Coldbrook

The award-winning Tim Lebbon gets hearts racing with this terrifying post-apocalyptic thriller

Lebbon takes zombie apocalypse to new levels. Science and gore are leavened by a compelling interweaving of engaging characters and some wonderfully poignant moments: a scientist who pauses from meticulously picking off the zombies to wonder if he might just be mad and slaughtering innocents; an engineer torn between love for his family and the awful knowledge of what he has done; a disease-ridden young woman who loses everything and yet may offer humankind's only hope. Compelling, humane horror from one of the genre's leading exponents.

Lebbon’s prose is cold, lean and ruthlessly efficient... Where the book excels is in the scenes on the parallel world. There’s a dislocating sense of the uncanny here – the differences subtle, but powerful. It’s here, and in the book’s smaller, scarier moments, rather than the widescreen scenes of apocalyptic carnage, where Coldbrook finds its true power.

Coldbrook is a heart pounding, blood drenched, yet intelligent and original take on the undead. It successfully blends the horror, fantasy and science fiction elements into an utterly compelling and satisfying story that stays with you after the book is finished. Zombie stories don't get much better than this.

I had no notion of what to expect when I cracked this open at page one but I’m glad to say I was very impressed. I’ve read a lot of apocalyptic fiction and Coldbrook is right up there with the best. I’m always on the lookout for a fresh interpretation of the end of the world, and with this novel I think I may have just found it. All we need to do now is find a movie company who are willing to bring this striking vision to life on the big screen ... Highly recommended.

The apocalyptic visions and survivors fights are vicious and gripping ... Lebbon creates vivid characters through an ensemble ‘cast’, which breathes life and individuality into the book. In fact, as mentioned earlier, through its brutal imagery, plot construction and strong characterisation, I felt as though I were almost reading a middle period Stephen King book, if it were not for Lebbon’s distinctive authorial voice. A truly breathtaking horror fantasy that had me reading into the wee hours of the morning in order to reach the end. Well done Mr Lebbon.

It’s time to turn on the nightlight and read long into the night with the latest offering from Tim Lebbon demonstrating why as a horror hound he’s one of the best to run you to ground and gnaw on your leg whilst the zombie horde approaches as here within this book is a story that has not only a lot of original elements but brings the best of the Zombie Genre to the reader with enough grotesquery to bring the most ardent horror fans retching to their knees. Add to this top notch genre defying prose, some wonderful forward thinking and overall a book that feels cinematic throughout its pages as the revelations will have you glued to the final page. Back that up with an authorly style that’s identifiable alongside some cracking characters and all in I was more than sated. Great stuff.

Fans of the current undead craze will revel in vividly rendered tropes, violent and gory scenes reminiscent of Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later … it is a heady mix of sci-fi and fantasy, that make Coldbrook so enjoyable, revealing an author in command of his material and not afraid to push things forward … This is a fast-paced and often nail-biting ride. There are excellent set-pieces thrown in along the way … Questions of science and faith are intelligent, heartfelt and provoke thought. There is an aching humanity in amongst all the blood-splattered twists and turns. Make no mistake, this novel is a gripping read and builds from the start into something fresh, thrilling and ultimately memorable … With Coldbrook, Lebbon proves that there is life in the undead yet.

Satisfying and thought-provoking... In a welcome return to pure horror, Tim Lebbon has put a fresh twist on an old trope, and come up with Coldbrook. Fast-paced, blood-soaked and zombie-filled, it still manages a coherent and engaging storyline with an unsettling edge... Whether you’re new to the genre, or suffering zombie fatigue, I can’t recommend Coldbrook highly enough to you. Read it, enjoy it and, while you’re at it, hunt down some of Lebbon’s older horror novels.

