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Zeus Is Undead: This One Has Zombies (Zeus Is Dead Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Michael G. Munz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Outstanding Humor Novel: 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards

Sometimes all a fallen goddess needs to regain her power is a trusty sword and a worldwide zombie apocalypse...

Athena’s had a rough eighteen months. Formerly the goddess of wisdom, battle, and crafts, her divinity has been revoked. Zeus no longer trusts her, and a 7-foot ice cream sundae has usurped her position as his bodyguard. But when the dead start rising from the grave without authorization, things start looking up. What better way to prove her worth to Zeus than to solve the zombie problem?

Even so, it sure as Hades won’t be easy. No one knows why the dead are rising, why Zeus can’t eradicate them, nor why Australia remains zombie-free. Meanwhile, the Goddess of Strife is treating Athena like a chew toy. Worse, Leif and Tracy, two mortals whom the Muses insist be involved, refuse to help. If Athena can’t smack some sense into the situation, she may well become undead herself! (Also, global zombie domination, mortal extinction, no more football, et cetera. Bad stuff.)

At long last, it’s a hilarious return to the irreverent, award-winning humorous fantasy world of Zeus Is Dead. Greek gods in the 21st century meet brain-munching cadavers in Zeus Is Undead: This One Has Zombies!

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"Michael G. Munz has produced a rollicking tale which ranks among those of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Piers Anthony."-Dan M. Kalin, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews"A master of plausible absurdity with a deep knowledge of Greek myth, Michael G. Munz previously appeared on the literary scene in his first humorous fantasy novel, Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure. His newest outing is, reasonably, Zeus Is Undead: This One Has Zombies. With a clever turn of phrase and knowing winks at his readership (whom his narrative voice often addresses directly; he breaks the fourth wall so often that it has been condemned by the NSA (Narrative Structure Authority)), Munz treats us to Greek gods with a keen eye for public relations, a meta Hollywood movie production, immortal sibling rivalry, the aforementioned zombies, and a whole new meaning for the phrase, 'a divine ice cream sundae.' If you want to exercise all the laughs in your repertoire from titters to BWAH-HA-HAs, pick up Zeus is Undead."-Jody Lynn Nye, author of View from the Imperium and co-author of Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve "If you liked Zeus is Dead, you're going to love Zeus is Undead. A witty and entertaining adventure into the world of geeks, Greeks and undead freaks. It puts the Zing! back in Zombie Killing!"-Tiffany Pitts, author of the Thanatos Rising series

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MB88GH1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Muse Press (February 27, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 652 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages
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An award-winning writer of speculative fiction, Michael G. Munz was born in Pennsylvania but moved to Washington State at the age of three. Unable to escape the state's gravity, he has spent most of his life there and studied writing at the University of Washington.

Michael developed his creative bug in college, writing and filming four exceedingly amateur films before setting his sights on becoming a novelist. Driving this goal is the desire to tell entertaining stories that give to others the same pleasure as other writers have given to him. He enjoys writing tales that combine the modern world with the futuristic or fantastic.

Michael has traveled to three continents and has an interest in Celtic and Classical mythology (and in taking creative liberties with same). Michael also possesses what some people might deem too much familiarity with a range of geek culture, though he prefers the term geek-bard: a jack of all geek-trades, but master of mostly none.

