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Buy It Now: Amazon * Barnes & Nobles Author: Rhiannon Frater Series: As The World Dies #3 Genre: Horror, Zombies, Post Apocalyptic Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: April 30, 2013 Siege is the conclusion to Rhiannon Frater’s As the World Dies trilogy, which should appeal to fans of The Walking Dead . Both The First Days and Fighting to Survive won the Dead Letter Award from Mail Order Zombie. The First Days was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner.  The zombie illness has shattered civilization. The survivors who have found tenuous safety in Texas defend their fort against the walking dead and living bandits. Katie has made peace with the death of her wife and is pregnant and married to Travis, who has been elected Mayor. Jenni, her stepson, Jason; and Juan—Travis’s righthand man—are a happy family, though Jenni suffers from PTSD. Both women are deadly zombie killers. In Siege , the people of Ashley ...

Expected Release Date: April 24,2012 (original release 08/14/09) ISBN: 0765331284 (ISBN13: 9780765331281) Author: Rhiannon Frater Publisher: Tor Books Page Count: 368 Pages Goodreads Page: Click Here Pre-Order: Barnes&Noble Amazon The zombie illness has shattered civilization. The survivors who have found tenuous safety in Texas defend their fort against the walking dead and living bandits. Katie has made peace with the death of her wife and is pregnant and married to Travis, who has been elected Mayor. Jenni, her stepson, Jason; and Juan—Travis’s righthand man—are a happy family, though Jenni suffers from PTSD. Both women are deadly zombie killers. In Siege, the people of Ashley Oaks are stunned to discover that the vice president of the United States is alive and commanding the remnants of the US military. What’s left of the US government has plans for this group of determined survivors. I was sent a copy of this book to review from Tor. All opinions are my own a...

Horror Writers – Are We Really That Scary? By Rhiannon Frater Two of the most famous modern day writers are Stephen King and Anne Rice. Both are iconic writers of many bestselling novels. They’re two of the rare authors that people actually recognize on the street. They’re rich, famous, well-respected, and adored. And they’re both horror writers. Because Anne Rice and Stephen King are well-known for their unusual habits, people do make a lot of assumptions about horror writers in general. Anne Rice has been known to dress up in extravagant costumes and mostly wear black. Stephen King has played in a rock band, acted in the films based on his books, and is generally considered an eclectic guy. Stephen King lives in a beautiful Victorian in Maine while Anne Rice resided in the French Quarter of New Orleans for most of her life. Reporters love to mention Anne Rice’s skeleton earrings or Stephen King’s penchant for saying some truly creepy stuff. One of his most famous quo...