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Author Topic: Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?  (Read 956 times)

Offline Inkpaduta

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Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?
« on: September 26, 2018, 07:16:53 PM »
I have been having fun reading the Arisen books dealing with the zombie Apocalypse.
I like the fact that it is centered on the military fighting the undead. I intend to start doing
some zombie games between military and zombies. Wondering what other thought of the series
and if they are gaming it.

Offline Skipper

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Re: Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2018, 02:50:45 AM »
Is that the series by Steven Knight?  That's a great series if it is. 

I think my favorite was either "The Gathering Dead"  or the minibook "Left for Dead".

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Offline Skipper

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Re: Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2018, 05:03:01 AM »
OK,  different series.  I may have to check it out.

Thanks KS for the heads up.

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Offline dadlamassu

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Re: Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2018, 08:23:08 AM »
If you are talking about the James/Fuchs books they are very readable fast paced pot boiler adventure stories.  I read a number quite some time ago that I downloaded in Kindle editions (they sometimes show up free!) but eventually gave up reading them all as they got more and more complicated as new threads entered side lining older ones that I was interested in.  Still plenty of ideas for games as the authors have excellent imagination and a vivid descriptive style. 

But I felt that as the series progressed the need to suspend reality got greater and greater (I do realise that reality has to suspended quite a bit in any book about zombies).  I could explain but it would be a "spoiler" if you are going to read them!

Also the series just got too long for me. 
« Last Edit: September 27, 2018, 08:29:12 AM by dadlamassu »
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Offline Rossyuk

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Re: Anyone reading/read the Arisen series?
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2018, 10:55:58 PM »
I am on the last book, thoroughly enjoyable, very fast paced, I feel my reading speeds up as well. Persist. Great!!!!