Title: San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh novella)
Author: Mira Grant
Publisher: Orbit 2012
Genre: Zombie
Pages: 120
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Zombies; ebook; Fall into Reading
How I Got It: iPad read
It was the summer of 2014, and the true horrors of the Rising were only just beginning to reveal themselves. Fans from all over the world gathered in San Diego, California for the annual comic book and media convention, planning to forget about the troubling rumors of new diseases and walking dead by immersing themselves in a familiar environment. Over the course of five grueling days and nights, it became clear that the news was very close to home...and that most of the people who picked up their badges would never make it out alive.
Ran across this novella being reviewed on another blogger's site. I loved the original Newsflesh trilogy, so I had to download this one right away. And during the FrightFall Readathon seemed like a great time to read a little zombie story. Those who have read the trilogy know how this story is going to end. We know all about The Rising. But the story is written so well that I kept seeing glimpses of hope and survival until the bitter end. It's a great little short read to introduce you to The Rising or just as an extension of the original trilogy. Love, love, love!
Newsflesh
- #0.4 Apocalupse Scenario #683: The Box
- #0.5 Countdown
- #0.75 San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
- #1 Feed
- #2 Deadline
- #3 Blackout
- #3.5 How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea
- #3.6 The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell
- #3.7 Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus
- #4 Rewind