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The Corpse War of 1793
Britain is at war, and a young soldier dreams of glory fighting on the Continent. Instead, when his regiment is posted to a dull garrison duty, he fears that boredom shall be the worst of his fate. Yet rumours soon spread of an enemy more vile and terrifying than even the French. They speak of risen corpses that roam the night with a hatred for the living and a taste for flesh. When a sentry goes missing, leaving behind an unfired musket and bloody prints, the rumours can no longer be dismissed as rustic fancy. Will His Majesty's soldiers keep ranks before the undead tide, or shall their parade grounds become naught but a charnel pit?
Here stands the authentic account of a soldier who bore the whole of The Corpse War witness. Bound by duty and compelled by guilt, he sets down in gruesome detail all that befell him, his comrades, and his regiment from the first devilish outbreak to the Great Battle between the Living and the Dead. His tale is one of woe and unwanted laurels, amidst a field where courage rots more quickly than flesh, and zeal burns hotter than black powder.
Fans of 'Sharpe' and 'World War Z' will devour this debut novel of visceral military horror, in which a common British redcoat confronts unimaginable terrors and bears witness to the Army's desperate war against the risen dead.
Here stands the authentic account of a soldier who bore the whole of The Corpse War witness. Bound by duty and compelled by guilt, he sets down in gruesome detail all that befell him, his comrades, and his regiment from the first devilish outbreak to the Great Battle between the Living and the Dead. His tale is one of woe and unwanted laurels, amidst a field where courage rots more quickly than flesh, and zeal burns hotter than black powder.
Fans of 'Sharpe' and 'World War Z' will devour this debut novel of visceral military horror, in which a common British redcoat confronts unimaginable terrors and bears witness to the Army's desperate war against the risen dead.
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459 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2025
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May 1, 2026
Despite some editorial issues and the author’s apparent fondness for italics, I’d consider this to be a proper novel. It was very engaging, immersive and quite the page turner. Not only was the action well thought out, it was rather accurate for the time period as well.
January 11, 2026
I will not go easy on Fisichella because he is a youtuber I like and I will hold the author to higher standard, because this book also touch my favorite genre - Grimdark, and I want more quality grimdark books which are not just self-insert red mist power fantasy - which this book fulfills.
For a self-published debut, this is a very good book. Author has an excellent command of English, especially immersive use of 18th century British English. I felt like the story actually happened and I am reading an account of a survivor. The main character little bit falls flat (cudos on describing his emotional state tho) and perhaps this is how accounts look like - factually describing events not the witness himself, but throughout the book I know nothing of the character. Character's companions however compensate it and I grew attached to them - and in a true fashion of grimdark, they are also taken away from you. For a debut writer, Fisichella managed to create attachment to side characters in a very short span.
Author has occasional issues with pacing and few paragraphs (per whole book) had clarity issues. Be it about who is talking, or to whom something just happened. Could be prevented with perhaps beta and/or arc readers, which I won't forgive because this person has community for such resource. Occasional time passages could be conveyed better - few times I was lost about how much time passed between chapters, but it was not serious.
Worldbuilding is good enough for the story purposes and I would love to highlight how well Fisichella balanced explaining historical details without being it boring and had actually no affect on pacing (which had own issues described further). It is his job, he is good at it and he certainly managed to transfer such skill into writing.
In regard of pacing, it is an account and "world" does not care about gradation when shit hits the fan, so it is little bit forgivable, however it is a fiction and author could little bit more work on gradation for a better experience.
The book also feels very personal with a hand drawn charcoal illustrations - which was very fresh and I personally, think that this book would have even greater value if revised and turned into an audiobook.
I think Fisichella has a good grasp of writing and this work is better work than many of those "expert" booktubers, hence I am giving 3 stars, because it is a good book for a more than fair price, and author has a good potential to become from good to a very good - if he is not blinded by sycophant 5 stars and take notes of a criticisms
For a self-published debut, this is a very good book. Author has an excellent command of English, especially immersive use of 18th century British English. I felt like the story actually happened and I am reading an account of a survivor. The main character little bit falls flat (cudos on describing his emotional state tho) and perhaps this is how accounts look like - factually describing events not the witness himself, but throughout the book I know nothing of the character. Character's companions however compensate it and I grew attached to them - and in a true fashion of grimdark, they are also taken away from you. For a debut writer, Fisichella managed to create attachment to side characters in a very short span.
