I loved this book. Great fun and a wonderful mashup of steampunk, zombies, and westerns. I can't wait to read the next book. ( )

I'm actually torn about this book. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The writing was pretty good and the story moved along nicely. The setting, as unbelievable as it was, was fun and exciting. The characters were well drawn and likable and unlikable as appropriate. I read it as fast as I could, and wanted more when I was finished.

On the other hand, there were quite a few times where it was difficult to stay oriented about how buildings were laid out on streets or rooms were laid out in buildings. Maybe that's just hard to do in books. It didn't really detract from the story, since the characters were confused about their location anyway. The ending was a bit of a letdown.

Even so, I like the characters, world, and writing so much that I can hardly wait to get my hands on the next books in this series. ( )

I enjoyed this book, but found it a bit on the long side. It was my first exploration of the steam punk genre. ( )

I love the premise of this book, which takes place in the late 19th century in Seattle. According to this alternate version of history, the American Civil War has been going on for more than a decade, and a catastrophic event in Seattle has released a toxic gas from the earth turns its victims into the living dead. Seattle has been sealed off and the people who have been forced to flee the city make a difficult living in the Outskirts.

The story moved at a moderate pace - it never seemed to bog down completely, but the plot did struggle to hold up here and there. There were times when I didn't want to put the book down, but in the end I felt as the things had unraveled somewhere along the way and the ending wasn't as dramatic as it was intended to be. ( )

This was a quick read and a lot of fun. ( )