copyright = 2004
pages = 285
source = purchase
date completed = 10/09/09
challenges: R.I.P.
Monster Nation is the second book of a zombie trilogy by Wellington. This one tells the story of how the zombie outbreak began. The author has an interesting twist on the zombies--they have other powers humans don't have, such as telepathy. I know this is partly a device used so he can write from the zombies' perspective, but it's definitely different. About half of the book is written from the Nilla's point of view (a "thinking" zombie, due to her having oxygen to her brain when she died) and the other half is from Bannerman Clarke, a military man in charge of combatting the zombies. This book explains what caused the zombie outbreak and how the initial humans and zombies react to it.
Overall, it's a good story. The whole telepathy, psychic powers thing is kind of hard to believe. (I know, like zombies are, but still...). I have the third book in the series of course so I'll pick that one up soon.
