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A Horror Bookworm Recommendation
Island Of The Dead by Brian Keene
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Einar is a thief, mercenary, pirate, warrior, barbarian and presently a chained slave upon a large seagoing vessel. When an unnatural storm presents an opportunity for Einar to escape, its precious cargo is also released into the world. Einar and a small band of companions end up shipwrecked along with the deadly cargo on a deserted island that does not exist on any charts or maps. Rescue and survival is nearly impossible for all who remain.

Island Of The Dead is the brainchild of Mr. Zombie himself, Brian Keene. This novel successfully mixes sword and sorcery with a good number of horrific scenes of the unbelievable. Enormous sized insects, magical obelisks and of course the shambling living dead all have one thing in common…the urge to feed upon the living. These castaway companions will encounter some of the most vicious inhabitants that are cloaked in darkness.

Brian Keene fuses social commentaries of race, religion, creed and culture into one reality-warping story of the darkest kind. Zombies are equal opportunity eaters which leads me to the next subject…graphic violence. If you like your chaotic infestations with a heavy dash of the dead, let me tell ya, Keene reinterprets some of the most gnarliest creative and original deaths this side of a Romero film. When it comes to flesh-eating zombie lore, ya can’t go wrong with the Keene kind.

With the island’s extraordinary wildlife and a mouthful of flesh and sinew, you might ask the question…how do you kill something that’s already dead. Brian Keene answers this question in his book, Island Of The Dead. A five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.