Author has occasional issues with pacing and few paragraphs (per whole book) had clarity issues. Be it about who is talking, or to whom something just happened. Could be prevented with perhaps beta and/or arc readers, which I won't forgive because this person has community for such resource. Occasional time passages could be conveyed better - few times I was lost about how much time passed between chapters, but it was not serious.
Worldbuilding is good enough for the story purposes and I would love to highlight how well Fisichella balanced explaining historical details without being it boring and had actually no affect on pacing (which had own issues described further). It is his job, he is good at it and he certainly managed to transfer such skill into writing.
In regard of pacing, it is an account and "world" does not care about gradation when shit hits the fan, so it is little bit forgivable, however it is a fiction and author could little bit more work on gradation for a better experience.
The book also feels very personal with a hand drawn charcoal illustrations - which was very fresh and I personally, think that this book would have even greater value if revised and turned into an audiobook.
I think Fisichella has a good grasp of writing and this work is better work than many of those "expert" booktubers, hence I am giving 3 stars, because it is a good book for a more than fair price, and author has a good potential to become from good to a very good - if he is not blinded by sycophant 5 stars and take notes of a criticisms
February 23, 2026
A great horror book!
Set in the late 18th century. We find the main character excited to fight the French; but instead sent to deal with the queer devilry afoot in Stowlham. In his struggles to survive the entirety of the Corpse War of 1793. I found this book throughly enjoyable and horrifying the moment we stumble upon the first corpse to the end of the conflict.
Set in the late 18th century. We find the main character excited to fight the French; but instead sent to deal with the queer devilry afoot in Stowlham. In his struggles to survive the entirety of the Corpse War of 1793. I found this book throughly enjoyable and horrifying the moment we stumble upon the first corpse to the end of the conflict.
March 17, 2026
I found it delightful how well the book gets into the verbiage and style of the eighteenth century. Even the title page is fashioned after the style of the times: "The Melancholic WAR of CORPSES containing a Complete & Authentick account of the Desolation of Stowlham and the Great Battle between the LIVING and the DEAD." Beautiful.
Second, the action grabbed me from the beginning – the slow building tension as John (whom I've decided to adopt) warns his skeptical comrades, their march to Stowlham, and the inevitable arrival of the "devils," which is genuinely visceral and horrifying and... emotional. (The teeth chattering wound up in my nightmare the next night, so thanks for that, Mr. Fisichella).
Characters: Ensign Tell is barely there, and yet, he had my heart as well as the narrator's. Captain Lawrence and the unnamed woman and her husband pack an emotional punch. And Captain Penn is a bright, sparkling gem.
Then there's John, John, John, my sweet summer child and the standout character for me. Suffice to say he's incredibly sympathetic and complex, and the narrator's description of why he calls him John when everyone else is called by their surname moved me to actual tears.
What I was left wanting:
– More details of the individual soldiers and victims. What do they look like? What are their backstories? Each dying redshirt (haha, get it) got their small distinguishing shout-out, but what about while they're living? I wanted to distinguish John, Bennet, Wilkes, and everyone beyond just 'soldier' or 'weeping' or 'stubble.' What color are their hair and eyes? Is their visage round, square, oval? Have they a bulbous nose, a narrow one? Etc.
– Character development. Aside from John, there's not much, and even the narrator is not as explored as much as I wished. (Where did he come from? Why did he join the army?) However, that may be in keeping with the fact that this is written as a "true telling" – in other words, this is a story within a story. In the novel, our narrator is publishing his account for the public to read. Thus it makes sense for our narrator to restrain himself from revealing everything about his past.
– The ending. Was it, and the lack of complete answers, fitting for a grim tale of bloodshed experienced by a common soldier? Sure. Was it the ending I personally wanted or enjoyed? Absolutely not. But that's my personal taste.
All that being said, I couldn't put it down. It gave me nightmares and made me cry. So, ultimately, I highly recommend this book!
Second, the action grabbed me from the beginning – the slow building tension as John (whom I've decided to adopt) warns his skeptical comrades, their march to Stowlham, and the inevitable arrival of the "devils," which is genuinely visceral and horrifying and... emotional. (The teeth chattering wound up in my nightmare the next night, so thanks for that, Mr. Fisichella).
Characters: Ensign Tell is barely there, and yet, he had my heart as well as the narrator's. Captain Lawrence and the unnamed woman and her husband pack an emotional punch. And Captain Penn is a bright, sparkling gem.
