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    The Infection: The Killing Floor (Book 2)

    By Craig DiLouie

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    The mystery virus struck down millions. Three days later, its victims awoke with a single violent purpose: spread the Infection. As the world lurched toward the apocalypse, some of the Infected continued to change, transforming into horrific monsters.

    America’s far-flung military has returned home to wage a horrific war against its own country, engaged in a fierce battle to retake Washington, DC. Two hundred miles away, Ray Young, survivor of a fight to save a refugee camp from hordes of Infected fleeing the burning ruins of Pittsburgh, awakes from a coma to learn he has also survived Infection.

    But this is no miracle. Ray is not immune. Instead, he has been transformed into a superweapon that could end the world ... or save it.

    In THE KILLING FLOOR, Craig DiLouie’s chilling apocalyptic vision portrayed in THE INFECTION continues, presenting a nightmarish struggle for survival like no other.

    “A high octane, nail biter of a zombie novel. Craig DiLouie is one of the new masters in zombie fiction.”--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of DEAD OF NIGHT and ROT & RUIN

    "Action so thrilling you can’t help but get lost in DiLouie's nightmares."--Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of FLESH EATERS

    "THE KILLING FLOOR is every kind of horror rendered down in one truly amazing apocalyptic novel."--Peter Clines, author of EX-HEROES and 14

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPermuted Press
    Release dateApr 9, 2012
    ISBN9781618680761
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    Craig DiLouie

    Craig DiLouie is an acclaimed American-Canadian author of literary dark fantasy and other fiction. Formerly a magazine editor and advertising executive, he also works as a journalist and educator covering the North American lighting industry. A member of the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association, International Thriller Writers, and Horror Writers Association, he currently lives in Calgary, Canada with his two wonderful children.

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    • 3/5
      The Infection by Craig Di Louie is a fun zombie-like story about a group of survivors caught up in a strange apocalyptic event as first, a mysterious virus suddenly strikes millions who immediately fall to the ground in a coma-like condition. Three days later, the victims awaken and are driven to seek out the healthy and infect them. What makes this story a little different from other zombie-infected stories is that some of the infected mutate into strange and horrific monsters with an insatiable appetite for human flesh.Although a little confusing, I was able to excuse the fact that no explanation was given for either the original cause of the infection or why some of the infected are mutating as the story follows a small group of survivors who would not be privy to such information. They do speculate amongst themselves and I personally liked the theory that it was caused by aliens.The Infection was a fun escape read, one that I couldn’t take too seriously, but I think the author may have reached a little too far in his quest to be different and unique. I have previously read a different zombie story by this author, Tooth and Nail that I preferred over this one.
    • 4/5
      The day started like any other for Ethan, a teacher at the local high school. He stood at the chalkboard, trying in vain to capture his students' interest in the current math problem, when the screaming started. First outside the school, then in the hallways and finally, one student in his classroom began screaming, dropped to floor in horrific pain. Thousands fell to screaming then into comas. But no one expected what happened days later when the screamers began to wake up.A small band of survivors -- those who weren't affected by the screaming or managed to outlast the violent Screamers -- trek across Pennsylvania, hoping to find one of the refugee camps set up by the government. Along the way, the group encounters hordes of Screamers wanting nothing more than to pass on their infection, and nightmarish creatures far worse than the Screamers.Craig DiLouie's "The Infection" takes an interesting slant on the traditional zombie tale. These "zombies" don't fit the normal mode -- dying first then re-animating with an unquenchable hunger. Instead, the Screamers lapse into comas only to re-awaken and wreak violent havoc, with the specific intent to spread infection. They aren't decomposing, their joints stiff with rigor mortis, the ability to move hampered by withering muscle tissue. The Screamers are strong, quick and nasty. Throw into that a mixture of bizarre, Cthulu-like creatures whose mysterious appearance coincides with the waking of the Screamers, and you have one terror-filled tale.As for the survivors, at first they all come across as the same: shell-shocked, trying to understand how and why their world has become unhinged, doing what they can to maintain some level of control. As they story progresses, more of their personalities and personal histories come to light, allowing each character to grow as individuals as they become a new family of sorts.It's a great story, filled with all the gruesomeness and monster madness that zombie and horror fans will love, mixed with good stories of man struggling to keep his humanity and his will to survive. Highly recommended.