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The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology Edited by Christopher Golden In his foreword to this anthology (titled ‘The New Dead’ if you’re in the US), Christopher Golden asks his reader what the big deal about zombies is these days. That’s quite a brave move to make considering that the foreword comes just before a whole
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Hater by David Moody Without warning, ordinary people suddenly turn into violent lunatics, attacking strangers, friends, and even family members. No one knows the cause, and no one can predict who will be afflicted next. A major city is effectively shut down as people cower behind locked doors, fearful of their spouses and children. Finally
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The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology edited by Christopher Golden In the Foreword, editor Christopher Golden asks, “Why are we fascinated by zombies?” I’m not sure “The New Dead” anthology ever adequately answers that question, but it does provide readers with a collection of short stories that not only celebrates the zombie genre, but also
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Spiral Hunt (Evie Scelan) by Margaret Ronald Spiral Hunt follows the new urban fantasy rubric fairly closely – Evie Scelan is a relatively young, single woman, is fiercely independent with few friends, haunted by her past, and somewhat down on her luck. Evie also has the ability to magically track the scent of people and
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Blackout by Connie Willis Connie Willis returns to the shelves after eight long years with an absolute monster of an epic, a time-travel saga so rich in scope that it’s taking two volumes to tell, yet so intimate in its observation of character that what you take away from it are not thrilling action setpieces
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan A young woman living in the middle of a zombie-infested forest begins to suspect that her village’s government has been lying to the people. Argh, my friends. Just… argh. The only thing I hate more than writing a negative review for a book whose author is
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Sleepless: A Novel by Charlie Huston Sleepless is Charlie Huston’s 11th and probably most challenging book to date. It is definitely one of the most difficult books I’ve read in recent years, but not challenging in the sense that I couldn’t follow what was going on as the events and actions of the characters are
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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest A young widow ventures into the heart of zombie-infested Seattle in search of her teenaged son. He, in turn, has gone in search of evidence that will clear his late father's name, said late father having been blamed for unleashing the gas that zombified the population in the first place. This
about 7 months ago - No comments
You’ve got a great idea for a book and you’re raring to go. You’re sure it will become a best-seller. You start to fantasize about the great jacket blurbs you’re going to get, and whom you will thank in your Oscar acceptance speech for Best Adapted Screenplay (you resolve to remember to thank both the
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Deadtown by Nancy Holzner Victory Vaughn is Boston’s only professional demon slayer, in a city where the vampires, werewolves and zombies are confined to a quarantined section called Deadtown. Not only is she dealing with a workaholic werewolf sort-of boyfriend, a rash teenage zombie apprentice, and a demanding, demon-ridden client, but now the Hellion who
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
about 1 year ago
This will be a interesting movie to follow. I enjoyed the book, but its hard to see how a coherent film can come out of it.
Time will tell I guess. Anyways, ZOMBIES!