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Zombie Bits Kindle Edition

by Scott Nicholson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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"Like Stephen King, he knows how to summon serious scares." - Bentley Little, The Burning

ZOMBIE BITS

A collection of eight zombie short stories from best-selling author Scott Nicholson. Includes two stories from "The Best of All Flesh" series, as well as the original post-apocalyptic story "A Farewell to Arms" written especially for this volume. Also includes a short story from Jack Kilborn (ENDURANCE) and a "Zombie Apocalypse Survival Scorecard" from Jonathan Maberry (PATIENT ZERO, ROT AND RUIN), as well as a post-apocalyptic survival tale from Joe McKinney (DEAD WORLD series). From bone-chilling terror to horror humor, this collection is for zombie fans with good taste. Or who taste good.

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Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling Kindle author of 20 mystery, thriller, and paranormal novels, including the AFTER post-apocalyptic series, THE RED CHURCH, DISINTEGRATION, MEAT CAMP, LIQUID FEAR, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, and DRUMMER BOY.
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    January 3, 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003WJRICE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Haunted Computer Books (January 3, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1478 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 137 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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  1. Scott Nicholson

    Scott Nicholson

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    Sign up for my Tao of Boo newsletter for giveaways, free books, and announcements of new releases: http://www.authorscottnicholson.com/sign-up-for-my-newsletter/

    I believe the writer only creates half the story, and that you complete it by bringing your imagination, experience, and heart to the tale. I am happy to share the journey with you and I'm grateful for your reviews and support because that lets me keep living this crazy dream.

    I've written more than 30 novels, about 80 short stories, four children's books, some comic books, screenplays, and a couple of non-fiction books, as well as five collaborations with J.R. Rain. Many of my tales are based on supernatural legends from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, and I also write mystery and suspense thrillers that are most often compared to the work of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. I've branched into dark science fiction with my After, Next, and MIM*X series.

    I've also published Liquid Fear and Chronic Fear with Amazon's Thomas & Mercer imprint and McFall with 47North, as well as a number of audiobooks and foreign translations. I love hearing from you, because you're the reason I do this, so let's connect! Learn more about my work at www.AuthorScottNicholson.com

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    Joe McKinney has his feet in several different worlds. In his day job, he has worked as a patrol officer for the San Antonio Police Department, a DWI Enforcement officer, a disaster mitigation specialist, a homicide detective, the director of the City of San Antonio’s 911 Call Center, and a patrol supervisor. He played college baseball for Trinity University, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in American History, and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in English Literature from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He was the manager of a Barnes & Noble for a while, where he indulged a lifelong obsession with books. He published his first novel, Dead City, in 2006, a book that has since been recognized as a seminal work in the zombie genre. Since then, he has gone on to win two Bram Stoker Awards and expanded his oeuvre to cover everything from true crime and writings on police procedure to science fiction to cooking to Texas history. The author of more than twenty books, he is a frequent guest at horror and mystery conventions. Joe and his wife Tina have two lovely daughters and make their home in a little town just outside of San Antonio, where he pursues his passion for cooking and makes what some consider to be the finest batch of chili in Texas. You can keep up with all of Joe’s latest releases by friending him on Facebook.

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Brandy N. Hunt
3.0 out of 5 stars Liked it
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2011
First, this comes across as an excellent anthology. All of the stories are well written with just the right amount of creepy. So why do I only give it three stars?

Two reasons: The most important reason is that two of the short stories appear to be rewrites taken from a slightly different point of view, and that POV is from the same zombie.

I have enjoyed a few stories that were from the point of view of the zombie, but this combined with the repetition just didn't sit well with me. My understanding is that each story in an anthology should be different.

The second is the inclusion of part of a graphic novel script. I'm not going to fault Mr. Nicholson for using this his ebook to promote or ask for contributions for another project. Certainly, I think it's a wonderful idea that I may copy one day. I just don't like how the script format gets mangled by most ebook formats. This is the best I've seen so far, but still, I did not like it.

Still very good stories, very good writing. I'll be looking to acquire more from Mr. Nicholson in the future.(
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Matthew Schiariti
5.0 out of 5 stars Brrrrrraaaiinnsssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2012
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I have to say that zombies usually aren't my thing. Sure I've seen some of the classic horror movies, Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later..played some of the games..Resident Evil, etc, etc...but a while back I thought the market was oversaturated by them....more movies...comic books..video games...MASS HYSTERIA!!! Then I started watching The Walking Dead and found that in the hands of a good writer good stories could come from these seemingly mindless brain eating corpses...

So I dug into Zombie Bits..and thanks to Nicholson and company I've found yet another genre that I'm looking forward to diving into some more.

This book covers the whole spectrum...from a zombified leave it to beaver short SHORT story to the people who survive zombie attacks to inside the mind OF the zombies...a different perspective to be sure. I also found two new authors that I'll likely be reading sooner or later, Joe McKinney who wrote the very human story Survivors and Jack Kilborn who wrote the very funny and quite disturbing A Matter of Taste.

