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When There's No More Room In Hell #1
When There's No More room In Hell
Alternate Cover Edition for B00KLCZSPO.
Mankind is on the brink of extinction. A deadly plague sweeps the globe like a tsunami causing the dead to rise and prey on the living. When there's no more room in Hell is a horror/action story set in a post apocalyptic world filled with suspense, drama, humour, grief and action. While one brother fights his way home through the horrors and confusion of a savage landscape from the 'Meat Grinder' that is Iraq, the other finds himself as the leader of a rag-tag band of survivors striving to survive against the onslaught of the dead.
Mankind is on the brink of extinction. A deadly plague sweeps the globe like a tsunami causing the dead to rise and prey on the living. When there's no more room in Hell is a horror/action story set in a post apocalyptic world filled with suspense, drama, humour, grief and action. While one brother fights his way home through the horrors and confusion of a savage landscape from the 'Meat Grinder' that is Iraq, the other finds himself as the leader of a rag-tag band of survivors striving to survive against the onslaught of the dead.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 26, 2011
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August 25, 2017
I never really got into this book from the start, based yet again on an obnoxious, lazy, partying, layabout former drug dealer who admits he would have done anything for cash and thinks the world owes his ass a living. And now because he has a kid, he declares himself father of the year and totally reformed and I'm supposed to cheer for him. Nope. Drug dealers are something I despise and becoming 'reformed' doesn't chamge all the destroyed lives you leave behind to grab some quick money. So do I want one as my MC? No thanks.
Even putting that aside, I don't like the way the story was presented. There was a lot of tell and no show. We are told about the terror attack at the London Olympics, the wars and the strange virus which followed. We get an info dump about how much Steve hates the government. We are told of the zombie outbreak and the YouTube videos but we don't get to experience any of these things or society breaking down through Steve's eyes. We are merely told about it after the event. One of the things I love about zombie books is seeing the outbreak happen through the MC's eyes and experience, seeing the scary moments and living through the horror with them. It's exciting that way! But being told everything after the events takes the drama out of the whole story.
We switch to Steve's brother Marcus and his military adventures in Iraq which again has info dumps and we get a bit description of his battle with insurgents, which is not as interesting when you would rather see that detail with zombies, since it is a zombie book. It was taking way too long to get to anything interesting and I got a bit fed up with it.
Even putting that aside, I don't like the way the story was presented. There was a lot of tell and no show. We are told about the terror attack at the London Olympics, the wars and the strange virus which followed. We get an info dump about how much Steve hates the government. We are told of the zombie outbreak and the YouTube videos but we don't get to experience any of these things or society breaking down through Steve's eyes. We are merely told about it after the event. One of the things I love about zombie books is seeing the outbreak happen through the MC's eyes and experience, seeing the scary moments and living through the horror with them. It's exciting that way! But being told everything after the events takes the drama out of the whole story.
We switch to Steve's brother Marcus and his military adventures in Iraq which again has info dumps and we get a bit description of his battle with insurgents, which is not as interesting when you would rather see that detail with zombies, since it is a zombie book. It was taking way too long to get to anything interesting and I got a bit fed up with it.
July 10, 2020
Pretty good read
A lot of action and very descriptive in terms of blood and gore. Definitely not for the faint of heart. Well written.
A lot of action and very descriptive in terms of blood and gore. Definitely not for the faint of heart. Well written.
January 5, 2016
When the book started I was excited to be introduced to the protagonist quite a few years after the the zombie outbreak had ravaged humanity (because honestly the whole beginning of the outbreak thing has been done before, like always in every gd zombook), but as it turned out this was just a way of introducing the character before telling us the lengthly story of everyone and their dog which would be ok if they didnt fokkin die. And to be fair this would have been ok if it only happened once but I feel like it happened 30 times and to top it off we heard about all of their reanimations as if it were being described for the first time (because it always happens the same way so....).
But if you like reading what feels like filler material for a talk show cutaway be my guest you will also hear speculations about the outbreak that already exist in every other zombook.
haff fuwn!
But if you like reading what feels like filler material for a talk show cutaway be my guest you will also hear speculations about the outbreak that already exist in every other zombook.
haff fuwn!
June 18, 2012
I bought the Kindle version on Amazon. Kind of a long book, a lot of great ideas. Most of it was well told. I don't want to spoil the book for others, so I won't include any spoilers. As far as these self published zombie books go, this one was above average. The Andy and Tony stories may have added a little to the book but I felt they made the book longer and the author was not able to give them enough attention. I felt like it ran long and I believe this can happen when the author really likes their characters or feels like he must achieve resolution somewhere. I felt that the Marcus story was completed poorly. Too many ideas too many archetypes to fit into one book.
September 15, 2017
An okay sort of book for a rainy night in. Nothing I havn't seen before in the zombie apocalypse genre, except it is set in England for the most part. The sections dealing with on of the main characters attempts to fight his way back from Iraq to England with some of his army buddies is enough to keep you engages.
