The Brain Eaters

by Gary Brandner

Book Overview

Three bizarre and violent deaths that occurred on the same day in different parts of the country are the key to understanding an evil that could kill thousands more. By the author of Doomstalkers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449127117
• ISBN13: 9780449127117
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.

Customer Reviews

brain eaters--all the rage

I picked this book up in an airport years ago and was surprised by how good it was (hadn't read any Brandner at that point). Would recommend it to anyone. Think The Stand came first, but never really thought about any similarities. I do remember thinking The Stand was pretty bloated, so never read the re-edit. I like the lean efficiency of the Brain Eaters, and I just enjoy the title. Bold and to the point. I do have to say that the movies '28 Days Later' and its sequel pretty much seem inspired by this book. Variations on a theme. Anyway, haven't read a Brandner book I didn't like.

Inspiration for THE STAND?

If you enjoyed Stephen King's modern classic, THE STAND, (I believe King's best work) then you should read this book. The similarities are striking. Though this book was published five years prior to THE STAND, and garnered little notariety, I believe it may have been King's inspiration. Though I would hasten to accuse King of plagiarism, read this book and see what you think. At under 300 pages, the story is not nearly as detailed or developed as King's work, but this makes for a quick, easy read over a rainy weekend. Where THE STAND focuses on a viral infection which desimates the general population, this book features tiny microbial beings spread through airborne contact and, as the name implies, does nasty things to the human brain. The book also falls short of King's rendition of the struggle of good versus evil, but if you liked King's book, you may like this one even better.