The merits of zombies versus unicorns have been long discussed in literary circles, and at last, the definitive anthology Zombies vs. Unicorns, released yesterday and edited by Holly Black and Justine Larabalestier, should resolve the debate. For Team Zombie: Justine Larbalestier, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan, and Scott Westerfeld….Read More
“Just like shows such as ‘True Blood’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’ have tweaked the rules for vampires, the zombie playbook needs a rewrite, something that pushes zombie evolution forward to open up new possibilities. The obvious target is their intelligence. Aside from their typically lethargic pace, zombies have traditionally been mindless killing machines that could…Read More
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, does everything that you would expect a book called that to do, combining all the aspects of the original that people know and love over the backdrop of the zombie apocalypse. “Do you prefer reading to cards?” said he, “that is rather singular.” “I…Read More
Carrie Ryan’s post-apocalyptic thriller is more than just another ride on the zombie train.
An update to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will no longer discriminate against readers’ states of mortality.