Veteran Hollywood writer offers zombie novel with brains
With Rise Again (Simon and Schuster), veteran Hollywood writer, artist, and designer Ben Tripp raises the bar for horror and science fiction alike. With an uncertain future ahead of us, Tripp goes for the jugular with a worst-case scenario that is hard to beat.
Tripp’s twenty-year career as an artist, writer, and designer who has worked with major entertainment companies and motion picture studios and traveled the globe has prepared him to both entertain and challenge readers. He is one of the world’s leading public experience conceptualists, with an international portfolio of projects ranging from urban master planning to theme parks. His expertise in crowd dynamics allows a realistic portrayal of what could really happen if the dead rose again!
Vast corporate experience and knowledge gained from diverse career travels culminate in his unique worldview, which offers an unusual balance between entertainment and spectacle. Understanding that entertainment does not necessarily require the sacrifice of quality writing, Ben Tripp keeps thrilled readers turning page after page.
Rise Again is available in bookstores everywhere. Visit this amazingly creative thinker’s blog at: www.bwhitneytripp.blogspot.com or the novel’s website at http://www.riseagainthenovel.com
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TIP SHEET:
Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing: “…Tripp raises the stakes so high that the book becomes nearly impossible to put down…”
Jessica Moyer, Booklist: “…Tripp’s debut is a thrilling page-turner that will delight fans of zombie fiction and post-apocalyptic stories, including Charlie Huston’s Sleepless and Justin Cronin’s The Passage…”
Harriet Klausner, Alternative Worlds: “…George Romero will love Rise Again… a zombie thriller that would make a terrific action movie due to a strong cast of starring characters… “
Melissa, reviewer at Books & Things: “…The ending is haunting and may keep you awake…”
Rock, Killingboxx: “…Rise Again has much to offer the discriminating horror reader… character development, intelligent detail, and a fast paced story-line that one cannot fathom putting down…”
Starred Review, Library Journal: “…The final sentence takes it to another level…”
Los Angeles Magazine, Reading List Top Pick, October 2010
Lavanya Karthik, Bookpleasures: “…a hero as compelling as they come, all damage and daring, with a strong maternal instinct that keeps her on the trail of an elusive redemption…”
Any New Books? Staff Pick, New Horror
Bookswim Springboard Author Award winner
Amy Phelps, News & Sentinel: “…a great thrill ride of a story…”
