Grey Dogs

by Ian D.G. Sandusky

WHEN GOD TURNS HIS BACK ON THE EARTH

Fires blaze out of control. Looters are run through with speeding lead. Children scream as their flesh is torn by broken teeth. Firearms insistently discharge in the night air. Overtop of it all, the moans of the infected crowds out any pause for silence.

THE EPIDEMIC SHOWS NO MERCY

Men. Women. Fathers. Daughters. Wives. Brothers. All are susceptible, and the viral infection is a death sentence. One hundred percent communicable. One hundred percent untreatable. It's making people insane, turning them feral. Zombies. No end is in sight, and Carey Cardinal has run out of options.

ONE SHOT AT SEEING SUNRISE

Past lives, shadowed histories and long-kept secrets will emerge, making the twisted road ahead ever more difficult to navigate as Carey will discover a foe far more dangerous than the shattered grey dogs - himself.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

Genres: Zombies, Horror, Fiction, Young Adult

214 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2010

About the author

Ian DG Sandusky is an author currently living in Cameron, ON.



GREY DOGS: ZOMBIE SURVIVAL (Severed Press, 2010)
WAITING JACKALS (Severed Press, 2011)
CRIMSON LETTERS FROM KANDAHAR PROVINCE (Wild Wolf Publishing, 2011)
FIVE WORDS IN BLACK ( Post Mortem Press, 2013)

Reviews

[Grammar*Kitten · Rating 5 out of 5]

A zombie book unlike any other zombie book I have read; the infected seem to be a cross between one's traditional zombie and the 'infected' from the film 28 Days Later.

The characters are believable and their relationships poignant, you really care about who lives or dies, the whys and the hows. Incredibly written, even if there were still the one or two spelling/punctuation mistakes I'm accustomed to finding, and they did nothing to detract from a superbly written narrative.

I found the plot to be quite original and novel, not contrived in the way a lot of undead fiction seems to be these days. Ian Sandusky should be hailed as a new master of zombies, and his writing devoured, much the way his undead creations feed on the living!

I love zombies. I won't lie. But this novel is a must-read for all; it is the only thing that I have read that comes close to a decent horror film in paper form. Read it. Even if you don't like zombies, READ IT!!

[ѕтαяк · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man, I loved this book. I had a bad time with my last zombie book that I tried to get through,

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

It didn't go so well, and I ended up not finishing it. However, I saw this one, and I thought that I could give this genre another chance. I had to do a bit of begging in order to get this especially shipped from the states, and I was not disappointed. But this book definately restored my love in zombie books, I would probably rate even one of my favourite books.



The Characters, oh my god, They were so believable, and realistic. Fun fact, I had just about the biggest crush on Roman, And only once before had I ever crushed on anyone in a book. And This one was a major crush, whenever someone mentioned his name I was always like



Anyway, Another thing that I liked about the book was the writing. Despite the nature of the book, the writing was poetic, almost kind of pretty. I haven't quite read a book in the same style as this one. Thats what really made it stand out to me.

The Ending

The ending really had an effect on me. It was one of those endings that just makes you think for a while afterward. In fact, I had trouble starting a new book the next day because I still had my mind on the ending. I felt that it was the right ending, but I still was sad afterward.






Overall, it was an amazing book, and I might consider rereading it. I am defiantly going to read the sequel, as well.

[Helena Sheibler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Far more engaging and enjoyable than it had any right to be. A worthwhile read.

[Andy Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book isn't a masterpiece but it's certainly not as bad as a lot of zombie novels out there. The story itself is nothing particularly original, but it's written in an exciting way. I didn't see the need for the slightly out-of-place sub-plot involving the cabin that's revealed near the end, and some of the phrasing is a bit odd. For example, the rather distasteful "as black as a paedophile's sins" is used twice! Additionally, there are quite a lot of typos, grammatical mistakes, inconsistencies and strange choices of words that any decent proof reader would have spotted. That sounds like a lot of negatives, but the book is pretty enjoyable if you're not bothered by these sorts of things. I don't think more than one or two of these sorts of things is acceptable in a published book, but this one is nowhere near as bad as a lot of zombie books I've read.

The story centres around a more-sensitive-than-average bouncer who wakes up one day to find Canada has been over-ran by a pandemic that turns its victims into rabid zombies. He makes a journey to try and find his parents, so nothing new there for these sorts of books. There are a few minor characters who get involved, but with a couple of possible exceptions they don't add much to the story. For fans of the genre there won't be many surprises about the sort of things that happen along the journey. The action scenes are pretty good and the zombie descriptions are good.

A decent story, but left a bit open ended (for a potential sequel I guess).

[Eva]

A zombie tale that stands out both because of the sympathetic characters and how the plot unfolds; great if you're looking for a quick read.

[Anthony Sanabria · Rating 4 out of 5]

the book was intense

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It does not take much plotting to construct a zombie novel--and Sandusky creates a riveting plot of how the world goes from normal to zombified. Sandusky's problem, however, is in describing this world. Frankly, Sandusky is terrible at descriptions, unable to clarify the most basic images. Too often I was left clueless as to what was happening. Maybe Sandusky wants to be the Faulkner of zombie novels; if he does, he must construct engaging poetic imagery that, when pondered, makes sense.

[Mark Vargo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book in need of an editor. Not coming back for more.