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Dead: Snapshot #4
Las Vegas, Nevada
Most people faced with the zombie apocalypse are simply trying to survive. Joel Landon is determined to LIVE...by any means necessary. All he needs to do is surround himself with the right people who have the same mindset. Of course, they also have to understand that there are rules. No society can flourish without them. If you step out of line, the last words you hear will be, "I sentence you to the darkness."
Could there be a fate worse than death by zombie?
Welcome to DEAD: Snapshot--Las Vegas, Nevada
What dies in Vegas... will rise again.
Could there be a fate worse than death by zombie?
Welcome to DEAD: Snapshot--Las Vegas, Nevada
What dies in Vegas... will rise again.
257 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2017
28 people are currently reading
36 people want to read
About the author
T.W. Brown
96 books303 followersTucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my wife Denise, a Border Collie named Aoife, a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can cheer on the Oregon Ducks and be disappointed by my Seattle Seahawks once again. I am a fan of Cookie Monster, KISS, and Dr. Who (along with most things British).
As a person who always dreamed of writing as well as one completely enthralled by all things zombie, it is hard to believe that I never once considered writing in the genre. It is true. I wanted to be more “mainstream”. The first novel I actually wrote is titled Dakota (as Todd Brown). It is about a pair of DEA types tossed back in time to just prior to the start of the Civil War. They are in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of them is an African-American.
The zombie thing really started when I wrote a short for a college Creative Writing class. The teacher, Ms. Bose, pulled me up and told me I had an obvious love for the subject and a real talent for the style. I decided to give it a shot.
The first thing I cobbled together was Zomblog. I wrote it as a warm up for the project I had brewing in the back of my mind. It is a journal account of the apocalypse. The funny thing is that it was never intended to be published. A few things happened and it ended up being presented to me as a gift in book format by my wife for a Christmas present. There was something I will never forget about holding the copy of that book in my hand the first time.
Because it gained a readership, and those readers asked for more, I made it a trilogy (Zomblog, Zomblog II, and Zomblog: The Final Entry). It is also because of those fans that I have returned to the Zomblog universe and just released the sixth (and FINAL) book in the series on Halloween of 2013: Zomblog: Snoe's Journey. I freely admit that I will sellout my plans to write what the fans ask for.
I really want my DEAD series to be what I am known for, and in the last year, it has really taken off. However, I will say that with the release of the fourth book in the DEAD series (DEAD: Winter), the numbers started to pick up beyond my wildest dreams.
The DEAD series (DEAD: The Ugly Beginning, DEAD: Revelations, and DEAD: Fortunes & Failures, DEAD: Winter, DEAD: Siege & Survival, DEAD: Confrontation, DEAD: Reborn) is scheduled to be a 12 part epic series.
It is told in three rotating chapters. One is from the first person perspective of Steve Hobart, a man thrust into the role of leader for a group of survivors struggling to keep alive. One chapter follows a group of four self-professed zombie “geeks” who initially believe that the zombie apocalypse would be fun and soon discover that it is nothing like the movies. The third of the rotating chapters is called “Vignettes” and is a series of snapshots from all around the world. Some of the vignettes are single chapter episodes, others are continuing threads that carry on for several chapters. A few are merged into the Steve story or the Geek story line.
Last year,I began my horror/comedy series, "That Ghoul Ava" and have found it to be my new guilty pleasure.
My blog can be found at:
http://twbrown.blogspot.com/
You can contact him at:
twbrown.maydecpub@gmail.com
You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on Facebook under Todd Brown, Author TW Brown, and also under May December Publications.
Book Links:
DEAD
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-The-Ugly-B...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Revelation...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Fortunes-F...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Winter-ebo...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Winter-TW-...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Siege-Surv...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Confrontat...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Reborn-TW-...
As a person who always dreamed of writing as well as one completely enthralled by all things zombie, it is hard to believe that I never once considered writing in the genre. It is true. I wanted to be more “mainstream”. The first novel I actually wrote is titled Dakota (as Todd Brown). It is about a pair of DEA types tossed back in time to just prior to the start of the Civil War. They are in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of them is an African-American.
The zombie thing really started when I wrote a short for a college Creative Writing class. The teacher, Ms. Bose, pulled me up and told me I had an obvious love for the subject and a real talent for the style. I decided to give it a shot.
The first thing I cobbled together was Zomblog. I wrote it as a warm up for the project I had brewing in the back of my mind. It is a journal account of the apocalypse. The funny thing is that it was never intended to be published. A few things happened and it ended up being presented to me as a gift in book format by my wife for a Christmas present. There was something I will never forget about holding the copy of that book in my hand the first time.
Because it gained a readership, and those readers asked for more, I made it a trilogy (Zomblog, Zomblog II, and Zomblog: The Final Entry). It is also because of those fans that I have returned to the Zomblog universe and just released the sixth (and FINAL) book in the series on Halloween of 2013: Zomblog: Snoe's Journey. I freely admit that I will sellout my plans to write what the fans ask for.
I really want my DEAD series to be what I am known for, and in the last year, it has really taken off. However, I will say that with the release of the fourth book in the DEAD series (DEAD: Winter), the numbers started to pick up beyond my wildest dreams.
The DEAD series (DEAD: The Ugly Beginning, DEAD: Revelations, and DEAD: Fortunes & Failures, DEAD: Winter, DEAD: Siege & Survival, DEAD: Confrontation, DEAD: Reborn) is scheduled to be a 12 part epic series.