Michael dwells in Seattle, where he continues his quest to write the most entertaining novel known to humankind and find time to play all the video games.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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More fun than a choose your own misadventure book, which this definitely isn't.
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More fun than a choose your own misadventure book, which this definitely isn't.
So this book. THIS BOOK right here, will have you hooked pretty quick. Jumping right in the action with zombies (yes this book has zombies, sorry for the spoiler) and a ninja, I was audibly laughing within the first (zero) chapter. Not in a LMAO OMG yeet totes funny, where you say you're laughing but actually just sitting there eating another handful of chips, but like an actual chortle.In his most recent installation, we can truly see Mr. Munz blossoming further into his own absurd comedy writing chops. Flexing again on his knowledge of Greek mythology, we find a lot of familiar characters, complete with the proper amount of backstory so you can't get lost. Fans of the first will find this a bit of an easier read in my opinion, which I considered a welcome respite from many other books. From being banished to "Jerry" to baby penguins in space, this adventure has it all. I'm going through a second outing (or inning?) now just to see if I can catch and note all of the pop culture references as well as moments that really got a good laugh from me, and I gotta tell you it's full of them. Not that they're not easy to catch the first time through mind you, but this is a read peppered with so many little details, you really have to admire the mind whence the work was spawned. An inconceivably fun reading experience.The 4th wall breaks were top of the bar and so unexpected at times, I made a scene at work. Will there be a screen adaptation someday? I certainly home so in some respect.In closing, I can certainly recommend this book to readers who love a great story filled with Easter eggs and plenty of unexpected chuckles abound. By the end, you may even find the answer to the age old question, do zombies actually make plans?The picture is someone asking me not to make another scene at work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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This book is as good as the first book. The humor is incredible and the characters are strong! The plot twist is so unexpected and unique! Everything ties together in the end of the book with shock value!
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KSim
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021
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A zombie apocolypse that helped me get thru 2020 and the start of 2021. Worth a read if you just want to laugh at a book of constant one liners and get a massive dose of mythology.
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Christina
5.0 out of 5 stars As good if not better/funnier than the first.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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"The gods are back again!" This advanced reader has some thoughts on that!
Plus there were zombies!! Who doesn't love zombies? Ok maybe the folks in the TV shows, don't but still.
First of all if you haven't read Zeus is Dead.... yet, you better go do that FIRST! Plus I hear that Michael Munz put it on sale, so you get a win win!
In fact, here's a link to Zeus is Dead. Go forth and read it first. Now, my thoughts. See I'm not going to go into a ton of detail, because I would give too much away and I'm not an author, who is great at words. This is where I will start first. Michael Munz puts such amazing detail into this book that it's an awesome visual trip for your mind.
So many new characters plus old favorites from the first book. (Again go read it if you haven't)
With the gods back in this second book, they needed something to keep them busy. Why not a few zombies. There HAD to be a reason right? Well, there is. And it takes our friends Leif, Tracy and Athena without her powers, plus a few others to figure out what's going on. But I'm giving the win to my girl Athena. She smart you see.
With strange things happening, Octoberfest and Athena having to travel as a human, you can bet you will laugh. Plus there's Jerry...... I'll pause and laugh here because you'll see.
Honestly so much happens in this book. The new characters are a delight. The Cosmics and this weird Ryan guy who left me scratching my head. You'll get it though.
I was overjoyed at being asked to read this before publication so I can give you my honest review. To sum it up, I loved it! The pictures painted in your mind make you wish you could binge watch it on Netflix. Let's just call it mindflix!
So yes, if you've read Zeus is Dead, and enjoyed it. Grab Zeus is Undead!! Because it's funnier AND it has ZOMBIES!

I was given an advanced copy from the publisher
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Munz does it again. Why aren't we surprised?
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019
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This sequel to Zeus is Dead has the same sense of the absurd as the first novel. It is mainly about Tracy and Leif trying to get the rights to make a movie about their adventures in the first book, when everything goes wrong and they are caught in the middle of a Zombie apocalypse. Zeus has his hands full, having exiled or undefined several of those who plotted his murder or failed to prevent it. New characters are added, including The Fates and their office assistant Poppy, the Gray Sisters, and The Quacken. There are battles in space and on Olympus itself. There are twists and turns that are fun and surprising. All together a good read.
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CD
5.0 out of 5 stars Another spectacular comic novel
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019
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This beautifully researched, hilarious novel, is an absolute pleasure to read. The asides alone are worth the price of admission. Munz clearly knows his mythology, and has a warped, wild imagination to boot.
I’m not a Zombie-lit fan, but here they’re a fun, silly addition to a crazy-complex plot. How the author manages to corral all his characters into the story is a mystery, but herd them he does, and provides more lunatic plots and imaginary weaponry than one book can hold.
When the real world gets to be too much, take a break in Zeus is Undead. (Though doesn’t Baskin, the ice-cream-spoon-wielding bodyguard, when he’s temporarily possessed, sound a bit like a current politician?)
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4.0 out of 5 stars humor and the gods with zombies
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019
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second book in this series, and it takes off where the first one finished. someone has unleashed zombies who eat grains not brains. it is up the two humans and Athena to squelch this situation. funny dialogue but as the other novel, it tends to drag on longer than it should.
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Don
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as funny and entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2019
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What can I say? If you liked the original novel about poor, harried Zeus, you are bound to like this one as well. I love the Greek characters and I especially like the way the author speaks so often to his readers. It is an entertaining story and very often funny. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I hope Mr. Munz will start working on the next one soon.
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LMS
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, though a lot of characters to keep track of
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019
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Again super enjoyable. I do think though that it would have benefitted from an editor and being split into two separate books - there's too much going on, too many characters and storylines, and that makes it occasionally hard to follow, plus leads to some dissatisfaction at the end.
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Jarrak
5.0 out of 5 stars Grains.....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2019
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The Gods returned, it didn't go as well as many would have expected especially for the murdered Zeus who was the victim of a coup which allowed the pantheon to re-enter the lives of humanity. Surprisingly many of the gods themselves came to think this whole messing with the mortal world was too much of a hassle and as is the norm heroes emerged to battle incredible odds and restore the balance. Not long after when things had kinda settled down again the dead began to rise from the grave, the mortuary or wherever and well we all know what a hassle that can be. Tracy (daughter of Zeus) along with Leif (heroes both) see their movie deal die a death and along with former God Athena and former Ninja Templar Ryan Seth Sloude they search for the cause and solution of the zombie plague. Sounds simple except the gods are busy dealing with celestial beings who are intent on searching the Earth for well something and they may just have the god killer that was created for Zeus to handle the Titans, tricky and diplomacy was never a strong suit for the Gods.
Zeus Is Undead: This One Has Zombies is an excellent follow up to the first novel bringing back our favourite humans, half humans and gods in an epic quest to save humanity and defuse the threat of these beings from somewhere else one of which bumped "parts" with Zeus long long ago.
The story flows with pace and never lets up with the humour both in situations which call for the direct injection of a laugh and those that on the surface do not but hey read the title you are not getting an over dramatic dark toned tome here. Seriously when the zombies stop craving brains and now stumble around proclaiming "grains" and carrying a pretzel or having drunk beer makes you number one snack food you are in for laughs.
I thoroughly enjoyed the novel, maybe should have reread the first as it took a few chapters to get back up to speed but it was a blast, over the top fun with gods doing godly things and making things worse and humans trying their best and ending up in situations far worse than before.
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Jon Morgan
4.0 out of 5 stars The Greek gods are back once more, with Zombies, Cosmics, chaos, and of course literary tropes
Reviewed in Australia on May 20, 2019
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As with the first book, this is a fun story with Greek gods in the modern world and lots of literary tropes.

