AUTUMN: PURIFICATION (Autumn #3)
by David Moody
PUBLISHER: Gollancz
RELEASE DATE: April 2012
FORMAT: Paperback, 261 pages
GENRE: Horror, Zombies
One day in September a virulent plague spread throughout the world, killing billions in one day. Even now the full horror of the plague is just beginning, for the dead are not just dead… One small group of survivors is imprisoned in an underground base, trapped between the door to the outside world and the sealed entrance to the airtight cocoon where hundreds of soldiers sit and wait for rescue. On the surface the crowd of bodies is growing in size every day, drawn there by the heat and the noise of the people hiding underground beneath their rotting feet. The sheer mass of decaying flesh above begins to cause problems for the military when vents become blocked, but a mission to clear the dead starts a vicious battle between the living and the dead. And there are far more of the dead… (Goodreads)
REVIEWER: Carolyn
The Autumn series by David Moody continues with PURIFICATION. It’s a great instalment. This series is getting better and better and I’m really enjoying it. The tension, suspense and horror is still prevalent as the zombies continue to evolve into something even more terrifying.
The opening scene is fantastic. The underground army is plotting to go up into the world and push back the thousands of zombies that have accumulated above the underground bunker. The vents, which are keeping the soldiers and civilian’s alive are being blocked by the growing number of zombies. After a few attempts at trying to secure the vents and clear the zombies, they decide to try and push back the zombies even further and all hell breaks lose.
This battle scene is just brilliant. Although the zombies aren’t particularly hard to deal with individually, the are a terrifying force when grouped together in their thousands. It was so exciting and horrifying all at once. What was a relatively safe place is now over run and the remaining survivors have to fight their way out.
Once secure in a building away from the hordes, Michael, Emma and the others are dumbfounded when a helicopter lands outside the building they are hiding in. This is the beginning of something new and to realise there are others out there scares and excites them. They are told other survivors are safely contained in an airport where they have a small plane as well as the helicopter. With slight trepidation they decide to join the new survivors at the airport. Once there they learn that these survivors will eventually head out to an island they’ve found and are happy for Michael and his group to join them.
We meet lots of new characters, as well as continuing to follow Michael and Emma (my favourite characters). Their relationship has moved on (luckily in the way I had hoped) but are finding it difficult. But being in a larger group of people, new faces and a new, more secure home, they all begin to feel hope again and make new friends, but of course this doesn’t last for long…
VERDICT:
Another brilliant instalment from David Moody. As with the previous books in the Autumn series, I couldn’t put PURIFICATION down. This series is a fantastic addition to the zombie genre. If you haven’t read it, then seriously, go pick it up, you won’t be sorry.
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4 Comments
Sounds chilling! And exciting. I always take note when you give a book a 4 or more. I shall definitely have to try a zombie book when I’m back from my hols
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It’s a fab zombie series – cant wait for the next book. Yes, we’ll have to get you reading zombie fiction when you get back from your hols
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Great review Carolyn!
You will convince me to pick up a zombie book yet!
I do like the UK cover though. It kind of looks like zombie is trying to break through something. (I know its suposed to be a falling leaf.)
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With all the canibalism in the states lately, I’m starting to think I need to read these books in order to know what to do.
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