The highlights for me were:

Bleeding Ink--what does a reporter do when a zombie apocalypse breaks out? Why, he works to meet his deadline to file the story!

Survivors--sometimes the story is about how people live AFTER the apocalypse, not what they do during

Murdermouth--how would you feel if you were a zombie forced to work as a side show freak? Read this and find out

Very very entertaining stuff to be had here. Another great anthology by Nicholson and friends.
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Jessica M. Van Decker
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall A Decent Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2012
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Overall this was a good read especially for the price. I found the two carnival atmosphere themed stories of Murdermouth and Carnival Knowledge to be delightfully (in a horrific way) original. And I got a surprisingly unexpected laugh from the story titled A Matter of Taste. However I was a little disappointed by the Joe McKinney story. It just wasn't as thrilling as some of his other work. Likewise I could have done without the comic... the format just didn't translate well. But overall there are some zombie gems here.
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Carl Hose
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead On . . .
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2011
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"Zombie Bits" is one of the best zombie collections I've ever read. Scott Nicholson is the star of the show here, with awesome guest appearances by Joe McKinney, whose story "Survivors" takes a look at survivor's guilt in the context of a zombie apocalypse and Jack Kilborn's "A Matter of Taste," which delivers a plate full of dark humor. Another standout bonus in this collection is Jonathan Maberry's "Zombie Apocalypse Scorecard," which takes a wonderfully serious look at our chances of surviving various apocalyptic scenarios and should be must-read material for any writer working in the genre. You also get a comic script to the comic version of Scott's short story "Murdermouth," also included here. All of these goodies, aside, however, you get superb stories by Scott Nicholson. Scott captures the essence of this genre without being stale. His approach is fresh and almost poetic even. The pacing of his stories are always on target, building the reader at an appropriate pace and delivering hooks like a prize fighter. As long as I've been reading and writing zombie tales, it was a pleasure to pick up this book and find something that I could dig into as a reader, simple for the joy of reading. The collection cost 99 cents. You probably lose that much change accidentally in a week. Any fan of the zombie genre should drop 99 cents for this before Scott gets wise and realizes it's worth much more.
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Art Shrink
4.0 out of 5 stars Fright fest
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2011
After seeing "Night of the Living Dead" in a nearly empty drive-in movie nearly 40 years ago, I recovered enough to try reading my first zombie book. The first story was so creepy it took me a couple of days to dip back in for more. Subsequent stories ranged from caged sideshow zombies to zombie sheep. Additional material features the zombie survival guide which is a great overview of all those zombie movies I've missed while recovering from "Night of the Living Dead". Scott is a fine and prolific writer with a quirky sense of humor which is amply evident in this collection. If you like the zombie genre, or enjoy an unsettling story, consider this collection.
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Mindyg123
5.0 out of 5 stars Collection of Zombies
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2012
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A compilation of short stories about zombies. How ever you like your zombies this book has them. I like that he even threw in stories from the zombies point of view which was very different but fun. All in all a very good read. Keep it up Mr. Nicholson!!
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LegatoGal
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth It
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2011
Zombie Bits is a great collections of short stories. The stories told from the zombie's point of view were my favorites. I never really considered that a zombie would or could have a point of view. But, why not? All in all, I enjoyed reading Zombie Bits and would recommend it.
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Amy Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quick read
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013
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Great short zombie stories. Each twisted and sick and horrific! If you like those kind of stories I definitely recommend this book!
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N. rees
3.0 out of 5 stars murdermouth
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2011
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I enjoyed this.The writing can be a bit juvinile but the imagination is there.I have read a few things of many of these authors and they can be hit and miss but these are mostly hits
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Louise Dick
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Zombie fest
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2011
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This is a great little collection of zombie inspired tales. The recurring character of 'Murdermouth' is very interesting and I would like to see more stories involving him. Great little tales, well written for the most part, and well worth the Kindle price. A good addition to your horror collection for Kindle. Recommended ++++
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Angela
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Zombie Shorts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2012
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Fun collection of zombie short stories and nice introduction to these authors (Scott Nicholson, Jack Kilborn and Jonathan Maberry) as I've not read anything else by them yet.

I really liked the introduction of Murdermouth and the script for a graphic novel. Unlike other reviewers, I didn't have a problem with reading the panels as they didn't actually show up, just looked like I was reading a play so wasn't distracting at all. Think it must depend on what device you are reading it from.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2013
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Even though I'm a big fan of zombie literature I didn't enjoy this at all. The stories are a bit predictable.
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Doug
4.0 out of 5 stars A great sample of zombie-ness
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2012
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Some of the stories worked better than others but I really enjoyed this set of short stories. I got it as a free download, which helped !
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