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The Hungry #0.5
Jailbreak
This horror story, co-written by veteran writer Harry Shannon and newcomer Steven W. Booth, is a briskly paced 5,000 word weird-western-zombie-apocalypse tale. It appeared in "Dead Set: A Zombie Anthology," and is also in Harry Shannon's new hardcover collection "A Host of Shadows" from Dark Regions Press.
9 pages, Nook
First published July 19, 2010
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Harry Shannon
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Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a film studio executive and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” He is author of the horror novels “Night of the Beast” and “Night of the Werewolf” in addition to “Daemon” (formerly “Night of the Daemon”). Harry also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” (2005) “Eye of the Burning Man,” (2006) and “One of the Wicked” (Nov. 2008), as well as the acclaimed thriller “The Pressure of Darkness” (2006). His novel "Dead and Gone" (August 2008) has a movie version, screenplay by Shannon, and it is now on DVD via LionsGate. All of his early novels are now available via Amazon.com on Kindle, and some via Smashwords. His collection "A Host of Shadows" and the novella "PAIN" were recently published by Dark Regions Press. "CLAN" and "The Hungry" (co-written with Steven W, Booth) are also on Kindke and Nook. "The Dead Man: Kill Them All" we be released by Amazon.com via their new publishing company Thomas and Mercer. Harry can be contacted via his web site www.harryshannon.com. He is also a member of Top Suspense Group www.topsuspensegroup.com
Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a film studio executive and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” He is author of the horror novels “Night of the Beast” and “Night of the Werewolf” in addition to “Daemon” (formerly “Night of the Daemon”). Harry also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” (2005) “Eye of the Burning Man,” (2006) and “One of the Wicked” (Nov. 2008), as well as the acclaimed thriller “The Pressure of Darkness” (2006). His novel "Dead and Gone" (August 2008) has a movie version, screenplay by Shannon, and it is now on DVD via LionsGate. All of his early novels are now available via Amazon.com on Kindle, and some via Smashwords. His collection "A Host of Shadows" and the novella "PAIN" were recently published by Dark Regions Press. "CLAN" and "The Hungry" (co-written with Steven W, Booth) are also on Kindke and Nook. "The Dead Man: Kill Them All" we be released by Amazon.com via their new publishing company Thomas and Mercer. Harry can be contacted via his web site www.harryshannon.com. He is also a member of Top Suspense Group www.topsuspensegroup.com
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January 3, 2012
This 5,000 word short story is meant as an introduction and promo (It's free for the Amazon Kindle) for Shannon's novel The Hungry. Should you read this? Please take the following short quiz.
1. Do you crave zombie stories?
2. When you read a western, do you think, "This could use some zombies".
3. Does the phrases, "Blood came out of her quick as a double-dicked bull pissing on a flat rock" or "I'm serious as liver cancer, sheriff" make you giggle?
4. Does the idea of Suzanne "She's The Sheriff" Somers in a zombie film give you a nice warm feeling?
5. When you hear the song "I Shot the Sheriff" do you scream, "KILL THE DEPUTY, FOOL!"
If you answer yes to any one of these questions, go to Amazon and download it.
My opinion? It's a hoot.
1. Do you crave zombie stories?
2. When you read a western, do you think, "This could use some zombies".
3. Does the phrases, "Blood came out of her quick as a double-dicked bull pissing on a flat rock" or "I'm serious as liver cancer, sheriff" make you giggle?
4. Does the idea of Suzanne "She's The Sheriff" Somers in a zombie film give you a nice warm feeling?
5. When you hear the song "I Shot the Sheriff" do you scream, "KILL THE DEPUTY, FOOL!"
If you answer yes to any one of these questions, go to Amazon and download it.
My opinion? It's a hoot.
August 27, 2010
Although this is only a short story it packs a hell of a punch. The story starts as the zombies come out to play with a rapid exchange between two officers over the radio, one rushing to get back to the station the other not quite able to believe what she is hearing. The story is fast paced and rapidly goes from bad to worse to hell as the four survivers try to stay that way and escape before they join the zombie ranks.
October 3, 2011
Although super short, this is one great, rollicking zombie tale! I truly enjoyed this introduction to Sheriff Penny Miller, so much so that I happily spent $3.99 buying the full-length novel that this short excerpt was from, THE HUNGRY. For all fans of zombie reads, pick up this free Kindle download while you can. You'll be hungry for the full story when you're done!
