About A Taste of You: The undead have risen from their graves.
Robin, Carla, and Dylan must try and escape the city and make their way to a
secluded nature reserve. Robin is haunted by dreams of her younger brother who
died by her own hand a year ago. Will they make it to safety? Will Robin be
able to overcome her guilt? Who will survive the rising of the dead?
Website
(with trailer): http://atasteofyou.com/
Buy on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/A-Taste-of-You-ebook/dp/B00AH85VAE/ref=la_B00AQE5NEI_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1370254677&sr=1-4
Angela Talks about A Taste of You:
My debut novel, A Taste of You, was
published by Damnation Books in December 2012. This was an incredible moment in
my career and the book was a culmination of a lot of work (read about my journey in writing
the book).
Today I thought I would share some of the
sources of inspiration that fuelled my brain and produced this novel.
First and foremost, I have to give huge
credit to World
War Z by Max Brooks. This amazing portrayal of the zombie apocalypse
is what got me hooked on the post-apocalypse genre, and the gruesome flesh-eaters in particular. A lot of my ideas for the
behavior of the zombies comes from Brooks, although my explanation for them is
probably the polar opposite of Brooks’ virus.
I read a lot of other books about the
zombie apocalypse and I have to say that WWZ stands head-and-shoulders above
the rest for skill and terror.
Secondly, Robert Kirkman’s incredible
graphic novel, The
Walking Dead, had me hooked from the very first issue. I have re-read the
series now and am still amazed by Kirkman’s storytelling. Also, the way people
die, suddenly and without remorse when they do stupid things. That’s what would
happen in a real-life zombie apocalypse. Shit happens, then you’re zombie food.
I definitely incorporated this attitude into A Taste of You.
Both the book and movie versions of Cormac
McCarthy’s The
Road chilled me deeply. The unforgiving emptiness of the world, and
the violent nature of ungoverned humans struck a chord in my mind. That’s
what it would be like, I thought to myself and my novel reflects this.
I’ve read a lot more McCarthy since and I am blown away by his work.
Of course, I think that every novel I have
read, and every movie I have watched, has some influence on my writing. But I
think that these three sources form the foundation of A Taste of You.
About
Angela: Angela is an author of fiction and
non-fiction work. Her stories can be found in numerous anthologies. Angela’s
novel about the zombie apocalypse with a dash of psychological terror and a
sprinkling of guilt, A Taste of You (Amazon), was published in December 2012.
Angela lives in Johannesburg, South Africa
with her two sons, three cats and a husband who rick-rolled her at the altar on
their wedding day.
Angela’s website: www.meadon.co.za
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaMeadon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angelameadon
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