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Having played an important role in the - ahem - resurrection of the zombie genre, Brian Keene followed up his sequel to The Rising with this third book set on the same doomed earth, but this time comprised of a host of 1000 word short stories that flesh out that world and show the events that followed the end of City of the Dead.The kicker was that he wrote each of the stories about fans who won a contest through his publisher at the time. Keene apparently rang or emailed each winning fan, fleshed out a few details about them, and then created a story that usually detailed the fate that befell each of them as The Rising took place. I can only imagine how cool it must have been for those who were immortalised by one of the most enjoyable horrible writers working today.Fandom aside, this is an enjoyable collection of stories intended for fans of The Rising and City of the Dead. At 1000 words or less, each races by, so even if one or two dont tickle your fancy theyre over quickly. The down side is, so are the good ones. THE SUMMONING, WHERE THE DOWN BOYS GO and THROUGH THE GLASS DARKLY stood out as my favourites, though there are many others that tie in with events in the previous books, and even with one another. Getting to find out the fate of some of the minor characters who came and went in the main novels was a bonus I wasnt expecting.The best section of the stories, however, are those detailing what took place beyond the scope of the books - events only talked about but not seen. Keene takes great pleasure in destroying what little remains of humanity when the Elilum and the Teraphim arrive, and it really does round out his series in a much more satisfying way than that observed within City of the Dead.Obviously then, this is not a collection to read on its own or to try to get a taste of what Keen has to offer. Keene wrote it for fans of the series, and in his Introduction to Selected Scenes he even instructs those who have yet to do so to read the previous books before returning to this one.Make the effort; its worth it.4 Worlds Ending for The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World.
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