This book definately has a lot going for it. Zombies, Jeff Hays, Zombies, and an excellent writer. I have to begin by praises Hays’ performance. The man is a vocal machine, and I am always impressed when I find out an author was luck enough to snag him as a narrator.
The book itself kind of reminds me of an old RPG from the early 90’s called All Flesh Must be Eaten. They put zombies in every genre you could concieve of, and stuffing them into a virtual world is something they would have done if they were as smart as Bible. He takes a simple concept like RPGLit and injects it with a dose of pure adrenaline. This comes across as Game of Thrones meets VR. He nails it, too. The threat is there, looming and ever present. The hopelessness of facing an opponent whose power only grows and grows, becomes bigger and bigger with every passing moment. You feel it. It is fresh and new for a book full of rotting corpses.
If you are fan of RPGlit, zombies, or fantasy then you will really love this book. I cannot wait to get part 2! This book was blast from the very first word all the way to the end.