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    Fall of Night: A Zombie Novel

    Written by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by William Dufris

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    Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox. Children are sobbing as panicked teachers and neighbors beat down their family members outside of the school...or the things that used to be their family members. Parents don't eat their children do they?

    Officers Fox and Hammond, along with journalist Billy Trout, are calling it the beginning of the end. This is the zombie apocalypse. An insane escaped serial killer is infecting Stebbins County with a deadly virus, and now the whole world is watching while Fox, Trout, and the remaining inhabitants of Stebbins fight for their life against...what? The undead? The President and the National Guard are ready to nuke Stebbins, PA off the map and cut their losses. But the infection is spreading and fast. Worse, the scientist who created the virus is missing. It's a numbers game as the body count rises; Fox has to contain the infected and evacuate the living before it's too late, and the clock is ticking...

    Fall of Night, Maberry's nail-biting sequel to Dead of Night, picks up where the first novel left off—on a wild goose chase for a madman and the missing scientist who gave him new "un"-life. Chilling, gory, and hair-raisingly scary, Maberry fans won't be able to read this fast-paced thriller with the lights off.

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    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
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    Fall of Night: A Zombie Novel
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    Jonathan Maberry

    Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling and five-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, and writing teacher. He is the creator of V Wars (Netflix) and Rot & Ruin (Alcon Entertainment). His books have been sold to more than two dozen countries. To learn more about Jonathan, visit him online at jonathanmaberry.

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    • 5/5
      So good. This was a total page-turner right up until the last page. The main character was female, and she flat out kicks some serious butt. Thanks for this one, Mr. Maberry.

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    • 5/5
      Jonathan Maberry has a fair bit to answer for – his Joe Ledger novels Patient Zero and The Dragon Factory were some of the first books I read that featured zombies, and from then on, I was hooked. Dead of Night is pretty much exactly what I expected – instant action, great characters, government conspiracy and zombies by the truck-load. I was instantly drawn in, for the reasons above, but also due to the inclusion of a serial killer which added a chilling twist, and the relationship between the characters of Dez, JT and Billy. The science behind the infection is well laid out and easy to understand whilst being an integral part of the story. There is a military/government influence in the book, but it is an important part of the story and doesn’t become overwhelming if it isn’t really your thing. Dez is a great character, with baggage, attitude and brains, which makes her a little hard to like to begin with but as the book progresses more of her past is revealed and gives insight into the way she behaves and the choices she makes. Her interaction with the other major and minor characters is believable and the dialogue is well-written. Dead of Night is a full on zombie book – there’s no holding back on the descriptions of zombie attacks, and the atmosphere is truly dark and terrifying. This is a book for zombie lovers, action lovers, horror lovers and a fantastic introduction to the genre for new readers. I loved it!

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    • 4/5
      With this novel, Jonathan Maberry made not only the uninfected survivors of the localized zombiepocalypse interesting, but by giving us some POV from the infected, he kept me interested in the actual zombies themselves. Blending elements of small town life, dysfunctional main characters, government conspiracy, a dead serial killer, and of course zombies, this novel really goes above and beyond with description to make the horror, fear, and terror feel real. Definitely something I'd recommend for anyone looking for a zombie fix!

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    • 4/5
      A doctor who defected to the West during the Cold War is now working as a prison doctor. Tasked with administering the lethal injection to a prisoner on death row, he instead injects something of his own making and inadvertently brings about a Zombie Plague and the destruction of a small USA town. Despite the abundance of Zombie novels, movies and TV shows, this tale provides characters, plenty of thrills and spills, plus plot twists that keep it fresh. I found it difficult to put down.

