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Domain of the Dead

By: Iain McKinnon
Narrated by: Karl Miller, Iain McKinnon (introduction)
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The world is dead, devoured by a plague of reanimated corpses. In a crumbling city, Sarah, Nathan, and a band of survivors barricade themselves inside a warehouse surrounded by a sea of shambling putrefaction. Days in seclusion blur by, and their food is nearly gone. The group is faced with two possible deaths: creeping starvation, or the undead outside the warehouse.

As Sarah stands on the edge of the warehouse roof preparing to step out into oblivion she spots a glimmer of hope. In the distance a helicopter approaches the city... but is it the salvation the survivors have been waiting for? And do they dare attempt to fight their way through the mass of infected dead to reach it?

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by the author.

©2009 Iain McKinnon (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

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For the Romero purest.

Of the recent zombie books (5/10/11) released by Audible this is the only one that remains Romero pure, if you don't know what that means I wouldn't bother with this title. It's not great storytelling or writing but if you got a zombie itch this will scratch it. Of the 30 or so zombie titles available on Audible this one is middle of the pack.

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CERTIFIABLE ZOMBIE BOOK

I thought that the book had everything a Zombie Apocalyptic book needs: heart stopping action, twists, shallow relationships, and gore, nothing was off limits in this book. Yes there are other books that are better but there are also many that are worse. If you are looking for a mind numbing read and are a Zombie fan do not let the negative reviews stop you from listening to Domain of the Dead. The only thing I wish would have been different was a broader description of human kind’s suffering at the beginning of the apocalypse. This would have added to the reasoning behind emotional decisions that were made in the book.

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exceeded my expectations

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decent zombie apocylapse story. takes place several years after the outbreak. the story focuses on a group of survivors at a warehouse who see a chopper and escape. half are taken away on the chopper to a research vessel on the ocean while the other half are left in the city, waiting for the chopper to return. from this point on, the story revolves around those survivors taken to the research vessel. the second book, remains of the dead, revolves around the survivors left by the chopper. i'm just starting that book now. so, i obviously liked it enough to pick up the second book after finishing the first. 

i thought domain of the dead was well worth the credit. it is a pure zombie book- no supernatural slant to it. i found it entertaining AND well-written:

"the wind changed abruptly bringing with it the stench of the corpses with it. it was a mixture of fresh dog$h!T and rotting beef. nathan looked down on the foul creatures and involuntarily flared his nostrils against the stench. the reanimated corpses jostled and pushed trying blindly to negotiate their way around the fences that encircled the warehouse. the stronger less damaged less weathered barging their more wretched companions out of the way. it formed an unending conveyor belt of festering corpses."

i actually liked the characters. there are a few civilians and a few military types. i say military types b/c the surviving militaries have grouped up. you get glimpses of why and what has happened to the rest of the world. i found it to be a realistic and believable scenario.

the book has a slow boil. you can see the plot developing and the web forming. you see things happening that the characters don't notice, which does a pretty good job of building suspense until things start to boil over.

overall, i enjoyed the book and am looking forward to listening to the second. More of a story than a pure zombie shoot ‘em up.

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Zombie apocalypse with a cliff-hanger ending.

This book is full of suspense, and plausible characters. I can see myself behaving the way these people do, in a zombie apocalypse. The best thing is, this book does something few zombie apocalypse books do. It gives you tiny glimpses into the zombie's prospective. I hope he fleshes this out in future books. I also hope there is a sequel, because he leaves you with a cliff-hanger. These people are in a life-boat, after the ship they are on gets overrun by zombies. They don't know it, but one of their party is infected with the zombie virus. The last sentence in the book describes how they are all distracted, and the infected member of the party dies, then opens his eyes. Will they get rescued? Whom will this zombie attack? Will anyone survive until the rescue ship comes? We don't know. Come on, Iain, don't keep us in suspense.

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Bad, even for a zombie novel...

Sorry... if a woman literally just watched a man get killed, turn into a zombie and nearly succeed in biting her, the very next thought in her head WILL NEVER be how hot the guy next to her is. PERIOD. NEVER. If you think it could be, you're obviously 12. Or related to this author.

Zombie has no bite marks. Zombie has a`"love bite" (aka hickey) on her breast. You have a conversation that the zombie virus is like AIDS and spread by body fluids and is NOT airborn. So the boss concludes: it MUST have mutated and become airborn because he is too stupid to think...hmmm... body fluids... lovebite on breast. wonder if she was having sex with someone?

How the hell else did a lovebite arrive on her breast you numbskull?!

Was this the worst scene? Yeah, probably... but it is also representative. And, sadly, to top it off, the book just stops mid-scene...I don't know if this is part of a series and there is another book where the story is finished, but I assure you, I won't be buying it if there is.

It is poorly written but not particularly gory or violent, for a zombie book. There is some swearing, no sex and no plot to worry about.

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    5 out of 5 stars

An excellent adventure!

Iain McKinnon has painted a masterful picture of a post ZPOC world. His lively and very believeables characters and descriptions bring this raw and gritty adventure to life. This is a must buy for any fan of the undead genre! Great job Iain!

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Don't get ripped off like I did

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I purchased Domain of the Dead some time ago and then recently saw McKinnon's 'new' book 'Remains of the Dead'. Let me just say that they are the exact same book WTF??? Seriously, these are the same book, same characters, same story, etc..... Thankfully the people at Audible are extremely customer service orientated and not only gave me a refund but also an extra $5 credit. This has to be a joke, but if it is I fail to see it. I wonder if anyone else has fallen victim to this ruse. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book if purchased just once. Changing the title does not make it new. I would really like to hear the author's response.

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Useless

Another novel that adds absolutely nothing to the genre. A couple of novel ideas are never developed or explored. I'm reminded of Bryan Griffin's attempt at a self-help book. Dared to do it, he came up with it in about an hour. I feel like the author of this book was bored and wrote this novel with the same intent.

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good zombie apocalypse book

really enjoyed this book wish there were more in series seemed realistic and believe able

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Day of the Dead...at sea.

I wanted to love this, but in the end...I could only almost like it. For one, the plot reminded me too much of "Day of the Dead: by George Romero only set at sea. Some of the plot seemed to almost be torn directly from the movie. Also, when the ship bastion falls, I just had a difficult time buying it. Too much coincidence. Years into this and a few newcomers arrive just as the ship falls to "escaped" zombie specimens.

Overall, just did not grab me with anything new, special, or original. Sorry Mr. McKinnon...I tried.

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