Wednesday, May 1, 2013

100 Book Challenge - Book 36 - Alice in Deadland



Book 36 / 100
Book: Alice in Deadland (Alice in Deadland #1)
Author: Mainak Dhar
ASIN: B006AQYAA4
Pages: 230

The end of the world came. Fifteen years ago the world was laid to waste, leaving behind it a wasteland and the remnants of the human race struggle to survive. Their plight is made terrifying by the hoards of undead Biters that attack and convert any living and moving human.

Teenager Alice has spent her life in the Deadland that was once the thriving country of India, where her education consisted of combat and survival. One day while out hunting Alice spots a Biter, wearing bunny ears, disappear into a hole in the ground. Following him, Alice finds herself in a fabled underground Biter base.

What Alice discovers there changes not only her understanding of the Biters and their origin, but it will change life for everyone in the Deadland, and maybe the entire world. The truth about the nuclear war, The Rising and the rise of the Biters could spell ruin or freedom for Alice and the other humans.

While in the base Alice comes face to face with the Queen of the Biters, and her destiny is revealed, her destiny to one day free the enslaved humans and bring peace between humans and the Biters. A destiny foretold in a prophesy by the Queen, a prophesy based upon the charred remains of the last book in the Deadland… A book called Alice in Wonderland.

Rating: 5 out of 5 Shotguns. Okay, I admit, it was a little slow to start, but the story is catchy. A dystopian tale of survival in the face of overwhelming odds, we go on the ride along with Alice as she learns the truth, and then begins the fight to bring freedom and revenge to those who need it.

I admit, this isn’t my normal faire when it comes to genres, but if dystopian tales are this good maybe I’ll have to look into other ones.

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