Amazon Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines Permuted Press Amazon.com Category:  Horror Publisher: Permuted Press ISBN-10:  0978970713 Type: Fiction Pages: 250 ISBN-13: 9780978970710 As zombies invade a barricaded apartment building, the vampire inhabitants must protect their human livestock. Shade, the vampire monarch, defends her late father's kingdom, but Frost, Shade's general, convinces his brethren to migrate to an island, where they can breed and hunt humans. In their path stands a legion of corpses, just now evolving into something far more lethal, something with tentacles--and that's just the beginning. Excerpt Kent readied his handgun as Troy and the zombies ran upstairs. His flashlight seemed like a movie projector, the monsters merely illusions, just actors in costumes--torn suits, ripped skirts, intestines trailing behind. Except no actor or make-up artist could manufacture the pure hunger in these creatures’ eyes, nor the smell of excrement and death. One of the corpses groped for Troy. Kent shot it, surprised at his aim, and a black bouquet budded from the zombie’s head. Troy made it to the landing, and both men retreated into the apartment. Kent shut the door on the zombies. Their dead bodies crashed into it. It was cheap, hollow. It wouldn’t last long.

David Moody, Author of the Autumn series
Violent and visceral and yet also unexpectedly beautiful and erotic, Snell’s debut novel is a non-stop tirade of horrific, nightmare images, a startling vision of the remains of the human race trapped between two of the greatest evils ever to scar the face of the planet. With hordes of deadly zombies on one side and an incredibly powerful army of vampires on the other, mankind’s days are numbered.

Jonathan Maberry, Author of GHOST ROAD BLUES
Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines . . . is a marvelous dark fantasy--filled with ruthless vampires, flesh-eating zombies, and enough action to leave you breathless. Intense, gruesome, funny, and fast-paced--it has all the ingredients needed to satisfy even the most jaded fan of horror fiction.

Joe McKinney, Author of Dead City
D.L. Snell is a wonderful writer. His prose is sharp, and his pacing is superbly balanced. His characters, though numerous, are well drawn, and his dialogue sizzles. There are some especially elaborate [descriptive] passages that didn't work for me, but in the main the book is a rock solid tour de force of exceptionally well-crafted writing. Snell's characters are, after all, larger than life, and their world demands a more stylized language. I've given this book five stars, and believe me, it earns every one. You're in capable hands with Snell. He's written a great story.