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In 2003, Brian Keene's The Rising revived horror literature's dormant obsession with zombies. In 2007, Brian Keene's Dead Sea knocked that obsession on its ass...

The city streets are no longer safe. They are filled instead with the living dead, rotting predators driven only by a need to kill and eat. Some of the living still struggle to survive, but with each passing day, their odds grow worse. Some survivors have fled, frantically searching for a place to escape, even briefly, the slaughter around them. For Lamar Reed and a handful of others, that safe haven is an old Coast Guard ship out at sea, with plenty of water between them and the zombies. These desperate survivors are completely isolated from the dangers of the mainland. But their haven will soon become a deathtrap, and they'll learn that isolation can also mean no escape!

Deadite Press is proud to present this Author's Preferred version of Keene's over-the-top cult classic, which includes never-before-published material!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Deadite Press (May 21, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1936383616
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1936383610
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.47 x 8.5 inches

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BRIAN KEENE is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, The X-Files, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.

Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Several more are in-development or under option.

Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. He has won numerous awards and honors, including a World Horror Grand Master award, two Bram Stoker awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. troops serving both overseas and abroad. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA.

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John

Floats above the competition

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019

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Let me start this review off with something I’m embarrassed to admit. It’s 2019 and I’ve JUST read my first Brian Keene novel. He’d Been on my TBR for some time, I just didn’t know where to start. I received quite a few recommendations of Ghoul, however, I already knew I’d love it so I decided to go for one Mr. Keene himself recommended to me on Twitter. Dead Sea.

Dead Sea follows Lamar Reed as he attempts to survive hell on earth, this particular hell taking place in Baltimore. The apocalypse as seen in Baltimore somehow manages to turn even more horrific early on, and Lamar must escape the city. Fans of gore are in for a treat as Keene does an exceptional job of describing the walking corpses and the aftermath of their brutal attacks. The novel hits the ground running and rarely lets up. Dead Sea is full of action, it moves at a rapid pace and is highly readable. I’d have finished it in one day if life real life hadn’t gotten in the way. For everything I loved about Dead Sea, and there’s a lot, the protagonist is easily my favorite. Lamar Reed is what sets Dead Sea apart from other zombie affair. The book is written from the first person perspective. Lamar Reed isn’t a highly trained badass, steamrolling through zombies on a warpath through Baltimore. He’s a young man from the inner city just trying to survive. Being a gay, black man, Lamar must confront bigotry in addition to the undead. In 2019 when equal representation is talked about now more than ever, Reed stand outs to me. What’s more impressive is that this book was written in 2007, not 2019.

When I reached the end of Dead Sea, I was pleasantly surprised. I’m skeptical when I read or watch anything to do with zombies. The genre is flooded at this point. A relentless pace, good action, and an exceptional protagonist keep Dead Sea floating above the competition.

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Can I give it zero stars?

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021

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This book sucks. I had high hopes; I really did. The opening sentence was so good that it made me grab a cup of coffee and settle in for a nice, long reading session. Then sentence #2 happened, and the rest. Nonstop exposition for page after page...after page. Not only were the opening pages nothing but being told the backstory of the situation, but they were filled with contradictions, continuity issues, a 1st person narrator who I don't believe would or could have access to all the information he's telling us, and worse. Save your money, and skip this book. I literally put this book down and grabbed Salem's Lot to wash the bad taste of Keene's lazy writing from my brain.

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One of my all-time favorite zombie novels!

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019

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DEAD SEA by horror author Brian Keene has always been one of my all-time favorite zombie novels. This book is the reason I became a fan of Keene in the first place. The author has quite a talent for taking a hopeless situation and twisting the waking nightmare into something much worse than hopeless. I thought I had become desensitized, until I read Dead Sea.

The main character is a young gay Black man named Lamar, and the story is centered on his POV. Throughout the book, he often wonders why anyone bothers to keep fighting when they are very likely to die a gruesome death...and then come back as the undead. I love the thought process of this character. Unlike many of the other characters, Lamar is always trying to think ahead, instead of just reacting to the danger around his group.

Dead Sea is one of the horror novels I recommend as a general go-to horror novel, but this is also the Keene story I recommend to introduce new readers to the author.

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Debra D.

Compelling story that happens to have zombies!

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021

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When people ask me what I’m reading and I say “a book about zombies”, they look at me like I’m weird. What they don’t understand is I’m reading a book about zombies by Brian Keene and that’s a whole different “beast”! The stories behind all of Keene’s books are compelling. I haven’t read one that I couldn’t put down! Anyone who loves horror or actually reading in general, should read all his books!

