Dear China: Kim Newman called, and he wants his plot back

[yendi]

Chinese Students quarantined during epidemic.

Okay, when Newman wrote about it, it was zombies (kind of).

And when Bentley Little wrote about it, it was an ancient, evil, sentient university that made people go crazy and kill themselves, except for the heroes, who simply craved anal sex.

Seriously, China. Cholera's not half as interesting.

Comments

[ewin.livejournal.com]

Do I wanna read that book?

[yendi]

You do want to read the Newman (Orgy of the Blood Parasites). The Little one is actually one of his better ones, although there are copious amounts of gruesome murders (and at least one rape). But it's from the same era as The Mailman and The Ignored, when he was throwing some interesting political ideas into the mix.

[ewin.livejournal.com]

Enh, I eat gruesome for lunch. Thanks!

[yendi]

No problem! I was pretty sure that was the case, but I figured better safe than sorry.

[thornsilver]

Yes, but that book is more than $40 for the paperback. I think it's time of them to reissue. :P