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    • 5/5
      The story begins when the police arrive to investigate a report of a suspected break in at the local funeral home. They find two bodies who have seem to have been bitten to death. But when one comes to life and attacks an officer and the other goes missing, things quickly spiral out of control and the people in charge will do anything they need to to make the problem disappear. There was so much more to this book than just zombies and horror--it makes political and societal statements as well.I was particularly excited to get the ARC of this book because the author, Jonathan Maberry, is keynoting at the Central Coast Writers' Conference next week and I am attending. What impressed me right off the bat was how great the writing is in this book. The first line of Chapter Four stood out to me--this one sentence sums up the protagonist Cop Desdemona Fox so perfectly: "Some days have that 'it's only going to get worse' feel, right from the moment you swing your feet out of bed and step flatfooted into a pile of cold vomit."Beside the great characters, the story held me in page-turning suspense the whole time. I read this book in one day. I seriously could not put it down. This is my first time reading Johathan Maberry--but it absolutely won't be my last.
    • 5/5
      Dead of Night by Jonathan Maberry is an intense, action-packed, creepy, hang on to the seats of your pants zombie story. It all takes place in a tiny town in sleepy Stebbins County, PA, and all takes place in more or less a day (though there are some flashback episodes). The story revolves around four strong, well-drawn, and interesting characters: Police Officer Desdemona Fox (Dez), smart, sexy, but with loads of abandonment issues stemming from her parents death when she was young; her partner TJ, strong, tough, and father-like; Billy Trout, Dez's ex, a newspaper reporter; and psychotic serial killer Homer Gibbon, who has just been killed on death row. The reason a dead killer can be the star of a novel is that the killer becomes a zombie. He wakes up inside a body bag in a mortuary in Dez and TJ's territory, and all hell breaks loose.This novel works on a number of levels. Firstly, it is a darn good, creepy, zombie story with a plausible explanation. The zombies retain rational thought (though no control over their impulses), which makes for a fascinating and (dare I say?) sympathetic zombie. Understanding the zombie's grasp on humanity also helps the reader relate to the main characters, who are appalled to have to kill their neighbors, colleagues, and friends -- even if they are a danger. This makes a great human interest story, which is enhanced by the likeability of the characters. Dez is deeply flawed but personable, TJ is over-the-hill but still tough, and Billy is a reporter with a heart. Even Homer Gibbon, the serial killer, is given some depth and sympathy via conversations with his spinster Aunt. And I haven't even mentioned a number of vivid and interesting secondary characters. Dead of Night is also an action story - the cops hit the ground running and they never really stop. So the end result is that Mr Maberry has written a creepy thriller serial killer zombie action story full of character and a touch of romance. Finally, I want to mention that the story is thought provoking. Faced with a virus that is 99% fatal, the politicians are forced to decide how to handle the outbreak. They are aware that quarantining the town may not be enough, because if even one person gets out then the rest of the world would be in danger. They have to make the awful decision between saving individuals in the town and safeguarding the world. This has got to be a first -- a novel that has caused me to feel sympathy for both zombies AND politicians! That alone is an indicator of what an excellent book it is. Well recommended.
    • 5/5
      One thing I like to do when reading genre fiction is to examine unfolding events from a eyes of someone not as geeky as myself. Someone not as well immersed in pop culture, the internet, and in this case, zombies. Dead of Night is simply an amazing experience in that the characters are slow to catch on, unlike other genre fiction. They KNOW things are going to hell, but keep charging forward, figuring things out, and comparing notes with those they intersect. I hate when leaps of logic occur just to keep a story moving along. Characters conveniently ignore their flaws to sometimes produce superhuman results. Not here, the story is deeply human. Dead of Night hits the ground running, but unravels slowly initially, taking it's time setting up the horrors to come. The end result is a deeply satisfying, chilling tale told from a few different viewpoints. At no time are decisions made simply and we are there right alongside the protagonists and antagonists, major and minor. We get a few different viewpoints, from the knee deep in blood and guts cops, to the scientist behind it all. The journalist piecing it all together clashes with the perspective of patient zero. We even see the the conflict within the President himself contrasted with the average "undead on the street". Maberry crafts a story that is familiar to genre fans, with heaps of gore and violence, but on many levels it was a completely new experience for me. The characters are isolated but find ways to contact the outside world and social media plays a role in the finale.Dead of Night is definitely in my top 5 zombie books!
