The Dead

by Mark E. Rogers

Book Overview

A terrible judge comes like a thief in the night. While the world sleeps, everything changes. In the diseased light of a festering sun, planes drop from the sky, machines sputter and stop, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425116115
• ISBN13: 9780425116111
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Straight -up nightmare fuel

This book is like a sucker punch to the gut, but in a good way. To be quite honest, I'm not a "book reader" by nature. Upon constant urging from a friend, I read this book. Once I started reading it, right from the beginning, I was hooked. The tone of the book made me actually FEEL the impending doom surrounding the characters. Mark Rogers has a great way of making me totally feel what the character is feeling. On more than one occasion, my skin crawled at the mere description of the reanimated dead, and I caught myself saying aloud, "Uggghhhh." Add to that the religious overtones of the book, and it was definite nightmare fuel. (I would go into more details on this, but I don't want to spoil anything.) Yes, the book does have a religious overtone, but it isn't shoved down your throat in any way whatsoever, and coming from a church-raised background, it actually increased the "oomph" this book had. Mark does a great job of showing many different viewpoints as well. The illustrations are also a nice touch. There aren't a ton of them, but they are utterly gruesome. If you go into this book with an open mind, it will quickly grab your interest and never let go.

I'M DOING SOMETHING THAT I NEVER DO!!!

When I read a book with numerous errors in it, I normally flip about it. There are a lot of them in this book. In fact, the character names change a couple of times and I could go on, but I am doing something that I never do. I am still giving this book a five star rating. Yes, it is that good. So good, that I actually didn't even care about the errors. Rogers did an excellent job as far as scaring the pants off of me. That is exactly what I want when I pick up a zombie book. Rogers made the demon infested walking dead so thoroughly evil that I felt like running to the local Catholic Church and confessing all of my wrong doings. Great job Mark Rogers!

Edge of your seat

I read this book several years ago and I have went back since then and reread the book several times. I really enjoyed the book and the characters especially how the author weaves biblical aspects into the book. He uses the rapture, good versus evil,to show how the world ends.

One of the best Zombie Books ever written!

Hi. Taylor Kent, the Snarky Avenger here. I am a known zombie fanatic and I would like to say that The Dead by Mark E. Rogers is a must read for Zombie fans and for that matter fans of quality "End Times" novels. First off, this is a new and unique take on the way the world will end and on how Zombies will be a part of it. The story is very well written. The characters are interesting as is there struggle to understand the situation they find themselves in, the end of the world - literally, and there struggle to survive in a world now populated by the dead, commanded by demons generals from the depths of hell, and other nasty surprises. This book also contains the most interesting and coolest depiction of the Rapture of the Christian Church I have ever read. And it take a very interesting approach to how our world might end, much a engine that has run non-stop for a very long time finally running out of fuel. I highly recommend this book for loves of horror, zombies, and those looking for a different yet interesting take on the end of the world. So as I do on my podcast and blog (http://www.snarkyavenger.com), I am giving this book 5 out of 5 snark bites. A definite must read. Thanks, T