Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: sick
  • Music: Counting Crows, "Washington Square."

When will you rise?

I am sick even unto death, and so I am not really capable of the kind of coherent and thoughtful blogging that I try to provide. Instead, I am going to provide something truly awesome: a starred Publishers Weekly review of Deadline. Behold:

"Grant (pseudonymous urban fantasy author Seanan McGuire) continues her postapocalyptic zombie series with this adrenaline-packed, quick-witted tale of medicine and mayhem. It's 2041, a year after Shaun Mason's sister and co-blogger, Georgia, became infected with the zombie virus (in 2010's Feed). After nearly three decades of rampant zombiism, procedures and protocols have evolved to keep humans safe, constrained, and scared. As Shaun struggles to cope with Georgia's death, a doctor from the Centers for Disease Control sets the After the End Times blogging crew to investigating a conspiracy around people with a reservoir condition—a state in which the virus goes live in just one area of the body—and the high death rate among reputable scientists trying to study them. Deft cultural touches, intriguing science, and amped-up action will delight Grant's numerous fans."

I have numerous fans! And intriguing science. This is awesome, and delights the hell out of me, even if I can't currently breathe through my nose.

I, and my emergent viral colony, will now go back to making today's word count.

When will you rise?
Tags: deadline, good things, magazines and me, medical fu, mira grant, reviews, zombies
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seanan_mcguire

April 15 2011, 17:37:56 UTC 6 years ago

I wouldn't have done it in the first place if I weren't too sick to see. :( I literally didn't even notice.

alessandriana

April 15 2011, 21:39:49 UTC 6 years ago

No, I totally understand (and I'm sorry if that made it sound like I was trying to make you feel guilty, I wasn't! I promise!). And hopefully it was just me who saw the spoiler. I would have pointed it out, but the last time I tried to go "ack!! spoiler!" at someone, I was informed that it wasn't actually against that community's policy since it had been X amount of time since the issue came out. So I wasn't sure if you had some similar policy, with the next book coming out so soon...

In any case, I am still VERY much enjoying Feed. And **hug** I hope you feel better soon!