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Title: The Unkillables
Author: J. Boyett
Narrator: Chiquito Joaquim Crasto
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-31-16
Publisher: Saltimbanque Enterprises, LLC
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Zombies versus cavemen: Gash-Eye already thought life was hard as the Neanderthal slave to a band of Cro-Magnons. Then zombies attacked, wiping out nearly everyone she knows and separating her from the Jaw, her half-breed son. Now she fights to keep the last remnants of her former captors alive. Meanwhile, the Jaw and his father try to survive as they maneuver the zombie-infested landscape alongside time travelers from 30,000 years in the future.
Members Reviews:
Great idea, poorly executed
**SPOILERS** I really liked the idea of zombies vs cavemen, but less when I discovered there are also *aliens* from the future in the story. But I accepted that too. I enjoyed the story of Gash-Eye the Neanderthal and how she was kept slave by the Cro-Magnon tribe. However, there were problems with the book that lessened the quality and my enjoyment. There is a tribe of 60 people, but in over 15 years Gash Eye has not come upon the opportunity to escape from them with her son? She isn't dumb either, she is smarter than the Cro-Magnons, plus has notable (in comparison) reasoning, speculative and strategy abilities. Gash Eye is a Neanderthal, yet is superior in her humanity then the more advanced Cro-magnon people. Which I liked, but no explanation is given for this. In the beginning I had real problems with Chert, the leader of the tribe, for apparently quite some time, when the zombies appear, picking up his 15 year old son and deserting his own tribe and running away, leaving his entire tribe. That is not only cowardly, but speaks badly of his character that he felt no responsibility for his people. That is uncharacteristic of him to be that fearful and yet able to have preserved his tribe of 60 for a long time. Also Gash Eye finds she has incredible strength only now and can rip zombies heads off! There is also a problem with the zombies detecting people for food by their "brainsong" that is muted by them eating a certain mushroom regularly. The author is inconsistent, because Gash Eye is not allowed to eat the mushrooms, but she can sneak up on the zombies in a dark cave and they dont' hear her brainsong. The *alien* woman Veela is also stupid in her decisions and ungrateful to the ship captain who saved them (even tho that becomes a moot point later). There are other inconsistencies and some chapters longer than they need to be, providing no new information, but I won't lengthen the review describing them. The idea is great, but poorly executed. I did enjoy it at three stars' worth.
One of the best genre novels of the year
You've gotta be kidding about how good this book is. I was blown away. The Unkillables is a gripping, almost hard-boiled, action novel with characters that touch on the very meaning of what it is to be human. You think "zombies and cavemen" but there's also a poignant story about mothers and fathers, cruelty and love, family and the decisions we've made as humans which created what we know to be human.
Plan to start this book early in the day so you aren't up all night finishing it. Don't say I didn't warn you, you won't be able to put it down.
The Unkillables
This book was offered as just another Zombie story. It actually has a lot more to offer. ..A VERY ORIGINAL IDEA OF HOW THEY CAME TO BE and also a look at the what if concept of time travel. Surprise! Not of travel into the future, but back in time.