Zombie Youth: Playground Politics (Severed Press)

[RictusGrin]

Severed Press (www.severedpress.com) recently released Zombie Youth: Playground Politics. It is the first novel in the new Zombie Youth series.The series follows a group of survivors trapped within a school during a viral outbreak that kills older members of society and reanimates them as zombies or in some cases, worse. Left with no guidance or any of the normal societal constraints/influences, the survivors must recreate society on their own terms, while also confronting many of the trials and tribulations of normal adolescence. Eventually, the students come into conflict with another group of survivors that has a far darker interpretation of the outbreak and the survivors must face the harrowing realization that the zombies may just be the least of their concerns.


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The Kindle and paperback (350 pages) versions are available now on Amazon, but you can check out cover art and sample pages at http://hegoodhue.wordpress.com.

A huge thanks to David Dunwoody for his cover quote!


"Cover-to-cover apocalyptic thrills and tension - unrelenting."
-David Dunwoody, author of EMPIRE and THE HARVEST CYCLE

[Exatreides]

So, lord of the flies...but...with zombies?

[EvilNed]

Sounds interesting.

[RictusGrin]

So, lord of the flies...but...with zombies?

That's definitely a comparison that a few people have drawn, as well as Red Dawn with zombies, but it still retains it's own feel...definitely not a Jane Austen-type redo of a classic book with zombies forced in. Hope you'll check it out.

[RictusGrin]

I want to thank everyone who has already checked out Zombie Youth: Playground Politics and post a few of the reviews. If you haven't had a chance to check out the book please consider giving it a look. Thanks!

Amazon (UK) Five Stars
AMAZING 3 Jun 2012
By PAY10021370
"This book brings a new level to the zombie horror genre. Witty and fun, this book is worth a definet read if you love zombie fiction. I cant wait for the next book."

Amazon (US) Five Stars
Excellent zombie book! 25 May 2012
By Jewelzs - Published on Amazon.com
"Kudos to the author for making me care about the characters. Also for making me sit on the edge of my seat and nervously biting my nails on more than one occasion. Excellent work! I look forward to possible sequels or any other books by this talented author!"

Amazon (US) Five Stars
Good Book 9 Jun 2012
By pamelab - Published on Amazon.com
"I enjoyed this Zombie book. For me it seemed to have the right balance of everything: hope, love, blood, gore. It was easy to follow the story."

[RictusGrin]

The Kindle price of Zombie Youth: Playground Politics has been lowered to 99 cents! That's almost 350 pages of undead action for less than a buck! If you have a dollar to burn and need a zombie fix pick it up. Thank you!

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Youth-Playground-Politics-ebook/dp/B007SNLK60%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJBDF5XQBATGDX4VQ %26tag%3Dspea06-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165 953%26creativeASIN%3DB007SNLK60

[RictusGrin]

Hey Everyone,

I just received a review from Monster Librarian and wanted to posted a section of it:

"Can readers tolerate one more book on the subject? Yes; we can if it's a good one. Zombie Youth: Playground Politics is the first in a new Young Adult series that successfully strains the curd from the milk-toast avalanche of zombie lit and makes a nice, stinky cheese from it...In a super-creepy way, he makes the end of days even more likely--almost logical...Goodhue's voice and style are flawlessly aimed at teen readers...Fortunately, much of the gross stuff is tempered by wry humor that lifts the whole book onto a higher level, nearly to adult cross-over."
-Monster Librarian

The full review can be found here: http://www.monsterlibrarian.com/zombiesya.htm#Zombie_Youth:_Book_1:_Playground_Pol itics

Check out the review and all the other great stuff on their site.

Thanks,
H.E.

[RictusGrin]

Hey Everyone,

I just received a review from Monster Librarian and wanted to share a section of it:

"Can readers tolerate one more book on the subject? Yes; we can if it's a good one. Zombie Youth: Playground Politics is the first in a new Young Adult series that successfully strains the curd from the milk-toast avalanche of zombie lit and makes a nice, stinky cheese from it...In a super-creepy way, he makes the end of days even more likely--almost logical...Goodhue's voice and style are flawlessly aimed at teen readers...Fortunately, much of the gross stuff is tempered by wry humor that lifts the whole book onto a higher level, nearly to adult cross-over."
-Monster Librarian

The full review can be found here: http://www.monsterlibrarian.com/zombiesya.htm#Zombie_Youth:_Book_1:_Playground_Pol itics

Check out the review and all the other great stuff on their site.

Thanks,
H.E.

[RictusGrin]

In the spirit of Halloween I have set up a give away for Zombie Youth through Goodreads. Feel free to drop by and enter for a chance to win.

Best of Luck!

~H.E.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14287835-zombie-youth

[aaron2]

Looks interesting

[RictusGrin]

Looks interesting

Hey Aaron,

Thanks for the interest. You can check out the first 30 some pages on Amazon or find some unedited ones on my site (http://hegoodhue.wordpress.com). I hope you'll give the book a read!

~H.E.

[RictusGrin]

A quick update from the Zombie Youth universe:

Two new reviews have just been released from BuyZombie and Bricks of the Dead. Be sure to check those out, as well as the other great things on those sites:

BuyZombie: http://www.buyzombie.com/2013/01/07/reviews-of-zombie-related-things/zombie-youth-playground-politics-review/

Bricks of the Dead: http://bricksofthedead.com/2013/01/08/book-review-zombie-youth/

Also there is still about a month remaining to enter the Goodreads giveaway for a free copy of Zombie Youth.

And finally, the second ZY book is in the process of being finished and should hopefully be out soon.

Thanks,
~H.E.

[RictusGrin]

The second novel in the Zombie Youth series entitled Borrowed Time will be out soon, but the cover out has just been finished, which includes an quote from Michael Zapcic of AMC's Comic Book Men.

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"Zombie Youth takes the best of 'Coming of Age' youth comedies and pairs it with the NoTLD franchise...the result is a refreshing look at the Zombie genre. H.E. Goodhue writes with wit and panache."

Michael Zapcic of Comic Book Men

Thanks Everyone!
H.E. Goodhue

@HEGoodhue

[RictusGrin]

Hey there everyone,

I'm happy to report that Zombie Youth: Borrowed Time has been released on Kindle and soon to follow in paperback. This beast is running a little more than my typical hooker fees of 99c. but you get your money's worth with over 450+ pages of undead action.

So want to know what will happen to the children when the dead rise? Damn it stop wondering and read Zombie Youth.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVUFQWU/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BVUFQWU/
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