Dead Sea is another zombie novel from horror writer Brian Keene. It's quite different from his debut zombie novel, The Rising, in that it really puts a lot of focus on the characters and not just the violence. The body count is much lower in this one, but the story is much better. I could have done without the author's constant anti-religion injections, though. With the way it ends, this book is only worth reading if you can tolerate disappointment.
This book is quite violent, but nowhere near the same amount of carnage that splattered over each page of The Rising. Instead of mindlessly slaughtering dozens of random people, the author takes the time to develop each character so that their death or survival makes more of an impact on the reader. I really liked that injection of personality and it's often the thing most lacking in horror stories.
You can read my full review of Dead Sea at Epinions.com.
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