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Should I read the book before I see the movie? Is the book better than the movie? Will one spoil the other? Those are some of the questions that fans have to ponder before they see a movie based on a novel, or vice versa.
Sometimes it can be difficult to choose which one to experience [...]
I’ve never been one of those guys who get all bent out of shape when a movie deviates a little from its source material, but it is becoming evident that the new World War Z film is going to be very, very different from Max Brooks’ book.
Does that mean it’s going to be a bad [...]
Killing zombies. It has made a lot of people a lot of money. From authors to movie studios to television series to comic books.
But I saw something unusual on Facebook a few nights ago: an editor decrying the amount of zombie novels in his slush pile.
What’s the world coming to?! Not zombie apocalypse?! More after the jump.
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The Office of Emergency Management cautions individuals living outside of secure areas to exercise extreme vigilance with the arrival of warm weather. As winter ice melts, residents can and should expect an increase in mobility and aggression from the [...]
Today we have The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks. This graphic novelization of some of the recorded attacks from Max’s World War Z has been a huge hit with his fans. If you’ve read it, then you know the importance of passing this information on to your friends, relatives, and blog readers.
The excerpt is below. Do with it as you will.
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The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. And we are all aware that in order to avoid making the same mistakes we should be aware of our past.
This is our past.
Coupled with Max Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z will prepare us for what we will face again in the future. Testimony, eyewitness reports, it’s all here.
Excerpt of World War Z by Max Brooks.
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Our friends at www.reddit.com recently submitted their most pressing questions to the master of zombie fiction (?) Max Brooks, and after proper deliberation and research, Brooks has supplied his answers–IN VIDEO. Get over there and watch Max in action! Who knows? What you learn today could save your life tomorrow!
EDIT: You can also watch the [...]
As you may have seen by now, Crown Publishing has put together a Halloween eBooks treat bowl for you to enjoy. You’ll want to make sure you visit that site and bookmark it (or subscribe to the Crown RSS feed) to keep up with all their latest additions.
First up at bat is The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.
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Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They’re coming. They’re hungry.
On the African savannas, against the legions of ancient Rome, on the high seas with Francis Drake . . . every civilization has faced them. By immersing ourselves in past horror we may yet prevail over the coming outbreak in our time.
If this doesn’t make you see that we must organize or die, nothing will and I wash my hands of you.
Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks – Excerpt
The threat of a zombie takeover looms large. Halloween is the perfect time for zombies to hide out in the open and take advantage of the unsuspecting. This year, prepare yourselves with an eBook excerpt from
But zombies aren’t [...]
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Anything written by Elizabeth Moon is a good read. Now I get to think about your knitting while...