    • 5/5
      Wow... I thought this would be a good book when I first heard about it, but it far exceeded my expectations. Dead of Night was action packed, intense, emotional, and seriously effed up! When a prison doctor doesn't feel that death is punishment enough for a notorious serial killer, he injects him with Lucifer 113, a drug first developed during the Cold War. The doctor planed to infect Homer Gibbon with the virus so that he would be in his own living hell while buried six feet under. Unfortunately, plans don't always go the way you want them to. After Homer's "execution," he is unexpectedly taken to a small town mortuary in Pennsylvania, where he wakes up and all hell breaks loose. In Dead of Night, Lucifer 113 is a virus that causes a parasite to completely take over the host body, while the conscious is still awake. So, the person is fully aware of what is happening, but literally has no control over what their body is doing. In the book, we get the point-of-view of one of the zombie's. Dr. Hartnup is the owner of the mortuary where Homer is taken, and he is the zombie we follow throughout the story. It really is sad.Dr. Hartnup isn't the only character we get to know. The story is actually told from various POVs, mainly Desdemona (Dez) and Billy Trout. Dez is a police officer and military veteran, who served in Afghanistan. She has major issues, but is one badass chick. Drinking, sex, and a lot of cursing are all part of her everyday life, but Dez is a good person and great officer. I love how all the guys are pretty much afraid of her. Billy is a reporter who dated Daz off and on since they were teens. He got a tip from the prison about Homer's body being taken to Billy's hometown. What starts out as research for a story about Homer and his recently discovered elderly aunt, Sexy Selma, quickly turns into a race against time to save the town. The story was really tense at times, and infuriating when the military was brought in to help try to contain the virus. I don't want to get into specifics about what goes down, but I will say that it's heartbreaking. When I finished the book, I put my head down on my desk and said "oh, man." I highly recommend Dead of Night to any zombie lover. Even if you just want and exciting, thrilling book to read, try this one.
    • 4/5
      I have to start this review by saying I've never read a zombie novel before this. In fact, I really didn't start to enjoy the zombie genre until a year or so ago and even then I slowly immersed myself in it. So with that being said I'll move on to my review.I felt the opening of this was a bit slow. And at first, I wasn't very keen on Officer Fox. I thought she was kind of brash and really trying to prove something that she didn't need to prove. However, as her story began to play out, I became very fond of Fox and wanted her to make it out alive. The partnership between her and her partner JT was wonderful. I really thought those two characters worked together well and it was very apparent that these two characters cared for each other and were willing to do what it took to ensure each other's safety.Now, when it comes to the outbreak of the zombie virus, I thought it was very well done. The idea behind this zombie outbreak is not one that I've heard before. I've heard lots of things about failed government experiments but I haven't heard anything about doctor's seeking revenge and really doing it in the worst way possible. It seems that this was meant to fail from the beginning and the evil of our first zombie victim just was not meant to end.The action in this book built up slowly. It just kept building and building and building until we finally reached an all out zombie war full of guns and other weapons meant to take down the walking dead. I think one of the better parts about reading through this book is the few chapters from the perspective of a zombie. We find out that this person is fully aware of what they're doing and yet, they cannot stop their actions no matter how hard they try. This makes for great insight I think because we really are only thinking about how horrible this outbreak is rather than, do the zombies think? Do they know what they're doing? Do they even want to stop? I also feel this book ended on a good note. We're left hanging but it's not in a bad way. Some books ends are a terrible point, they leave us wanting more. I didn't feel that way with this book. I felt like, even though we're left hanging, we're left at a good point. We may be left wondering but if you have any sort of imagination at all, you should be able to fill in the blanks as to what happened next.This is a definite must read!
