Why are there vampires in The Dead War Series?

A question that is always asked of me is why did vampires show up in The Dead War Series Book Two: Abomination? Until that point the series had been a straight zombie series. What gives? The answer is very simple , well sort of.

The Dead War was never supposed to be a trilogy. Hell the first book was only supposed to be a stand alone story. As a matter of fact it wasn't even called The Dead War it was titled Scout: Survive The Night. It actually ended after Sgt. Richards reached The Rock and with his handing over of the vital information he carried to General Holloway. Some of who actually brought that book may have noticed that at one time Sgt. Richards wasn't even named that he was Sgt. Richardson.

After the book sold more copies than I ever expected I decided to write another and to make it at least a trilogy. In my mind this meant having to better explain the cause of the dead walking and adding to the first book. Scout: Survive The Night became The Dead War Series Book One. A prologue was added to explain how the Beserker Virus was released and the book ended with the first battle of The Rock.

Now in planning out the next two books I found myself running into a problem. How would I explain the actions of Duncan and Mitchell in the prologue of book one. I didn't think anyone would really release a virus that would wipe out mankind just for money and wanted a better reason than that. I also did not want to go the full blown conspiracy route that would have involved creating an entire mythology for The Dead War world that maybe I couldn't keep track of.

I damned sure didn't want to go the well worn ( and tired ) route of the evil corporation such as Umbrella Corporation, Weyland Industries, or OmniCorp so I had to think of someone or something with a reason to release the virus.

After some thought I came up with the idea of vampires releasing the virus in an attempt to "thin the herd" and weaken mankind before an all out assault would be unleashed. This made since to me because humans would most certainly outnumber vampires and any attempt to just attack outright would most certainly fail.

So there you have it. That's why vampires appear in The Dead War Trilogy.

George Cook, The Dead War Series

5 good things about a zombie apocalypse happening right now!

Now for good reason many focus on the negative aspects of a zombie apocalypse. But I'm an optimist and I wonder why people always focus on the negative. If you stop and think about it there are some good things about a zombie apocalypse. I have five that immediately came to mind for me. I have listed them below:

1. No work tomorrow.

2. Many people will finally have a chance to take up running.

3. You can stop wondering what you would do if you were a character in The Walking Dead.

4. It would finally put an end to the gun control debate.

5. No one will be alive to see how badly they fucked up World War Z's movie translation.

Hey that's good enough for me. Can you think of any more reasons why a zombie apocalypse might now just be the worst thing that could happen?

It's here! The Dead War Series Book Three: WAR!

The wait is over! The Dead War Series Book 3: WAR is here. $1.99

I know it took a little bit longer than I promised but it's finally here.

One teaser I will give Dead War fans that read this blog is that Richards and Duncan finally do square off!

Sergeant Richards, Liu, more scouts, and The Peacemakers must defend the little girl Delice as a vampire army attacks The Rock. As the battle rages on the walking dead join in and the odds of getting Delice who is now mankind's last hope out of the city just got worse. Will they succeed?

Buy the Dead War Series Book Three: WAR

9 out 0f 10 zombie Santas recommend........

9 pot of 10 zombie Santas recommend The Dead War Series: Book 1 available for 99 cents at Amazon for the Kindle: The Dead War Series: Book One $1.99

During a zombie apocalypse what would be your weapon of choice?

If you found yourself caught in the sudden beginnings of a zombie apocalypse and you had a choice of weapons ( in reality you probably wont, any blunt object will have to do ) which would you chose? A bat, pipe, crossbow, gun, axe, crowbar, knife, etc.

Zombie Fairytale Theater. Check it out.

Check out what I learned about after receiving an email from Tara e. She is the creator of "Zombie Fairytale Theater". She has created a series where zombies have invaded your favorite fairytales. Check out the the first video from ZFT and learn more about ZFT here Zombie Fairytale Theater

"Zombies Ahead" road sign

Imagine driving home and seeing an ominous sign reading "Zombies Ahead". Well drivers in the Rochester NY saw a sign that said just that. Authorities believe the sign was hacked. The question I have is how many heeded the sign and turned around?...LOL.

The Dead War Series Book One now available for Nook & Kobo!

Great news!. Now not only is The Dead War Series Book One available on the Kindle it's now available for both the Nook and at Kobo.com ( ePub format ).

Join Sergeant Richards and the US Army in the battle against the walking dead on your Nook or Kobo Reader by using the links below.

