The Risen: Margaret
A Zombie Apocalypse Story of Survival (Book 2)
Fiction & Literature, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
| Author: | Marie F Crow | ISBN: | 9780989424240 |
| Publisher: | Marie F Crow Publishing | Publication: | May 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Marie F Crow Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marie F Crow |
| ISBN: | 9780989424240 |
| Publisher: | Marie F Crow Publishing |
| Publication: | May 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Marie F Crow Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The Risen: Margaret is the second book in The Risen series by author Marie F Crow. The author uses a descriptive writing style to paint the scenes and moods of the characters. She feels this style enhances the content delivering the story in true regard to her creative concept.
This is one of three short stories based on The Risen: Dawning. In this book the author details the day of the kindergarten student Margaret Erikson. This story provides the reader with the accounts of the school day that affected Margaret and her eventual meeting of Helena Hawthorn.
This is a complete story unto itself, but readers of The Risen: Dawning will discover how the two books complement each other.
The Risen: Margaret was an emotional story to write. I found it rather heart-breaking to tell the story of the innocent children on that morning. Trying to grasp the panic the teachers and staff must of felt as they watched the children suffer was not an easy world to explore. As stated in The Risen: Dawning, children are our precious packages that we protect and care for to the extent of our own lives. Seeing them transformed into monsters was not an easy ordeal. Were they the monsters or were they just the victims?
Sugar and Spice and Everything Dies Twice,
Marie F Crow
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Synopsis:
"It's just a simple shot, right?"
Margaret Erikson will ask this question many times today. What is suppose to be a basic school wide vaccine will go horribly wrong. It is not a simple shot and the lives that are lost to it will not become simple monsters.
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Comments from fans about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series:
"FINALLY!!!!! A zombie story that I LIKE!!!!"
"Freakishly awesome!"
"From the beginning to the end...THIS is an amazing zombie apoc story."
"With zombie books, one of the greatest pleasures is to be able to get that chill up your spine as you embrace the apocalyptic chaos and atmosphere of death, destruction and despair. That is exactly what Crow does here, she paints the sublime with her words and in doing so creates a lovely and violent story where you can feel each chapter viscerally through her deep descriptions."
"With enthralling description and emotion that will have you clinging to the pages, Marie F Crow brings a different but equally terrifying new point of view to her 'The Risen' zombie series through the eyes of a young girl."
"Crow finds a way to make a zombie massacre beautiful. She writes both the good and the bad same way. She makes the beautiful, tragic at times, but beautiful none the less. She gives us zombies to fear, people to love, and a storyline to sink our teeth into, and that could sink its teeth into us! Margaret is no exception. This little novella was amazing. It has all the right ups and downs and was a perfect companion novel to The Risen: Dawning. Crow does an amazing job pulling us into the book, and taking us on this ride, but it doesn't guarantee a happy ending, it doesn't guarantee safety. You come on this ride knowing that you have no guarantees but you have an amazingly written story, amazing characters, and a very very good story."
"Marie F Crow will be a force to be reckoned with in the very near future, this I can already see..."
"Kudos to Marie F Crow for such a fantastic read!"
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Excerpt © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Sharp, crisp clicking of a woman’s heels echoes off the walls like a ricocheting gunshot. It vibrates the walls, leaving an aftermath of panic with its sounds. Those caught in her path scatter with the sound that is aiming towards them like a warning. A warning that there is something very wrong today and it is only growing worse.
She inspires no cheerful greetings to start the day as she passes the other scientists unfortunate enough to find themselves near her. Emotionless eyes are locked ahead of her steps, refusing to acknowledge how she is being perceived. Her lab coat billows around her small frame lending an extra emphasis to her desperation to reach her destination. It is not the cape of a hero she that she is wearing today like she had planned, but the cloak of a reaper that floats behind her, filling the space between her and those she passes.
“Have you heard?” The male’s voice belongs to one of the few that match her prestige in this building. His steps falter, trying to keep up with her pace and his voice is not the icy shards with which hers radiates.
“Not here.” She chills him with her rebuttal. It is the first time her eyes have removed themselves from the direction marked as forward in her path and they gaze now at the many faces pretending to not watch them pass. The very thing she was hoping to avoid fills the hushed tones of the hall. Panic.
With a glare that would cause Hell itself to cringe, she stares at the man beside her, slides her plastic encrypted card through the security process and enters a room where there has not been silence in days. Anger and blame has scarred this room and those inside it. All communication is now a blend of pointed fingers and raised voices with the attempt to pass the fault of the fallout on another. Truth is, the fault belongs with each one of them. Their raised voices and argumentative words will not spare them from this truth.
