Review: Zombie fans will eat this up!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
'Hive' is a post apocalyptic zombie novella set a couple of hundred years post the extension level event which almost wiped out mankind - well the mankind we know it as today. A small band of survivors led by Azina is sent on a mission into the outer cities to bring back a lost group of people called The Keepers of Knowledge, a new world brand of scholars/historians. Azina's band of mercenaries naturally stumbles across a hive of Zee's (zombies) during their search and soon the horror kicks in.This is a full throttle survival horror which borrows many good bits from other zombie romps while adding its own outbreak theory and zombie particulars (of note, the telepathic like ability and lengthy lifespan of the Zee). Author Griffin Hayes is a master of suspense with each zombie/mercenary encounter delivered in hold-your-breath fashion and edge-of-your-seat tension accompanied by blood thirsty action and cringe inducing gore brawls. Good stuff indeed.'Hive' reads much like a taste of whats to come with the Zee's themselves coming across as deeper than the typical rancid meat bags of other zombie tales. A mysterious figure will appear which will have you begging for more. Easily consumed in one read, I cant help but think the ending (cliffhanger that it is) is served only to wet the readers appetite (which it certainly did) while also leaving a taste of the unfinished in my mouth. That said, the story is highly entertaining and a very quick read. Zombie fans will eat this up in a single helping.view this review and more on my blog: [...]