THE DEAD WAR SERIES: BOOK ONE NOOK

THE DEAD WAR SERIES: BOOK ONE KOBO

When would you rather die during a zombie apocalypse?

Let's face it, during a zombie apocalypse we all pretty much fu**ed. You are probably going to die sooner or later. The question I have is would you want to die sooner and miss the destruction of the world or die later and go down fighting. Well which one is it?

Author George Cook's personal invite to check out The Dead War Series Book Two: Abomination

George Cook has just released The Dead War Series Book Two: Abomination. Here is his personal invite to check the book out.

The battle against the dead continues. Sergeant Richards, Sergeant Jackson, Delice, Duncan, Blake and the dead are all back. New friends and more powerful foes will emerge. Surprises galore as it's revealed who released the Beserker Virus and why.

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Prologue from The Dead War Series. Read for free.

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Thompson: A free Dead War Short Story

Here is a short story based on my book The Dead War Series which tells the story of the US Army's fight to save America after a zombie apocalypse. Buy for $1.50 at Amazon here: The Dead War Series Book 1 Use the button in the bottom right corner to enlarge to full size.

A Dead War Series Short Story THOMPSON

The Dead War Series: The Short Stories Volume 1 just 99 cents.

The Dead War Series: The Short Stories Volume 1

Hi this is George Cook author of The Dead war Series. I would like to present to you The Dead War Series: The Short Stories Volume 1. The book is available for 99 cents for your Kindle.

The book features four stories will answer questions readers had after reading the book, The Dead War Series: Book 1

Questions like:

How did Private Smith wind up in the US Army?

How did the dead wind up locked inside the boarded up church?

How did the soldier Thompson wind up being eaten by one of the dead?

The four stories included are:

The Dead War Series: THOMPSON

The Dead War Series: CHURCH

The Dead War Series: ZOMBIE KILLER

The Dead War Series: SAFE ZONE

BONUS:Why I hate fast moving zombies by George L. Cook III

You can buy The Dead War Series: The Short Stories Volume 1 for 99 cents here: The Dead War Series: The Short Stories Volume 1

TDWS Zombie Book Of The Day. New World: Chaos John O'Brien

If you want your book featured just tweet it to us with the author's name and book title or email it to me at georgelcookiii@gmail.com  The book must be available at Amazon to be posted. Books will be posted in the order they are recieved.

There is no sanctuary.

That was taken away in the blink of an eye. Humanity went out not with a whimper, but a bang.

Jack, a sometimes humorous, sometimes philosophical ex-special operations pilot and soldier is one of the few left to struggle through the desolation left in the aftermath; seeking to survive as a new ferocious species emerges from the rubble, hungry and unrelenting. Will his special forces training be enough? Will he be able to keep his children safe and guide the few survivors through perils that now roam the world they once knew? Or will the hordes that now own the night prevail, forever removing the last of mankind from existence? Humankind was once at the top of the food chain. But that has now changed.

This hard-hitting, action-packed series begins with Jack Walker being suddenly thrust into a world where the infrastructure which cherished Armani suits, night clubs, fast and expensive cars and watching the daily stock market are gone. Left in its place is the material world mankind built but a majority of the population has vanished; replaced by a new, savage, unrelenting, cunning, animalistic species which hunts and operates at night.

Origins of the walking dead in The Dead War Series Trilogy.

The walking dead of the Dead War Series are known as "Grays". They are the slow lumbering type and are "killed" only by destroyed the brain.

Strength varies among the walking dead. While those that have been re-animated for a time tend to get weaker those freshly turned tend to be relatively strong as their muscle is still intact and they have not yet begun to decompose.

Origin:


While no one can be 100% sure most scientist track the origin of the virus back to the illegal "Beserker" nerve gas used by Iran on it's on citizens during a civil war in 2052. No one knew who created the gas and no one was rushing to claim it either.

The gas had the effect of driving it's victims insane and causing them to attack one another until all were dead. The rage was so strong that some bodies were known to continue moving for up to an hour even after they were dead.

It is believed that those animated bodies came into contact with the living and infected them. Most likely through a bite. At that point after entering the blood stream the dead's saliva containing elements of the Beserker gas mutated into what has become called " The Beserker Virus". This virus brought the bitten victims back to life with an insatiable need to feed on the living.

While again no one can be sure of this it is the most believed and substantiated theory to date.