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What people are saying about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series and The Risen: Margaret:
Right from the get-go this great little book drew me in with the vivid descriptions of the vaccination program that goes horribly wrong, and the young girl who is caught up in it all. I read the book out to my son, and he was enthralled.
What I really found captivating about the novel was Marie F Crow's concept of what a zombie should be. These aren't cute, run of the mill zombies you see in every film and book that is churned out in the genre. The author has a deep understanding of the psychology of what it takes to survive in a world where you may need to slaughter your friends or loved ones in an instant to stop them becoming the undead. This gives the book a real edge, and I finished each chapter with a desperate need to see what happens next. I can't wait to read more books in The Risen series. ~ Graham
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I really love this author's style of writing. It's very unique to the "Zombie" genre. Yes, the writing is descriptive, and I've read some other reviews of the first book that complained about that. The descriptive writing is exactly what makes it great and stand out in the field among the countless others. If you want a poorly written, badly edited zombie book aimed at teenagers, there are plenty to choose from on Amazon. This book is for adults who appreciate a well written story. A story where you can clearly tell that the author put in a lot of hard work to create something unique. I wish there were more authors out there like Marie Crow. ~ K.B.
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The Risen: Margaret is an amazingly captivating read that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The author's descriptive writing really brings the characters and story to life, creating a whole new level to zombies. This book is unlike any other of the repetitive zombie books that never seem to have anything unique. This one creates images in your head that will have you picturing everything, whether you want to or not! Great story, couldn't put it down until it was finished ! ~ Molly
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Marie F Crow is the author of the post-apocalyptic series, The Risen. She weaves her stories around the human element of the horror verses the "monsters" themselves. She believes that the real horror of life does not come from the expected, but from the unexpected responses of the human nature and what depths of trauma a person has to survive in certain situations. She began writing The Risen series when feeling that the popular genre was slipping too deep into the realm of pure "slasher" and forgetting what the horror of zombies can mean for a story.
Now with her children's series launched, Marie hopes to use her favorite "monster" as a teaching tool to inspire children to understand that not everything that looks scary, is scary. With Abigail and Her Pet Zombie series, Marie hopes to further spread her love for all things "that go bump in the night" with small children showing them that it's okay to be different and to embrace those same differences in those around them.
Visit Marie F Crow on the web, http://www.mariefcrow.com
Like Marie F Crow on Facebook, https://facebook.com/MarieFCrow.Author
Follow Marie F Crow on Twitter, https://twitter.com/MarieFCrow
The Risen: Margaret is the second book in The Risen series by author Marie F Crow. The author uses a descriptive writing style to paint the scenes and moods of the characters. She feels this style enhances the content delivering the story in true regard to her creative concept.
This is one of three short stories based on The Risen: Dawning. In this book the author details the day of the kindergarten student Margaret Erikson. This story provides the reader with the accounts of the school day that affected Margaret and her eventual meeting of Helena Hawthorn.
This is a complete story unto itself, but readers of The Risen: Dawning will discover how the two books complement each other.
The Risen: Margaret was an emotional story to write. I found it rather heart-breaking to tell the story of the innocent children on that morning. Trying to grasp the panic the teachers and staff must of felt as they watched the children suffer was not an easy world to explore. As stated in The Risen: Dawning, children are our precious packages that we protect and care for to the extent of our own lives. Seeing them transformed into monsters was not an easy ordeal. Were they the monsters or were they just the victims?
Sugar and Spice and Everything Dies Twice,
Marie F Crow
____________________________________________________________________________________
Synopsis:
"It's just a simple shot, right?"
Margaret Erikson will ask this question many times today. What is suppose to be a basic school wide vaccine will go horribly wrong. It is not a simple shot and the lives that are lost to it will not become simple monsters.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Comments from fans about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series:
"FINALLY!!!!! A zombie story that I LIKE!!!!"
"Freakishly awesome!"
"From the beginning to the end...THIS is an amazing zombie apoc story."
"With zombie books, one of the greatest pleasures is to be able to get that chill up your spine as you embrace the apocalyptic chaos and atmosphere of death, destruction and despair. That is exactly what Crow does here, she paints the sublime with her words and in doing so creates a lovely and violent story where you can feel each chapter viscerally through her deep descriptions."
"With enthralling description and emotion that will have you clinging to the pages, Marie F Crow brings a different but equally terrifying new point of view to her 'The Risen' zombie series through the eyes of a young girl."
