AUTUMN: THE CITY (Autumn #2)
by David Moody
PUBLISHER: Gollancz
RELEASE DATE: Jan 2012
FORMAT: Paperback, 278 pages
GENRE: Horror, Zombies
A virulent disease has ripped across the face of the planet, killing billions of people in under twenty-four hours. Few remain alive to care how it happened; all they know is that the full extent of the disease is yet to be revealed. A small group of survivors have been cowering in fear in the desolate remains of a silent city, besieged on all sides by the thousand upon thousand of plague victims, when a company of soldiers appears unexpected. Does this sudden military presence bring hope and answers – or just more fear, pain and destruction? Far more than an ordinary sequel, AUTUMN: THE CITY expands on the nightmare of the first novel and takes the reader closer to discovering what caused the death of billions of people on that inauspicious September day. (Amazon)
REVIEWER: Carolyn
The opening of AUTUMN: THE CITY brings us back to the city where the story started in book one, hence the title. We meet new characters and see how characters from the previous book are doing, as well as the introduction of the army who have been held up in a bunker just outside the city.
New characters Jack, Donna and Cooper are all great, but it was also really good to get back to Emma and Michael who were my favourite characters in the first book, Autumn.
What I’ve found even more evident in this instalment is Moody’s very cinematic writing style – it’s as though each book could be an episode in a TV series and each book just gives you that little bit more of the storyline, but each having a self contained story within.
There’s much better characterisation in this instalment, with a lot more depth of emotion. I’m not sure if it’s because I began reading this straight after reading Autumn but I really started to get to know and care for the characters. The few niggles I had with Autumn weren’t a factor here, and I enjoyed THE CITY from beginning to end.
The zombies are still as creepy and now they’re decomposing and getting more violent. Although these zombies are the traditional slow, shuffling kind, they are different in that they rip apart there own kind as well as humans, but don’t eat flesh (well in this instalment anyway). However, this could all change as the zombies evolve further.
There’s fantastic tension and the suspense just builds and builds and doesn’t let up. I couldn’t put this book down and as soon as I’d finished I grabbed for the next book in the series, Autumn: Purification.
VERDICT:
AUTUMN: THE CITY is a great second instalment, much better than the first in my opinion with better characterisation and more depth. I can only see this series getting better with each book, as I follow the characters and get to know them better, as well as seeing how the zombies evolve. If you haven’t started this series yet, then I would urge that you do. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed – a great zombie read.
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BOOKS IN SERIES ORDER
- Autumn
- The City
- Purification
- Disintegration
- Aftermath
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6 Comments
Not familiar with this series, but I”m intrigued enough to hunt them down for myself.
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This is a great series, if you love zombie fiction then I think you would really like it.
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I would highly recommend reading the entire series as well as Moody’s other books epecially the Haters series. They are well written, truly unique and full of emotion.
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Though it sounds an intresting book, zombies scare me. Great review thoufh
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LOL That’s what I LOVE about zombies, they scare the heebie-jeebies out of me too
You are as bad as Laura ;D
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