Great stuff for horror and fantasy fans.” - booklist, starred review "Apocalypse Cow is a promising first novel, with a challenging premise that will be hard to top, so it'll be interesting to see what he has lined up next. “This clever and very funny twist on the traditional zombie novel is exceedingly well executed (it approaches but never quite steps into parody territory), and it ends with a scene that pretty much demands a sequel. An impressive start for an author who's going places.” - Publishers Weekly “Logan has a flair for unique description ("a muscled chest that made Arnold Schwarzenegger's pecs look like burst balloons") and for painting a mental picture almost photographic in its clarity. “ Apocalypse Cow made me snort with laughter.” - Terry Pratchett, author of the award-winning and bestselling Discworld novels Give it a go.” - Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and A Dirty Job “Apocalypse Cow treads that rare path between horrific and hilarious, which makes for a very fun read indeed. It would become an epidemic that transformed Britain's livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies.Īnd if that wasn't bad enough, the fate of the nation seems to rest on the shoulders of three unlikely heroes: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan with eczema and a weird crush on his maths teacher, and an inept journalist who wouldn't recognize a scoop if she tripped over one.Īs the nation descends into chaos, can they pool their resources, unlock a cure, and save the world? It began with a cow that just wouldn't die. From the twisted brain of Michael Logan comes Apocalypse Cow, a story about three unlikely heroes who must save Britain. I'll go with neutral.If you think you've seen it all - WORLD WAR Z, THE WALKING DEAD- you haven't seen anything like this. I enjoyed this very much, but am still not certain how I feel about the ending. However there is also and opening for another sequel, without the absolute necessity for one. ![]() It would have been hard to create a truly good ending choosing either side. Based on how the plot played out, it makes perfect sense. In the end members from both sides seem to see reason, but will the powers that be agree? It's a bit of an open ending, h. The problem is that each side is only seeing things from their own viewpoint. Geldolf invites himself on the mission, Both to escape his grandfather and to see his mother again-not positive that the rescue mission will work.There are a lot of shenanigans by both sides, threats and posturing and both secretly plan to destroy the other. When the man learns that his daughter is still alive on the island, he tasks his grandson with hiring a team of mercenaries to infiltrate Scotland and rescue her. Geldolf learns that his mother was right to hide him from his grandfather, who is a greedy old man concerned only with profits and securing his legacy. Both positions are understandable and even defensible.Our heroes are thrust back into the thick of things. The fear is that the infection will eventually escape the island and infect the rest of the world. Meanwhile the rest of the world believes they have the right to make the decision about whether or not these infected people have the right to live. ![]() There is an entire island of infected people trying to make the best of the life they've been cursed with. The virus, which was engineered for animals, has now mutated and made the jump to humans. Now the secret is out that the British Government created a biological weapon, and that they inadvertently let out of the laboratory. We are reunited with the survivors of Apocalypse Cow and are met with some new characters. I'm not sure how I feel about that ending, but I also do not think it could have ended any other way.Note To Self: Write a better review after the readathon.Updated Review (too many days later):So this was a bit more serious that it's wackier predecessor.
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