Review: Aftermath and Other Zombie Stories by Edwin Stark - kindle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
Aftermath and other Zombie Stories by Edwin StarkVery enjoyable read. There are actually three short stories in this little collection. I have to say I think Edwin Stark is brilliant and if he was anywhere besides a tropical rain forest/jungle, somewhere with electricity and a few modern conveniences and a computer that worked and good internet access... you know the things many of us take for granted, if he was anywhere else... he would be a major author by now.English is not his first language, that's true. But have no fear, he gets the stories across very well. The essences of the stories is pure, Sci-Fi, very well done.Aftermath is a story I really did not want to stop. I wanted to hear a little more about Danny Cargill. This is not a zombie story for the gruesomeness of it but... whatever caused the zombies in the first place, well, it might be wearing off. Could it be? This is a story of how people have dealt with the zombies on a long term basis. They are not doing too badly. However, they may need to change how they view their world. I know all of them won't be able to do change the way they think, but I think Danny will. I am putting my hope and my faith in Danny in this brave new world.Zombie Cab, oh this one takes me back. I remember reading those little Sci Fi short stories in elementary school. Not overly long, not overly explained, just enough to make you think and... very, very enjoyable. I love short stories anyway and author Edwin Stark writes some great ones.The Day Zombies Roamed Venezuela is a unique take on a zombie outbreak. I love the way this story is crafted. It is written by someone who is experiencing the first signs of an outbreak. This story made me feel like I was in the middle of it. It's intense and it's real. It sounded like a transmission you might actually get from an outpost... in the jungle... by people who had just come to terms with the fact that zombies are now roaming the country side... or in this case, the jungle. Chilling.I highly recommend this book and I'm giving it 5 stars because the stories are so good and after all... these stories are coming out of the jungle... out of a place that some of us would say is uncivilized... no matter that the mind of the author is brilliant... He's crippled by lack of modern conveniences and communication devices... but the stories... oh the stories... Read them and see for yourself.