Zombies v. Ninjas--- 2: Domination !!! (Yes, this is a book review)

A small island in the North Atlantic. Livestock turned into cannibals, fed the remains of their furry and feathered brethren. Humans eat contaminated meat. Humans die. Then meat-eating humans become zombies. Female zombies start to bear undead children within three weeks. Virgin births, they are born with teeth and a hunger-- an undead hunger. How will this epidemic be stopped?

NINJAS, OF COURSE!!!


This would be an amazingly awesome bad movie series. I want that to happen. Really, I do. The second in a book series by R.A Barnes, this new take on the zombie classic is a pretty clever twist, because, really, who doesn't love Ninjas and who doesn't love zombies? Put them together, it just makes sense.


A short list of awesomely bad zombie/something combinations:

• Plants vs. Zombies
• Nazi Zombies vs. Medical Students
• Russian POW WWII Zombies vs. Random ppl and American Tourists
• Jane Austen vs. Zombies
• Zombie Strippers vs. confused patrons and regular strippers

See how nicely this fits?

Okay, on the book. If you are into the crazy, silly zombie genre, go ahead and give these a spin. The story itself is well thought out, but there are sections where the story drags, and I would have loved to see some more descriptive and in-depth ninja slashing zombie heads off scenes.

There's a overall story arch here, obviously, and I probably should go back and read the first book to get a better sense of it. There's a mystical cult lead by a former serial killer (who has his own dedicated back story in another book by this author), who is attempting to breed these undead babies and create a super race and army to eliminate all those who oppose this idea. Seems like some sort of play off the virgin birth story in Christianity. Personally, I'll take it as nod to the craziness of religious zealots in real life, because it makes me happy to think of it that way.

As a second book in the series, I can see why the story might seem to drag a bit. You've got to build up to the finale, right? It's really fairly engaging, and I am curious to where it will lead, which is the point, I suppose. I would love to know how many the author plans for the series overall, and probably will read the next one based upon my experience reading this one.




*This book was received for free via a GoodReads giveaway.