What became of Fran and Peter

[AcesandEights]

One fan's take on it. If you buy it, tell us what you thoughts. Seems that no member has scrouged the money and time together to buy this book and read it. Just couldn't do it this month, as I am moving and had to payout double rent. Next month is big screen tv time, so not sure when I'll free cash for the book, though I know I will read it eventually, so long as it doesn't get completely panned by a reviewer in the meantime or something.

[krakenslayer]

I've been intrigued by that book for quite some time. However, I just can't justify it for two reasons: 1) It's VERY expensive for a paperback. The retail price is £13.99. Most first edition hardbacks don't cost that much. 2) No offence to LivingDeadPress, whom I know is a member on here, and I may be totally wrong, but Anthony Giangregorio probably ain't Shakespeare, or even Stephen King. Now don't take that the wrong way, I love pulpy horror paperbacks - I've read Guy N. Smith and Brian Keene for chrissakes - but again, it comes back to the price: there is a difference between paying a fiver for a fun, trashy paperback and paying the best part of fifteen quid for essentially the same thing. Like I said, I might be wrong. But I think I'll hold fire until someone else on here reads the thing and tells me it's great.

[Mike70]

I 2) No offence to LivingDeadPress, whom I know is a member on here, and I may be totally wrong, but Anthony Giangregorio probably ain't Shakespeare, or even Stephen King. shall i compare thee to a summer's zombie? thou art more rancid and putrid. rough winds do shake off pieces of you and summer's lease hath caused further decay.

[krakenslayer]

shall i compare thee to a summer's zombie? thou art more rancid and putrid. rough winds do shake off pieces of you and summer's lease hath caused further decay.

[DrSiN]

I own the book and I've read it. It's not horrible and if you're out of zombie stories then you might want to pick it up. It is pricey though. He does capture the characters of Fran and Peter and they feel at home. The story is pretty simplistic and there are some parts that seem tacked on to make it longer. but overall it was a B.

[capncnut]

1) It's VERY expensive for a paperback. The retail price is £13.99. Most first edition hardbacks don't cost that much. 2) No offence to LivingDeadPress, whom I know is a member on here, and I may be totally wrong, but Anthony Giangregorio probably ain't Shakespeare, or even Stephen King. Precisely the reason why I havent bought it yet. I ain't paying fifteen quid for a piece of fan lit. That's like thirty bucks!!!

[deadkrank]

Me I dont like buying books that mutch anymore. Yeah spend $7.99 on a paperback or $20+ on a hardcover novel.Read the thing.Then when you get done with it you put it on the shelf,where it will sit and collect dust. Thats why I like the libary.Get a book out.Read it.Then you get take it back.Simple. Speaking of end of The world books has anyone here read a novel called Black Monday? I was looking at it at Walmart the other day.Its about all the oil in the world going bad. I was wondering if it was a good book.I did not buy.But I been thinking about running back over to Walmart and getting it?

[Thorn]

Me I dont like buying books that mutch anymore. Yeah spend $7.99 on a paperback or $20+ on a hardcover novel.Read the thing.Then when you get done with it you put it on the shelf,where it will sit and collect dust. Thats why I like the libary.Get a book out.Read it.Then you get take it back.Simple. Speaking of end of The world books has anyone here read a novel called Black Monday? I was looking at it at Walmart the other day.Its about all the oil in the world going bad. I was wondering if it was a good book.I did not buy.But I been thinking about running back over to Walmart and getting it? It is okay, all the oil in the world goes bad then they find a way to make fuel out of old books. The basically go around collecting books from peoples shelves and turn them into a kind of mash.... which ... never mind. Don't want to spoil it for you.

[Yojimbo]

I own the book and I've read it. It's not horrible and if you're out of zombie stories then you might want to pick it up. Not the worst thing I've heard about a book, but for this price, certainly not the best thing I've heard either. No offense to the writer or the publisher, but I would have to sample this (think: reading a few chapters online or in a bookstore cafe for free to see if it is worth purchasing) Without a sample, and knowing nothing about the author or the publisher apart from the random self promoting posts, on my budget I simply cannot justify spending that much. Again, no offense meant, but that novel is priced way too high, and I have been burned with substandard novels too many times in the past (which cost less) to make this sort of leap of faith sight unseen.

[DrSiN]

Yea, I wish more of these types of books would go ebooks. I think I paid almost $20 and for $20 it was a bit of a let down. If it had been a $6 ebook I would have been much happier.

[hadrian0117]

I think Land of the Dead would've been the perfect chance to reveal their fates. Remember that scene where Riley & co were driving around in an open jeep? Instead of them pass a wrecked plane just have them pass a wrecked helicopter with "WGON" visible (even if only for a few frames).

[AcesandEights]

Remember that scene where Riley & co were driving around in an open jeep? Instead of them pass a wrecked plane just have them pass a wrecked helicopter with "WGON" visible (even if only for a few frames). True, that would've been cool, even though I personally prefer the idea that they made it out and there was more to their story than the abbreviated ending of a copter crash.

[krakenslayer]

I think Land of the Dead would've been the perfect chance to reveal their fates. Remember that scene where Riley & co were driving around in an open jeep? Instead of them pass a wrecked plane just have them pass a wrecked helicopter with "WGON" visible (even if only for a few frames). If Romero wanted us to think they were dead he probably would have. In fact, if he wanted that he'd have use the original 'down' ending in Dawn. I think he wants to believe, and wants us to believe, that they're still out there, somewhere.

[Mike70]

If Romero wanted us to think they were dead he probably would have. In fact, if he wanted that he'd have use the original 'down' ending in Dawn. I think he wants to believe, and wants us to believe, that they're still out there, somewhere. i don't think romero could've used a reference to peter and fran in land even if he wanted to without jumping through a lot of flaming hoops. there is an interview out there (and posted on here somewhere) where he talks about how hard it was to even get tom savini's biker character into the land. dubious can probably back me up on this one. i'm gonna try and find this interview/post. to be continued... ok i found it: Romero talked with B-D about the possibility of characters from DAWN OF THE DEAD or DAY OF THE DEAD ever appearing in the upcoming films. "I had to go to great lengths for Savini to appear in LAND [OF THE DEAD] in his old costume from DAWN [OF THE DEAD]. The problem is those films are owned and controlled by other people," he explains. "They're no longer mine, and it's very expensive. I can't do like Steve King did with CASTLE ROCK. However, if i could get the permission.... there's a character in my new script which could be become Bub, in other words, he would be alive now. But they'd probably want a lot of money for that. I'm bad with that business stuff (laughs)." it is post #81 in this epic bitchfest: http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/s...referrerid=286

[iluvc2h5oh]

Want to know? Read this: http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Reckoning...2682363&sr=8-1 One fan's take on it. If you buy it, tell us what you thoughts. Seems that no member has scrouged the money and time together to buy this book and read it. I liked the story more when I wrote it 5 years ago... lol it should still be in the fiction section... (BTW im not claiming the guy ripped me off but I had that very story line written long ago...) (but I am claiming we both ripped off GAR, but I didnt do it for $$$)