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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781929653904 ISBN: 1929653905 Label: Delirium Books Manufacturer: Delirium Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: January 08, 2008 Publisher: Delirium Books Studio: Delirium Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The world is at war.the city is dying.and those left for dead within its walls have awakened. A terrorist attack on the water supply has left the city quarantined by the army and inhabited by the City People, the mindless living dead who rule the urban night. Plagued by nightmares and wracked with guilt for having left his best friend behind, Jett returns to work, hoping to provide for his family. But his new partner, a wounded veteran known only as The Kid, won't let Jett forget that his best friend might not be entirely dead. As their city raids grow bloodier, Jett finds himself increasingly under the mysterious influence of his new partner. And just as his murderous rage for the City People grows nearly out of control, he realizes things may not be exactly as they appear. The night, and those who control it-the City People-hold many secrets. Secrets that might just set Jett free.or destroy him and everything he holds dear. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Solid Writing Gives Way To Good Creepy Story.David Jack Bell manages to churn out a really good, solid first novel. His sentences are straight and to-the-point, and he shows how you don't have to write splatterpunk-type horror to achieve weird scares. This is the story of Jett, a man who has a job picking up old, junked out cars that they use for scrap metal, to be used for armory and weapons. It's an all out war against 'The City People', zombie-like people turned into creepy, walking dead, by way of an attack on the water supply. ... Read More Rating:  - Needs more.Characters and plot were a little flat. Could do with a lot more history of both the characters and plot. I read it but don't think I really enjoyed it. Rating: - Solid horror thriller. 4.5 starsAfter seeing Will Smith's version of 'I am Legend' and having also read the original by Matheson, plus Chuck Heston's 'Omega Man', I can see strains of all three in this novel. This story takes place in a nameless city that has pretty much perished under the onslaught of terrorism attacks, with much of its population poisoned via the waterstream years previous. They are light adverse night stalkers who everyone outside the city despises, thinking that they have become vicious animals. The ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent NovelSimilar to what several other reviewers wrote, I'm not usually a big fan of genre/horror writing. This book has changed my tune. I couldn't put it down! David Jack Bell has an uncanny ability to combine and balance the creepy/scary factor and the psychological thriller factor. I was quite intrigued with the development of the protagonist, Jett. He is both likeable and flawed at the same time. And the ending was chilling! Can't wait for his next one! Rating: - Delightfully unsettling -- both chilling and heartwarmingThe Condemned is a richly imagined novel about doing what's right. But it's also about figuring out what's right when nothing at all is clear. Is it "right" to lay low and be safe for the sake of your wife and kids, or is it "right" to risk all to solve/avenge the death of your friend and job partner? Is it "right" to destroy the City People, or are they already being destroyed? The reader is glad to be with Jett, who seems to know intuitively what is right, and who is willing to do it even when doing so ... Read More 
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