    • 4/5
      "Dead of Night" takes place over a 24-hour period in a small rural town. The story picks up quickly as the zombie "disease" spreads and the federal government soon steps in with a heavy hand to try and keep the contagion within the town. Two of the towns police, Dez, a young woman and her older partner, JT, try to protect the town against the zombies and the government. There is also a reporter who is trying to get the story out to the world and is the ex-boyfriend of Dez. I'm not a big zombie book reader, but this book really kept my interest. Everything that happens makes logical sense and it was interesting to see a few glimpses from the zombie's view. This is a quick paced story with great characters. I really enjoyed Mayberry's writing, he is top notch! The only other zombie book I've read is also by Mayberry, titled "Rot and Ruin", that is also a really good story, and the second book in that series just came out, titled "Dust and Decay".I can easily recommend this book to anyone who wants a fast paced, exciting read. Zombie reader or no.
    • 4/5
      I love Zombie books and this one did not disappoint. Great action and good character building. Would recommend to others.
    • 4/5
      Dead of Night is a zombie story that takes place in rural Pennsylvania. The background to the story is a little different than your standard. A government scientist working at a prison hospital decides that the lethal injection is too good for a particularly bad serial killer, so he decides to inject him with genetically engineered parasites, which will keep his mind aware while his body rots in the coffin. Things start to go awry when instead of being buried in a government cemetery, an elderly aunt comes forward to claim the body. The body, newly infected with zombie parasites gets transported to a funeral home in Pennsylvania, and your standard zombie infection scenario ensues. I liked a few things about this story. I felt like the back story was a twist on the plain old tired zombie virus story, which was nice. I think that adding the twist that the zombies are still inhabited by the consciousness of the person they used to be adds a level of creepiness, although it adds nothing to the overall plot. There was a lot of action, and most of it wasn't completely implausible, so that's a good thing. I even liked most of the characters, although I felt like the only thing Mayberry did to keep the character of Dez interesting was to make her female. If it was an obnoxious male cop who shoots everything and sleeps around, I'm not sure anyone would care. The one thing that kept this book from a 4 or 5 star review was the cliches. (Oh...My...God, Maberry, lets use the phrase “damaged goods,” just one more time, it wasn't quite tired enough.) It also annoyed me a little bit that the characters didn't catch on to the zombie infestation sooner. The word “zombie” wasn't even used until the 80-90 pages range. Seriously? One character even suggested they might be vampires before anyone said the word zombie. The dead people are getting up and biting other people. Mayberry paints a disaster story in the times of YouTube, FB and Twitter, but the characters don't have the cultural reference to think that these dead things are zombies? It made me roll my eyes a few times. Overall, a solid zombie book that's a lot of fun to read for those who enjoy the horror genre.