July 5, 2011
Really great action and a set up that HAS to pay off by novel's end. I am looking forward to the rest of this novel.
October 31, 2019
Okay so the zombies in this book just show up pretty much instantly. And the characters start shooting them and they seem to run outta ammo. In a police station. Yes, a police station is running out of ammo after about 5 minutes of a zombie attack.
Then our three red shirts are killed off and our bland main character is left and she drives off.
What's lame is that this book is pretty much a wannabe of Ben Tripp's book "Rise Again." Only this book was nowhere near as interesting as Tripp's was.
You can skip this one.
Then our three red shirts are killed off and our bland main character is left and she drives off.
What's lame is that this book is pretty much a wannabe of Ben Tripp's book "Rise Again." Only this book was nowhere near as interesting as Tripp's was.
You can skip this one.
November 24, 2020
Zombie apocalypse.
Author freebie. This short story is part of other collections. It also is a prequel of sorts. Reminds me of Fort Apache, which was also about a police station under attack.
Author freebie. This short story is part of other collections. It also is a prequel of sorts. Reminds me of Fort Apache, which was also about a police station under attack.
September 30, 2018
It was a very good book
I love it it kept u on the edge of my seat. An looking for to reading the next book.
I love it it kept u on the edge of my seat. An looking for to reading the next book.
October 22, 2011
Sheriff Penny Miller and her deputies are suddenly forced to hole up and attempt to survive a zombie attack. Along for the ride are 2 prisoners who remain under the watchful eye of the law. The question soon arises of whether to set the prisoners free to assist in their defense/possible escape or to keep them in their cells. Will Sheriff Penny make the right decision or will there be hell to pay?
The short story Jailbreak originally appeared in the charity anthology "Dead Set: A Zombie Anthology" The main character Sheriff Penny Miller is a spunky take no shit kinda gal and I like her. Who doesn't like a hot chick with a gun, am I right?! The other characters, Deputy Bob Wells, and 2 prisoners Stillman and Bowen (aka Scratch) have enough detail to their character that a good feel for the type of person they are is given. Many short stories can lack in this department. The action is intense and I could feel the level of desperation begin to increase as I read on. The setting is a small town sheriff's department and, I thought, it was a very good place to set a short story.
I hesitate to say much more, suffice it to say that Jailbreak was a well done short story and definitely worth giving read. Jailbreak is available on Amazon in eBook form only for the low low cost of...FREE! So there is really no reason for you to not give it a try. Also, to let you know, I have not read it yet, but Sheriff Penny Miller is one of (or THE) main characters in Steven W Booth and Harry Shannon's newest collaboration The Hungry.
The short story Jailbreak originally appeared in the charity anthology "Dead Set: A Zombie Anthology" The main character Sheriff Penny Miller is a spunky take no shit kinda gal and I like her. Who doesn't like a hot chick with a gun, am I right?! The other characters, Deputy Bob Wells, and 2 prisoners Stillman and Bowen (aka Scratch) have enough detail to their character that a good feel for the type of person they are is given. Many short stories can lack in this department. The action is intense and I could feel the level of desperation begin to increase as I read on. The setting is a small town sheriff's department and, I thought, it was a very good place to set a short story.
I hesitate to say much more, suffice it to say that Jailbreak was a well done short story and definitely worth giving read. Jailbreak is available on Amazon in eBook form only for the low low cost of...FREE! So there is really no reason for you to not give it a try. Also, to let you know, I have not read it yet, but Sheriff Penny Miller is one of (or THE) main characters in Steven W Booth and Harry Shannon's newest collaboration The Hungry.
