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Available
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Series
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Publication
Permuted Press (2011), Paperback, 286 pages
Description
The world is rocked as one in five people collapse screaming before falling into a coma. Three days later, the Infected awake with a single purpose: spread the Infection. A small group-a cop, teacher, student, reverend-team up with a military crew to survive. But at a refugee camp what's left of the government will ask them to accept a dangerous mission back into the very heart of Infection.
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LibraryThing member ocgreg34
The day started like any other for Ethan, a teacher at the local high school. He stood at the chalkboard, trying in vain to capture his students' interest in the current math problem, when the screaming started. First outside the school, then in the hallways and finally, one student in his
A small band of survivors -- those who weren't affected by the screaming or managed to outlast the violent Screamers -- trek across Pennsylvania, hoping to find one of the refugee camps set up by the government. Along the way, the group encounters hordes of Screamers wanting nothing more than to pass on their infection, and nightmarish creatures far worse than the Screamers.
Craig DiLouie's "The Infection" takes an interesting slant on the traditional zombie tale. These "zombies" don't fit the normal mode -- dying first then re-animating with an unquenchable hunger. Instead, the Screamers lapse into comas only to re-awaken and wreak violent havoc, with the specific intent to spread infection. They aren't decomposing, their joints stiff with rigor mortis, the ability to move hampered by withering muscle tissue. The Screamers are strong, quick and nasty. Throw into that a mixture of bizarre, Cthulu-like creatures whose mysterious appearance coincides with the waking of the Screamers, and you have one terror-filled tale.
As for the survivors, at first they all come across as the same: shell-shocked, trying to understand how and why their world has become unhinged, doing what they can to maintain some level of control. As they story progresses, more of their personalities and personal histories come to light, allowing each character to grow as individuals as they become a new family of sorts.
It's a great story, filled with all the gruesomeness and monster madness that zombie and horror fans will love, mixed with good stories of man struggling to keep his humanity and his will to survive. Highly recommended.
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classroom began screaming, dropped to floor in horrific pain. Thousands fell to screaming then into comas. But no one expected what happened days later when the screamers began to wake up.A small band of survivors -- those who weren't affected by the screaming or managed to outlast the violent Screamers -- trek across Pennsylvania, hoping to find one of the refugee camps set up by the government. Along the way, the group encounters hordes of Screamers wanting nothing more than to pass on their infection, and nightmarish creatures far worse than the Screamers.
Craig DiLouie's "The Infection" takes an interesting slant on the traditional zombie tale. These "zombies" don't fit the normal mode -- dying first then re-animating with an unquenchable hunger. Instead, the Screamers lapse into comas only to re-awaken and wreak violent havoc, with the specific intent to spread infection. They aren't decomposing, their joints stiff with rigor mortis, the ability to move hampered by withering muscle tissue. The Screamers are strong, quick and nasty. Throw into that a mixture of bizarre, Cthulu-like creatures whose mysterious appearance coincides with the waking of the Screamers, and you have one terror-filled tale.
As for the survivors, at first they all come across as the same: shell-shocked, trying to understand how and why their world has become unhinged, doing what they can to maintain some level of control. As they story progresses, more of their personalities and personal histories come to light, allowing each character to grow as individuals as they become a new family of sorts.
It's a great story, filled with all the gruesomeness and monster madness that zombie and horror fans will love, mixed with good stories of man struggling to keep his humanity and his will to survive. Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
The Infection by Craig Di Louie is a fun zombie-like story about a group of survivors caught up in a strange apocalyptic event as first, a mysterious virus suddenly strikes millions who immediately fall to the ground in a coma-like condition. Three days later, the victims awaken and are driven to
Although a little confusing, I was able to excuse the fact that no explanation was given for either the original cause of the infection or why some of the infected are mutating as the story follows a small group of survivors who would not be privy to such information. They do speculate amongst themselves and I personally liked the theory that it was caused by aliens.
The Infection was a fun escape read, one that I couldn’t take too seriously, but I think the author may have reached a little too far in his quest to be different and unique. I have previously read a different zombie story by this author, Tooth and Nail that I preferred over this one.
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seek out the healthy and infect them. What makes this story a little different from other zombie-infected stories is that some of the infected mutate into strange and horrific monsters with an insatiable appetite for human flesh.Although a little confusing, I was able to excuse the fact that no explanation was given for either the original cause of the infection or why some of the infected are mutating as the story follows a small group of survivors who would not be privy to such information. They do speculate amongst themselves and I personally liked the theory that it was caused by aliens.
The Infection was a fun escape read, one that I couldn’t take too seriously, but I think the author may have reached a little too far in his quest to be different and unique. I have previously read a different zombie story by this author, Tooth and Nail that I preferred over this one.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011
Physical description
286 p.; 5.67 x 0.79 inches
ISBN
1934861650 / 9781934861653