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Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781597801430
ISBN number: 1597801437
Label: Night Shade Books
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Page Count: 487
Printing Date: September 29, 2008
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'When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!' From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today's most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Joe R. Lansdale, The Living Dead covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction.
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Great book, poorly made. We bought this book new and the pages have all popped out from the binding. If you're buying this for a gift I suggest looking for a hardcover.
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What could be more enjoyable than a Zombie story anthology? How about enjoying one during and after Hurricane Ike, with no power and candlelight?? How about one that includes three of my all-time fav authors (Dan Simmons, George R. R. Martin and Stephen King)? How about one nearly 500 pages long (at least the ARC is)? How about one edited by John Joseph Adams, who also brought us the anthologies Seeds of Change and Wastelands (which, yes, I need to finish).
Many of these stories have been previously published, but almost all were new to me. One obvious component: sex angles and zombies seem to mix. Not all include that perspective, but this is certainly not PG-13.
My favorites from this LARGE collection were Ghost Dance by Sherman Alexie, The Third Dead Body by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Malthusian's Zombie by Jeffrey Ford, Home Delivery by Stephen King, Deadman's Road by Joe R. Lansdale, The Song the Zombie Sang by Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg.
This review originally appeared on duskbeforethedawn.net.Thoughts on each story:
* This Year's Class Picture by Dan Simmons: the author of the Hyperion series plus the Illiad/Olympus duology tells the tale of Ms. Geiss, teacher extraordinaire, continuing to teach her class and recruit new students even though they and most of the rest in the city are dead and zombies. The repetition of the lessons and Ms. Geiss persistence are well told.
* Some Zombie Contingency Plans by Kelly Link: interestingly written and well paced story of Soap the ex-con with a painting, who always has a contingency plan against zombies and several other possibilities; the ending threw me (re-read the final paragraph until my eyes hurt), but the journey to the end was enjoyable, as Soap crashes Carly's party and cons her.
* Death and Suffrage by Dale Bailey; zombies dig their way out to vote, based on a presidential campaign manager's repressed memories being brought to the fore after a little girl's accidental shooting. If only the dead would vote this November...
* Ghost Dance by Sherman Alexie; one of my favorites, though I wish it were longer. Custer's army arises from the dead, drawn by murdered Indian blood, and an FBI agent named Edgar (not Mulder) has visions of their lives and the damage/murder that they do.
* Blossom by David J. Schow; okey-dokey! A little kinky sex gone awry turns a beautiful girl into a dead girl and then into a man-eating zombie. Descriptive, to say the least!
* The Third Dead Body by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; a zombie story from the zombie's point of view; a murdered hooker, cursed by her voodoo grandma, must love the man that killed her and rises from the grave to find him. Very well written and entertaining.
* The Dead by Michael Swanwick; the third zombie + sex story in a row, interesting grouping, Mr. Adams. The business side of using cheap zombies for everything - factory workers, stunt doubles...and, yes, as call girls/guys. Good character work in this story.
* The Dead Kid by Darrell Schweitzer; school age bullies who keep `the dead kid' in their forest fort put one young man through a right of passage; should he abuse the zombie dead kid like the other gang members or save him?
* Malthusian's Zombie by Jeffrey Ford; Mr. Ford bases this on a book by Julian Jaynes (which I actually have in my possession, and have always thought it would be a great basis for a story). A well written slight of hand, featuring mind programming that turned soldiers to zombies in a secret government project, following the theories of Dr. Jaynes.
* Beautiful Stuff by Susan Palwick; a 9/11-ish story about what the dead would say to the living about revenge and death. Nicely done.
* Sex, Death and Starshine by Clive Barker; the upcoming death of a theater motivates it's dead patrons and stars to gather for one last performance and viewing, taking some of the living with them;
* Stockholm Syndrome by David Tallerman; surviving human gets sympathetic with a semi-intelligent zombie who reminds him of his dead son...even though the zombie is trying to break into other humans houses.
* Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead by Joe Hill; two former lovers, one now married, on the set of Dawn of the Dead as extras. No real zombies, just remembrances of how things used to be and wishful thinking of how things could have been.
* Those Who Seek Forgiveness by Laurell K. Hamilton; I enjoyed the very first few Anita Blake novels, before they became overly porno. This story hearkens back to her early work, where she deftly describes Anita the animator, the woman doing a job that she is bound to do, explaining zombies and how they work to the living and raising the dead.
* In Beauty, Like the Night by Norman Partridge; hmmm...a porn mag star on an island where he'd planned to weather any disaster with his centerfold ... Read More
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Yes, some of the stories that are in the book have been published before in other compilations, the editor even states this in the beginning, however, 'The Living Dead' is an absolute must-have for anyone who is a fan of zombies. You can not go wrong here.
I would have paid this price if only for Dan Simmons short: 'This Years Class Picture'. I cried...Is that even possible in a zombie short? I can't believe that Dan Simmons name isn't on the cover, after all, A Winter Haunting is like one of the best ghost stories ever.
There are numerous shorts that can be found here:
This Years Class Picture -- Dan Simmons
Some Zombie Contigency Plans -- Kelly Link
Death and Sufferage -- Dale Bailey
Ghost Dance -- Sherman Alexie
Blossom -- David J Schow
The Third Dead Body -- Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Dead -- Michael Swanwick
The Dead Kid -- Darrell Schweitzer
Malthusians Zombie -- Jeffrey Ford
Beautiful Stuff -- Susan Palwick
Sex, Death and Starshine -- Clive Barker
Stockholm Syndrome -- David Tallerman
Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead -- Joe Hill
Those Who Seek Forgiveness -- Laurell K Hamilton
In Beauty, Like the Night -- Norman Partridge
Prarie -- Brian Evenson
Everything is Better with Zombies -- Hannah Wolf Bowers
Home Delivery -- Stephen King
Less Than Zombie -- Douglas E Winter
Sparks Fly Upward -- Lisa Morton
Meathouse Man -- George R R Martin
Deadman's Road -- Joe R Lansdale
The Skull-Faced Boy -- David Barr Kirtley
The Age of Sorrow -- Nancy Kilpatrick
Bitter Grounds -- Neil Gaiman
She's Taking her T[..]s to the Grave -- Catherine Check
Dead Like Me -- Adam-Troy Castro
Zora and the Zombie -- Andy Duncan
Calcutta, Lord of Nerves -- Poppy Z Brite
Followed -- Will McIntosh
The Song the Zombie Sang -- Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverbag
Passion Play -- Nancy Holder
Almost the Last Story by Almost the Last Man -- Scott Edelman
How the Day Runs Down -- John Langan
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I was extremely disappointed when I received this and found I had several of the stories already. The Clive Barker story is 20 years old, the King story is from way back as well.
Granted,exceptional authors and a great anthology, but nothing new here, just a collection of previously published work.
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