Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
24 meets 28 Days Later - a fast moving, hyper-violent techo-thriller with horror overtones
"24-with-ZombiesThe plot is simple but completely gripping. The pace breakneck. One of the most exciting thrillers we've read in years and arguably the greatest zombie novel." -- Sam Ashurst SFX "A well written, often insanely paced and utterly compelling piece of entertainment. But the real joy of this novel is the plot: occasionally implausible, but unfailingly gripping, it makes for the same sort of breathless guilty pleasure as reading a James Patterson novel." -- Steve Robinson DEATHRAY "To state that, with Patient Zero, Jonathan Maberry has written an excellent thriller with horror trappings is misleading. On the other hand, to say he's composed a fine horror novel with thriller aspects isn't quite right, either. Perhaps, it is most appropriate to simply conclude: The man has succeeded in his goal." FANGORIA "Patient Zero is a terrific action/horror novel that effortlessly and absolutely satisfies the requirements of both genres. It's also, and I say this without making light of the fact, a truly post 9/11 zombie novel, and all the more terrifying for it." HORRORSCOPE "Patient Zero is definitely a zombie story for the twenty first century, it has big ideas and it's right there in your face (trying to bite it off). If you like zombie fiction then I reckon you'll enjoy this." GRAEME'S FANTASY BOOK REVIEW "An accomplished thriller which overcomes its dafter aspects to become an enjoyable novel." SFF CHRONICLES "Patient Zero ticks all the turn-the-page buttons with action blasting into being at exactly the right junctures. Patient Zero does feel like something new, but in reality it's a hybrid that revolves around Maberry's ability to successfully incorporate horror elements into a contemporary post 9/11 hotbed of political intrigue, global corporate aspirations and military/national wills." BOOK GEEKS "Fits well into the Tom Clancy techno thriller world: it just happens to be zombies not terrorists who are the enemy! The action is well written, with some very tense sequences that don't stint on the necessary gore. If you're after a fast-paced action thriller with a high violence quotient, Patient Zero fits the bill." DREAMWATCH TOTAL SCI-FI "Patient Zero is a fast-paced thriller that's amongst the best of its genre, and which will win the writer many new readers, plaudits and perhaps awards - and deservedly so." STRANGE HORIZONS
Jonathan Maberry is the Bram Stoker Award winning writer of, amongst others, Ghost Road Blues, Bad Moon Rising and Dead Man's Song. He is also an 8th level black belt in jujutsu and a 5th level black belt in kenjutsu. He lives in the US with his his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780575086920 |
| ISBN 10 | 0575086920 |
| Title | Patient Zero |
| Author | Jonathan Maberry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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