By the Blood of Heroes: The Great Undead War: Book I: 1 - Softcover

Nassise, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062048759 ISBN 13: 9780062048752

Publisher: Harper Voyager, 2012

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2012. Pages: 352 in Publisher: Harper Voyager At the end of 1917 the increasingly desperate Germans introduce a new gas to the battlefield: the T-Leiche-corpse gas - that radically alters the face of the war. Unlike other chemical weapons that attack the living. T-Leiche resurrects the bodies of the dead. giving the enemy an almost unlimited. if not quite fresh. source of troops. When legendary Allied pilot and war poster-boy Major Jack Freeman is shot down and taken captive by the Germans. veteran Captain Michael Madman Burke is the only man fearless and wild enough to try to rescue the American Ace. With a small squad of heroes - his right-hand man Sergeant Moore. Clayton Manning. the filthy rich big -game hunter turned soldier. and professor Dan Richards. Tesla protege and the resident authority on all things supernatural - Burke must traverse the put...

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Review:

“Relentless pacing, nonstop action, and improbable but nifty-sounding military gadgetry (portable personal gliding devices, magnetism grenades) power an unremittingly entertaining story line that with broad appeal for history buffs, horror aficionados, and fans of steampunk.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Urban fantasy and sf author Nassise­ (Eyes To See) raises the alternate history genre to brilliant new heights. This is a treat for zombie and horror fans, military fiction aficionados, history buffs, and steampunk lovers alike, all of whom will be clamoring for the next installment.” (Library Journal)

“BY THE BLOOD OF HEROES is a genre-twisting madhouse of horror, Steampunk SF and zombie madness that is too damn much fun to miss! Buckle up...this is a wild ride!” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and FLESH & BONE Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and FLESH & BONE Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and FLESH & BONE Jon)

“I would argue Joseph Nassise is the most important thing to happen to zombies since Max Brooks, and that’s no hyperbole. He’s really that good.” (Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Flesh Easters)

“Joe Nassise delivers one amazing alternative history adventure in By the Blood of Heroes....a tour-de-force of adrenaline-drenched mayhem.” (Joe Merz, author of Shadow Warrior and Lawson Vampire series)

From the Back Cover:

Train them . . . Arm them . . . Then turn them loose on the zombies!

At the tail end of 1917, the Germans introduced a new type of gas to the battlefield, T-Leiche, or "corpse gas," and changed the face of the war by resurrecting the bodies of the dead, giving the enemy an almost unlimited source of fresh troops.

When the American ace Major Jack Freeman—poster boy for the war against the Kaiser's undead army of shamblers—is downed over enemy lines and taken captive, veteran Captain Michael "Madman" Burke is the only man brave and foolish enough to accept the mission to recover Freeman. Burke assembles a team of disparate members, from his right-hand man, Sergeant Moore, to big-game-hunter-turned-soldier Clayton Manning, who funds the mission for an opportunity to confront this most dangerous zombie game, to professor Dan Richards, one of Tesla's top men and the resident authority on all things supernatural. With the help of a highly advanced British dirigible war machine to infiltrate enemy territory, the team faces incredible danger as it struggles to reach the prison camp and strike at the heart of the enemy.

But they are pitted against the most deadly enemy of all: Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron. Having risen from the dead with his abilities enhanced but his mind on the brink of madness, Richthofen has plans for victory that give no quarter to soldiers or civilians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062048759
• ISBN 13: 9780062048752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352