My guest today is rachel aukes, author of the absolutely brilliant 100 days in deadland. In this truly unique story, our heroinecash, an office worker and weekend. She also writes romance under the pen name berinn rae, including stealing fate, a usa today recommended read. Im halfway through 100 days in deadland at the moment, and i can be totally honest and tell you that its brilliant. This is in a conversation regarding boarding up the windows at clutchs house. In one day, the world succumbed to a pestilence that decimated the living. As sean kalos attempts to mend his relationship with katie, his estranged wife. When a virus spreads around the whole of world and people starts turning into zombies, cash, a normal working woman in us, takes a hold of the situation around her and adopts herself to survive in the zombie populated world. I cant say if ill still feel the same at the end of it, but as of right now, i would highly. Deadlands harvest by rachel aukes, paperback barnes. See all books authored by rachel aukes, including imagines. An office worker with few survival skills teams with an army veteran with ptsd.
The book parallels inferno, the epic poem written by dante alighieri. Im really pleased to have the sassy rachel aukes on the blog today, talking about her newest book deadlands harvest the sequel to the massively popular 100 days in deadland. Rachel aukes has written a modern take on a classic. A journey through dantes infernowith a shambling twist. As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they quickly discover that nowhere is safe from the undead. Visit the authors rachel aukes website for release details. Rocks in the windshield audiobook by bryan patrick wolfe. Loosely based on dantes inferno, 100 days in deadland covers the journey of cash and her guide, clutch, through zombie apocalypse hell. Annikis bookcase i dont read many women authors who can write horror as well as stephen king and clive barker and rachel aukes does. Rachel lives near des moines with her husband and an incredibly spoiled sixtypound lap dog. Cash and clutch made a good buddy story and their adventures through chow town and other locations will keep the readers involved in the story.
Apr 07, 2014 overall, 100 days in deadland was a great read about survival in an undead world. This audiobook contains 100 days in deadland, deadlands harvest, and deadland rising. Cash, along with 42 survivors, have found safety in the secluded and wellguarded fox national park. Horrorapocalyptic science fiction this threebook series is a modern remake of dante alighieris divine comedy with a zombie apocalypse twist. I got a chance to read 100 days earlier this month as part of an article series on new book marketing rachel and i wrote together, and after reading rachels book, i knew she had a place here. At the beginning, i was slightly afraid of reading this horror story, but soon after starting, i found it really easy to read and to follow what is happening. She also writes romantic science fiction and fantasy under the pen name berinn rae, which includes the rwa awardwinning short story stealing fate, a usa today recommended read. Aukes 100 days in deadland 3 dante alighieris classic tale on the horrors of hell reimagined zombie apocalypse style. It has been 100 days since the zombies claimed the world. Deadland saga horrorapocalyptic science fiction this threebook series is a modern remake of dante alighieris divine comedy with a zombie apocalypse twist.
It has been nearly one year since the zombie hordes claimed the world. A journey through dantes inferno with a shambling twist. The number one bestselling trilogy is now available as a single audiobook. Deadland is a 2009 american science fiction film directed by damon osteen, written by gary weeks, and starring weeks, brian tee, and william katt as survivors in a postapocalyptic society five years after the united states is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust plot. Celebrity encounters starring you, and 100 days in deadland, and more on.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they soon discover that nowhere is safe from the dead. I know i tend to always fall back on zombie books as my natural goto type of books when im in a null. They flee the city and struggle through the nine circles of hell where they discover that nowhere is safe from the undeador the living. There is plenty of action to go around, a lot of gore and the story stands up as an entertaining read whether you care about the literary references or not. Deadland is a 2009 american science fiction film directed by damon osteen, written by gary weeks, and starring weeks, brian tee, and william katt as survivors in a postapocalyptic society five years after the united states is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Oct 30, 2016 100 days in deadland by rachel aukes 4 out of 5 since its almost halloween, im in a zombiewitchanxiety type mood. Rachel aukes rachel aukes is the international bestselling author of 100 days in deadland, which was named one of the best books of 20 by suspense magazine and one of the best zombie books by the huffington post. She also writes romantic science fiction and fantasy under the pen name berinn rae, which includes the rwa awardwinning short story stealing. What makes it unique is that its a retelling of dante alighieris classic tale on the horrors of hellreimagined zombie apocalypse style. Rachel aukes is the international bestselling author of 100 days in deadland, which was named one of the best books of 20 by suspense magazine and one of the best zombie books by the huffington post. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 100 days in deadland deadland saga book 1.
Rachel aukes books list of books by author rachel aukes. Jul 23, 20 100 days in deadland is a retelling of dantes inferno with zombies. At the macro level, both the novel and epic poem is the story is a study of the cause and effect of the human condition and a persevering theme of hope. In this story, our heroinecash, an office workeris forced on a journey through hell that echoes the one dante took in the inferno, the first poem in dante alighieris epic medieval tale, the divine comedy. In a conversation between cash and clutch, clutch mentions the zeds have physical acuity. This audiobook contains 100 days in deadland, deadland s harvest, and deadland rising. Buy 100 days in deadland by rachel aukes from waterstones today. Rachel aukess 100 days in deadland features a pretty toughasnails 20something character with no fighting skills unless you count being unbelievably scrappy in the beginning, but she gets there with the help of a former military vettruck driver who she holes up with in the early days of the apocalypse. Aug 01, 20 100 days in deadland shouldnt scare off readers of thrilling zombie works though.
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