I, Zombie

I grabbed this dog-eared copy of I, Zombie from [local store]. The cover bears little resemblance to what actually transpires within the pages... but that is nothing new in Science Fiction.Need a new premise? OK, try this... zombies are real, in a sense. At this future time, technology has progressed to the point where a recently deceased individual can have his/her body reanimated with an electronic "pack" replacing consciousness, if not the actual brain itself. Zombies are inexpensive labor, controlled by a trained individual who makes use of various levels of technology to do so.This works just fine... so long as morals are lax, and so long as the subject of reanimation is actually dead when she is processed. Unfortunately, one individual, ugly, brain-deficient, but very much alive is declared dead and has a pack implanted before it is discovered that the cold water she apparently drowned in kept her alive longer than was known. Waking up with an electronic widget tied into her brain, she finds that she is immensely strong and considerably more intelligent than she had previously been. She also has various complexes... either natural or artificial... in place that prevent her from actually telling anyone she is alive.The attempts to rectify that little state of affairs begins fairly early in the story.It is a rather heart-wrenching story with a happy, yet tragic ending that is quite surprising... though the author did not quite play fair in providing the surprise at the end.The story ends with a distinct possibility of a sequel... one which apparently never materialized, unfortunately. The book is out of print, but can still be found at prices ranging from two to six dollars. In my opinion, a bargain at any available price. Finding one may present some problems.... and no, I won't sell you mine, but it is worth the effort.Dale A. RabyEditor/PublisherThe Green Bay Web[URL]

Truely life among the working stiffs, slap a generator pack on a dead person and put them to work...just make sure they are 100% dead first. Otherwise results are not guarenteed. Scenes that will make you laugh years later just thinking about them. This book is on my science fiction sampler list.