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Night Shade Books (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 500 pages
Description
A collection of short stories about zombies includes contributions by Clive Barker, Laurell K. Hamilton, Stephen King, and Neil Gaiman.
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LibraryThing member bragan
I remember being quite impressed by the first Living Dead anthology. The stories were highly literate, and it did some creative and interesting things with the zombie theme, featuring less straightforward horror stuff than you might expect and more zombies-as-metaphor and other kinds of nuanced
I'd say the quality of the stories ranges from okay all the way up to great, which is not a bad target for an anthology to hit. And there's a wide variety of themes, settings, and approaches, so there should be something here for just about anybody. Well, anybody who's willing to read about zombies, anyway. The one thing you won't find much of here, though, is cheesiness or self-parody. Generally speaking, these are stories that take their zombies seriously, and most of them are all too well aware just how awful and depressing a real zombie apocalypse would be.
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explorations. By and large, I'd say this follow-up volume is more of the same. I do think maybe there's a slightly higher proportion of standard horror elements and zombie apocalypse survival (or lack-of-survival) stories than in the first one, although it's hard to say for sure, since it's likely that the more unusual stories are the ones that have stuck in my mind the longest Even if that's true, though, it's not a bad thing if those elements are handled well, and the best stories in this anthology handle them very well, indeed. While there are one or two pure action pieces -- which I found among the weakest in the book, although that's doubtless a matter of personal preference -- there are many more that pack a significant emotional punch. And there are a number of stories that provide interesting new perspectives on the zombie concept. (Adam-Troy Castro's "The Anteroom," which features former zombies waking up in the afterlife, once again possessed of reason, and remembering everything they did, is a brilliant and horrible example.)I'd say the quality of the stories ranges from okay all the way up to great, which is not a bad target for an anthology to hit. And there's a wide variety of themes, settings, and approaches, so there should be something here for just about anybody. Well, anybody who's willing to read about zombies, anyway. The one thing you won't find much of here, though, is cheesiness or self-parody. Generally speaking, these are stories that take their zombies seriously, and most of them are all too well aware just how awful and depressing a real zombie apocalypse would be.
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LibraryThing member AnnieHidalgo
Great collection. I bought it for the Mira Grant story, because I've come gradually to the point where I like Mira Grant so much that if she wrote the side of a cereal box I would buy it. And I wasn't disappointed. (As a side note, her name is actually a pseudonym for Seanan McGuire, but I can't
The other stories were great too. Some standouts include one composed only of description of photos taken during one young man's experience of the zombie apocalypse - reminiscent of Cloverfield for some reason (big city? sideways view? confused protagonists who never have all the answers?)Another featured a group of survivors in an abandoned motel in the desert, and showed how humans can be defeated by the alliances they choose to make with each other. When you choose to save the ones you care about, you'd better make sure that someone is left who cares to save you. A moral that would also be applicable to a third standout story - the first one, "Alone, Together," written by the author of the series 'The Walking Dead', a comic book series, as well as a tv show I'm dying to see (no pun intended) as soon as Netflix releases it on instant or sends me the disks!
This is well worth the small price of the e-book copy.
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vouch for her awesomeness under her own name, simply because I haven't read anything under her real name yet, horror being more up my alley lately than urban fairy tales - but I do plan to read those too, at some point soon.)The other stories were great too. Some standouts include one composed only of description of photos taken during one young man's experience of the zombie apocalypse - reminiscent of Cloverfield for some reason (big city? sideways view? confused protagonists who never have all the answers?)Another featured a group of survivors in an abandoned motel in the desert, and showed how humans can be defeated by the alliances they choose to make with each other. When you choose to save the ones you care about, you'd better make sure that someone is left who cares to save you. A moral that would also be applicable to a third standout story - the first one, "Alone, Together," written by the author of the series 'The Walking Dead', a comic book series, as well as a tv show I'm dying to see (no pun intended) as soon as Netflix releases it on instant or sends me the disks!
This is well worth the small price of the e-book copy.
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LibraryThing member Scoshie
As much as I enjoyed the first collection the stories in this are much better. There were no "unreadable" stories in this one. Worth the purchase price.
LibraryThing member Sean191
This was the second zombie anthology I've read in as many years - I got them together at a book sale. Just like the other (different publisher, different editor, different stories, but familiar authors) it was hit or miss. I think the best stories were the non-traditional zombie stories - a handful
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told from the zombie's point of view, a few about zombies more on the philosophical side rather than the horror side. I'd give it 3 stars. Show Less
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English
Original publication date
2010
Physical description
500 p.; 5.98 inches
ISBN
1597801909 / 9781597801904