01 Nov 2012 01:00:58
When the Coldbrook project makes its breakthrough, forming a bridge between alternate Earths, the scientists know nothing can ever be the same again. What they don't expect is that the first humanoid to break through from the other side will launch a bloody attack, spreading disease that takes hold in seconds … or that his victims, like him, will refuse to die. Yes, what opens as a sci-fi thriller solidly grounded in science turns out to be a zombie story. However, Lebbon takes zombie apocalypse to new levels. Science and gore are leavened by a compelling interweaving of engaging characters and some wonderfully poignant moments: a scientist who pauses from meticulously picking off the zombies to wonder if he might just be mad and slaughtering innocents; an engineer torn between love for his family and the awful knowledge of what he has done; a disease-ridden young woman who loses everything and yet may offer humankind's only hope. Compelling, humane horror from one of the genre's leading exponents.
