Robert Kent's new short story: All Right Now
Book Summary
How can you sneak past a horde of the dead with a screaming baby?
The day Charlie Macomber is born is the first day of the zombie apocalypse. When the hospital in Harrington, Indiana is overrun by reanimated corpses, Charlie's dad must carry his son through the walking dead to safety. But when zombies roam the earth, can anyplace be safe?
A companion novella to All Together Now: A Zombie Story, All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story features familiar characters and sets the stage for the novel.
WARNING: This novella is mean and nasty and intended for a mature audience. It is absolutely not appropriate for younger readers. All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story is a gruesome, repugnant tale featuring horrific acts of violence sure to warp young minds.
How can you sneak past a horde of the dead with a screaming baby?
The day Charlie Macomber is born is the first day of the zombie apocalypse. When the hospital in Harrington, Indiana is overrun by reanimated corpses, Charlie's dad must carry his son through the walking dead to safety. But when zombies roam the earth, can anyplace be safe?
A companion novella to All Together Now: A Zombie Story, All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story features familiar characters and sets the stage for the novel.
WARNING: This novella is mean and nasty and intended for a mature audience. It is absolutely not appropriate for younger readers. All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story is a gruesome, repugnant tale featuring horrific acts of violence sure to warp young minds.
Deadly Dee's Review
I don't know if Robert Kent likes his mother-in-law in real
life, but I did NOT like mine. Man oh man, did I identify with Richard, the
protagonist in this fast paced short story. Not only does this guy have to deal
with being a new father, a wife who has just turned into a zombie, getting his
newborn son (and others who tag along) to safety, but he also has to deal with
the mother-in-law from hell who (of course) lets him know (loudly) that he
doesn't measure up. I seriously wanted to bitch slap her several times. I was
actually rooting for him to, and kinda disappointed when he didn't... Kent's
portrayal of her, and their relationship was so well-written I could feel the
tension between them.
As always, Robert Kent delivers in this short story. His
writing draws you in from the beginning, and keeps you involved throughout the
story. He fleshes out his characters, and you find yourself in the scenes with
them. I honestly don't have a single negative critique about his story, or his
style of writing. He's an author I am more than happy to read, and am looking
forward to more from him. He keeps the action moving from the first lines right
up until the last.
The end of the story had a sweet little tie-in with his
novel All Together Now which for me was just the icing on the cake...
Well done, Robert! Well done!
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