Author: Jesse Petersen
Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Orbit
Publication Date: September 2010
Paperback: 244 Pages
A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse.
Meet Sarah and David.
Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now [...]
Title: The Dead
Author: Charlie Higson
Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies
Publisher: Hyperion (US)/Puffin (UK)
Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/September 2010 (UK)
Hardcover: 496 Pages
THE DEAD begins one year before the action in THE ENEMY, just after the Disaster. A terrible disease [...]
Author: Kirsty McKay
Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Apocalypse, Young Adult
Publisher: Chicken House
Publication Date: September 2011
Hardcover: 304 Pages
It was just another school trip… When their ski-coach pulls up at a cafe, and everyone else gets off, new girl Bobby and rebel Smitty stay behind. They [...]
Author: Isaac Marion
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies, Horror, Romance
Publisher: Atria
Publication Date: April 2011
Hardcover: 256 Pages
R is a young man with an existential crisis–he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead [...]
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 7
Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.
Who: The wonderful Graeme of UK-based blog Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review. Graeme is one [...]
Title: The Reapers are the Angels
Author: Alden Bell
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies, Speculative Fiction, Horror
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Publication Date: August 2010
Paperback: 240 Pages
Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the run. Haunted by her past and [...]
Author: Bob Fingerman
Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, (Post-)Apocalyptic
Publisher: Tor
Publication Date: August 2010
Trade Paperback: 368 Pages
Stand alone or series: A stand alone (I guess?), although there’s nothing in the way of resolution so technically could be part of a series.
The world [...]
Joint Review & Giveaway: Dust by Joan Frances Turner
Author: Joan Frances Turner
Genre: Horror, Zombies, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: September 7 2010
Hardcover: 384 pages
Nine years ago, Jessie had a family. Now, she has a gang.
Nine years ago, Jessie was a vegetarian. Now, she eats very fresh meat.
Nine years ago, [...]
Happy Sunday to all and to all a good night!
Wait. I think I’m getting my greetings mixed up. Oops.
Covers, Covers, Covers:
Quite a lot has been going on in the world of speculative fiction-fantasy cover-land. Orbit has another fabulous, insightful, and hilarious survey up (a reprisal of their original census of [...]
Authors: Team Unicorn edited by Holly Black – Kathleen Duey, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik & Diana Peterfreund; Team Zombie edited by Justine Larbalestier – Libba Bray, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan & Scott Westerfeld
Genre: Speculative Fiction, [...]
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