Then there's John, John, John, my sweet summer child and the standout character for me. Suffice to say he's incredibly sympathetic and complex, and the narrator's description of why he calls him John when everyone else is called by their surname moved me to actual tears.
What I was left wanting:
– More details of the individual soldiers and victims. What do they look like? What are their backstories? Each dying redshirt (haha, get it) got their small distinguishing shout-out, but what about while they're living? I wanted to distinguish John, Bennet, Wilkes, and everyone beyond just 'soldier' or 'weeping' or 'stubble.' What color are their hair and eyes? Is their visage round, square, oval? Have they a bulbous nose, a narrow one? Etc.
– Character development. Aside from John, there's not much, and even the narrator is not as explored as much as I wished. (Where did he come from? Why did he join the army?) However, that may be in keeping with the fact that this is written as a "true telling" – in other words, this is a story within a story. In the novel, our narrator is publishing his account for the public to read. Thus it makes sense for our narrator to restrain himself from revealing everything about his past.
– The ending. Was it, and the lack of complete answers, fitting for a grim tale of bloodshed experienced by a common soldier? Sure. Was it the ending I personally wanted or enjoyed? Absolutely not. But that's my personal taste.
All that being said, I couldn't put it down. It gave me nightmares and made me cry. So, ultimately, I highly recommend this book!
June 2, 2026
The Corpse War of 1793 is a grim and immersive work of historical horror presented as a British soldier’s account of an unnatural campaign in Norfolk, where rumors of walking corpses become a military catastrophe. What begins as barracks gossip about “Choleric Dead” soon carries the narrator and his comrades to Stowlham, a town gone quiet with dread, and then into a siege and battle where eighteenth-century discipline, muskets, artillery, and courage are tested against the dead. The book is not merely a zombie story in powdered wigs; it is a campaign narrative, a survivor’s confession, and a study of how quickly martial confidence can curdle into terror.
I was struck first by the book’s commitment to texture. The diction, illustrations, glossary, and mock-period apparatus could have become a gimmick, but instead they give the story a peculiar authority, as if some worm-eaten pamphlet had been pried from an archive and found still damp with fear. The military detail is especially strong. Marching orders, billet arrangements, sentry duty, weapon handling, regimental hierarchy, and battlefield formation all have weight. The horror works because the world around it feels so procedural. When the dead arrive, they don’t enter a vague gothic fog; they crash into a machine of rank, drill, punishment, and pride.
The novel understands that horror is not only what lunges from the dark, but what one must keep obeying after seeing it. The narrator’s guilt over John, Bennett, Richards, and the others gives the book its human pulse. I admired the way the story resists easy heroics. Men behave bravely, foolishly, cruelly, and tenderly, often in the same breath. The battle scenes are grisly and kinetic, but the quieter moments, the weeping in a tent, the empty streets of Stowlham, the postwar invalid limping away from the army, have the sharper blade.
The target audience is readers who enjoy historical horror, military fiction, alternate history, and survival horror with a serious appetite for atmosphere and period detail. Fans of Max Brooks’s World War Z will recognize the pleasure of a large-scale undead catastrophe treated with tactical sobriety, while readers of Bernard Cornwell may appreciate the mud, command structure, and hard-earned soldierly voice. The Corpse War of 1793 turns the undead into a matter of empire, drill, and conscience. It’s a musket-smoked nightmare that marches forward and bites like hell.
I was struck first by the book’s commitment to texture. The diction, illustrations, glossary, and mock-period apparatus could have become a gimmick, but instead they give the story a peculiar authority, as if some worm-eaten pamphlet had been pried from an archive and found still damp with fear. The military detail is especially strong. Marching orders, billet arrangements, sentry duty, weapon handling, regimental hierarchy, and battlefield formation all have weight. The horror works because the world around it feels so procedural. When the dead arrive, they don’t enter a vague gothic fog; they crash into a machine of rank, drill, punishment, and pride.
The novel understands that horror is not only what lunges from the dark, but what one must keep obeying after seeing it. The narrator’s guilt over John, Bennett, Richards, and the others gives the book its human pulse. I admired the way the story resists easy heroics. Men behave bravely, foolishly, cruelly, and tenderly, often in the same breath. The battle scenes are grisly and kinetic, but the quieter moments, the weeping in a tent, the empty streets of Stowlham, the postwar invalid limping away from the army, have the sharper blade.
