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When an asteroid passes by our planet and leaves a trail of death in its wake, a quarter of the population have become the living dead.

Twenty-five years later the zombies are under the control of the government. Citizens are chosen to participate in Project Mirror, a cloning project in which their "mirrors" are used as food for the undead. When one man discovers that something in his blood is being used to create an army of super-zombies, he decides to help his mirror escape. In doing so he uncovers a secret so guarded that the powers that be will stop at nothing to eliminate him and all those that he loves.

The Zombie Chronicles: Escape is the first book is a series of edge-of-your-seat thrillers that will take you on an adventure beyond your wildest imagination and leave you wanting more with each episode.

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By: JClark
I'll be really interested to see the print book. Self publishing has its place, but so do editors. You've got some great ideas and an interesting narrative going (and after checking out your web site, I', even more interested to see where things are going). Knowing that it's a first draft explains pretty much everything I was commenting about above (and it's better than any of my first drafts). Excellent!

By: James Melzer
JClark - Thanks for the comment and yes, I am classy about this stuff. I appreciate your honesty and I wanted to be the first to respond before anyone does attack you. First, you should know that (much to my dismay) When I began this podiobook, I began it by podcasting the first draft of the novel while I was writing it. I broke the rule that states you should finish a book before podcasting it and yes, that is something that if I could go back and do over, I would. Too late. Second, there are lines in the book that are there to purposely make you cringe, so if the one you speak of made you do that, good. Third, in case you haven't heard, all three books in the trilogy have been bought by Permuted Press with the first one, Escape, coming to print later this year. It has already gotten three good passes and a professional edit, so rest assured that by the time it hits the shelves, it will have been through some changes that make the story better and fix any plot holes that may have happened while I was writing it. Feel free to drop by my website any time and leave a comment there as well if you have something on your mind. I welcome them and am very good about constructive criticism, which you have provided here. You obviously took some time to form your thoughts rather than just saying, "Man, this book sucks," and I can respect that. Cheers!

By: JClark
So far this is an interesting story, but like a lot of the books here, the writing drags it down a bit. Honestly "they still just wanted one thing: to fucking eat your dick off like an Oscar Mayer wiener." Really? How does a line like that not make you cringe? Like I said, the story is interesting, but it reads like something a teenager would write, all the while thinking he's terribly clever. Also, there's a decided lack of logic to certain story points. For example, the guy gets a recording of someone saying, essentially "they're using your blood to destroy the human race, trust me, now go do something reckless before it's too late." Why, exactly, does he take this at face value? There's no evidence given, not even the slightest hint of what the voice is talking about, but he immediately sets out to do something reckless. I guess it kind of works if you accept that he's paranoid already and just looking for an excuse, but I didn't get that vibe. He's not paranoid, he's cynical, and people like that don't set out to screw with the system. I know I'm going to get attacked mercilessly for this, for whatever reason negative comments don't seem to be welcomed in these reviews (except by the authors, oddly enough, who are usually very classy about it). I'm offering this up because I think that with another pass and a good editor this story could be something really great. Without that, it's most likely destined to receive the inevitable glowing praise from the podiobooks.com audience, and that's where it will end. That would be a real shame.

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