina, Oliver and Joule were the major characters in the first book in the series. They are well defined. Weingerger provides some backstory, but the reader really needs to have read the first book. The book has a tie-in with the online game. This series will be a hit with fans of game based books; this title is not a stand alone.
The third book will be out in November.
I recommend the series for school and public libraries serving grades four through seven.
M.A.C.
Retired School Librarian
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