Make sure to get all three books at once-you won’t be able to stop once you start. Therein is the strength of Mira Grant’s Newsflesh universe: I’m terrified, but I totally believe it. If there are not already politicians out there currently conspiring to unleash the zombie plague to secure their seats in office, then we live in a kinder world than I believe in.
And let’s not forget the driving force behind this series the political atmosphere is emotionally charged and scarily believable. The live zombie virus in her eyes causes Georgia to wear sunglasses all the time - science becoming character development without ever feeling contrived. In the Kellis-Amberlee virus, Grant does a good job of combining the tropes “the cure to cancer/the common cold results in the zombie virus” by adding interesting virology quirks to the mix such as Georgia’s retinal Kellis-Amberlee. I was also impressed by the “science” of her science fiction. Bloggers tend to separate into one of three classifications: Fictionals (who write poetry and stories primarily to entertain) Newsies (who specialize in fact-based reporting) and Irwins (inspired by the late Steve Irwin, who seek ratings by going out and “poking things with sticks.”) I was easily convinced that this society could and would exist. For example, in a world strictly regulating human contact for the fear of infection, traditional media is overtaken by the isolation and contradictory availability of the blogosphere. Grant is a master at world-building, and this universe is rich with details that make it feel realistic and believable. The Masons must find a way to get the news out and inspire the living to rise before being destroyed by the dead.
As they follow Ryman’s path to the White House, the Masons uncover a disturbing string of orchestrated outbreaks, and find evidence of a broader conspiracy implicating the very organizations designed to keep Americans safe from the zombie plague. Their team is chosen to cover Senator Peter Ryman’s 2040 presidential bid, which seems uneventful until a suspicious attack on the campaign trail. Twenty five years after the zombie apocalypse, Georgia and Shaun Mason run the small but successful After the End Times news blog. Do you think 2012’s political drama is suffering from a lack of the living dead? If so, check out “Feed” by Mira Grant, which is the first in the deliciously titled Newsflesh Trilogy.
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