The target audience is readers who enjoy historical horror, military fiction, alternate history, and survival horror with a serious appetite for atmosphere and period detail. Fans of Max Brooks’s World War Z will recognize the pleasure of a large-scale undead catastrophe treated with tactical sobriety, while readers of Bernard Cornwell may appreciate the mud, command structure, and hard-earned soldierly voice. The Corpse War of 1793 turns the undead into a matter of empire, drill, and conscience. It’s a musket-smoked nightmare that marches forward and bites like hell.
June 8, 2026
The Corpse War of 1793: A Soldier's Account by Brandon Fisichella relates a soldier's tale of horror, unmatched in the annals of wartime history. Rather than serving honorably in wartime against the French, the Sergeant finds himself guarding a small village in Britain. His boredom soon comes to an end when rumors of the village being occupied by the "living dead" become more than rumor or high-level storytelling. The need for more troops becomes apparent, and the Sergeant barely escapes the zombies' clutches as the lone survivor from his unit. Wounded, he joins the larger armed force to serve as the only eyewitness and advise the regiment on its plan to eliminate the monsters, a plan that fails to account for the monsters' tactical acumen and near-invincibility.
I absolutely love horror stories that expand and/or enhance the standard descriptives and public acceptance of monsters' abilities and liabilities, be they zombies, vampires, werewolves, or any other established or invented creature. I am also a fan of credibility, historical accuracy, and an overall sense of reality; verisimilitude in all fiction stories, especially horror, speculative science fiction, and historical aspects to any story. Brandon Fisichella applies his background and education to historical events, especially noteworthy in his descriptions of the eighteenth-century British Army, from uniforms and weaponry to Army and Naval tactics. Add all of that to a keen sense of fundamental skills in fictional characterization, plotlines that keep the reader eager to turn the pages, and you've got a bestseller waiting to explode across the market.
I absolutely love horror stories that expand and/or enhance the standard descriptives and public acceptance of monsters' abilities and liabilities, be they zombies, vampires, werewolves, or any other established or invented creature. I am also a fan of credibility, historical accuracy, and an overall sense of reality; verisimilitude in all fiction stories, especially horror, speculative science fiction, and historical aspects to any story. Brandon Fisichella applies his background and education to historical events, especially noteworthy in his descriptions of the eighteenth-century British Army, from uniforms and weaponry to Army and Naval tactics. Add all of that to a keen sense of fundamental skills in fictional characterization, plotlines that keep the reader eager to turn the pages, and you've got a bestseller waiting to explode across the market.
May 9, 2026
A soldier’s tale of humanity and death…and inhumanity and the undead…
The Corpse War Of 1793: A Soldier's Account by Brandon Fisichella is a callback to historical military books but with the added flourish of zombie combat…
Told in the style of novels and military guides of the late 18th century (also suggesting suitable historical works that might be useful reading), this story follows an unnamed soldier whose regiment is dispatched to deal with possible unrest (even hinting at either French involvement or some local rebellious element).
Starting in the small town of Stowlham which lives in Norfolk near the Norfolk/Linconshire border not far from Downham…the soldiers proceed to encounter what would later be referred to as the “choleric dead”…and a mass slaughter…
What follows is the personal account of his surviving soldier who goes from the relatively small scale Stowlham incident to a larger skirmish that threatens all neighboring counties…
Encounters with other units (similarly confused), scared civilians, and the choleric dead only further shakes the young man as he finds himself called to give more and more of himself…
Artillery, cavalry, grenadiers, dragoons, and many other units pop up throughout the story as it continues to escalate while trying to contain the mess…
Meanwhile it takes advantage of military operations, tactics, and technology of the time…
Suitably fun narrative considering the subject matter…
The Corpse War Of 1793: A Soldier's Account by Brandon Fisichella is a callback to historical military books but with the added flourish of zombie combat…
Told in the style of novels and military guides of the late 18th century (also suggesting suitable historical works that might be useful reading), this story follows an unnamed soldier whose regiment is dispatched to deal with possible unrest (even hinting at either French involvement or some local rebellious element).