'Lebbon fuses high fantasy with his trademark gut-churning horror ... fascinating' – Guardian 
 
‘Tim Lebbon is one of the few fantasy authors whose new works I eagerly anticipate' – Steven Erikson 
 
‘Lebbon is the real thing. He's going to be major.’ – Steve Rasnic Tem 
 
'Lebbon's prose is a pleasure, and so too his seamless hybridisation of horror and dark fantasy...' – The Speculative Scotsman 
 
‘Lebbon has both the talent and audacity to pull off some startling feats of literary world building.’ – Shivers Magazine 
 
‘Unsettling… will reward the reader with insights as well as gooseflesh.’ – Publisher’s Weekly 
 
‘Tim Lebbon is one of the most exciting and original talents on the horror scene.’ – Graham Joyce, author of The Silent Land 
 
'Haunting, atmospheric, and lyrically melancholic, this dark little gem is, simply put, unforgettable.' - Unabashedly Bookish: the B&amp;N Blog 
 
‘Lebbon is one of the very few genuinely talented British writers of thought-provoking horror and dark fantasy tinged with SF.’ – Shivers Magazine 
 
‘Remember the energy and poetry of the tree-top battle in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?Tim Lebbon goes out on a limb – and then springs up into the clouds. That’s how his fiction plays.’ – Ed Bryant, Locus 
 
‘… a substantial new talent just may have taken up residence in the horror genre.’ – The Third Alternative 
 
‘Lebbon is an apocalyptic visionary - a prophet of blood and fear. His stories map out a world you better pray never exists.’ – Mark Chadbourn 
 
‘...a novel that, at its best, suggests a merger of Dan Simmons' Summer of Night and Ramsey Campbell's haunting novel of dreams made flesh Incarnate.’ – Locus (review of ‘Until She Sleeps’) 
 
‘The most exciting voice in the horror genre since Poppy Z Brite and Bentley Little…’ – Curl Up With a Good Book 
 
'Hews to the literary recipe favoured by such masters as Ian McEwan, Robert Aickman, and Patrick McGrath: a splash of grue in a subtle sauce with surreal meat.’ – Asimov’s 
 
'A promising talent … Lebbon will likely demand attention for years to come.’ – Locus Online 
 
‘Lebbon’s writing is profoundly moral, which is the hallmark of a serious writer, not merely a writer who takes his writing seriously.’ – All Hallows

TIM LEBBON is a New York Times-bestselling writer from South Wales. He's had over twenty novels published to date, as well as dozens of novellas and hundreds of short stories. Recent books include The Secret Journeys of Jack London: The Wild (co-authored with Christopher Golden), Echo City, The Island, The Map of Moments (with Christopher Golden), and Bar None. He has won four British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Scribe Award, and has been a finalist for International Horror Guild, Shirley Jackson, and World Fantasy Awards. 
 
Fox 2000 recently acquired film rights to The Secret Journeys of Jack London, and Tim and Christopher Golden have delivered the screenplay. Several more of his novels and novellas are currently in development, and he is also working on TV and movie proposals, solo and in collaboration. 
 
Find out more about Tim at his website www.timlebbon.net

‘Lebbon is quite simply the most exciting new name in horror for years.’ – SFX Magazine 
 
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS CHANGED FOREVER 
THE REASON IS COLDBROOK 
 
The facility lay deep in Appalachian Mountains, a secret laboratory called Coldbrook. Its scientists had achieved the impossible: a gateway to a new world. Theirs was to be the greatest discovery in the history of mankind, but they had no idea what they were unleashing. 
 
With their breakthrough comes disease and now it is out and ravaging the human population. The only hope is a cure and the only cure and the only cure is genetic resistance: an uninfected person amongst the billions dead. 
 
In the chaos of destruction there is only one person that can save the human race. 
 
But will they find her in time?

Tim Lebbon

Discover the origins of the Jedi order, as a lone Je'daii ranger fights to save their ancient homeworld, Tython, from disaster. 
 
On the planet Tython, the ancient Je'daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force-and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je'daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy. 
 
Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je'daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key-risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je'daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved-and whose life she must now fear.

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