What an amazing anthology! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection of never-before-published stories featuring my favorite creatures of the night: ZOMBIES!!! *giggleEach and every story was unique and fascinating. Here is my rating of the individual stories (from fav to least fave):The Storm Door (*****) DAMN GOOD STORY!Lazarus (*****) Awesome. Beautifully written. Copper (*****) Woooow. Eeeerily poetic. Twittering from the Circus of the Dead (*****) Downright frighteningDelice (*****) Haun...

"Eating brains, my friends, is not sexy." Christopher Golden

I remember reading a complaint about anthologies in general that went down to something like "The quality in stories varies too much"I'm so tempted to second this notion for "The new dead"There are a lot of better edited anthologies out there, no doubt, although the highlights (most notable Jonathan Maberry's entry) are worth it anyway.Fact is that the writing is extremely varied both in style, which is a good, and in writing quality, which is a not so good; frankly I couldn't help but wonder ho...

A decent collection of zombie stories with a lot of variation from the usual George Romero-style zombie apocalypse. Stand outs include Joe Hill’s story told as a collection of Tweets from a bored teen-age girl on a family vacation that includes attending a zombie circus and Jonathan Maberry’s touching Family Business. Surprisingly, Joe Lansdale’s contribution isn’t really a zombie story at all so it seems a bit out of place despite being one of the better tales included.

Like most such collections, a mixed bag - one great, several good, and a number of meh stories; as well as one (Shooting Pool) that I had NO idea why it was included, since there wasn't a zombie anywhere in sight.Jonathan Maberry's Family Business is the longest and best story, a touching, Western-tinged tale of two brothers coming to terms with their personal loss. Other standouts include the "28 Days Later"-like In The Dust, Lazarus, and Twittering From the Circus of the Dead. The rest range f...

Found this book in HMV for £1 so I couldn't really pass it up at that price. I had already read some short stories and books by some of the contributors (Joe R. Lansdale and Max Brooks to name two) so that tempted me further.There are some excellent stories in this collection. In fact, there wasn't a single story I disliked for one reason or another.Each author contributing takes the idea of 'zombie' and makes it their own. Some are rather traditional in their descriptions of the walking undead;...

This is a good, solid anthology. There were a few weaker stories but for the most part I thought Golden made good choices. I particularly liked Jonathan Maberry's story and I was happy to learn that it's being expanded into a book. Family Business made me think about zombies in a different way and I'm very much looking forward to exploring the world he's created.Max Brooks has a story that would fit perfectly in World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.There really are quite a number of go...

3.5 brains.I'm just going to cheat and copy my status updates here for the individual stories. All in all, it's a pretty good collection. More good stories that turds, which is a good thing to find in an anthology."Lazerus" was cool & intriguing. (3 stars)."What Maisie Knew" kicked serious ass. (5 stars)."Copper" ehh, not so much. (1 star)."In the Dust" - very cool. I love a good aftermath story. (4 stars)."Life Sentence" - creepy and well told abuse of power story. (3.5 stars)."Delice" - meh. I...

I've mentioned before my love/hate relationship with antholigies in the past. I couldn't pass up the lure of 19 new zombie stories by some of today's top authors. This book was lots of fun so I'm going to highlight my favorites in the following : The Good The Bad and The OkThe GoodI'm going to start at the end with Joe HIll's Twittering From The Circus Of The DeadI love Twitter! and Joe Hill was the author who introduced twitter to me :) TYME2WASTE is the sign on name of Blake a young teenager w...

There are several great writers here, but the deciding factor for me was Tad Williams. (I'm on a Williams kick right now!)

Out of all of the short stories, I would say that I enjoyed a third of them. Some were just not my cup of tea, while others completely drew me in. Due to the fact that there are so many different authors in this one book, you really get to taste a bite of their unique writing styles and I have come to find a handful of new authors that I had never heard of. I'll list a few of the short stories I really liked and review them a little.In The Dust by Tim LebbonThis short story brings you into a sec...

Just when you thought there was nothing new to say about the undead... this is a - can I say? - fun collection of zombie tales. I liked the way that each of the authors had a different axe to grind about how the zombie-human throwdown might end up - some put humans in the winner's seat and imagined what that might mean for ethics and zombie exploitation, although most saw a darker future for humans and civilization in general. Personal favourites included a tale told entirely in Tweets by one of...

ZZOZOMZOMBZOMBIZOMBIEZOMBIES!!What more do you need than a book full of Zombies!Great read.

Lazarus by John Conolly - This one was pretty good. It gave a new spin to an old and very well-known bible story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. I guess, I assumed, like I'm sure alot of people did that when he was risen he was "alive", but this makes us wonder...what if he wasn't? (3 stars)What Maisie Knew by David Liss - This is my favorite so far. What a unique story, with a great ending twist. Kind of part mystery, part dystopian. I really enjoyed this one! (4 stars)Copper by Stephen...

Ohhh, Anthologies. Ohhhh, Zombies. I do love thee both and am delighted to find you combined. With a wide range in topic, mood and structure this ones gives a strong punch, Zombie lovers do not hesitate and Zombie skeptics take a look at what Zombie stories are capable of.I wouldn't rate any single story lower than a 2 which is saying something for a collection, at least I find it rare not to have a full disappointment. Some big names and some interesting surprises, seriously I had a lovely time...

The New Dead tries to play around a bit with the very idea of the zombie story, experimenting with both the concept of a zombie (such as in “Copper” by Stephen R. Bissette) and the story form itself (“Twittering from the Circus of the Dead” by Joe Hill, which is told in Twitter form). Sadly, outside of the contributions by the powerhouses of the zombie genre many of the stories fall flat.Brian Keene, Max Brooks and Jonathan Maberry all deliver strong stories, as does Kelley Armstrong (who succes...

Although there were a few duds in this one, there are also some really top-notch stories. Honestly, I'd implore you to pick up a copy of THE NEW DEAD simply to read THE FAMILY BUSINESS by Jonathan Maberry, which is the first zombie story I've read that's ever managed to make me cry.

This is a really awesome zombie anthology with new stories from some great authors. Lots of new twists on zombies.my top 5 faves were:"Family Business" by Jonathan Maberry- one of the longer stories, more of a novella, about two brothers. One is apprenticing the other in the "family business"-killing zombies-but it's not your typical violent, shoot-em-up story. Lots of heart, great relationship created between the two brothers, not perfect but realistic."The Wind Cries Mary" by Brian Keene-very

I'm giving this three stars because overall, the stories are okay and several are completely forgettable. But I also encourage you to pick up this anthology because a few are outstanding and it would be a crying shame if you missed them. Making it to Outstanding:"What Maisie Knew" by David Liss: At turns creepy, sick and disturbing; absolute compelling reading. If this premise has come up before, it was new to me and I loved it. The zombies are not the monsters of this story. The squick factor i...

Hmm... I should probably review this or something, eh? I actually really liked this, but at the moment I find myself having very little to say in a real review. (Or a Becky review, which isn't the same thing.)Most of the stories were very good, with a couple gems and a few stinkers. Some I just didn't get at all, and one failed to convey why it was part of a zombie anthology in the first place. Shooting Pool, I'm lookin' at you. Otherwise, a really good and varied collection of stories. Some wit...