Tony Urban

Hell on Earth is a different kind of zombie book where the story follows a dozen different characters on the dawn of the apocalypse. Since every chapter is dedicated to a specific character and his dilemma during that time, jumping back and forth seemed quite confusing, at times. It took me almost 50% of the way through before I got a handle on the characters and what's happened to them up until that point. Reminds me of the movie, "Groundhog Day", but in this story, there's a bit of repetition as many of the characters react and do the same things during that first day.

I do have to admit though that the author's descriptive and poetic prose almost had me puking up my dinner on several occasions in the second half of the book...no other zombie author has accomplished this until "Hell on Earth". I have a much clearer picture now at the end of book one of how the series might progress. I do plan on getting the next book in the series...but have to wait until my stomach returns from rehab before starting it. The author also shares his witticism throughout the book where I've suddenly laughed out loud and scared my wife in the bed next to me. Worth a read!… (mer)