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The Zombocalypse has arrived, and survival is as much a matter of dumb luck as it is skill and cunning – a fact quickly established in the first few pages of THE FIRST DAYS. Texas prosecutor Katie is on her way to work when the traffic procession in which she’s stuck is swarmed by a group of the undead. Katie barely manages to escape with her life, thanks to an older gent in a pickup who sacrifices his meat suit for hers. Katie races home, only to find her beloved wife Lydia eviscerating the mailman. She takes off in confused horror, and serendipitously crosses paths with Jenni, a long-suffering housewife whose abusive husband Lloyd has just made a meal of their children. In a very THELMA & LOUISE moment, the two women embark on a road trip, traversing the rural Texas countryside in search of Jenni’s surviving stepson, Jason, and a safe place to call home.

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES is a solid enough zombie story that, for whatever reason, stopped just short of sucking me in. The story – a kind of cross between THE WALKING DEAD, THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and every Romero movie ever made – primarily focuses on the tenuous task of rebuilding while swarms of zombies continue to beat down your door. The logistical planning – of which there’s more than a little – didn’t interest me so much, but I loved the many pop culture references. Frater’s obviously a huge fan of the genre. Originally self-published, the Tor reprint maintains some of that indie feel (and not in a bad way). Puzzling, though, are the many punctuation errors that managed to make it into the new version: missing periods, spaces both before and after periods, etc.

The book’s real strength is in its diversity of characters. Katie is a bisexual woman who, at different times and for different reasons, leaves people to their assumptions that she’s either heterosexual or a lesbian. Frater explores the hateful attitudes, harassment, and even violence directed at gay women, as well as the discrimination leveled at bi persons from both the straight and gay communities. Through Jenni, Frater also shines a light at the dynamics of interpersonal violence. Katie and Jenni form a swift and strong bond that, while far from flawless, offers a positive example of female relationships. The cast is ethnically diverse as well: Nerit is a former female Israeli sniper; Juan and Belinda are Mexican-American; and, if I’m not mistaken, the city manager Max is African-American. (I’m starting to wish I’d bought the ebook – a Kindle search function would come in mighty handy right now.) Frater isn’t afraid to place “a heroine in the hero’s role” (in Jenni’s words) – or multiple heroines, as the case may be.
I cringed when she introduced Jake the dog – but (spoiler alert!) the dog doesn’t get it! Or at least not in this first volume of the trilogy. I can’t exactly vouch for FIGHTING TO SURVIVE or SIEGE.

I’m on the fence about the rest of the series: THE FIRST DAYS took a rather dark and jarring turn in the final few pages that grabbed my interest. The rest of the book was a quick and entertaining read, but probably not something I’ll revisit in the future.


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The First Days As the World Dies Book One Rhiannon Frater 9780765331267 Books Reviews

I am a die hard Walking Dead fan and I thought this book would be interesting from a female point of you. I have to agree with another reviewer, the first chapter of the book is the most chilling thing I have ever read. Robert Kirkman is a great writer, but Rhiannon Frater has just raised the bar on surviving with The Dead!
When I got a few chapters into the book, I admit I had the thought that this was just another version of The Walking Dead, but it is not. You do fall for the characters, and some of their experiences are similar, but let me

assure you that the zombies are totally different, and the feel of the story is more raw and un-nerving.
I have never watched The Walking Dead and been scared to go outside at night to walk the dog. After reading The First Days, those noises you here-send little chills up your spine, because in Katie and Jenni's world...by the time you here the little noises...it's probably too late!
I would recommend this book and can't wait for the next book. I would recommend reading As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 1 before going on to book 2, Fighting To Survive
Thanks Rhiannon for sharing your wonderful characters with us. Really like this book!
This book definitely felt like the author's first effort (a few editing issues, a few underwhelming choices by the author) however I thoroughly enjoyed the first few chapters. I kind of have a weakness for writers that allow their characters genre awareness; the characters are not only aware of zombies but express their preference (fast vs slow, etc).
As many have said in the reviews, it starts out extremely high-energy though it does start to calm down and that's where my naturally nit-picky self came out. There is a lot to pull apart in this book, though I don't think, as some have said, that the "politics" detracted from anything. If the two main characters had both been straight or if gun rights hadn't been brought up in Texas, I would have found that less believable.
I truly don't know if I will read the next book in the series but, two years after purchasing it, I will still re-read it when I go through my "Zombie phases" of Colson Whitehead, Max Brooks, and the extremely painful Walking Dead books.
In my life I have read no less than five hundred works of zombie and or undead literature. In my honest opinion, Rhiannon Frater's viewpoint of a zombie apocalypse is more precise and to the point than any I've read before. Her talent isn't just scaring us with the visceral carnage these creatures can inflict upon the living, but rather her ability to cause us, the readers, to become totally invested in the lives of her characters. You will love some of the characters as well as detest some of the others. Just be prepared for a wild ride through "Hell on Earth".............
The Zombocalypse has arrived, and survival is as much a matter of dumb luck as it is skill and cunning – a fact quickly established in the first few pages of THE FIRST DAYS. Texas prosecutor Katie is on her way to work when the traffic procession in which she’s stuck is swarmed by a group of the undead. Katie barely manages to escape with her life, thanks to an older gent in a pickup who sacrifices his meat suit for hers. Katie races home, only to find her beloved wife Lydia eviscerating the mailman. She takes off in confused horror, and serendipitously crosses paths with Jenni, a long-suffering housewife whose abusive husband Lloyd has just made a meal of their children. In a very THELMA & LOUISE moment, the two women embark on a road trip, traversing the rural Texas countryside in search of Jenni’s surviving stepson, Jason, and a safe place to call home.

THE FIRST DAYS AS THE WORLD DIES is a solid enough zombie story that, for whatever reason, stopped just short of sucking me in. The story – a kind of cross between THE WALKING DEAD, THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and every Romero movie ever made – primarily focuses on the tenuous task of rebuilding while swarms of zombies continue to beat down your door. The logistical planning – of which there’s more than a little – didn’t interest me so much, but I loved the many pop culture references. Frater’s obviously a huge fan of the genre. Originally self-published, the Tor reprint maintains some of that indie feel (and not in a bad way). Puzzling, though, are the many punctuation errors that managed to make it into the new version missing periods, spaces both before and after periods, etc.

The book’s real strength is in its diversity of characters. Katie is a bisexual woman who, at different times and for different reasons, leaves people to their assumptions that she’s either heterosexual or a lesbian. Frater explores the hateful attitudes, harassment, and even violence directed at gay women, as well as the discrimination leveled at bi persons from both the straight and gay communities. Through Jenni, Frater also shines a light at the dynamics of interpersonal violence. Katie and Jenni form a swift and strong bond that, while far from flawless, offers a positive example of female relationships. The cast is ethnically diverse as well Nerit is a former female Israeli sniper; Juan and Belinda are Mexican-American; and, if I’m not mistaken, the city manager Max is African-American. (I’m starting to wish I’d bought the ebook – a search function would come in mighty handy right now.) Frater isn’t afraid to place “a heroine in the hero’s role” (in Jenni’s words) – or multiple heroines, as the case may be.
I cringed when she introduced Jake the dog – but (spoiler alert!) the dog doesn’t get it! Or at least not in this first volume of the trilogy. I can’t exactly vouch for FIGHTING TO SURVIVE or SIEGE.

I’m on the fence about the rest of the series THE FIRST DAYS took a rather dark and jarring turn in the final few pages that grabbed my interest. The rest of the book was a quick and entertaining read, but probably not something I’ll revisit in the future.