A guilt-ridden microbiologist, haunted by thoughts of the world he might have saved. A brother and sister with nothing but each other search for direction in a dead world. An ostracized teen, spiraling into madness, seeks revenge against those who abused and bullied him. A ruthless convict crosses the country, leading a band of mutinous soldiers. A woman held captive plots her escape against impossible odds. They're all on a collision course, fated to meet on a mountaintop - where the dead rains down from the sky.
This isn't your average zombie book. It has a great storyline and isn't just mindless zombies eating your face off. I've read a lot of zombie books and most of them are the same thing over and over again. A lot of action but no real story and you don't get to know the main characters. Not so with Dead Fall, you get to know the main characters and it more than makes up for the lack of gore. I honestly thought I'd get bored within a few pages but it kept me having to know what was going to happen next. When I got to the last page, I was disappointed that the story ended. Loved it!
This writer is so descriptive you can actually see the scenes played out in each act! His imagery is marvelous. I found the action fast-paced and utterly riveting! It’s a must read and a definite page turner!
Dead Fall starts off with excitement there is no waiting for a few chapters to get into the story, within the first few paragraphs we hear an awakening crash, I know your thinking car crash, no not in this book we have the dead falling from the sky. The moon is full and something is happening outside. So Thad grab his stab stick (aka umbrella) the number of daily corpses was growing and the numbers of the dead were gathering.
From the diary of Lizzy Glasgow is one of my favorite chapters, it gives an account of what has happened from coming out of hiding from the basement through the journey talking about experiences, encounters with the living and the dead. You feel the emotion as Lizzy reflects and how much can change from day to day, hunger and no place to stay to feeling safe and having shelter then right back.
The story is intriguing and you become eager to learn more about each character. The characters are all well written and read well, you end up loving some and really hating others.