What is with people taking classic figures and adding a nice genre twist to them? First we had PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES then came PRIDE AND PREDATOR and lastly we have ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Well today we’ve got one more we can add to the list!
This one tackles H.G. Wells’ classic alien tale THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, but instead of just having to deal with those pesky aliens the human race will also have to deal with the undead! Yes, zombies! The book’s title reads: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PLUS BLOOD, GUTS AND ZOMBIES, by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown. Obviously Mr. Brown will be adding the living dead component.
No worries though folks, Brown is no stranger to the undead! He’s written a ton of zombie novels and short stories… so we’re in good hands. Here’s the synopsis: What if it wasn’t just aliens that landed that fateful day when ships from Mars appeared in the sky? What if something else happened, something that would change the face of the planet even more than an alien invasion? What if the dead began to rise and stalked the living in addition to beings from another world?
The invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There’s panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that’s not the only struggle mankind must face. The dead are rising from their graves with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Friends, neighbours and loved ones lost to the war of the worlds are now the enemy and the Earth is forever changed. It’s kill or be killed, if you want to survive, otherwise you might become one of the walking dead yourself.
I’m sure we’ll be hearing THE WAR OF THE WORLDS PLUS BLOOD, GUTS AND ZOMBIES has been picked up for a film adaptation any day now, so keep on the lookout for that! Meanwhile if you’re interested in reading up on some Humans versus Aliens versus Zombies you can pick this bad boy up come April 30th!
The irresistibly adorable Natalie Portman is rumored to star in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES.
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