Entombed

ENTOMBED by Brian Keene is a bloodbath, and the undead are just a background detail. Basically, the bunker survivors turn on the one guy, Peter, who saved them all, at the beginning of the story. He is also the one who wanted to bring food supplies with them, before sealing the blast doors. Not only did everyone rag on him to seal the doors without grabbing the supply cart, but they also refused to fight a few undead between the supplies and the group. As far as I'm concerned, they all got what they deserved.This is not a sequel to DEAD SEA, but a separate story which takes place during the same outbreak in the same Keene world. You don't have to read the first novel to appreciate Entombed, but it does offer an explanation of why there is never any hope for the survivors. There is a lot of action, and no one dies the same way.Who will you root for?

This was a great quick read in the Dead Sea universe of Brian Keene mythos. This time around we encounter a group of survivors from Hamelins Revenge the disease that took over the world and species and turned them into you guessed it zombies. This had nothing to do with the first book other than the fact that they occur in the same universe, so no knowledge of one is needed to enjoy the other. I was kind of disappointed with that since Dead Sea was the first book I read that introduced me to the great and awesome author that is Brian Keene. But once I thought back about the first book and realized that it would be hard to do something else with that, I did really enjoy the new characters in this book and the situation that is laid out is gruesome and thought provoking all at once. Again Brian does an awesome job wished it was longer but as the Stones say "we can't always get what we want", so I am good.

This is not a sequel to "Dead Sea", but it does take place in the same universe and time line, but is it's own stand alone story. Even though the world of "Entombed" and "Dead Sea" has been over run by zombies this is not a zombie story. This is a story of people trapped in a bunker and going insane. The zombies of this world a more of a side bar, a tool that is used to keep the survivors trapped, but never a real danger. This is one of the more gruesome of Keene's books that I've read and one of the shortest. The book itself can be read in a short time and is inexpensive enough to justify the purchase. The story is well written and if you like gore and survivor horror this is a good time.

I'm a very big Brian Keene fan and I love his books but this one was just lacking in the content department. Now don't get me wrong what's there is great but it's just not enough. Around only 150 pages it just goes by so fast. I call this popcorn reading; think of a quick action packed summer movie that you go to see for fun. That's pretty much how this book is. Now it's not a direct sequel to Dead Sea like I thought is was going to be but instead it takes place in the world as it. Like I said before not bad but could have been better if it was longer. The Rising is still his best zombie work.

First of all, I thought this was a sequel to Keene's novel 'Dead Sea' (which I very much enjoyed). Turns out it's more of a parallel story of another group caught off guard during the initial stages of the Zombie outbreak. That being said, I was a little let down that I wouldn't be finding out what happened to the survivors of the last novel. What I got instead was a hardcore novel of a groups descent into madness. The even more surprising thing about this story is that it wasn't a classic Keene 'Zombie' story. He instead delves into character development of the main figures of the story which I found refreshing. All that being said, I thought this was a fast, fun read for any Keene fan that runs along the lines of a Laymon novel. And that's a huge compliment.

After a long wait for "Entombed" to come out in print, I was pleased to see the Kindle edition on amazon.com"Entombed" is set during the same zombie outbreak as "Dead Sea" but is a stand-alone story in its own right. In fact, the zombies play only a minor role in this one, that of keeping the survivors holed up in a nuclear shelter. The real conflict an horror in this one come from the choices they make in order to survive and the power struggles between them."Entombed" is a short, fast-paced read with plenty of action and, of course, violence and gore. Some elements of the plot stretch credibility, but that is standard for this type of novel. The story also deals with the protagonist's fading grip on sanity in an interesting way, and the ending, while rather predictable, leaves the reader with the sense that the horror depicted in the book is, in fact, just the beginning.If you like Brian Keene's other work, you'll like this one. A gruesome, fun outing!

Brian Keene is quickly turning into one of my favorite horror writers.While the zombies are less present than his early books they still impact heavily on the situation. Not going into it any further as it would cause spoilers. It's a great read though, plenty of build up, character development, background and tension to go around. It's a short book, but worth it.

I picked this book up as I read everything Keene writes and I had read it was a kind of loose sequel to Dead Sea which is one of my favourite Keene novels.If you already read his work this novel is basically set in the same universe as Dead Sea rather than being a direct sequel. If your new to his work this basically means that you don't need to read Dead Sea before reading this.Let me start of by saying that although this is a zombie novel, the zombies are only there to keep the main characters trapped in a bunker and play no other part in the book other than this. The novel is more about how people react in extreme situations and the madness that ensues.While I enjoyed this book and read it pretty quick I didn't love it. Although it's short it started to feel repetitive quite quick. The main character is being pursued by everyone else in the bunker and it gets a bit dull from there. He gets attacked, defends himself and kills someone. Repeat this several times and you have most of the book. Throughout we are on a journey into his madness but I just didn't feel it.I absolutely love Keene and while some of his worst books are better than a lot of other authors best books I can only say this one was okay. Didn't want to leave it half way through but didn't love it either.

I like Brian Keene, I've got a lot of his books and really enjoy reading them. I especially like that they've started to all dovetail together and link in through being classed as different "levels" on earth (this is expanded on more in other books like Earthworm Gods II and Clickers vs Zombies).I got this book because it was billed as the sequel to the Dead Sea, which I really enjoyed. While what I read was the visceral, meaty Keene that I like, the tale is more cabin-fever orientated than zombie orientated. In fact, anything could have been put in in place of the zombies which were barely mentioned, other than a couple of pages near the beginning: Hamlins Revenge, Ob and his followers, Earthworms, even an avalanche would have worked. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the book, it was a fun little tale to read, but not the story I was expecting, nor hoping for. Dead Sea still needs a followup.

A study of madness and how people react, and respond, when they are trapped in an underground environment when the world goes to hell. To be honest I think most people would react in the same way in the situation examined in this book, and without any spoilers I'm talking about all of the factions.Still it loses a star because Hamlien's revenge is such a great idea, and unique amongst the zombie genre, that any novel avoiding this focus is disappointing.A must read for zombie fans though.

I lobe Brian Keene. but feel this is not his best book. Buy the rising, city of the dead, darkness on the edge of town instead.

Zombies, no!Crazies, yes!