Under a Graveyard Sky
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4.4 • 265 Ratings
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few marines.
When an airborne “zombie” plague is released, bringing civilization to a grinding halt, the Smith family, Steven, Stacey, Sophia and Faith, take to the Atlantic to avoid the chaos. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. What they discover, instead, is a sea composed of the tears of survivors and a passion for bringing hope.
For it is up to the Smiths and a small band of Marines to somehow create the refuge that survivors seek in a world of darkness and terror. Now with every continent a holocaust and every ship an abattoir, life is lived under a graveyard sky.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ringo combines humor and horror in this strong series debut, the thinking reader's zombie novel. When an ecoterrorist attack instigates a worldwide epidemic of naked zombies, laid-back Australian expat Steven Smith leads his family to sea as New York is overrun. Steven's determination to rescue survivors and defeat the triumphant zombies provides incentive to enlist support from humanity's tattered remnants, a cause that carries its own risks. Australian references and high-spirited family banter ("We are not going to a concert at night in a park in zombie infested New York! And that's final!") enliven the well-worn catastrophic scenario. Ringo fleshes out his theme with convincing details of the devastating virus and attempts to develop a vaccine. The zombie-fighting zeal of Steven's younger daughter, 13-year-old Faith, provides an overwrought comic-book atmosphere, but the action never falters. Like Odysseus, the wily, resourceful Steven combines valor and prudence. Ringo's offbeat but vivid cast of characters will attract readers who enjoy a chuckle as civilization collapses. Although the comic effect is too pronounced to facilitate a suspension of disbelief, the proceedings become oddly plausible.
Customer Reviews
Hindsight is 2020
Back when I first read this book a few years ago it seemed like fun escapist fiction. Rereading it in 2020 the most unrealistic part was Bill O’Reilley still being on air. Overall a really good book although John Ringo is as always a little too in love with his characters.
Wow!
Completely obsessed. Fast paced, well written. Great characters. Really enjoyed this one!
Excellent popcorn eating edge of your seat(s) read. Am enthralled with the entire series.
Excellent transition from the Posleen War series. All these reads are riveting. Author piques an an interest of all protagonists, villains alike. Illicit’s heavy sighs; getting lost in the reads. Excellent for deployment reads and then some. Top notch.