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The Undead World #10.1-10.2+10.4
The Apocalypse Origin
This book contains four Novellas:
The Courage to Survive (previously published as Jillybean's First Adventure)
The Witch: Jillybean in the Undead World
The First Giants
The Apocalypse Origin
The nights are long and cold. The days are endlessly silent, except when the monsters sniff out a survivor. Then the screams drill into your ears and the grinding sounds of teeth on bone is enough to drive a little girl to madness.
In the beginning, there were sleepovers and best friends and pizza on Fridays. Then the monsters came. First it’s the human monsters, raping, murdering and stealing everything they can get their hands on.
Then come the real monsters and survival is no longer a matter of luck. To survive the dead, a little girl has to become something else. She has to become more than human while at the same time she has to sink into depravity that’s beyond the bounds of society.
Within this book are four stories of survival that paint a picture of true madness coupled with raw innocence and a breathtaking genius.
The origin of Jillybean has been shrouded in mystery, until now.
311 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 12, 2020
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About the author
Peter Meredith
59 books666 followersPeter Meredith is the multi-genre author of an author of 35 novels in a variety of genres: Horror, zombies, post-apocalypse and Fantasy. Some of his creative work includes The Trilogy of Void, The Hidden Lands series, The Sacrificial Daughter, A Perfect America, Sprite and The Apocalypse Undead World.
Having tried his hand in real estate, as an emergency room nurse, and a CEO of a national lighting company, he has come to find that his true addiction is as an author.
Having tried his hand in real estate, as an emergency room nurse, and a CEO of a national lighting company, he has come to find that his true addiction is as an author.
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April 25, 2020
Another hit by an amazing author
Throughout this series I've come to love some characters such as Sadie, Captain Grey and of course Jillybean. I've also grown to hate some The River King, The Witch of Rippling and of course the top on my hate list was the Black Captain until I read this book. Now the book tells four different stories about the Queen by a biographer Ezekiel Cross, who interviews Jillybean in four different environments. The one that hurt my heart the most is while they're both in jail cells under the control of Mad Raul, the first time Ezekiel meets the Queen up close. When she told him the story of her parents dying it broke my heart, but then I became furious with her mother. I absolutely despise that useless piece of crap. If I could stand in front of her I'd bitch slap her so hard she'd be in a coma for a century. She definitely fits the old saying"useless as tits on a boar hog", how a mother could give up and die leaving a helpless 6 year old at the end of the world is beyond me. All though Jillybean was/is far from helpless she didn't realize it then, the woman folded faster than a cheap lawn chair. The other three stories tell us about how she killed the witch, makes and loses a friend all in one day and when she had to go out for the first time since her mother died and had to kill her bestest friend in the whole world Becca. She did all this between 6 and 7 years old!!! I loved this book and I adore Jillybean, I hope there's more of this amazing series in the future.
Throughout this series I've come to love some characters such as Sadie, Captain Grey and of course Jillybean. I've also grown to hate some The River King, The Witch of Rippling and of course the top on my hate list was the Black Captain until I read this book. Now the book tells four different stories about the Queen by a biographer Ezekiel Cross, who interviews Jillybean in four different environments. The one that hurt my heart the most is while they're both in jail cells under the control of Mad Raul, the first time Ezekiel meets the Queen up close. When she told him the story of her parents dying it broke my heart, but then I became furious with her mother. I absolutely despise that useless piece of crap. If I could stand in front of her I'd bitch slap her so hard she'd be in a coma for a century. She definitely fits the old saying"useless as tits on a boar hog", how a mother could give up and die leaving a helpless 6 year old at the end of the world is beyond me. All though Jillybean was/is far from helpless she didn't realize it then, the woman folded faster than a cheap lawn chair. The other three stories tell us about how she killed the witch, makes and loses a friend all in one day and when she had to go out for the first time since her mother died and had to kill her bestest friend in the whole world Becca. She did all this between 6 and 7 years old!!! I loved this book and I adore Jillybean, I hope there's more of this amazing series in the future.
July 22, 2022
Per the advice of the author epilogue, read this before Book 8(?)