Starting in the small town of Stowlham which lives in Norfolk near the Norfolk/Linconshire border not far from Downham…the soldiers proceed to encounter what would later be referred to as the “choleric dead”…and a mass slaughter…
What follows is the personal account of his surviving soldier who goes from the relatively small scale Stowlham incident to a larger skirmish that threatens all neighboring counties…
Encounters with other units (similarly confused), scared civilians, and the choleric dead only further shakes the young man as he finds himself called to give more and more of himself…
Artillery, cavalry, grenadiers, dragoons, and many other units pop up throughout the story as it continues to escalate while trying to contain the mess…
Meanwhile it takes advantage of military operations, tactics, and technology of the time…
Suitably fun narrative considering the subject matter…
January 8, 2026
As the marketing has stated the book is World War Z, 18th century British version. Im not sure what all the author’s influences were but I sensed some Solomon Kane in it too. Anyway, Horrorhounds and history buffs will not be disappointed. The story begins at a furious pace and hardly ever stops.
Some might think the historical details might bog down the plot: it does not. If anything it enhances it. The weapons, clothes, strategy etc. it’s all there. As someone whose read 18th century writings(I recommend American Cookery by Amelia Simmons) I was ecstatic to read the author/publisher went even got the font correct, even bringing back the ‘long s’. The people portrayed, including their attitudes, truly are of their times(Apparently, the French are to blame for everything)…yet they are human. The descriptions of smoke, an often overlooked detail in other historical fiction, creates a hellish unsettling atmosphere. As for the “devils”? Make no mistake, these are not Romero’s zombies. They are something worse.
When the battles are over there are no cheerful celebrations. The aftermath seems just as horrific with some soldiers as worried about desertion as about the risen dead and others cursed to live in mangled bodies. There are no virtuous heroes to route for, only characters fighting to survive.
Some might think the historical details might bog down the plot: it does not. If anything it enhances it. The weapons, clothes, strategy etc. it’s all there. As someone whose read 18th century writings(I recommend American Cookery by Amelia Simmons) I was ecstatic to read the author/publisher went even got the font correct, even bringing back the ‘long s’. The people portrayed, including their attitudes, truly are of their times(Apparently, the French are to blame for everything)…yet they are human. The descriptions of smoke, an often overlooked detail in other historical fiction, creates a hellish unsettling atmosphere. As for the “devils”? Make no mistake, these are not Romero’s zombies. They are something worse.
When the battles are over there are no cheerful celebrations. The aftermath seems just as horrific with some soldiers as worried about desertion as about the risen dead and others cursed to live in mangled bodies. There are no virtuous heroes to route for, only characters fighting to survive.
January 10, 2026
Debut novel. Zombie fiction is my guilty pleasure and this provides a unique addition to the genre. I would recommend to anyone on the fence.
Writing Style
The author’s writing style imitates the soldier’s campaign journals or diaries of the period. Personally I felt the pacing for a majority of the book was spot on but began to drag during the last 25%. While writing this review, I briefly consulted a few accounts by other soldiers of the time such as: Sergeant William Lawrence, Captain John Cook, and General Cavalié Mercer. I think my frustration with pacing stems from a disconnect between the author’s use of period language and diction to narrate a story featuring a character with contemporary self-reflection within a narrative plot arc. I fully acknowledge that is a personal hangup.
Setting: The time period predates Frankenstein by 20ish years, so the story sidestepped a contrivance for why the characters don’t mention zombies.
Napoleon and American revolution are occasionally mentioned as a backdrop for characterization.
June 14, 2026
Absolutely amazing and realistic look at how people of any era would react to the living dead invading their small countryside town. Every character feels rational and human in their actions. Even in moments of complete loss of rational thinking, there's never a decision made that feels unrealistic or dramatic, just humans being broken by the situation they found themselves in.
The story is dark, gritty, and gripping to a crazy degree. I regularly found myself wrapped up in the mind and terror of the main character, a man pitted against hell numerous times and left with only wounds and stories to show for it. The Napoleonic era is vastly under-explored for this type of fiction and honestly this book just proves it can be done, in an interesting, realistic, and ultimately amazing way.
If you enjoy dark historical fiction that stays true to its era then give this a shot, it's legitimately one of the best pieces of zombie media I've read in a very long time and I really hope there's more like it to come!
The story is dark, gritty, and gripping to a crazy degree. I regularly found myself wrapped up in the mind and terror of the main character, a man pitted against hell numerous times and left with only wounds and stories to show for it. The Napoleonic era is vastly under-explored for this type of fiction and honestly this book just proves it can be done, in an interesting, realistic, and ultimately amazing way.
