Dog Blood: A Novel (Hater series)

From Publishers Weekly Gory and relentlessly tense, this sequel to Moody's neo-zombie thriller, Hater, maintains the innovative tautness that landed that self-published e-book on Guillermo del Toro's film production slate, but suffers from middle-child status. The second book in a proposed trilogy, it follows its predecessor's narrator, Danny McCoyne, now a "Hater," one of the growing portion of humanity consumed with destroying the "Unchanged." Danny's quest to find his Hater daughter drives much of the book's action, but is problematic as a focal point. While it's fascinating to observe the mind of a Hater like Danny, it's also hard to invest in the emotions of a monster, especially one whose descriptions of killing are so thoroughly, gruesomely chronicled. The Unchanged interludes, featuring characters like the pathetic Mark Tillotsen-who, along with his family and hoards of others, huddles in a city under siege-offer little relief or distraction. With both build-up and conclusion of this tale confined to separate volumes, Dog Blood's tension feels turgid, despite all the action, at times tipping the tone from thrilling to unpleasant and crying out for the release of what one hopes is a soon-to-follow sequel. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description On the heels of Patient Zero and Pride and Prejudice with Zombies— the electrifying sequel to Hater where humanity fights itself to the death against a backdrop of ultimate apocalyptic destruction The Earth has been torn into two parts by an irreversible division. Whether due to nature, or the unknown depths of the mind itself, everyone is now either Human or Hater. Victim or killer. Governments have fallen, command structures have collapsed, and relationships have crumbled. Major cities have become refugee camps where human survivors cower together in fear. Amidst this indiscriminate carnage, Danny McCoyne is on a mission to find his daughter Ellis, convinced that her shared Hater condition means her allegiance is to people like him. Free of inhibitions, unrestricted by memories of peace, and driven by instinct, children are pure Haters, and may well define the future of the Hater race. But, as McCoyne makes his way into the heart of human territory, an incident on the battlefield sets in place an unexpected chain of events, forcing him to question everything he believes he knows about the new order that has arisen, and the dynamic of the Hate itself.

on The Heels Of patient Zero and pride And Prejudice With Zombies— the Electrifying Sequel To hater where Humanity Fights Itself To The Death Against A Backdrop Of Ultimate Apocalyptic Destruction

the Earth Has Been Torn Into Two Parts By An Irreversible Division. Whether Due To Nature, Or The Unknown Depths Of The Mind Itself, Everyone Is Now Either Human Or Hater. Victim Or Killer. Governments Have Fallen, Command Structures Have Collapsed, And Relationships Have Crumbled. Major Cities Have Become Refugee Camps Where Human Survivors Cower Together In Fear. Amidst This Indiscriminate Carnage, Danny Mccoyne Is On A Mission To Find His Daughter Ellis, Convinced That Her Shared Hater Condition Means Her Allegiance Is To People Like Him. Free Of Inhibitions, Unrestricted By Memories Of Peace, And Driven By Instinct, Children Are Pure Haters, And May Well Define The Future Of The Hater Race. But, As Mccoyne Makes His Way Into The Heart Of Human Territory, An Incident On The Battlefield Sets In Place An Unexpected Chain Of Events, Forcing Him To Question Everything He Believes He Knows About The New Order That Has Arisen, And The Dynamic Of The Hate Itself.

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set In A Madly Grasping Modern Budapest, Literary Critic Ervin’s Debut Mines Very Different Ways Of Achieving Personal And Artistic Freedom In Three Neatly Polished, Interlocking Tales. In “14 Bagatelles,” World-renowned Hungarian Composer Harkályi Lajos, A Wwii Concentration Camp Survivor Who Emigrated To America At 15, Returns To Budapest For The Premiere Of His Opera, The Golden Lotus, And Finds The City Shockingly Hostile, Criminal, And Deeply Anti-semitic. “brooking The Devil” Follows The Plight Of A Young Black American Gi, “brutus” Gibson, Rescued From Skinheads By Harkályi, Who Is Framed By His Superior Officer. Set Up On A Dangerous Gun-running Mission, Gibson Recognizes His Two Choices: Submit Or Refuse And Risk Court-martial. Finally, In “the Empty Chairs,” A Second Violinist In The Budapest Orchestra, A Young American Expatriate Performing Harkályi’s Opera On The Night Of The Premiere, Deviates Wildly From The Score In A Surprising And Transformative Reaction To The Work--to The Conductor’s Horror And The Composer’s Great Delight. With Dexterous Sensibility And Fluid Prose, Ervin’s Protagonists Find Liberation From The Onerous Strictures Of Budapest’s Nazi And Communist Past. (sept.)

Danny McCoyne searches for his five-year-old daughter, Ellis, while an unexplained surge in violence continues to sweep the globe, and Danny's efforts seem to drag him and Ellis deeper into this new world In a post-apocalyptic world divided into the camps of Humans and Haters, Danny McCoyne embarks on a desperate mission to locate his missing daughter, an effort challenged by an unexpected chain of events