July 9, 2017
I've just finished listening to this entire series in audiobook (don't judge) and was hooked. Literally listened to days worth of action, thrills, romance, suspense, and heartbreak that mirrored real life in a crises. I could feel the gun recoil in my hands, smell the walking dead, and really feel the heart-pounding drama that followed the ragtag bunch of survivors.
It was well-written with descriptive prose and the real world experience that I later found the author to have. No one other than those who have lived through combat or war could describe some of the things portrayed in this series. 5 stars to Duffy. I only wished the party raged on.
It was well-written with descriptive prose and the real world experience that I later found the author to have. No one other than those who have lived through combat or war could describe some of the things portrayed in this series. 5 stars to Duffy. I only wished the party raged on.
August 21, 2024
It's fine. It has a good grasp of the zombie genre and sets up a world that is utterly fascinating. But some of the elements come together in a way that doesn't entirely work. Quite a few of the characters are boring or just not likeable and when you're dealing with a story where humanity is just on the verge of extinction, you have to give characters a chance of being someone you care about.
With the set up here, that might come in subsequent books. So I am willing to give others in the series a shot. But yeah. There's better zombie tales out there (at least so far).
With the set up here, that might come in subsequent books. So I am willing to give others in the series a shot. But yeah. There's better zombie tales out there (at least so far).
September 9, 2022
This book was only, ok. It seemed geared towards a reader new to the genre. It didn’t excite me. Not a bad book by Any means! But if you’ve been reading zombie books for a while, this might be a little “light” for you.
October 9, 2019
The Dead takes over.
I liked the association between the team. They work well against the dead people. I highly recommend this book for any readers.
I liked the association between the team. They work well against the dead people. I highly recommend this book for any readers.
September 7, 2021
Page turner
The journey home after zombies take over the world is full of challenges . Unlikely allies band together to survive this new reality.
The journey home after zombies take over the world is full of challenges . Unlikely allies band together to survive this new reality.
April 9, 2024
Another 10/10 from Luke Duffy. I love his work!
August 28, 2016
Luke Duffy's books have a nice, descriptive slow place which I personally enjoy. You won't find the typical comic book style modern age nonsense here, instead Luke's books are much closer to the Romero style of atmosphere.
As the books move along the dark, forboding of a dead world is portrayed excellently. There's no hicks with baseball bats casually killing crowds of the undead, one or two zombies are enough to make grown main quake at the knees and you get a great feel of dread from the dead cities much like in Romero's classics.
The characters lacking a little depth is perhaps my only critique, though most are still fleshed out with their own distinct personalities.
There's a constant fear of a characters mortality which I also enjoyed, plenty of fear, terror and horror as you follow the characters journey's.
The Dead Walk the Earth series also by Luke Duffy runs parallel to this series and ties up the fate of some characters from this series along with filling in much more on the governments last stand before the homeland fell to the dead.
As the books move along the dark, forboding of a dead world is portrayed excellently. There's no hicks with baseball bats casually killing crowds of the undead, one or two zombies are enough to make grown main quake at the knees and you get a great feel of dread from the dead cities much like in Romero's classics.
The characters lacking a little depth is perhaps my only critique, though most are still fleshed out with their own distinct personalities.
There's a constant fear of a characters mortality which I also enjoyed, plenty of fear, terror and horror as you follow the characters journey's.
The Dead Walk the Earth series also by Luke Duffy runs parallel to this series and ties up the fate of some characters from this series along with filling in much more on the governments last stand before the homeland fell to the dead.
February 19, 2020
Wow! I love the post apocalyptic genre but sometimes the writing is cheap and cheesy. This reads like real life. It's extremely descriptive and disturbing in some spots but in an Oh so good kind of way. I do have to say that you should be a fan of the zombie genre to enjoy this book. Can't wait to read #2!
July 9, 2013
The question I ask myself as I have read Duffy's books is, "Will it really take a ZA to get us out of the Middle East?" Duffy provides a realistic perspective on what life would be like if you were stationed in a hot zone and all hell breaks out.
September 16, 2013
Luke Duffy has made a good start to his storyline in part one of When There's No More Room In Hell. The characters develop as the story unfolds and I couldn't help but find myself looking forward to seeing what happened next. I look forward to the next volume in this series.
January 24, 2016
Very Good
This book was very good. Lots of excitement. I have read other books by Luke Duffy and really enjoyed them. I'm looking forward to finishing this series and I'm glad I don't have to wait for the next books to be published!
This book was very good. Lots of excitement. I have read other books by Luke Duffy and really enjoyed them. I'm looking forward to finishing this series and I'm glad I don't have to wait for the next books to be published!
August 21, 2015
Loved it!
The book is well written, the characters are complex, real people! I can't say how much I'm looking forward to finding out what's next!!
The book is well written, the characters are complex, real people! I can't say how much I'm looking forward to finding out what's next!!
November 8, 2015
Awesome
Really awesome book. I can't wait to start the next one in the series. Good characters. Good story. Great zombies!
Really awesome book. I can't wait to start the next one in the series. Good characters. Good story. Great zombies!
November 14, 2015
My Favourite series of Zombie/apocalyptic books
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