Her novel The Last Bastion Of The Living was declared the #1 Zombie release of 2012 by Explorations Fantasy Blog and the #1 Zombie Novel of the Decade by Barnes & Noble Book Blog. As The World Dies earned her a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly. Since then Rhiannon has written over a dozen more novels, most featuring vampires and zombies, and earning a string of impressive accolades along the way. The books were eventually purchased by Tor and went on to sell like proverbial hot cakes. The story took on a life of its own, growing from simple chapters posted online into a sprawling three novel series she later self-published at the request of her rapidly growing fan base. It was during one of these trips that she conjured up the idea of As the World Dies– based on two women fleeing into the Texas hill country in an attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. The gig required that she traverse the vastness of the Lone Star State, leaving her fetid imagination unfettered to run wild during the long stretches. The job Rhiannon Frater’s held prior to her current occupation as a successful novelist sounds like something she might have invented for one of her characters – governmental consultant. If a woman includes those story aspects, she’s writing a Harlequin novel with zombies.” “Robert Kirkman can have love triangles, sex scenes, etc, and he’s still considered a gritty horror writer.
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