Plague Town

Things started out innocently enough. In the small town of Redwood Grove what looks like a severe case of the flu is spreading throughout the populace. Antibiotics and other medicine are administered and as expected some of the symptoms disappear-briefly.

The sickness ravages the townsfolk killing them in a violent rush of blood from their eyes and nostrils and strangulation. They complain they are hungry, and then die. Only they don’t stay dead. Suddenly their eyes open and if any non-infected person is unfortunate enough to be near them they attack and start feeding. Not the best of ways to start the day.

Ashley Parker and her boyfriend were not expecting to be attacked by zombies. When Ashley awakes she discovers that she somehow survived the zombie attack-her boyfriend did not. It seems Ashley has immunity to the virus that converts innocent townsfolk into rotting, shambling, flesh-eating zombies.


Surprised at her own ferocity to survive she is equally surprised when she is recruited by a shadowy paramilitary organization (that includes her sexy instructor). Ashley hones her killer skills and with the others sets out to stop the zombie invasion.


Part Buffy The Vampire Slayer and part action adventure, Plague Town by San Franciscan author Dana Fredsti, is a unique take on the zombie phenomenon. As a screenplay writer Dana uses her writing skills to play out the Plague Town story much like a movie. Scenes swiftly change, characters are fully developed in a relatively short period of time and the action never lets up. Around every turn are new surprises or dangers and the fast-paced story kept me glued to each page.


Plague Town from Titan Books is the first in a new series that if it isn’t made into a movie should at least be considered as a TV series-it’s that good.