It starts off by quoting from the original's Epilogue:
“The world would simply have to do without Aphrodite, Ares, Hades, and Hermes. The fountain flung them into the void between the stars, never to return without Zeus’s explicit permission—or at the very least some other contrivance of plot should it become necessary.”

And there are plenty of contrivances of plot needed here. And much discussion of the contrivances and literary tropes involved, perhaps most notably by the Muses. And, like I said with the first one, while a few too many tropes would be off-putting, the fact that there are so many and they are so important to the plot makes it humorous and self-mocking rather than dull and predictable.

It was good to see some of the fun characters from the first book back in new roles, including Jerry as the apologetic god of secrets and Baskin with his Mighty Pink Battle-Spoon (TM). As before, the different characters have very distinct and recognisable voices, and that works well.

So, enjoy a tale with Cosmics, secrets, a Querulous Trapezohedron, both the Necrinomicon and the Ergonomicon, mystery and mayhem - and of course the zombies...
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PictoPirate
4.0 out of 5 stars More Mythological Mischief
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2022
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Zeus Is Undead: This One Has Zombies is the follow-up to Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure, a book I enjoyed much more than I thought I would. So I came into the second book with higher expectations, and I'm pleased to report I wasn't let down.

Zeus is Undead brings back your favourite characters from the first book while expanding the mythological cast to include The Gray, Sisters, The Fates, as well as Ninja Templar, Ryan Seth Sloude and even some Lovecraftian Horrors from outside our Galaxy. They are all fun and well-rounded; they reminded me very much of the characters in the video game Hades which is no bad thing.

Like the first book, the jokes come to think fast, so if you don't like one, you don't have to wait long until something comes along that will make you laugh. The fourth wall breaking won't be for everyone, but I love it. So yeah, if you enjoyed the first one, this is more of the same but with a bigger scope and more zombies. What's not to like?
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jim grogan
5.0 out of 5 stars The zombie genre meets the new age Greek pantheon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2022
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The new age Greek pantheon have a zombie infestation, usual tangled family inter-relation issues, search for the answer, keep smelling dark chocolate, and to quote ome of the protagonists...'ZOG'
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izzyc
4.0 out of 5 stars Missing pages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2019
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"Zeus is Dead" had a few missing pages, this has loads. A pity as it's hilarious and I didn't want to miss any of it. Also kept coming up with the "before you leave" page (stopped counting after 11th time). Well worth the money if the flaws get fixed. Don't drink and read unless you like caffeine in your sinuses
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