"An in-your-face horror novel featuring zombies vs psychopaths"
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted February 23, 2016
Suspense
The illness looks like the flu but everyone infected soon
descends into a zombie-like madness. The military hopes
to quarantine the area but the virulence of the disease
ensures they need additional measures to keep America
safe. One lone man observed in the midst of the chaos
offers them hope; Hank Light is surviving, perhaps even
thriving, and appears to be immune. There's just one
catch—the government suspects he is a psychopath. Dr.
Fallon O'Meara has been studying psychopaths and the
differences in the structure of a psychopathic brain.
Will Fallon be able to lead a group of psychopaths into
the infected area and uncover the root of the problem? Or
will the military have to nuke the entire area?
I love that Marsheila Rockwell and Jeffrey J. Mariotte
inject a scientific twist into the storyline. In fact,
the whole concept that only psychopathic brains would be
immune to a virus fascinates me! The creation of the
MEIADD (Miniature Encephalographic
Imaging/Analysis/Dampening Device) would be practically
miraculous for the treatment of psychopathy, and Fallon's
desire to reacquire it provides plenty of reason for her
willingness to journey into the infected zone with the
psychopaths chosen for the mission.
7 SYKOS doesn't exactly have likable characters as the
majority of the focus is on the psychopaths who act,
well, like psychopaths! Their thirst for violence is
somewhat unnerving despite the scenes that show their
behaviors in a more positive light. However, I couldn't
help but love Booker "Book" Eisenstadt, not only for his
nickname but for his reliable voice in the middle of
incredible chaos.
Psychopaths versus zombies—seriously, how could any
horror fan resist this plot? There's gore galore and
Marsheila Rockwell and Jeffrey J. Mariotte throw some
nasty twists at the readers. I'm generally able to
predict what will happen next in a zombie story but
there's no predicting when you throw psychopaths into
that mix! 7 SYKOS is an in-your-face horror novel that
grabs you by the throat and holds you hostage until
you've turned every last page.
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SUMMARY
Detached from the world, how are seven psychopaths going to
save it? Phoenix is one of the most populated cities in America…but
not
for long. With a mysterious sickness spreading through the
streets, two things are becoming very clear: there’s no
cure,
and it doesn’t necessarily kill you. Instead, the so-called “Infecteds” have become a living
plague, killing and eating everyone they come into contact
with. Chaos is spreading, and no one is safe. No one, that is, except for a group of psychos. Somehow unaffected by the disease—and with promises of
clemency for their monstrous pasts—a group of seven is sent
downtown to hopefully find the cause of the disease…and
therefore a cure. But when the asylum is the size of a
city,
it no longer matters who is running things. Not when everyone is running for their lives. The Walking Dead meets The Andromeda Strain in this fast-
paced
mix of science fiction and horror
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