Rot & Ruin

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Location	Collection	Call #
Coraopolis Memorial Library	Audiovisual	CD BK MABERRY
Location	Coraopolis Memorial Library
Collection	Audiovisual
Call Number	CD BK MABERRY

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Summary

In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "It's been 14 years since First Night, when the dead came back to life. Six billion people have died (and reanimated) since then, and America has collapsed into isolated communities living within the great Rot and Ruin. Benny is 15, which means it's time to get a job or face cut rations, but his general laziness leaves him with only one employment option: join his stuffy, sword-swinging, Japanese half-brother, Tom, as an apprentice bounty hunter. This means heading beyond the gates to slice and dice zoms, but Benny quickly begins to see the undead in a new light as well as realizing that Tom is much more than he ever let on. The plot is driven by an evil bounty-hunter rival and the cruel games he plays, but Maberry has more than gore on his mind. The chief emotion here is sadness, and the book plays out like an extended elegy for a lost world. Tom's a bit too perfect and his pontification too extended, but this is nevertheless an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2010 Booklist"
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "The delineation between man and monster, survivor and victim is fiercely debated in Maberry's (Patient Zero) thoughtful, postapocalyptic coming-of-age tale. In Mountainside, an oasis of civilization in a world ravaged by zombies, residents must find work at age 15 or have their rations halved. With every other option exhausted, Benny Imura reluctantly apprentices with his older brother, Tom, as a zombie killer, despite blaming Tom for their parents' deaths. As Benny accompanies Tom into the hostile wilderness, he learns how wrong he was about many things, from the supposed "coolness" of larger-than-life bounty hunter Charlie Matthias to the inhuman nature of "zoms" and the true purpose of Tom's work. The eye-opening experiences continue when Charlie kidnaps Benny's potential girlfriend, Nix, as part of his efforts to track down the fabled Lost Girl, who holds the key to a deadly secret. In turns mythic and down-to-earth, this intense novel combines adventure and philosophy to tell a truly memorable zombie story, one that forces readers to consider them not just as flesh-eating monsters or things to be splattered, but as people. Ages 12-up. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information

Subjects	Survival -- Fiction. Brothers -- Fiction. Bounty hunters -- Fiction. Zombies -- Fiction. Children's audiobooks. Audiobooks.
Publisher	Prince Frederick, MD :Recorded Books,2010
Edition	Unabridged.
Other Titles	Rot and Ruin
Contributors	Hutchinson, Brian, narrator. Recorded Books, LLC.
Participants/Performers	Narrated by Brian Hutchinson.
Audience	12 years and up.
Language	English
Notes	Compact disc. Title from container. In container (23 cm.) "With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Description	11 audio discs (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
ISBN	9781449833565 (kit) 144983356X (kit)
Other	Classic View