Glad I read this before the 3rd book in the series.In this short story, we meet Riot, a new character who's fighting and living alone in the vast openness of the former America, now called the Rot & Ruin. She used to be from the "Night Church", a bunch of righteous bastards who believe that "sending people and zombies to the darkness" is the path to peace, or to put it in understandable terms, killing them is God's will.I'm once again pulled in by Jonathan Maberry's superb storytelling. The suspense never stops, one never knows if the character will die fighting or live another day. I'm wracked with emotions; some scenes caused palpitations, Mr Maberry painted a vivid picture on how to survive "out there in the wild", it's a little depressing. Another aspect I admire about his writing is the fight scenes, it's like watching it on film. He writes the scenes clearly unlike other authors. Sometimes I imagine it in slow motion. I can't wait to read the next books! Make no bones about it, I am a HUGE fan of author Jonathan Maberry, especially the world he has created in the Rot & Ruin series. Dead & Gone is a novella within this world that introduces us to a new character Riot and a group of zealots who are attempting to get Riot back to where, in their eyes, she belongs. Along the way Riot meets some new, dare she say, friends and we learn quite a bit about Riot's past and maybe even a glimpse into her future.I really enjoyed meeting some new characters and, of course, being a part of the rot & ruin again. Dead & Gone is filled with tons of action, both with threat from the gray people aka zoms and with those surviving in the ruin. We learn about a new faction of survivors that we can only assume with be causing Benny Imura and his gang a bit of trouble come Flesh & Bone (book 3) and I cannot wait to find out what leads them to act the way they do.Fairly short review, as I don't want to give away anything, but trust me...if you have read Rot & Ruin and Dust & Decay, you will not want to miss Dead & Gone. I would even go so far as to say if you are curious about this world you could download Dead & Gone as a trial standalone to test the waters, but trust me...you'll be buying the series.
What do You think about Dead And Gone (2012)?
It was interesting to find a new character but my introduction to her was too short.
—Xie
Really enjoyed this little excursion and insight into Riot's past. Great stuff.
—ria
Nice story to pass from one book to another
—stefan