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David Bresson

Another great read by Mr. Keene

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2012

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Ok, I admit it, I love Brian Keene's stuff. It's been awhile since I read one of his, but I'm slowly working through his body of work. I think the last thing I read was Ghoul , which was very good. This one has Keene back in the zombie apocalypse genre once again, albeit with the more standard, dumb, slow-moving zombies that you usually see in the movies and so on. This time Keene makes his mark by making changes in other ways - a protagonist that is definitely not run of the mill, and a zombie "infection" that is anything but typical in who/what it targets. As always I love Keene's language, and the pace at which his plot moves. This is a short, quick and easy read that is a blast for those that loved his previous zombie books, The Rising [RISING] [Mass Market Paperback ] and City of the Dead [CITY OF THE DEAD] [Mass Market Paperback ], but takes a different turn than those did. The action is tense until it ends up at the ultimate conclusion of the book. Great stuff! Can't wait to read another one!

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I R Wright

Bleak and Unique!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2011

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Any zombie-fiction fan worth their salt will be familiar with Brian Keene, the Bram Stoker award-winning author of The Rising. Those people would also know that the man's prolific output (often 3 or 4 novels a year) makes it very hard to keep up with all of his work. This may be why one particular entry of Keene's backlist is often overlooked in favour of his more seminal works, Ghoul and The Rising (along with its sequel City of the Dead). The novel I am referring to is Dead Sea.

Set in a different world to that of The Rising's demon-possessed zombies, Dead Sea features the more traditional Romero-esque undead; shambling hordes of rotting corpses. This may be unoriginal to some, but a big plus for many that dislike the modern `sprinting zombie'. However, despite a nod to tradition, Keene adds a unique twist to the subgenre by good use of setting.

The story begins with Lamar, a gay, black man, fleeing a burning city full of the dead. Along the way he picks up two lost, yet plucky, children and finds his way to the docks. There he manages to board an ex-navy cutter, the USS Spratling, and sets sail along with a handful of other survivors.

The premise of being stuck aboard a ship during a zombie holocaust may not be entirely original (The Morningstar Strain comes to mind), but Keene creates a world all his own through his excellent cast of characters. Like pretty much all of Keene's work, we are given people to root for and people to hate. The protagonist is realistic and flawed, while the antagonists are normal people that react in negative and selfish ways under stress. We can see bits of ourselves in all the characters that Keene creates, and in this regard he is very much like Stephen King at his best. So confident is the author in his characters that he even has one person discuss `Hero Archetypes' and their impact on narratives. The self-referential piece of dialogue is fun and interesting but also gives us an insight into just how well Keene understands his craft.

With so many books to choose from, many will opt to read Brian Keene's better known works, and perhaps that makes sense, but I would strongly suggest giving this one a try, because it may just be one of his very best. The ending in particular is very strong and left me ruminating on it for days afterwards.

So if you like your zombies slow and rotting, this is the book for you.

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Martin Belcher

Zombies at Sea!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2011

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This is the story of Lamar Reed; a man fighting for survival when a strange new virus nicknamed "Hamelin's Revenge" infects humans from rats and causes them to become the walking dead.

Lamar battles his way out of downtown Baltimore trying to keep himself from being eaten by the living dead. He is joined by a young boy and girl, Malik and Tasha who have lost their mum to the dead.

They have an idea to make it to the Baltimore waterfront and marina to get on a boat to escape the dead hoards in the sea. On arrival at the waterfront they join a band of refugees aboard the USCGC Spratling, an old museum coastguard cutter that is still very sea worthy and part operational. What follows is a scary, exciting zombie story based mainly at sea.

I have to say of all the zombie books I have read; this has got to be one of my favourites. Although it begins with what seems to be a tried and tested unoriginal zombie novel formula, it suddenly veers off and becomes a very original, refreshing take on a zombie apocalypse. I found it much thought provoking especially with the added dimension of the zombie virus "jumping" to other animal species and the additional horror this creates. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Absolutely brilliant and if you are a fan of the zombie genre you simply cannot miss this book!

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Martin Loughlin

Hello, I am Mr. Burns.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2014

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I found myself enjoying this series once I got the fact that these were zombies but possessed bodies. I hate it when zombies do any more than shuffle in large packs but these things drove and used weapons and tactics but that is because they are NOT just mindless virus victims, they are some sort of old type of gods or angels hell bent on the destruction of earth or man or something. Vague i know but it was a while ago when I read it.

If you do read and enjoy it then i would recommend you seek or Dark Hollow by the same writer, it is pretty messed up.

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Glosblue

Another excellent read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2011

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This is the third Keene book after The Rising and City of the Dead that I have read and it was highly enjoyable. It is so fast paced that you rarely have time to recover from one bit of action before something else happens. In fact the first part of the book is virtually one big chase scene, before the charactors reach a ship and possible safety. However as always with Keene, it isnt long before it all goes to pot!
Highly recommended for all horror fans.

M. Nicolle

Dead Sea

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010

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I have never read a zombie book before and now I am not sure why that is.

After the first few pages I was beginning to regret purchasing this book however I carried on reading and am so glad I did. It was actually hard to put it down. The characters are all excellent and the story line had me gripped.

I would recommend this book to those who wouldn't normally read this genre because it is so well written.

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