    • 4/5
      Homer Gibbon is on death row. He is one of the worst types of serial killers and is set to be executed by lethal injection. Dr. Volker is the doctor who is to inject Homer with the lethal drugs, but he has other plans. He’s developed a virus that keeps the body and mind alive while parasites eat away at the host. The mind is fully aware of what is happening. It’s the worst type of torture and Homer is the perfect candidate for the virus to be tested on. After Dr. Volker injects Homer, he expects him to be buried immediately, but he’s wrong. An unknown aunt arrives to claim Homer’s body. When Homer wakes up in the funeral home and starts biting, that’s all it takes to start the spread of the virus that will end the world.This is the first Jonathan Maberry book I’ve read and I really enjoyed it. While the formula is familiar, it works here. I loved the fact that this virus keeps the mind aware, so the zombies aren’t entirely driven by blood and brains. I also really enjoyed that while still a horror novel, there were a lot of mystery elements to the novel which elevated the book above the “typical zombie story”. The story builds slowly, and while I typically get annoyed with books that do this, it fit here. The tension rises and never does it drop. It continually builds upon itself until the end. If you are a fan of zombies, I would definitely recommend this one. It’s the perfect Halloween read.(Review based on an Advanced Reader’s Copy courtesy of the publisher via LibraryThing)
    • 5/5
      I got an advance copy of Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. I've been a fan of zombies ever since I was a kid and saw Night of the Living Dead on latenight TV. These days though, it seems like everybody is writing a zombie novel or making a zombie movie. This makes it hard to tell a good zombie story, because it's all been done before.Maberry has managed to tell a good story. The key to doing this is having an interesting plot and interesting characters. The plot doesn't have to be original. There's only so many ways a zombie story can go, just like with a love story, or a mystery, or an alien invasion, or any other kind of story. The key is to take the story and make it your own.The plot isn't what I would call original, but Maberry makes it his own, and that's what makes it good. It's basically a standard zombie outbreak; a corpse wakes up and attacks someone, who becomes a zombie. Then that person becomes a zombie, and pretty soon things spiral out of control. The few people who are aware of what's going on aren't believed until it's too late. There's a lot of blood and gore and violence.It's the characters that really make the story. You've got a seriously messed up police officer and her partner and her ex. I felt enough for these people to be rooting for them the whole time, even when I knew their actions were putting the whole world at risk.The only thing that I found at all annoying about the book is that the word zombie wasn't even used until halfway through the book. Even when characters saw dead people walking and feasting on the living, they never called them zombies and it took them way too long to figure out they needed to aim for the head. The only thing I can figure is that this story must be set in some alternate reality where George Romero never picked up a camera, and consequently the modern flesh-eating zombie genre never existed. Even so, this is a book all zombie fans will enjoy.
    • 5/5
      Jonathan Maberry is by far my favorite author of zombie stories. I loved Patient Zero and Rot and Ruin and currently have Dust & Decay sitting on my desk to read next. His book isn't just about gore, death and mayhem and instead I am always amazed at how he makes you care so much about the characters. I'll even admit as I finished this book up during my lunch hour I was tearing up at work.Every character was riveting from Des, who is a police officer in Stebbins who is a great cop but a real PITA, to JT, her older partner and closest friend. Des has such a mouth on her it is amazing she has managed to keep her badge and I can only guess that it is because there are several references to her being one of the top cops on their small police force. But she does have a soft side that makes her determined to make it to the school serving as an evacuation center during the hurricane to try and defend the town's children from the onslaught of walking dead. The only problem I had with her character is that she is often described as damaged and I did not really get why she was so messed up. Yes, it was tragic that her father was KIA and her mother died not long after but that didn't really convince me as enough to develop this complex she had of everyone always abandoning her.I loved JT because he was such a rock steady friend to Des and his character was painted so realistically you can't help but love him. Many of the main characters in zombie books turn out to be kick as with weapons or miraculously fast learners but it's openly stated that JT has never had to shoot his gun or has ever been shot at. So the shock and reactions to everything on around him seemed so much more realistic and you have to cheer him on for being a regular guy trying to survive and help those around him.The story itself is pretty much non-stop action and brings up some interesting issues like how other countries utilized research from the Nazis that came from experimenting on prisoners in the camps, what governments would do to keep some of these scientists happy and the lengths the government is willing to go to protect their secrets. I honestly would not want to be in the President's shoes when faced with the decision to wipe out an entire town or risk allowing such a horrifying "illness" spread outside the town.Let me just say again how much I loved this book! The only thing that kept me from giving it a solid 5 was my question about why Des was so "damaged" and the ending. I can't state that question here because I don't want to ruin anything but I don't get how that end came about. I really need to write a separate spoilers post or find someone to talk to about the ending!