The epilogue in Book 7 (?) advised reading this volume before proceeding to the next consecutive in the series to better understand events that transpire. I have not yet read further, however reading this book did give me a great deal of insight into what made Jellybean into the split personality she became.That split personality is also what enabled her to survive and to help those she cared deeply for to also survive... Her beloved father had told her before he died that sometimes "you have to be hard and cruel in order to protect yourself and those you love "... The little girl had that proven to her when her mother was raped and died subsequently and that lesson was never forgotten... It resulted in her first murder of one of the rapists with a deadly trap when she was only seven years old... the remainder became " zombie chow".... She learned to be hard and cruel when it was necessary to protect herself and those for whom she cared deeply. A sad lesson for a seven year old innocent little girl...
The epilogue in Book 7 (?) advised reading this volume before proceeding to the next consecutive in the series to better understand events that transpire. I have not yet read further, however reading this book did give me a great deal of insight into what made Jellybean into the split personality she became.That split personality is also what enabled her to survive and to help those she cared deeply for to also survive... Her beloved father had told her before he died that sometimes "you have to be hard and cruel in order to protect yourself and those you love "... The little girl had that proven to her when her mother was raped and died subsequently and that lesson was never forgotten... It resulted in her first murder of one of the rapists with a deadly trap when she was only seven years old... the remainder became " zombie chow".... She learned to be hard and cruel when it was necessary to protect herself and those for whom she cared deeply. A sad lesson for a seven year old innocent little girl...
October 27, 2021
I was a little nervous as I began reading this book, knowing it was book 11 in a series. I found it to be a fun read and made up of 4 unrelated stories in the life of the hero. All stories, and the book itself, works as a standalone. It is a very easy read. As far as plot or enlightenment goes, this book offers very little originality to the hard boiled zombie reader. But it was fun and the protagonist was great. I look forward to reading more adventures of Jillybean.
September 6, 2023
Just couldn't do a Jellybean story. She though interesting, was not my favorite character of the series. Hell she wasn't even my second favorite character. She kind of annoyed me. Props to the surgery for making her into a villain. It's hard to make a child look evil. I just couldn't do a book with her as the protagonist.
February 19, 2020
Yet another excellent novel!!!
I certainly hope that this author doesn't run out of novels!!! Maybe if I'm very very lucky he will wrote about me again before I die,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,again!
I certainly hope that this author doesn't run out of novels!!! Maybe if I'm very very lucky he will wrote about me again before I die,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,again!
August 26, 2020
One change
Good foundational book, giving a broader history of favorite characters with hints about the future. The one change I would make is remembering it as 7.5 instead of 11. Looking forward to returning to book 8.
Good foundational book, giving a broader history of favorite characters with hints about the future. The one change I would make is remembering it as 7.5 instead of 11. Looking forward to returning to book 8.
July 7, 2022
Awesome
This was a rather exciting book for me. Like many others I am fascinated by Jillybean. That being so, getting a look into what happened to make her the person she became was quite exciting.
This was a rather exciting book for me. Like many others I am fascinated by Jillybean. That being so, getting a look into what happened to make her the person she became was quite exciting.
February 20, 2020
Highly recommend
I literally could not put this book down once I started reading. An instant favorite that adds more to the legend of jillybean
I literally could not put this book down once I started reading. An instant favorite that adds more to the legend of jillybean
April 18, 2020
The beginnings of one of the best characters ever
In this book, there are stories of the beginning of Jillybean and how she became who she was. It was as interesting as she is.
In this book, there are stories of the beginning of Jillybean and how she became who she was. It was as interesting as she is.
October 6, 2020
Only getting 4 stars because this was regurgitated from other stories from shorts. Good stories the first time and the second though.
July 22, 2022
This is a must read
This is a really good book. It really explains a lot about jillybean and why she is like she is. It brings her character and story together nicely!!!
This is a really good book. It really explains a lot about jillybean and why she is like she is. It brings her character and story together nicely!!!
August 10, 2022
I've read all these books, and will read more if written. Great writing, editing and characters. Jillybean is no doubt the most interesting and unique character in all of Zombiedom.
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