Review: Needs some work, but great ideas.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2012
Gerald Rice, <strong>30 Minute Plan</strong> (Gerald Rice, 2011)<em>30 Minute Plan</em> has one of the more interesting, not to mention pragmatic, premises in military zombie fiction--if you get infected, you have a half-hour to off yourself, or one of your squadmates will do it for you. (Thus, the 30-minute plan.) That is just one facet of the originality to be found here, which is both a surprise and a pleasure to read; Rice has managed to cook up something that you haven't actually seen before in the horribly oversaturated world of zombie lit, and that is praiseworthy indeed. He's not a great writer, but given time and practice he could get there; the story has some pacing and plotting problems, but nothing that wouldn't be straightened out by some workshops, writing classes, etc., and he's obviously got a headful of excellent ideas. Gerald Rice has a good deal of potential. Will be looking forward to seeing what he produces down the road. **