Like a mashup between Blade, The Walking Dead, and Resident Evil.
Shortly after a devastating second Civil War, groups of survivors try to reestablish some sort of civilization in a post-apocalyptic America. The nation has collapsed as a result of an escalated political war, and surrounding countries stake claim to land, taking advantage of the unrest. Packs of mutated undead creatures are but one of the obstacles people must face in this dystopian thriller. Lines are drawn between men and women, and Allen and Sydney must find common ground in order to survive extreme odds. When the dust settles, who will be left in this action-packed adventure that will delight your undead hunger?
Kenneth W. Cain first got the itch for storytelling during his formative years in the suburbs of Chicago, where he got to listen to his grandfather spin tales by the glow of a barrel fire. But it was a reading of Baba Yaga that grew his desire for dark fiction. Shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and One Step Beyond furthered that sense of wonder for the unknown, and he’s been writing ever since.
Cain is the author of The Saga of I trilogy, United States of the Dead, the short story collections These Old Tales and Fresh Cut Tales, and the forthcoming Embers: A Collection of Dark Fiction. Writing, reading, fine art, graphic design, and Cardinals baseball are but a few of his passions. Cain now resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.
Mr. Cain's novel is both an interesting take on the Zombie genre, but also an annoying commentary on modern politics. He doesn't hid his opinions or make them particularly subtle, and it takes you out of the story. However, his zombies are interesting, being between the two styles of traditional and modern mutants.
If you enjoy Z novels then go ahead and pick this up, but if you are not a fan of the genre go ahead and avoid.
Ticked me off, I paid for this book so that I could find out they had “re-titled” it , twice! from Dead Civil War to United Sates of the Dead to Pack Animals.
I hate when I buy a book I already read because it has a new title!