geeky"Oh Noes! It’s the Zombie Apocalypse™! It’s the end of the world! Yes, yes, Mira Grant said, zombies, end of the world, blah blah blah. Been there. Done that. Got the bloody t-shirt. But what comes after the end of the world, when the world actually is still there? One answer: Feed, which takes a couple decades beyond the zombie apocalypse to a world which has, in its way, adjusted to the undead. And Grant (the pen name for current Campbell Award nominee Seanan McGuire) does a pretty good job with it, according to a starred review in Publishers Weekly: 'Shunning misogynistic horror tropes in favor of genuine drama and pure creepiness, McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters.' Well, then."
Thank you, Mr. Scalzi.
Also in Feed-related news, Indigo has posted her review, and says "I have read everything Seanan has published to date. And while I like and enjoy the October Daye series quite well, my feeling is that Newsflesh: Feed is the beginning of something truly phenomenal." Glee! (She also put up a TV Tropes page for the book. Now that's love. Be careful; there are spoilers.)
ash_of_roses has posted a review of Feed, and says "This is the kind of book you fall in love with. You fall fast enough you don't realize what's even happening until it's much too late. You fall so fast and so hard that you almost forget what the book has promised you it is going to be. When those promises come true you want it to be a betrayal, but it isn't. This book doesn't lie about what it is; from the blood-smeared front cover to the very last page, this book never pretends to be gentle, or kind, or have a happy ending This book does not lie, and it does not apologize—nor should it."That may be one of the nicest things anybody's ever said about my work. Again, cross-stitch, on my wall, oh, yes.
In case you missed it, check out this utterly bad-ass website that Orbit put together to promote the book, complete with more bells and whistles than a Chuck E. Cheese. Also check out the awesome new wallpaper they've posted (and remember, there's more awesome wallpaper at MiraGrant.com).
That's all for right now. Whee!
May 4 2010, 23:23:26 UTC 7 years ago
Two comments.
Firstly, it's nice to meet the Masons. I'm left with the feeling that I've been well-introduced to these characters. I've been looking forwards to that. It felt kind of awkward when they were just someone you mentioned every now and then that I didn't know.
Secondly, this is what I look for in good science fiction. The new thing (zombies) is introduced and the world proceeds from that point in a consistent fashion. Perhaps it's my Asperger's talking, but it really bothers me that so much science fiction / fantasy doesn't bother to do that. "Ah, so this is some alternate world where the FBI employs psychics. That sounds neat. Tell me about this world. Wait, so other than the fact that the FBI employs psychics, this world is completely identical to our own?"
May 6 2010, 03:23:02 UTC 7 years ago