It is told in three rotating chapters. One is from the first person perspective of Steve Hobart, a man thrust into the role of leader for a group of survivors struggling to keep alive. One chapter follows a group of four self-professed zombie “geeks” who initially believe that the zombie apocalypse would be fun and soon discover that it is nothing like the movies. The third of the rotating chapters is called “Vignettes” and is a series of snapshots from all around the world. Some of the vignettes are single chapter episodes, others are continuing threads that carry on for several chapters. A few are merged into the Steve story or the Geek story line.
Last year,I began my horror/comedy series, "That Ghoul Ava" and have found it to be my new guilty pleasure.
My blog can be found at:
http://twbrown.blogspot.com/
You can contact him at:
twbrown.maydecpub@gmail.com
You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on Facebook under Todd Brown, Author TW Brown, and also under May December Publications.
Book Links:
DEAD
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-The-Ugly-B...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Revelation...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Fortunes-F...
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Winter-ebo...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Winter-TW-...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Siege-Surv...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Confrontat...
http://www.amazon.com/DEAD-Reborn-TW-...
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October 28, 2017
Best of the Snapshot series
This is TW Brown at his best. Having inhaled the Dead series and spent all nighters consuming Zomblog, the Snapshot books had been leaving me not quite as satisfied until now. Maybe it's the take on the protagonist in the one. Brown seems to do his best work when he really cuts into the depths of a flawed character and allows them to be who they are, warts and all. Maybe it was the setting - so much innuendo about la s Vegas in the other books, the scene did not disappoint. Whatever the reason the whole thing worked and I am a satisfied fan.
This is TW Brown at his best. Having inhaled the Dead series and spent all nighters consuming Zomblog, the Snapshot books had been leaving me not quite as satisfied until now. Maybe it's the take on the protagonist in the one. Brown seems to do his best work when he really cuts into the depths of a flawed character and allows them to be who they are, warts and all. Maybe it was the setting - so much innuendo about la s Vegas in the other books, the scene did not disappoint. Whatever the reason the whole thing worked and I am a satisfied fan.
November 9, 2017
Not that intense!
I thought that I wouldn’t like our main guy (Joel), I was lead to believe this gentleman was not your typical good guy, but all the rules he provided for living, not just surviving, made sense to me, would I be allowed to live there (no), and that would suck big time, but no dead weight should be allowed to drag others down. If you’re looking for a feel good Hero story, this is not for you, but if you want a realistic zombie survival tale this would be a great start before the “Zomblog” series.
I thought that I wouldn’t like our main guy (Joel), I was lead to believe this gentleman was not your typical good guy, but all the rules he provided for living, not just surviving, made sense to me, would I be allowed to live there (no), and that would suck big time, but no dead weight should be allowed to drag others down. If you’re looking for a feel good Hero story, this is not for you, but if you want a realistic zombie survival tale this would be a great start before the “Zomblog” series.
September 21, 2017
Great read - could be part start of a whole new tale
We finally start to here about Vegas rebuilding mentioned in several of Todd's earlier works. Great new angle to show someone with a vision who can follow thru........this story begs for the multiple viewpoints we usually get from todd to flesh out the whole story ...hoping for more
We finally start to here about Vegas rebuilding mentioned in several of Todd's earlier works. Great new angle to show someone with a vision who can follow thru........this story begs for the multiple viewpoints we usually get from todd to flesh out the whole story ...hoping for more
September 25, 2017
Absolutely fantastic! Could you and would you sacrifice your humanity to survive & stay alive at any cost in a zombie apocalypse? This book definitely gives you something to think about. I think I would be sentenced to the darkness (Read the book and you'll understand). I hope there's another book in the Snapshot series (Las Vegas, Nevada).
December 2, 2017
Fast paced!
I'm terrible at writing reviews... I will leave it at this was my favorite from the Snapshot series so far... The author could probably make another series from these characters. Another great zombie book by Author Todd Brown!
I'm terrible at writing reviews... I will leave it at this was my favorite from the Snapshot series so far... The author could probably make another series from these characters. Another great zombie book by Author Todd Brown!
February 21, 2020
Joel the man you hate to love
This was a good read, the on!y disappointment was the rule about children.that was sad. I was hoping to see a tie in with his other dead books but I had to think about that for a while before I caught it.
This was a good read, the on!y disappointment was the rule about children.that was sad. I was hoping to see a tie in with his other dead books but I had to think about that for a while before I caught it.
February 4, 2018
Love the snapshots
T W Brown has made these forays into different cities a fun way to see other survivors and how they make do in the apocalypse
T W Brown has made these forays into different cities a fun way to see other survivors and how they make do in the apocalypse
March 26, 2018
Good read and another good story in the world of TW's Dead Series.
June 17, 2020
I think this was the scariest in the series.
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December 26, 2021Good sidebar.... develops main story line.
Great. Can't wait to see how this story weaves back into the main story. Always keeps me guessing. Hopefully soon.
Great. Can't wait to see how this story weaves back into the main story. Always keeps me guessing. Hopefully soon.
March 27, 2020
5 Stars Don't Miss It!!!
Dead: Snapshot--Las Vegas NV By: TW Brown Warning once you pick-up anything by TW Brown you WILL be hooked! Holy freaking apocalypse, it just doesn't get any better, 5 stars all day...
Dead: Snapshot--Las Vegas NV By: TW Brown Warning once you pick-up anything by TW Brown you WILL be hooked! Holy freaking apocalypse, it just doesn't get any better, 5 stars all day...
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July 26, 2018It was different and I guess everyone has there own point of view but it was a great read
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