Dog Blood

I typically read zombie novels and I love the way these books are written. Flew through them pretty quickly. I am looking forward to the movie.

This is the 2nd book in Moody's Hater series. If you read the first one and liked it you will probably like this one as well. It starts off where the first one leaves off. We follow the Haters and the non-haters (unchanged) and see both of them trying to survive but also getting ready for possible war. For most of the book we are still following Danny McCoyne. He's still set on finding his daughter and through this search we see the world falling apart as he does. He discovers many things that he knew nothing of and even more about himself.
It's still just as gory (if not more) than the first one. Caused me to cringe more than once. If you can handle that kind of stuff, I think you'll definitely enjoy this series. Look forward to reading the third book "Them or Us".

This is the second book in a trilogy. I read the first book Hater back in December and thought it was pretty good. Definitely more interesting than I was expecting.

This book picks up where Hater left off. Danny is now one of the Haters. He's picked up some traveling companions, other Haters who want him to join their Hater Army. They want to seek out and destroy all the Unchanged.

Since I read Hater, I've been watching The Walking Dead on AMC. It's interesting to see the contrast between the zombies on that show who are basically mindless eating machines, and the Haters in this book. The Haters aren't zombies, they're still basically human beings that can communicate and think rationally, they're just infected with rage and want to kill the people that aren't.

This book also introduces a new character Mark, who is an Unchanged. I initially found his story to be rather boring. I thought mainly he was there to give us insight into how bad the situation had become for Unchanged people. However, that changed when it was revealed that Mark is Danny's cousin and those family ties become very important.

This book has some really exciting twists and turns. It got me really excited to read the next book in the series, Them or Us. Dog Blood end with quite a bang so I can't wait to see how this trilogy wraps up.

David Moody has managed to accomplish something that very few others can. He has created an outstanding sequel. This book is equal to if not better than Hater (the 1st book of the series). He has managed to evolve the story of Danny McCoyne, keeping true to the original but he has writen a completely new story. By this, I mean he hasn't just rehashed the original story. This is a sequel that adds a completely new dimension to the story. I loved it.

The sequel finds Danny a changed man. No longer scared of the present or the future. He is now a Fighter. Fighting for his very exsistance in a world that has gone mad with rage. He will do anything and he will kill anyone to succeed in his new environment. He has set himself a task, he will find his daughter and he will free her from the grasp of the unchanged. To do this Danny must not only fight his enimies but he must deceive his comrades in war. In a world that is split into two armies. Danny must be resourceful and brave to achieve his goals. Luckily for him, he has a few tricks up his sleeve.

I highly recommend this book to everyone who enjoys a thrilling, terrifying read. This book kept me on the edge of my seat from start to end, just like the first book HATER. Once again, David Moody has proved himself as a leading contender in horror fiction.

It had been about a year, and 30 books, since I read the prequel to Dog Blood, so I was expecting to be a bit lost when I started it. But pleasently, I was able to reimmerse myself into the story quickly. Dog Blood, like it's prequel, is a unique story in the land of zombie books. David Moody actually manages to create a very sympethetic character out of the main zombie, while managing to not take away the overall ickiness factor. I don't usually like this genre of stories, but I highly recommend this series!

DOG BLOOD is the second instalment following on from HATER and what can I say other than the author has done what most cannot, he has actually improved on the first, (if that is possible).

The story follows Danny McCoyne, a very changed Danny, and the plot shifts from his view of his immediate world into a bigger arena where he must confront and fight his way through what only can be described as a war, between humans.

This sequel captures the essence of what a human would do for their children; without being soppy or melodramatic; Danny grows up, and becomes the hero we all wished him to be in HATER, but not without causing carnage and stepping over to the dark side on his way.

Cannot wait for the third instalment, I feel like there is a gaping hole in my life at the moment !

