Moon Walker

by Rick Hautala

Book Overview

In the potato fields of Dyer, Maine, lumbering, expressionless figures toil in the hot sun. They are relentless in the pursuit of their task, working without pause. As though mindless, they never... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082172598X
• ISBN13: 9780821725986
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Weird Potato Farming Zombies.

Well, first off, you have to remember this book was written back in 1989 when the whole zombie revolution of Horror fiction wasn't even close to where it is now. And I think Hautala wanted to do a little experimenting with the idea of writing a long novel about weird, potato farming zombies. If this book had been 150 pages less, I think a lot more people would have warmed up to it. The first half of the book is character development and a prime example of a writer wanting the setting and situation to simmer in the reader's mind before letting all hell break loose the last hundred pages, or so. I thought Hautala's writing was nice and smooth, and this being my first intro to him, I decided to not make it my last, picking up Winter Wake to read next. There's creepy moments here and by the last couple hundred pages, whether you liked this book a lot, or not, Hautala's writing still keeps you stuck reading to find out what happens. I would say if you're starting out with Hautala like I was, to not start here, though; from reviews, it seems books like Winter Wake and Little Brothers are regarded as his finer works.

Zombie Fiction at its Finest!

Zombie novels, and zombie movies, for the most part involve this scenario: diseas --> zombie outbreak --> zombies bite people who then become zombies --> run for your life --> the end. Moonwalker on the other hand, totally disreagards this formula and gives us something fresh and quite creepy. I think the previous reviews were for an old version perhaps, but this book is brand new and sporting a cover as devilish as the story. Just picture this... you're driving by a potato farm in Maine. You look out the window, toward the potato field and see a workforce picking potatos, lumbering along, never stopping--ever. That's because they're all dead! Just that image, of zombies picking potatos makes me smile every time. It's so sureal and awful--just like a good zombie story should. This book is endlessly fun and would make an awesome movie to boot, especially where zombie films have truely become formula. Two thumbs up, five stars, A+!