If you enjoy dark historical fiction that stays true to its era then give this a shot, it's legitimately one of the best pieces of zombie media I've read in a very long time and I really hope there's more like it to come!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 24, 2026
This book is a wonderful addition to the historical fiction genre. The writing is fantastic, the scenes are disgustingly (in a good way) written and the tension of one zombie, let alone the entire wave, is well executed. Many modern zombie stories, especially zombie movies, place the horror of the media in the anarchy which the zombies bring about, but this book centers it entirely on the zombie. It is an unfortunate pairing of this adaption of the zombie which is extraordinarily resilient against weapons which (afaik) were based a lot on morale and was to be fired within shouting distance of the enemy. This all is reinforced by the nicely done illustrations which helps fill in a few of the blank spots and deepens the dread of the battle.
The book only suffers from minor issues, namely grammatical (i.e. sentences with periods or even an instance where I think the font for a few words was wrong). But generally, the book is well written and highly enjoyable.
The book only suffers from minor issues, namely grammatical (i.e. sentences with periods or even an instance where I think the font for a few words was wrong). But generally, the book is well written and highly enjoyable.
June 3, 2026
4.5/5.
i love brandon as a youtuber, and loved the book! it was very emotional and intense, and i found myself unable to put it down. the final battle was greatly described, and i could imagine every bit of blood and gore that was written on the page.
my two gripes, which make the book a 4.5 instead of a 5, are as follows;
the use of italics can be too much, sometimes. i love a good italicised word as much as the next guy, but some restraint is good.
the protagonists fate. i won't be stating what happens to him in specifics, i wish to avoid spoilers, but it seems so brutal and depressing, my jaw was agape when reading. i understood, partly, where it came from, but i now wonder if it was too much. maybe he could've been given even a little bit of a nicer ending, though i did enjoy how it was written.
over all, very good, and i can't wait for a second one, if brandon ever does one :)
i love brandon as a youtuber, and loved the book! it was very emotional and intense, and i found myself unable to put it down. the final battle was greatly described, and i could imagine every bit of blood and gore that was written on the page.
my two gripes, which make the book a 4.5 instead of a 5, are as follows;
the use of italics can be too much, sometimes. i love a good italicised word as much as the next guy, but some restraint is good.
the protagonists fate. i won't be stating what happens to him in specifics, i wish to avoid spoilers, but it seems so brutal and depressing, my jaw was agape when reading. i understood, partly, where it came from, but i now wonder if it was too much. maybe he could've been given even a little bit of a nicer ending, though i did enjoy how it was written.
over all, very good, and i can't wait for a second one, if brandon ever does one :)
June 22, 2026
I've read a lot of books, and even written some short stories in my short 20 years of life so far. Out of all of the stuff I have read and written my favorite has always been military horror, and I always ask myself "Is this how that would actually happen" and I find a book is great when I finish reading the book and say yes to that question. Only two books have I asked that question and gotten that answer and that is World War Z, and now this book. More so, by the end if I didn't know better I would have believed it DID happen. This is a must read for those fans of horror, not just military, but psychological and of course zombie.
April 6, 2026
Wow! I didnt expect one of my favorite YouTubers to pen such a banger, but a banger was indeed penned.
The pacing did drag here and there, but I am thoroughly impressed and entertained with this one. Excellent mix of believable/accurate historical setting with everybody's favorite moaning horde: the Undead.
The Battle of Stowlham was sick as all hell. Bayonet charges and all.
The pacing did drag here and there, but I am thoroughly impressed and entertained with this one. Excellent mix of believable/accurate historical setting with everybody's favorite moaning horde: the Undead.
The Battle of Stowlham was sick as all hell. Bayonet charges and all.
February 14, 2026
A fine first outing, the book aimed to capture the audience of Sharpe and World War Z and i think it did a fine job. Historic details and style mixed with a visceral horror. I would quite enjoy more in the same universe, especially how it could ripple into the Napoleonic wars.
May 24, 2026
A Triumph in horror, grimdark, and historical accuracy. Blown away that this was a debut novel. Brandon Fisichella should be immensely proud
It’s incredible that the Zombie genre, as oversaturated as it is, is still able to have fresh takes on the idea.
It’s incredible that the Zombie genre, as oversaturated as it is, is still able to have fresh takes on the idea.
March 29, 2026
Loved it! A great book and I can't wait for the sequel
June 19, 2026
Unsettling read, well executed.
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