January 25, 2012
Steven W. Booth and Harry Shannon, Jailbreak (Steven W. Booth, 2010)
Turns out this Kindle freebie is the first two chapters of Booth and Shannon's new novel, The Hungry. God marketing strategy, that, though I wish I'd known it going in (and that's why I mentioned it in the first sentence of the review). It certainly has an unfinished feel to it, which is part of the reason I rated it as low as I did; I would have probably been more forgiving knowing there were more chapters coming. The other part of the reason I rated it “average” is that the writing feels clunky in places; there's some stuff that seems like it should be setup for the climactic events of the story, but it's not handled quite right, leaving part of it transparent and the other part too muddled (you know who's getting out, but the “how” ends up feeling like a deus ex machina). Still, it's decent enough to make me want to know what happens in the rest of the book, so I'll probably end up buying it at one point soon. Which means this did its job. ** ½
Turns out this Kindle freebie is the first two chapters of Booth and Shannon's new novel, The Hungry. God marketing strategy, that, though I wish I'd known it going in (and that's why I mentioned it in the first sentence of the review). It certainly has an unfinished feel to it, which is part of the reason I rated it as low as I did; I would have probably been more forgiving knowing there were more chapters coming. The other part of the reason I rated it “average” is that the writing feels clunky in places; there's some stuff that seems like it should be setup for the climactic events of the story, but it's not handled quite right, leaving part of it transparent and the other part too muddled (you know who's getting out, but the “how” ends up feeling like a deus ex machina). Still, it's decent enough to make me want to know what happens in the rest of the book, so I'll probably end up buying it at one point soon. Which means this did its job. ** ½
February 11, 2012
I'm not a huge fan of zombie stories - they're mostly "groaning zombies, lots of 'em, shoot, kill, try to survive." But this is a very well-written zombie story - suspenseful, twists aplenty, and a fast read. Fans of the traditional zombie genre should love it. I rated it 4 stars because it is technically well-written and should appeal to those who enjoy this sort of thing - me, not so much. I thought about getting the novel The Hungry, which continues the story, but I think I'll pass for now. Maybe later.
April 15, 2013
I read the reviews before downloading this one, fully preparing myself to either like it or hate it. Instead, I loved it! Although it's a short story, and a prelude to the rest of the series, it served its purpose: it entertained me enough to make me want to read more. It also ended fairly, not abruptly.
The sheriff is well-written (although I wish she'd been harder on Wells) and I think will make for an interesting heroine down the road. I look forward to learning what started Mayberry's zombie apocalypse!
The sheriff is well-written (although I wish she'd been harder on Wells) and I think will make for an interesting heroine down the road. I look forward to learning what started Mayberry's zombie apocalypse!
September 18, 2012
I was given this book in return for an honest review. Sheriff Penny Miller and Deputy Bob are trapped in the station with 2 jailbirds. Zombies have surrounded and are inside the building. They will need the cooperation of the convicts too stay alive. Not everyone will make it out, and those that do, still might not make it. This was a short story, but really wets your appetite for more Sheriff Penny Miller and zombies.
August 25, 2011
Tough sheriff Penny Miller is really up against it this time. Zombies are invading her town.
Contained a very funny penis put-down line: That little things wouldn't scare a gnat into buying a diaphragm.
Too short to get a good feel but enjoyed what there was of it. Longer would have gotten some more stars.
Contained a very funny penis put-down line: That little things wouldn't scare a gnat into buying a diaphragm.
Too short to get a good feel but enjoyed what there was of it. Longer would have gotten some more stars.
October 19, 2013
A quick zombie story about the law and a criminal who need to work together to survive. Or do they? A fresh zombie story with a focus on the dynamics of the relationships in an intense survival setting.
July 3, 2015
A short about an upcoming series, starring Penny Miller, a Sheriff who lost it all, because she decided to trust the wrong man. Yet justice was served after his death was paid equally for the death on his hands of her deputy Wells.
January 13, 2013
Love a good Zombie story. This one starts strong and has a lot of action. Can't wait to read more
February 13, 2012
I really loved this short story; it was fast paced and keeps me entranced with how or if the characters were going to escape. I would recommend this book to all zombie fans!!!
June 5, 2012
i liked this short story it was funny and well written. Can't wait to read the full novel that comes after this!
September 15, 2012
Fantastic short, and I hate short stories. I bought all his books on Sheriff Miller since reading it.
May 15, 2013
This book was annoying. Glad it was short. Won't be reading the next in the series. 2 stars is a reach..
September 18, 2011
Looking forward to the book.
November 21, 2011
Excellent short story - but boy do they use some interesting curse words.
July 11, 2013
Didn't read...found out was just a few chapters.
July 4, 2015
A short entertaining zombie story.
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