The real juice is now on the Pride Prejudice and Zombies prequel, Dawn of The Dreadfuls.
Now, if I had the money to afford said book I would definitely purchase, and write a review. Since I do not have any available funds, I am forced to find out as much as I can about the book that I do not already know (without any spoilers) to satisfy my curiosity. All I know is that the book begins with the very beginning of the plague in Great Britain that causes the living dead to arise from their graves and infect the living. Whether or not it gets into the nitty gritty of this plague and certain scientific theories is largely debatable at this point. If DD were to dig deep into this highly speculative debate, it would already be given a high rating in my book. Combine that with my newfound love with The Bennents, originating from one of my favorite writers of all time and more blood and guts, I can not imagine this book *not* being an instant classic. As SLG phrased so pleasingly well, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls will have Jane Austen rolling in her grave—and just might inspire her to crawl out of it!" Although the story of Jane Austen's Bennents' fighting against the Zombie Plague has been adapted by Steven Hockensmith and "abandoned" by Seth Grahame Smith, we are given two great books within days of each other's premiere on that Barnes and Noble shelf. In order to give the avid PPZ readers more, in addition to not forgetting his roots (whatever that means..), Smith (Not Hockensmith, even though that is a great name to say) stepped back from writing the prequel to write the next book which I want to discuss..
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer
I don't know about you, but the title itself is enough to buy me. He freed the slaves (sort of) and now he is a vampire slayer!? How awesome is that? You don't know? Well I'll tell you, the book is supposedly based as a diary, where Lincoln's entries entail his various incidents in stalking the vampires in order to seek vengeance for his slain mother. Every historical incident is therefore met with a logical enough connection to Lincoln's sworn revenge on the vampires.
Now, if I had the money to afford said book I would definitely purchase, and write a review. Since I do not have any available funds, I am forced to find out as much as I can about the book that I do not already know (without any spoilers) to satisfy my curiosity. All I know is that the book begins with the very beginning of the plague in Great Britain that causes the living dead to arise from their graves and infect the living. Whether or not it gets into the nitty gritty of this plague and certain scientific theories is largely debatable at this point. If DD were to dig deep into this highly speculative debate, it would already be given a high rating in my book. Combine that with my newfound love with The Bennents, originating from one of my favorite writers of all time and more blood and guts, I can not imagine this book *not* being an instant classic. As SLG phrased so pleasingly well, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls will have Jane Austen rolling in her grave—and just might inspire her to crawl out of it!" Although the story of Jane Austen's Bennents' fighting against the Zombie Plague has been adapted by Steven Hockensmith and "abandoned" by Seth Grahame Smith, we are given two great books within days of each other's premiere on that Barnes and Noble shelf. In order to give the avid PPZ readers more, in addition to not forgetting his roots (whatever that means..), Smith (Not Hockensmith, even though that is a great name to say) stepped back from writing the prequel to write the next book which I want to discuss..
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer
I don't know about you, but the title itself is enough to buy me. He freed the slaves (sort of) and now he is a vampire slayer!? How awesome is that? You don't know? Well I'll tell you, the book is supposedly based as a diary, where Lincoln's entries entail his various incidents in stalking the vampires in order to seek vengeance for his slain mother. Every historical incident is therefore met with a logical enough connection to Lincoln's sworn revenge on the vampires.
See. It's not just a brilliant idea, apparently it's just as well written as the rest of Smith's work, perhaps even his best yet. Using evocative imagery without dragging the reader through it, is certainly a feat, especially in this dang age when the majority of young people can even read through the whole news paper.
DD and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer are definitely at the top of my list as of now, I look forward to reading them as soon as humanly (sorry, I had to) possible. I literally have a stack of reading-for-pleasure books on my desk as well as a stack of books screaming homework. Looks like it will take some time to get to these gems, but it will be well worth the wait in my opinion. Im going to see Kick-Ass on friday, so expect a lengthy asseszment on what makes nerds and jocks sit together in a movie theater together.
Almost forgot to mention!! Android Karenina. Enough said. Save the date: 6/08/2010
Until then, Half Formed Zombie (Half Formed Thought)
