As the World Dies: Untold Tales Blog Tour: Reviews, Excerpt, and Giveaways Oh My

Today I have so much amazing stuff to share with you! Not only do I have an excerpt to share, I also have not 1, not 2, but 3 reviews for you to read. I also have a giveaway for the entire Untold Tales series and there is also a tour-wide giveaway full of goodies! Just a note to keep this post for being massive I will have a link to some of the review below.

About the Books

Title: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Vol. 1

Author: Rhiannon Frater

Series: As the World Dies: Untold Tales #1

Publication Date: August 3, 2011

Length: 158 Pages

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. But theirs is not the only tale to be told. In the first volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.
Deep in the Texas Hill Country, a man and his little dog takes refuge in a bed and breakfast located in the hills above a doomed town where an infested rescue center might unleash the hungry undead…
On a deserted highway slicing through the desolation of West Texas, a woman struggles to survive as she faces the horrifying aftermath of the rise of the zombies…
And finally, discover what happens on the first day to Katie’s beloved wife, Lydia, as the world dies…

Title: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Vol. 2

Author: Rhiannon Frater

Series: As the World Dies: Untold Tales #2

Publication Date: March 19, 2012

Length: 175 Pages

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. FIGHTING TO SURVIVE: AS THE WORLD DIES continued their story as the two women joined the members of the makeshift fort in Ashley Oaks in the fight for survival against not only zombies, but the evil designs of bandits.

But theirs is not the only tale to be told.

In the second volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.

In a nearby town Ken and Lenore have started their regular routine at Ken’s Beauty Salon. A terrible accident brings the undead plague to their front door and soon the best friends are scrambling to escape their overrun town…

Katarina is just finishing her shift at a roadside café when a badly injured man stumbles through the front door. She quickly realizes that to survive she must learn to kill…

And finally, a trapped family must face the fearsome truth that sometimes zombies are not the worst monster they have to fear as the world dies…

Title: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Vol. 3
Author: Rhiannon Frater
Series: As the World Dies: Untold Tales #3
Publication Date: January 1, 2013
Length: 179 Pages

In the third volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.
Returning to Texas after celebrating his divorce in Vegas, Rune, a biker cursed with the ability to see ghosts, discovers that the world is being taken over by the hungry undead. Soon he realizes he will have to depend on all his abilities to survive not only the ravenous zombies, but the dangerous men lurking on the back roads of Texas.
Senator Paige Brightman abandoned the Madison Mall and its inhabitants to the hungry hordes, but her journey did not end there. Her attempt to reach the president’s safe haven called Central has far reaching ramifications for her and the people she abandoned.
The final in the three stories reveals the aftermath of the great battle in SIEGE as one woman faces the ultimate decision whether to live or die in a world of the undead.

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Book Review: As The World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 2

About the Book

Title: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Vol. 2

Author: Rhiannon Frater

Series: As the World Dies: Untold Tales #2

Publication Date: March 19, 2012

Length: 175 Pages

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. FIGHTING TO SURVIVE: AS THE WORLD DIES continued their story as the two women joined the members of the makeshift fort in Ashley Oaks in the fight for survival against not only zombies, but the evil designs of bandits.

But theirs is not the only tale to be told.

In the second volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.

In a nearby town Ken and Lenore have started their regular routine at Ken’s Beauty Salon. A terrible accident brings the undead plague to their front door and soon the best friends are scrambling to escape their overrun town…

Katarina is just finishing her shift at a roadside café when a badly injured man stumbles through the front door. She quickly realizes that to survive she must learn to kill…

And finally, a trapped family must face the fearsome truth that sometimes zombies are not the worst monster they have to fear as the world dies…

My Review

Untold Tales Volume 2 is just as magnificent as the first volume. Even though I have not read any of the As the World Dies Series, I still enjoy these stories immensely. I think that the Untold Tales will actually make me enjoy reading the As the World Dies series much more, but they are also great insight for fans of the series. 

Untold Tales Volume 2 is set up much like the first with two shorter stories, followed by a longer one. The first story “Revelations” is Katarina’s origin story, which is very sad. Her story is very much about freedom and gaining independence. The second shorter story is “A Terrible Moment” which is the unknowns’ story. This is a story about people in the same universe as the series, but their story does not naturally coincide with the main series. This story has to be one of the more disturbing ones, but it is so perfectly written that it is defiantly one of my favorites. 

The much longer story is “Friendship in the time of Zombie.” It is the beautiful origin story of Ken and Lenore. These two best friends have to endure many things, but their friends hop never falters. The most enduring thing about the third story is the loyalty both characters show to each other even when facing the worse of situations. 

I love the first volume and now I completely love the second volume. I can only imagine what is going to happen during the third volume. Go ahead and grab any volume of the Untold Tales, read it, and then tell me you do not love it. It really is a must read series for zombie fans. 

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Book Review: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1

About the Book

Title: As the World Dies: Untold Tales Vol. 1

Author: Rhiannon Frater

Series: As the World Dies: Untold Tales #1

Publication Date: August 3, 2011

Length: 158 Pages

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. But theirs is not the only tale to be told. In the first volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.
Deep in the Texas Hill Country, a man and his little dog takes refuge in a bed and breakfast located in the hills above a doomed town where an infested rescue center might unleash the hungry undead…
On a deserted highway slicing through the desolation of West Texas, a woman struggles to survive as she faces the horrifying aftermath of the rise of the zombies…
And finally, discover what happens on the first day to Katie’s beloved wife, Lydia, as the world dies…

My Review

Even though Untold Tales are a companion to the As the World Dies series, they can be read by themselves. Although you may want to have the first book, The First Days handy because once you read these you will defiantly want to read the series. The first volume has three short stories set in the As the World Dies universe.

The first story is “The Broken Heart” which is a very short story about the first days of the zombie outbreak; specifically it is Katie’s wife Lydia’s story about the way she died. It is a beautiful insight into Katie and Lydia’s life and the true tragedy of Lydia’s loss.

The second story, “Dangerous Highway” is Monica’s story and it takes place within days of the outbreak. It is a really tragic tale of family. It really shows how differently everyone react to the fear steaming from the rising of the dead.

“Vacation of the Dead” is Eric’s origin story and it is the longest story in the book, but my favorite. From the beginning, I could not help but feel sorry for Eric. At first, it was because he was in love with someone who was all wrong for him, and then of course the zombie apocalypse happens. What I really liked was how smart and prepared Eric was about the dire situation. There was also some stuff that he witness that I am sure will mean much more when I read First Days, but it does not take away from the story at all.

I have never dislikes anything I have read by Rhiannon Frater and truthfully, she is now one of my favorite authors. I know that even if you have never read anything by her, the Untold Tales are a great beginning point.

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