The Peeling Omnibus

The Peeling

by Iain Rob Wright

All 5 books of the gritty, disturbing Peeling universe. A series of novellas set in a world ravaged by a deadly plague. Each book follows the individual story of one of the survivors of this horrible new existence. They can be enjoyed as standalone tales or as part of a larger, overall narrative.

Genres: Horror, Apocalyptic

202 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2014

About the author

With over 50 novels written over 16 years, Iain Rob Wright is the well-respected British horror author with a reputation for reliably scaring his readers. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, earned tens of thousands of reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, and are being translated into multiple languages.

He is currently best known for the Cursed Manuscripts shared horror universe, the apocalyptic Hell on Earth series, and many stand-alone chillers such as The Room Upstairs and Scrapbook.

J. A. Konrath, New York Times bestselling thriller author, claims, "Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me!"

Born and raised in England's West Midlands, Iain now lives in the beautiful, gothic County Durham with his family, 2 pugs, and a cat named Tigz. When he is not writing horror, he is reading horror, watching horror, or playing Stardew Valley.

WHERE TO START: If you have never read Iain Rob Wright before, try Witch - the first Cursed Manuscript and the entry point to the universe - or The Gates, the opener of the Hell on Earth saga. Both are available FREE with Kindle Unlimited.

For new releases, free stories, and the occasional confession of authorial despair, readers can find Iain through his author page on Amazon or by visiting his website (where you can download 6 of his books absolutely FREE).

Iain's work has been compared to Stephen King, Richard Laymon, and James Herbert - the three writers he credits with making him want to scare people for a living.

Reviews

[Julie Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this omnibus edition and I thought it to be disturbing, though very well done. Disturbing because it highlighted the awful behaviour of humans and, to me, throws out the question as to whether humans deserve to be saved.

There were a few decent characters but overall, humans were portrayed in a very poor light. Do humans have that inbuilt push to survive at all costs? Will they all do anything to that end? The story reflects reality and when compared, humans are not seen in a favourable light.

Is there hope for humans or is it as Shakespeare understood, the tragedy is that nobody ever learns so terrible things are always going to happen. And even if they do learn, it's always too late.

A well-written and thought-provoking set of stories.

[Mixofsunandcloud · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm always a fan of epidemic stories, as long as it's not zombies.

I don't know what it is about them. Maybe the unseen enemy that can't be stopped by strength. Maybe the way people step up or fall when the worst is happening. Maybe that there's often just no way to win.

The Peeling Omnibus has several stories that take place during an outbreak of a really awful pandemic. Each is a separate snapshot of England dealing with an outbreak. Media, military, groups of survivors banding together.

The missing star is for the last story, which was well written but I didn't like the premise, and I felt it took away from the whole.

[Annabel Dickerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little collection of short stories were really interesting to read also makes me realise how fooked we'd be if the world ended with a deadly virus! People become nasty, only out for themselves. The last short story made me raise an eyebrow though something out of this world....

[Toni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is possibly one of the best horror books I've read.
Ty

[Sunshine✰✰✰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a bit disappointed in these stories. I was expecting more of dealing with the actual Peeling then it turned out to be. As a whole it was more about humanity against non-humanity in a would that has gone to shit.

Jeremy's Choice was Jeremy dealing with it with those around him. Lot's of peeling here.
The Stadium was about a group of people held in a stadium. There was a brief bit of peeling but it was mostly about the people dealing with surviving in the stadium and with the military.
Warriors was a small group of people fighting back against another group of people. In an apocalyptic world, sometimes it's humanity that's the problem. No real peeling here.
Patient Zero, no real peeling going on here but.. It's Patient Zero!
The Lights is totally not the direction I thought this was all going so a bit of a surprise here.

[Rebecca Trotter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved how each individual novella moved the story forward, but were separate stories in of themselves.

The only reason i deducted one star is a personal one and I must give a spoiler alert before mentioning it: humanity must have a chance to survive, even if it is just a couple of people, to get that final star from me.

Other than that, I love apocalyptic books and Iain Rob Wright writing.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it all in the one sitting. Unlike The Final Winter, no different typefaces and outbreaks of hyphens. Gave The Final Winter five stars and likewise with this excellent collection. If you love horror novels and aren't squeamish then I highly recommend this book. Is it the end of the world? Maybes aye, maybes naw. Only one way to find out.

Ray Smillie

[Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good short stories. Kept me entertained.