Genre: Dark
Fantasy/Zombie/Humor
Description:
“Once the Emperor of Rome, he was murdered by his subordinates – only
to find himself alive and lost in a world he once knew so well. This is the
story of one man’s journey from man to monster; from sanity to sadism. His
immortality will take him from ancient Rome to the forgotten Atlantis, while
the entrails of his enemies pave the way.”
Author:
“Nicholas Forristal has a B.S. in Psychology (aka a B.S. in BS). With
his ‘free’ time, he regularly dislikes house work, remodeling his home and a
sordid list of other lousy tasks. When no one is looking, Nicholas works on The Chronicles of M, an ever growing
series of fantasy books that range from Historical fiction, to modern day
wackiness. He's published some other stuff in the past. For example, a
psychological paper on perception, but no one cares about such things. That's
for nerds.”
To learn more visit Mr. Forristal’s website or follow him on Facebook.
Appraisal:
This isn’t just another zombie story. It’s a unique tale from the very
first zombie, Domitianus, narrating the story of his second life to a man named
Charles Uhler who wants to document Dom’s centuries as a zombie. Dom starts his
second life as what seems like a typical zombie, a mindless, wandering, eating
machine. The twist here is that Dom is not mindless, he is essentially a
passenger in his own flesh and is horrified by what he is doing. Mr. Forristal
does an exceptional job in conveying Dom’s inner feelings, thoughts, and
dialogue as Dom evolves over his long second life.
The ever-changing scenery is well described as Dom wanders around
parts of Europe and America. In his later years, Dom has evolved enough to
blend with humans somewhat. He has lived long enough that time is irrelevant.
His greatest desire is to build an army of zombies to conquer the world. In his
demented, arrogant mind, he considers zombies superior beings.
There are many unexpected twists in this book, including the end,
which struck me kind of like the ending of The
Sixth Sense – forcing you to go back through the book and look for the
clues you should have picked up on, but missed because you were enjoying the
story. One of my favorite parts was when Kandake/Candace, Dom’s sort of mate,
sends him to the market for cumin. They have become civilized enough to start
cooking some of their meat to prepare dishes, instead of ripping the meat off
the bone and devouring it raw.
Mr. Forristal writes with an intelligent, sharp wit of dark humor,
which is woven throughout the whole book. If you enjoy zombie stories with a
twisted sense of humor, you will enjoy Domitianus.
FYI:
Twisted fantasy with a few F-bombs, dark humor, and gore.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Small number of proofing errors. None of which threw me out of the
story.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 65-70,000 words
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