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Dead Island

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Dead Island plunges you into the heart of a zombie apocalypse on Banoi, a tropical island once known for luxury and relaxation. When a mysterious epidemic transforms locals and tourists alike into flesh-eating monsters, a small group of survivors must confront harrowing challenges and make impossible choices to stay alive. How far will they go, and what will they become in the face of relentless horror? This novel captures the terrifying atmosphere of the bestselling video game, immersing readers in a nightmare holiday gone horribly wrong.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This novel is ideal for fans of horror and supernatural fiction, particularly readers who enjoy zombie apocalypses and video game adaptations. It suits mature audiences comfortable with intense scenes of survival and terror.

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Welcome to the holiday paradise where your dreams should come true...but where a nightmare is about to begin....

Because a mysterious epidemic has suddenly, and without warning, broken out across the island.

Based on the terrifying new video game, a novel of the zombie apocalypse...

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Based on the terrifying new video game, a novel of the zombie apocalypse...

What will you do? How far will you go? What will you become?

Welcome to Banoi, a tropical island where you can leave the stresses of the world behind...

Welcome to the Royal Palms Resort - which offers its guests from around the world the ultimate in luxury and relaxation...

Welcome to the holiday paradise where your dreams should come true...but where a nightmare is about to begin...

Because a mysterious epidemic has suddenly, and without warning, broken out across the island. The local islanders, hotel guests and workers alike are struck down - only to rise again, craving the flesh and the blood of the still living.

For four of the holidaymakers and a handful of others scattered around Banoi who are seemingly unaffected by the plague, they must face the awful, terrifying reality of a zombie apocalypse. Now there is only one thing left to doβ€”survive.

Welcome to Dead Island... a paradise to die for.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857501035

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)

Edition: Media tie-in

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 237g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Mark Morris became a full-time writer in 1988, and a year later saw the release of his first novel, Toady. He has since published a further sixteen novels, among which are Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Fiddleback, The Deluge and four books in the popular Doctor Who range. His short stories, novellas, articles and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines, and he is editor of the highly-acclaimed Cinema Macabre, a book of fifty horror movie essays by genre luminaries, for which he won the 2007 British Fantasy Award. He also writes under the name of J. M. Morris. To find out more about Mark Morris visit his website at www.markmorrisfiction.com

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