"Crow finds a way to make a zombie massacre beautiful. She writes both the good and the bad same way. She makes the beautiful, tragic at times, but beautiful none the less. She gives us zombies to fear, people to love, and a storyline to sink our teeth into, and that could sink its teeth into us! Margaret is no exception. This little novella was amazing. It has all the right ups and downs and was a perfect companion novel to The Risen: Dawning. Crow does an amazing job pulling us into the book, and taking us on this ride, but it doesn't guarantee a happy ending, it doesn't guarantee safety. You come on this ride knowing that you have no guarantees but you have an amazingly written story, amazing characters, and a very very good story."
"Marie F Crow will be a force to be reckoned with in the very near future, this I can already see..."
"Kudos to Marie F Crow for such a fantastic read!"
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Excerpt © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Sharp, crisp clicking of a woman’s heels echoes off the walls like a ricocheting gunshot. It vibrates the walls, leaving an aftermath of panic with its sounds. Those caught in her path scatter with the sound that is aiming towards them like a warning. A warning that there is something very wrong today and it is only growing worse.
She inspires no cheerful greetings to start the day as she passes the other scientists unfortunate enough to find themselves near her. Emotionless eyes are locked ahead of her steps, refusing to acknowledge how she is being perceived. Her lab coat billows around her small frame lending an extra emphasis to her desperation to reach her destination. It is not the cape of a hero she that she is wearing today like she had planned, but the cloak of a reaper that floats behind her, filling the space between her and those she passes.
“Have you heard?” The male’s voice belongs to one of the few that match her prestige in this building. His steps falter, trying to keep up with her pace and his voice is not the icy shards with which hers radiates.
“Not here.” She chills him with her rebuttal. It is the first time her eyes have removed themselves from the direction marked as forward in her path and they gaze now at the many faces pretending to not watch them pass. The very thing she was hoping to avoid fills the hushed tones of the hall. Panic.
With a glare that would cause Hell itself to cringe, she stares at the man beside her, slides her plastic encrypted card through the security process and enters a room where there has not been silence in days. Anger and blame has scarred this room and those inside it. All communication is now a blend of pointed fingers and raised voices with the attempt to pass the fault of the fallout on another. Truth is, the fault belongs with each one of them. Their raised voices and argumentative words will not spare them from this truth.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What people are saying about Marie F Crow's zombie apocalypse series and The Risen: Margaret:
Right from the get-go this great little book drew me in with the vivid descriptions of the vaccination program that goes horribly wrong, and the young girl who is caught up in it all. I read the book out to my son, and he was enthralled.
What I really found captivating about the novel was Marie F Crow's concept of what a zombie should be. These aren't cute, run of the mill zombies you see in every film and book that is churned out in the genre. The author has a deep understanding of the psychology of what it takes to survive in a world where you may need to slaughter your friends or loved ones in an instant to stop them becoming the undead. This gives the book a real edge, and I finished each chapter with a desperate need to see what happens next. I can't wait to read more books in The Risen series. ~ Graham
-----------
I really love this author's style of writing. It's very unique to the "Zombie" genre. Yes, the writing is descriptive, and I've read some other reviews of the first book that complained about that. The descriptive writing is exactly what makes it great and stand out in the field among the countless others. If you want a poorly written, badly edited zombie book aimed at teenagers, there are plenty to choose from on Amazon. This book is for adults who appreciate a well written story. A story where you can clearly tell that the author put in a lot of hard work to create something unique. I wish there were more authors out there like Marie Crow. ~ K.B.
-----------
The Risen: Margaret is an amazingly captivating read that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The author's descriptive writing really brings the characters and story to life, creating a whole new level to zombies. This book is unlike any other of the repetitive zombie books that never seem to have anything unique. This one creates images in your head that will have you picturing everything, whether you want to or not! Great story, couldn't put it down until it was finished ! ~ Molly
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marie F Crow is the author of the post-apocalyptic series, The Risen. She weaves her stories around the human element of the horror verses the "monsters" themselves. She believes that the real horror of life does not come from the expected, but from the unexpected responses of the human nature and what depths of trauma a person has to survive in certain situations. She began writing The Risen series when feeling that the popular genre was slipping too deep into the realm of pure "slasher" and forgetting what the horror of zombies can mean for a story.
Now with her children's series launched, Marie hopes to use her favorite "monster" as a teaching tool to inspire children to understand that not everything that looks scary, is scary. With Abigail and Her Pet Zombie series, Marie hopes to further spread her love for all things "that go bump in the night" with small children showing them that it's okay to be different and to embrace those same differences in those around them.
Visit Marie F Crow on the web, http://www.mariefcrow.com
Like Marie F Crow on Facebook, https://facebook.com/MarieFCrow.Author
Follow Marie F Crow on Twitter, https://twitter.com/MarieFCrow