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This sequel is definitely worth your time, if you enjoyed the first book in the series. Having said that, the scenes and events of the first book (Hater) were more shocking. The violent outbursts in the first novel truly took you by surprise. In this sequel, you know what to expect, and it seems the author may even have toned down some of the one-on-one violence. It is an unusual story, and forces one to consider things from an unlikely point of view. I look forward to the next novel in the series.
Michael Travis Jasper, author of the novel, "To Be Chosen"
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There are several things about zombie novels and movies that are disturbing. The thought of the dead rising and feasting on the flesh of the living. The idea of something that used to be a friend our loved one becoming and mindless, undead, killing cannibal. I purposely used the word "killing" and not "murdering."

There are several things that are disturbing about the 28 ... Later movies, as well. People you knew and loved becoming infected with a virus that causes uncontrollable rage and insanity. These individuals have literally gone out of their minds and can't do anything but kill. They don't eat, they don't bathe, the only words we hear any of them speak come from a small boy in the first movie who screams, "I HATE YOU!" Again, I purposely used the word "kill" earlier.

Now, let's look at a few definitions of a couple of words:

"Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with `malice aforethought', and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter)."

"Killing, to cause the death of an organism, or the act of doing so."

So, we've established that while in order to murder you must kill, killing in itself may not be murder. An avalanche can crushed a mountain climber to death, but it's not considered a murderer. Why? Because there was no intent. There was no intelligence. There was no malicious intent.

This little introduction actually has a point.

Enter, Dog Blood by David Moody. This book the sequel to Hater and is the second in a trilogy, of which the third book is forthcoming.

Let me start off by saying that I have not read the first book, but that didn't stop me from getting sucked into this one. I'd say that while it may have helped to have a little back story, it by no means kept me from quickly understanding what was going on. A little bit of a rehash by the author at the beginning helped with that.

This book really bothered me. I mean, I'm a horror guy. I love horror. I've read plenty of books about serial killers/slashers and everything. Stories about heartless murderers and werewolves, zombies and vampires, whatever. But I found this book disturbing.

Don't get me wrong, I couldn't put the freaking thing down. I'm not a fast reader and I read this thing is less time than it takes me sometimes to get through a 15,000 word novella. It kept my interest that much.

It could read kind of like a zombie novel, except for the fact that a majority of the book is written from the point of view of one of the "zombies." One part of the book has the main character, who is one of the "Haters," talking to another one about what type of movie monster they would be considered. The main character replied that they would be zombies, because they feed on the lives of the "Unchanged."

Obviously, they aren't actually zombies. They aren't really even infected. It's difficult to explain what exactly has turned seemingly random individuals into murderers. And there is that word. The killings in this book were premeditated and the persons conducting them fully understood what they were doing.

Again, I haven't read the first book, so I don't know if the "Haters" in it were portrayed the same way as they were in this one. I was actually surprised when I found that they spoke and worked together, not just in mobs or hordes, like zombies or the infected from 28 Days/Weeks Later, but as intelligent beings.

And therein lies the reason this book bothered me so much. These people basically just go around and somehow know who is "Unchanged" and just murder them. It's not like they don't know what they're doing, like they lose control and can't help themselves. You'll see that later on. But something compels them to kill.

I guess the part that really got to me was when Danny was bitching to one of the other Haters about losing his Hater daughter. He has no problem with the fact that he has no idea what's become of his two sons, because they are Unchanged. The other guy goes on to talk about the day he changed, about getting a sledgehammer and proceeding to kill his girlfriend and their infant son, who is bouncing in the crib waiting for Daddy to come pick him up.

I could feel the bile rising in my throat at the thought. Of course, we see random acts of violence like this happen every day, reported in the news. Of course, it makes me sick when I see it then, too. I think as a parent it can tend to change your view of violence against children, even in fiction.

But again, that is not to say that I didn't enjoy the book and the writing is amazing. The pace is fast and the action is intense. You get to see ideas that are obviously taking shape for the conclusion on the next book. I for one am definitely going to be going back to check out Hater and the Autumn series of zombie novels that Moody has written.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of the horror genre.

The sequel to the brilliant Hater is at least as great as the first book. The story of Danny searching for his daughter as well as simply trying to survive will keep your heart in your throat and the pages turning. Looking forward to the last book with excitement and sadness.

Good book. Love the storyline. Obviously it can be a bit gory and there is some harsh language, but it fits the story. Can't wait to see how the trilogy ends!