Synopses & Reviews
When the Imperial prison barge
Purge — temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy's most ruthless killers, rebels, scoundrels, and thieves — breaks down in a distant, uninhabited part of space, its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting, derelict, and seemingly abandoned. But when a boarding party from the
Purge is sent to scavenge for parts, only half of them come back — bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours nearly all aboard the
Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine.
And death is only the beginning.
The Purge's half-dozen survivors — two teenage brothers, a sadistic captain of the guards, a couple of rogue smugglers, and the chief medical officer, the lone woman on board — will do whatever it takes to stay alive. But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer amid its vast creaking emptiness that isn't really empty at all. For the dead are rising: soulless, unstoppable, and unspeakably hungry.
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"For what it is, which is basically a Star Wars/Left 4 Dead mashup, it's done about as well as it could have been. It's written in such a brisk, bestsellery way that a single evening ought to be enough for most readers to polish it off. This means it retains its entertainment value by not overstaying its welcome." SFReviews.net
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"This gory tale of survival against unspeakable odds should appeal to a multitude of fans, though it is not for the squeamish." Library Journal
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"[A]n incredibly quick and entertaining read. I found myself wondering what would happen next and not be able to put the book down." BigShinyRobot.com
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"[A] fast-paced, exciting, and wonderfully gruesome zombies in space story. Author Joe Schreiber has a great way with tension and pacing....For a book that is only 265 pages, Schreiber has packed in a lot of fun stuff for even the most discerning horror fan." DreadCentral.com
Synopsis
The Star Wars adventure goes someplace new and scary with the release of the first-ever Star Wars horror novel, featuring a special cover with a full-color poster printed on the reverse side. Death is only the beginning when a Star Destroyer is found drifting in space.
Synopsis
A deadly virus turns its victims into the vicious undead when an Imperial prison barge breaks down in deep space with its load of prisoners — criminals and murderers, human and non-human.
Synopsis
When the Imperial prison barge Purge-temporary home to five hundred of the galaxys most ruthless killers, rebels, scoundrels, and thieves-breaks down in a distant, uninhabited part of space, its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting, derelict, and seemingly abandoned. But when a boarding party from the Purge is sent to scavenge for parts, only half of them come back-bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours nearly all aboard the Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine.
And death is only the beginning.
The Purges half-dozen survivors-two teenage brothers, a sadistic captain of the guards, a couple of rogue smugglers, and the chief medical officer, the lone woman on board-will do whatever it takes to stay alive. But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer amid its vast creaking emptiness that isnt really empty at all. For the dead are rising: soulless, unstoppable, and unspeakably hungry.
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About the Author
Joe Schreiber is the author of Chasing the Dead, Eat the Dark, and No Doors, No Windows. He was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming, and Northern California. He lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife, two young children, and several original Star Wars action figures.