A review by mayhap
Dying to Live, by Kim Paffenroth

3.0

Kim Paffenroth's first zombie novel hearkens back to his excellent nonfiction work, [b:Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth|110496|Gospel of the Living Dead George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth|Kim Paffenroth|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171641876s/110496.jpg|106481], and prefigures his ambitious [b:Valley of the Dead: The Truth Behind Dante's Inferno|6672041|Valley of the Dead The Truth Behind Dante's Inferno|Kim Paffenroth|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249351324s/6672041.jpg|6867003], but in spite of the frequent Dante references in the descriptive prose, it is rightly St. Augustine who shares top billing with George Romero in the dedication. A kind of fledgeling City of God contends with a City of Man in this thoughtful zombie fable.