    • 4/5
      "This is how the world ends." These words literally are the first chapter of the book. With a kickoff like that, I was literally hooked from the first page. The novel starts out with two small town cops investigating a breaking and entering call at the local funeral home. The door is jimmied, an empty car is in the driveway and there is a sense of wrongness at the scene. Upon entering the preparation room, the two officers, JT and Dez, are confronted with the mutilated corpses of the funeral director, a housekeeper with a missing throat and an empty body bag. Things really take a turn for the worse when Officer Dez is attacked by the "dead" housekeeper. My friends, Stebbins has got itself a zombie problem.Having just finished reading Brian Keene's "The Rising" I wasn't sure that I was ready for yet another zombie thrill ride. However, Maberry's zombies are a bit different. They are a result of a bio-weapon that is in fact a genetically engineered parasite that consumes the host, but keeps them in a near death state. The frightening element here is that the consciousness is still present, the host knows what is going on, but the hunger for flesh is insatiable and the parasite is in charge of the dinner menu.For those of you have not had the opportunity to read Jonathan Maberry before you are missing out on a real treat. His writing style flows well, his characters are realistically flawed and his pacing his spot on. If you are in the mood for a seasonal scare, pick up Dead of Night and enjoy.
    • 4/5
      I received Dead of Night through the LT Early Reviewers program, and I have to say that this was probably the best one I've won so far!I won't go into too much plot detail here as it seems my other LTERs have done so pretty well. But as a brief introduction, the novel is about the outbreak of a "zombie" virus in a small Pennsylvania town, and what the locals and the government have to do to survive and contain the plague.I think that the book was fast paced and easy to read. It definitely had me turning pages long into the night (and giving me a few frights while I was at it!). I believe that this is a book that most zombie/horror fans would enjoy, and I'd definitely recommend it to those looking for a solid zombie novel to "devour".I feel like other reviewers hit on the things that make this novel good, so I'm not going to repeat them. Instead, I'm going to share what I thought were the cons of the book. First of all, and I'm very surprised that no one mentioned this in any of their reviews, this book is full, and I mean FULL, of errors. Huge, glaring errors. I don't know who was the copy editor on this one, but they did a really poor job. I'm truly hoping that this isn't the finished, heading-to-print version because there are spelling errors, grammatical errors, non-deletion of extraneous words, and sentences that just don't make sense on almost every other page. The editor in me desperately wanted to take a red pen to my copy of the book. It was that distracting.Also, I felt like the text was bogged down in pop culture references. I mean, there was no true reason to tell readers that Dez, the main character, looked like Scarlett Johannsen after she's already been described. We can decide what she looks like for ourselves. And I can't tell you how many current events he tried to squeeze into the narrative. It was filled to the brim with references to Hurricane Katrina, Haiti, WikiLeaks, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I'm guessing his point was to try and make the novel feel as current as possible so that the reader believes that something like this could happen RIGHT NOW. However, it felt like it was trying too hard to establish that, and I'm a large proponent of novels having a more timeless feel. Sure, you can write it so that it jives with the current time period, and that will probably be recognizable in the future, but couldn't he have shown us and not shoved it in our faces on every page?Outside of these complaints, I still feel like Dead of Night is a solid novel and believe that zombie and horror fans of all stripes will enjoy reading it. I know I did.
    • 4/5
      All in all, not too bad. It's a cop drama, which is not my kind of thing. And the science tries way too hard to be correct and ends up just being confusing. But at least it tries!And there are zombies! The action sequences and descriptive passages are excellent. I'd totally recommend this to people who like zombie books (especially if they like cop dramas, too), but only after they've read all the really really good ones.
