Today we are joined by author Stefan Petrucha! Let’s give him a hearty zombified welcome!

An Explanation From the Author: In my first draft of Dead Mann Walking, a group of peacefully protesting chakz, pushed too far by the living, go feral, fulfilling the zombie stereotype. As chak-detective Hessius Mann helplessly watches the mess, he broods on the fictional history of the walking dead.

Upon reading this, Ace editor, Jessica Wade, felt it pulled the reader out of the story-world. I agreed, lopping it out quicker than Ash with a chainsaw-hand.

However, to celebrate Dead Mann’s Oct 4 release, what could be more appropriate than restoring it to half-life? So here ‘tis, a quick, quirky look at Z’s from the POV of a PI who should know.

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Dead Mann Talking: A History of Zombies

Crowded, surrounded, attacked, the chakz gave the people what they wanted, proof that they were dangerous. It was as though that group-mind the LBs worried about had actually kicked in. Maybe the ferals just never had the numbers before, or maybe you had to be far enough back to see the patterns. I saw them now.

Flashes of chak-bodies moved in elegant waves, like flocks of migrating birds. The livebloods, for all their higher functions, fled without grace. The big picture pulsed and throbbed. But the personal tragedies played out in tiny spaces, as if the two had nothing to do with one another. In the center of the swirls stood the fair-haired cop I’d seen from the window, bullets spitting from his AK-47. They tore some dead flesh. Mostly, he was hitting livebloods before the ferals took him down.  Read more

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Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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Nephilim by Mary Ann Loesch. © 2011 Lyrical Press, Inc. ISBN 9781616502935. eBook. Urban Fantasy. 191 pages.

Synopsis: Tattoo artist Nathan Ink is more than he seems. An angel living in secret on earth, he forces his clients to face their flaws by tattooing images of their sins on their bodies, but this glimpse into the soul often results in his clients’ deaths. Although Nathan avoids the other angels, when they ask him to keep an eye on Faye, a nephilim being stalked by another of her kind, he reluctantly agrees. The angels have kept Faye in the dark about her stalker, but to keep her close to Nathan, they’ve tasked her with investigating the high mortality rate of Nathan’s clients. Despite her distaste for his methods, she finds herself fighting a growing attraction to Nathan, and discovering he’s not a rogue after all forces her to question her own mission. When Faye learns her stalker is another nephilim who intends to use her to breed a new race of hellish beings, teaming up with Nathan may be the only way to prevent a genocide.

Review: After getting over a couple cheesy names (i.e.: Nathan Ink–fallen angel, symbolist and owner of the tattoo parlor Hell’s Leak), I realized that this book actually harbors strong writing, wonderfully flawed characters and an intense plot rife with twists which leave you captivated.  Read more

Teresa

Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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Congrats to Everyone!

• H.P. Mallory eBooks Winner: k_sunshine1977
• Mystic Eye Game Winner: Maureen (mce1011@…)
• Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter Winner: Kayla (disneykayla@…)
• Hachette Paranormal Prize Pack Winner: Bitsy (bitsy@…)
• Ghost Hunter eBook Winner: Jolene (june111@…)
• She Smells the Dead Prize Pack Winner: Brandlwyne aka Brandy B
• Ulysses Press Paranormal Prize Pack Winner: Anita G
• Devil May Cry Winner: Brooke (texas_gal45@…)
• Ghostly Prize Pack Winner: Tara Woods
• Lydia Dare Prize Pack Winner: Audra
• Supernatural Flash Fiction Winner: Mark
• Supernatural book 4-5 Winner: Heather L
• Mr. Darcy, Vampyre Winners: Cathie, Robyn Murphy, and Judy Cox
• In Dreams Begin Winner: Marlene Breakfield
• Night of the Living Trekkies Winner: Courtney (smashing.blue@…)
• Days of Little Texas Winners: Victoria Zumbrum, Jessica @ Book Sake, and Patsy Hagen
• Our Halloween YA Prize Pack Winner: Elizabeth Harkinson
• Cara Mia Poster Winner: Allison Gardner
• Our Adult Halloween Prize Pack: Piper (nettysgirl@…)

I will be emailing everyone tonight to be sure I have all your correct contact information.

Teresa

Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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And 31 Days of Halloween officially comes to a close today. It has been a hell of a time and I’ve had an absolute blast with all of you! Thank you to the fellow bloggers who wanted to be a part of this and came up with some amazing ideas and posts, to the publicists who donated books for giveaways and to the authors who took time away from looming deadlines and such to write up something fantastic. You guys rock, and I cannot thank you enough for helping to make this event so successful!

But before you head off to get started on Halloween festivities, enter our last contest of the month (also remember, the majority of our contests end on November 6th, so you still have five days to enter!). Up for grabs today is our ADULT PRIZE PACK! HURRAH! So what does our pack include?

Pictured Above (and will be mailed out by me)*:

• The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell (ARC) {read my review}
• The Many Faces of Van Helsing, edited by Jeanne
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (courtesy of Eric at Quirk Books)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Jane Austen and Steve Hockensmith (courtesy of Eric at Quirk Books) {read my review}
• Titania’s Crystal Ball
• Swag: some bookmarks, a Halloween tote bag, an Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls poster, pencils, and a pair of snazzy Halloween socks

Not pictured (and will be sent out by the publishers):

• The Tale of the Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb (courtesy of Jason at Henry Holt)
• Darling Jim by Christian Moerk (courtesy of Jason at Henry Holt)

One lucky follower will be chosen at random and win everything listed above! Contest is open to US residents only and ends November 6th. Rules:

1. You must be a follower of Read All Over Reviews (GFC, Twitter, Facebook, and/or other)
2. and fill out this form; simple as that! Good luck!!

* ftc disclosure: all finished copies in this section have been purchased by me, unless otherwise noted

Teresa

Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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