Paperback, 599 pages
English language
Published Feb. 26, 2010 by Orbit Science Fiction.
"The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beaten the common cold. But in doing so we had created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives--the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will [come] out, even if it kills them."--P. [4] of cover.
I know I'm kinda a Seanan Mcguire fan girl, and hardly objective, but I thought this was ACE. Very smart post-apoc fiction.
Wow! I didn't pick this up right away, because I'm not a horror or zombie fan. I finally did after seeing all the raves. It's a wild rollercoaster ride. While there's plenty of fighting zombies, I didn't feel like there was gore for gore's sake. [return][return]She creates a fascinating world that has figured out how to live with a horrific 'chronic condition': the dead walk, and attack people. People have adapted, putting defenses and double-checks into place. Everything changes, and she's thought through all the likely adaptations, and they hold together in a logical way. I stepped into suspension of disbelief, and never fell out due to a blooper. I do question the apparent level of prosperity, since all that security is expensive, but that's a tiny quibble.[return][return]The heroes are young bloggers, and they're adorable, in a Kevlar-armored, gun-toting way. They are also very, very smart. This is definitely competence-porn, …
Wow! I didn't pick this up right away, because I'm not a horror or zombie fan. I finally did after seeing all the raves. It's a wild rollercoaster ride. While there's plenty of fighting zombies, I didn't feel like there was gore for gore's sake. [return][return]She creates a fascinating world that has figured out how to live with a horrific 'chronic condition': the dead walk, and attack people. People have adapted, putting defenses and double-checks into place. Everything changes, and she's thought through all the likely adaptations, and they hold together in a logical way. I stepped into suspension of disbelief, and never fell out due to a blooper. I do question the apparent level of prosperity, since all that security is expensive, but that's a tiny quibble.[return][return]The heroes are young bloggers, and they're adorable, in a Kevlar-armored, gun-toting way. They are also very, very smart. This is definitely competence-porn, which is high praise to me. I adore Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigans being both brave and supremely competent, and I liked Georgie and Shaun doing the same thing. But damn, I have to wait until May 2011 for the sequel!