    • 3/5
      If Jonathan Maberry has proven anything, it is that he is the master of all things zombies – and he never tells the same story twice! Dead Of Night will scare and delight you in all its zombie glory. I may have been a little paranoid before about walking into a garage full of zombies in the morning, I am now MORE than scared to open my garage door to a driveway of zombies!THE GOOD BITS{What a bang of beginning!} This “patient zero” story demonstrates how easily the zombie outbreak can spin out of control, even when the right sort of people discover it first. I cannot fault the law enforcement for not believing when the dead seem to be coming back to life or blinking twice when they find someone chowing down on some intestines, but holy brainz, if that is what makes or breaks the world from turning zombie, perhaps the civilians are so very, very screwed. Perhaps the CDC is onto something with their zombie preparedness action plan.{Sentient zombies?} Now I am not sure if ALL zombies had sentience, but readers get to lurk inside the minds of certain zombies who seemed conscious enough to form coherent thoughts, but did not have control of their movements or hunger. Which makes turning zombie even more terrifying! Does that mean there is hope for a cure? Well, let’s put it this way: Is there any way for someone to recover post-zombie after feasting on another person’s brain? I seriously think not, but I will let you draw your own conclusions with Dead Of Night.THE BAD BITS{No attachment to the characters} Unlike ROT & RUIN, I did not form any strong sympathies for the characters this time. I liked how Jonathan Maberry gave us different viewpoints of how this new zombocalypse went down from the foolish and arrogant government to the unsuspecting mortician who became “patient one.” However, I wished there had been time to make the characters come more alive. Don’t get me wrong: I rooted for the heroes, but it was more out of reflex than a heartfelt desire to want them to survive.THE OVERALLIf Dead Of Night has a message to deliver, it is that there is no hope for the uninfected. You may survive the first wave of zombies like the first few levels of Tetris, but you better hope you are prepared as the speed starts to pick up! Jonathan Maberry delivers another food-for-thought zombie book that will be a welcome addition to zombie die-hards.
    • 5/5
      My experience has been that books in a series tend to fall off or weaken after the first one or, which I feel is even worse, there is no conclusion to any major plot points in the first book and that you have to get the next book in an effort to reach some sort of conclusion. Well, [Fall of Night] (sequel to [Dead of Night]) is a far, far cry from either of those put-offs. In fact, it is one of those rare instances where I think it was even better than the first book ... and Dez just keeps on kickin' some ass.
    • 5/5
      Read from September 10 to October 09, 2014Read/Listened for Fun (Paperback/Audible)Overall Rating: 5.00Story Rating: 5.00Character Rating: 5.00Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: Fall of Night by Jonathan Maberry has given me PABD (Post Awesome Book Depression)!Story Thoughts: You know when a book just has you on edge THE ENTIRE TIME? Well that is me with this series. Even though I ultimately know where it is going because I have read most of the Rot and Ruin series. The path is still emotionally gutting. From seeing characters that I have heard about in the other series (Ledger and Imura) to the characters I already cared about from Dead of Night, I just care about everything they go through. This story made me cheer, cry, and cuss Jonathan Maberry just a little bit. When the last minute ticked away, I pretty much just sat there thinking: I am just not sure what I can follow this up with!Character Thoughts: These aren't your typical "lovable" characters but dammit I loved all of them. I just wanted to find them a safe place to go. I loved their passion, stamina, and will to live. I loved the chances that they took. The people that they mourned (because it is a zombie book y'all--people die). The love that they still managed to have! I particularly loved all their batshit crazy moments--though Dez just gotta say that taking a bath in steak sauce is not on my Zombie Apocalypse plan *snort*. Each character was unique and brilliantly written.Audio Thoughts: Narrated by: William Dufris /Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins Holy crap William Dufris was excellent. This makes me want to go back and listen to the first one which I originally read. His pacing, accents, emotion, and urgency were just the right pace for this story. I will definitely listen to him again in the future!Final Thoughts: PABD--I will try to fight through!NOTE: PABD was stolen (with permission) from Tara from 25 Hour Books. It stands for Post Awesome Book Depression when you are just not sure what to read after because this book was so awesome. I will soldier through but I am going to completely change genres. It is the only solution!
    • 5/5
      YES. This sequel to Dead of Night contiunes the zombies apocalypse in all of its violent, terrifying glory. If you're a fanatic Maberry reader (and you should be), you notice some awesome tie-ins to a couple of his other series.Highly Recommended!!