Vickie Johnstone

I Dream of Zombies Vickie Johnstone

Publisher Marketing: A zombie novel set in London over six weeks in 2013, with a strong female lead character. It starts with a dream and then the nightmare takes over. It all begins on a summer's day with the media reporting with some hilarity that people are dreaming of the dead coming to life, but those who have dreamt them are convinced they are a warning of things to come. Marla takes it all with a pinch of salt until she experiences the nightmares herself. Cue paranoia and disbelief until reality shows its new face. All over London there are incidences of people becoming sick and aggressive. As the attacks mount, the media is forced to take the matter seriously, but what is causing it? Is it a virus, and is it natural or man-made, and is the government responsible? Marla, her sister, Ellen, and friend Tommy find themselves fighting for their survival as their sense of reality is smashed. Will the army and police maintain control or will the country find itself in lock down, isolated from the outside world? Good character development, good descriptions...and friggin' scary... This book's strength lies in two areas: character development... and] the graphic descriptions of zombie attacks and their effects. - Stewart Bint. I am pleased to say Vickie has written the novel I have been waiting for. I do not want to give the game away too much but will say there are no cop outs in this book which makes a change. Recommended. - AM Campbell Excerpt from the novel... the dream... A sickening sense of dread ravages him as fear drifts over the surface of his skin like fingers, icy cold and unrelenting. He turns again and sprints towards the exit, his pace becoming increasingly slower as if something is pushing him back. Yet still he finds himself in the exact same position, his feet rooted to the spot, his arms sweeping, useless. His hair blows in the breath that the creature now turns on him, sickening in its putrid scent of death and putrefaction. There is not a word he can think of to describe this thing in front of him. Fear creeps, regardless. Twisting, crawling, the maggots swarm across its bloodied face as it opens its mouth wider. Something tears. The yawn seems to swallow him whole into this darkness of despair as a jagged, ripping pain overwhelms him; the sharp teeth chafing, gnawing at his neck, seeking to pierce the jugular vein within. From far off in the distance comes the ripple of laughter. Contributor Bio:  Johnstone, Vickie Hi, I live in London and have a thing about fluffy cats. I work as a freelance layout sub-editor on business magazines and editor/proofreader on books. I love reading, writing, films, the sea, art, animals, nature, rock music, Milky Bar and travelling. In 2011, I self-published the following books: Kaleidoscope (March) - a gathering of 119 poems, divided by chapter themes; Travelling Light - a small, free book of poetry; Kiwi in Cat City - the first in a series about a magical cat and her human pals (April); Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June); Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October). Books published in 2012, so far: Day of the Living Pizza - a free comedy horror for ages 10 up (May); Life's Rhythms - a collection of 316 haiku (June); 3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with walkies, written for NaNoWriMo (June); Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August). Coming soon: Kiwi in the Realm of Ra Day of the Pesky Shadow (book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Mysteries series) The Kiwi books contain illustrations by Nikki McBroom. Links: Amazon US author page: http: //www.amazon.com/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 Amazon UK book page: http: //www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Vickie%20Johnstone&search-alias=digital-text Blog: http: //vickiejohnstone.blogspot.com Twitter: @vickiejohnstone Website: Kiwiincatcity.com Facebook: http: //www.facebook.com/AuthorVickieJohnstone http: //www.facebook.com/KiwiinCatCity http: //www.facebook.com/KaleidoscopePoetry http: //www.facebook.com/VickieJohnstoneEditing