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Great Review of LSOZI

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Trashcanman, a Top Reviewer on Amazon.com posted the following review of the paperback version of Last
Stand on Zombie Island today.

Just waiting for that ball to drop..., November 5, 2012
By  trashcanman (Hanford, CA United States) –

“Last Stand on Zombie Island” has a corny, B-moviesque title, but don’t pass it up based on that. This is not  the usual undead shlock about jagoff survivors tearing each other to shreds or making other moronic decisions in the face of a zombie apocalypse. Nor is it a heavy-handed political commentary or even a bleak examination of the human condition. LSOZI rides the fine line between other works of zombie fiction and carves out a niche of it’s own amidst the tsunami of it that the last decade has brought. It is a book well worth reading if you are a fan of survival horror as it focuses largely on the military and civilian responses to the timely zombie outbreak. I say “timely” because in this case, the worldwide outbreak happens to coincide with World War III, muddying up the waters as nuclear blasts have rendered communication difficult to say the least and most of the story (meaning up until the last chapter) is spent with the survivors nearly clueless about what the hell is happening to the world.

While the expansive cast of LSOZI aren’t exceptional, author Christopher L. Eger draws upon a vast knowledge of military procedures and strategy, boating, and other things that seldom make their way into survival horror stories and delivers an exceptional amount of detail in the defense of the islanders’ home. In spite of the book’s nature as an apocalyptic novel, it’s a fairly optimistic story that focuses on the ability of a community to come together whereas most fiction of this type tends to veer towards bleak anarchy and
nihilism. That, and the unusually well-thought out details of the story make this one a breath of fresh air in a genre that has been oversaturated with the living dead.

In spite of it’s great many strengths, LSOZI has some failings as well. Even with all of the inventive aspects that Eger brings to his debut novel, he fails to make many the characters really stand out and he leaves some definite strings untied in his rush to get to the story’s conclusion, leaving at least one major character stranded with another out seeking her never to be mentioned again. Some closure would’ve been nice, assuming “Another Last Stand on Zombie Island” isn’t on the way.

A character in LSOZI compares humanity’s existence in this double-dose apocalypse to a game of pinball, pointing out that no longer how long you can keep a game going, it’s going to end the same way. The ball is eventually going to drop. This is an excellent metaphor that is somewhat at odds with the mostly non-pessimistic story, but still makes a lot of sense and helps elevate yet another zombie story into something that’s worth your time if you are a fan of the genre. LSOZI may not be on par with the classics of the genre, but it’s
still pretty damn good and an exceptionally well thought out vision of an isolated community’s struggle with the end of civilization as we know it. “

Want a Chance to Win a signed copy of LSOZI?

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Want a Chance to Win a signed copy of LSOZI?

Laurie, who runs a great blog on writers and writing featuring the Paranormal, has a groovy interview with me up on her site that includes excerpts from the book and more.

She is also giving away a free signed copy of Last Stand on Zombie Island to a random visitor to the site, so click away, (Click here! http://lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/last-stand-on-zombie-island-by.html )

 

They Like Me They Really Like ME!

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Well as you know, my first novel, a military sci-fi set during the Zombie Apocalypse has come out from Necro Publications this month.

The Reviews have started coming in and they haven’t been that bad:

“Last Stand on Zombie Island was good to the last drop…of flesh and blood, that is! Very captivating and entertaining throughout with interesting, relatable characters that will keep you intrigued. The zombies themselves are more amped and determined that your standard shambling zombie and will have you on the edge of your seat. Two thumbs up, 5 stars, a real page turner! I hope there is a sequel coming!”

“Last Stand on Zombie Island was one of those books that once I started it was hard to put down. Although it started a little slow, once it heated up, it stayed that way until the end. The writer did a great job with vivid descriptions and writing that allowed the reader to feel exactly what the characters were feeling. Since The Walking Dead in on break, I needed a good zombie book to fill the void. This certainly did with believable characters and I even tensed up while reading some of the scenes. Looking forward to the next book! “

“The book is fairly technically well written, which allows the reader to suspend scepticism and enter the scenario uncritically. Although it is obviously pure fantasy, for the purposes of the story, the script holds together with tangible and credible logic. To some extent at least the reader can wonder what it would be like to be confronted by hordes of undead attacking and fouling everything and everybody insight, on a godforsaken island from which there seems to be no escape.

The novel has potential to be worked up into a psychological thriller of great depth. I hope there is a sequel so readers find out what happened to the characters. Thanks for a fast paced, action packed read! “

Its up on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, my publisher, and Smashwords….in paper, e-book and hardcover formats yo.

Now rush out, Rush out and Buy two copies! (Just saying,)