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Greetings. Your favorite demon back again to present a book that should be sooner or later in the personal libraries of all good zombiéfilo, "Revelation Island" by Vicente Garcia.
It is true that when I heard it for the first time, I was somewhat skeptical. "Written by a boss of the publisher of the book itself? Something seemed to smell of burnt horn, and not me. And if we consider that Dolmen has now released a line of Zombies (very good, BTW), and that gender is on the rise. In good cases, such as the marchers, and others less so. I will not name names, my good tinkering I had to do in the head for not remembering.
As I said, had in mind Vicente idea that would harness the pull foist a title that at another time might have passed unnoticed. But thanks to the above, not the case. AI (for short and stay cool, or whatever) is a novel that left me good feelings (warning, the book I read before was much worse, so the idea of \u200b\u200bbuenrollismo may be subject to it.)
But perhaps the figure of the main character is a little contrived, and some of the situations too ... does manage to get you into the action, and make you enjoy the book page after page.
Entering more flour, less than twenty lines gives you the basic strokes to find out what happened during your day, and the way the world now, with a few extras along the first chapters you finish to put the environment.
What do we find? Paradoxically, in a reality in which, unlike most of what we've seen so far, where all the countries of the First Zombie fell one after another and only survived some underdeveloped areas, is the civilized world that has survived the zombie plague , sacrificing much of the freedoms for greater control and security. In theory.
also witness to the fact the "normalization" of the zombie phenomenon, if it can be no such concept. Humans as inferior beings who are, again demonstrate their idiocy and are able to, to get used to the existence of the walking dead as a daily, clear their heads and replace fear oblivion, reaching extremes such as putting zombies in a fun zoo staff.
What's the matter? For what has to happen. That in the end there is a zombie outbreak in Mallorca, one of the worst possible times (the Three Kings) and people are not minimally prepared to escape or survive. To that mix you add a mysteriously disappears Army rather than face the threat, and you get ready to take the cocktail.
Without going with spoilers, not gutting situations, certain topics related to what may be called "philosophy zombie" that every good fan of the genre may get to like him. The so-famous "what if ..." appear several times. Since the modes of transmission, types, etc, to the hackneyed "zombies float or sink."
As for stylistic issues, the game makes flashbacks when we have new events that make us better place the action, gives a not very common approach to the novel and that significantly streamlines. Will not "jump", telling you different points of view that in principle do not have much to do. No. Here is a thread of action, and when you introduced a new event it is interesting to know, the plot rewinds to the point of action, almost like a swing, but without ever leaving the aftertaste of "a glob after another."
Another highlight is the humor black which is distilled in each of the situations where you are. Since the incident with the neighbor to the scene of the community, you go running into a series of scenes that by hache or b, Vincent has decided to tell a bad baba point, as personal value, adds a few points.
So far it seems that everything has been smooth sailing. Now is the turn of the spines.
On the one hand, we have the same main characters. Marc is, in theory, a researcher famous (and money, and a secluded mansion, y. ..) which has been studying the plague Z, and teammate Tony is not to be an ax on the subject, but seems to know quite the case. However, over the pages of the novel, we have Tony become almost almost a superman that is capable of running along a city pursued by a horde almost no muss, and then fell every few minutes the result of Murphy's law in the most unexpected. And forget a certain situation with the pole. The more I think about it the less I like. So never existed. No. Ha Existed.
Marc, for his part, so well versed in the techniques of survival in an attack to Z, in theory, have investigated how well the zombies, when the truth seems to be able to of or a joint. It is true that we must embarrass the characters, but with these two has gone so far people have amply prepared, which is fulminated about to drop by every now and absurd situations. Did you say Max Powers?
Apart from the characters and the prevailing law of Murphy and miraculous saves, I've been able to meet situations that do a disservice to the novel, especially the sea. Sorry to say so clearly, but no where to get it. The same can be said for the other scene "aquatic" and other gems that can make one raise an eyebrow and say "What?"
Why then I can say that I liked so much? Well, I admit that at first, hot feeling I had was sweeter than I have now that I have left to settle the account a while (perhaps too). However, I still say that, as an approach, not bad. I mean,
Although the situations experienced by the main characters are a bit exaggerated and unlikely coincidences, for better or for worse, they happen continuously (at least they dropped the Meteosat ), the writer's style makes it bearable, and immerses you in the action.
When instead of paying attention to the characters, you look at the situation, how is Mallorca during infection, or how it falls on the island, despite of, in theory, be prepared for the assault, how will you describe the events and what happened, and when, and how, and why over the various flashbacks, all that sense of unreality is blurred to a large action (no, do not forget we're talking about a zombie novel), being a result rather than drinking.
"Warning. Intrude Alert." This is practically a spoiler, but what are you going to do. Although the plot is closed, there are a few loose threads. It is a case so blatant as to leave an open ending with things in the air, but advance notice is left standing for continuations. A pentalogy, if all goes well.
If recommend? Yes I cold, I still have the idea that the story, nevertheless, has an interesting history. That certain scenes have been picked with tweezers, or almost have to forget them directly, not to deny that the plot is fairly consistent, and very pleasant and easy to follow. We will see the sequels, which I, for the moment, and if you hold the bar, I'll get.
Rev. Vicente Garcia Island
Publisher: Dolmen
ISBN: 8493754404-9788493754402
Pages: 272
RRP: € 16.95
