You and Me against the World: The Creepers Saga Book 1

by Raymond Esposito

Overview

There are things worse than death. A devastating virus has swept the world, turning humans into ravenous monsters. Even the government's extreme measures cannot prevent its spread and the world becomes a terror-filled nightmare. Dr. Russell Thorn is thrust into this new world without warning as the Creepers - the zombie-like victims of the virus - lay siege to his home. He searches desperately for escape amidst the chilling revelation that the Creepers are changing...growing more intelligent...evolving. Thorn's rescue by a group of young survivors starts him on a desperate quest to find the last safe place on earth. But the Creepers are not the only things standing on their path to safety. It is a road filled with horror, where the survivors will discover the limits of their own humanity and the costs of love, loyalty, and hope in a new dead world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481055833
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/02/2013
Series:	The Creepers Saga , #1
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Raymond Esposito is an award-winning dark fiction author and Amazon bestseller.

His Creepers Saga series, The Devil's Hour, and his short stories have won various awards from Readers' Favorite International Book Awards, The Wishing Shelf, Indie Fab, and Writer's Digest.

His articles and interviews have appeared in a variety of publications including Family Circle and Sanitarium Magazine.

He has a degree in Cognitive Psychology and has spent over 25 years as a criminal behaviorist.

He is the co-host of Writers After Dark, The Wit Without Wisdom Podcast, and works as a global director of marketing.

Editorial Reviews

2013-11-22
This sprawling horror debut sees a tight-knit band of Florida natives battle tides of flesh-eating savages. Dr. Russell Thorn at the Gulf Coast Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., is called into the emergency room to help with an abundance of flu sufferers. When several of them start vomiting black liquid, he calls the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which suggests a quarantine. The news then reports violence elsewhere in Florida, where people are apparently biting into each other. After chaos erupts at the hospital, the doctor escapes to witness military jets bombing the city. However, this "aggressive containment" can't stop new victims of Virus X from flying out of Fort Myers' airport. Soon other states, and Europe, start reporting the arrival of flesh-eating Creepers. In the ensuing panic, regional animosities help unravel civilization quicker than the Creepers alone might have done. Meanwhile, an organized group of people survives in South High School. While patrolling the city in SUVs, they save Thorn's life and welcome his medical expertise. But they soon realize that the small children and elderly survivors at the school can't hold out forever. The group decides that Wyoming, with its already low population, could be the safest place in the country. Esposito never uses the word "zombie" but crafts an epic that, at times, rivals hits like Max Brooks' World War Z (2006). The author's take on the creatures, for example, is nothing short of glorious: "[A] sick, gurgled scream erupted from his mouth, followed by a stream of black bile." As he conveys the national scope and consequences of the outbreak, he describes events such as the secession of Texas with compact excellence. He also brings new insights to this familiar tale by portraying his survivors as video gamers; he savvily adds, "In this game, there were no ‘unlimited' lives, no resets, and no forgiveness." Frequently, his sharp dialogue gives way to moments of chilling poetry: "[A]n undeniable purpose...pulsed like an electrical stream of frustrated hatred." Toward the end, however, these descriptive moments stretch into pages, dragging down a tale often filled with incredible twists. A fine read for horror fans who think they've seen everything in a zombie story.

Kirkus Reviews