By Rob Bricken in
Miscellaneous
Thursday, Jan. 29 2009 @ 11:03AM
If you have a list of "Things That Are Unbelievably Awesome," I'd suggest putting this book immediately on it. Please read this summary and try not to have your skull explode is pure delight:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton--and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers--and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice), this insanely funny expanded edition will introduce Jane Austen's classic novel to new legions of fans.I...I didn't make it. My brains have covered my monitor. So with my few remaining synapses, let me tell you that the book is due on May 13th, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. My eternal thanks to Thewalkingdude for the tip.
29 comments
Comments
Elijah said:
Public domain is a wonderful, scary, scary, scary, wonderful thing.
cummins said:
I second the exploding brains, this is brilliance.
Templar said:
Well, that's it then. Popular culture has officially bankrupted itself of creativity.
Frito said:
But it is Jane Austin. I am so conflicted!
Neal Snow said:
Haha, this is great. I'm ordering a copy now.
I hate remixes, but this looks to be fun.
Lo Pan said:
Thats it... I'm writing in zombies in the book of Matthew in the New Testement.
Zombie's n' Jesus kinda go hand in hand anyway if you think about it.
Templar said:
Zombie's n' Jesus kinda go hand in hand anyway if you don't think about it.
Fixed.
Melissa M said:
If you guys are interested, Quirk Books is giving away a few free copies of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies before publication date. Quantities are limited. (I can't give everything away.) Email me at quirkzombies.com with your address. And find us on Facebook--Pride and Prejudice and Zombies--and become a fan! We're recruiting a zombie army. Tell your friends to preorder their copies on Amazon.com. BRRRAAAAIIIINNNS!
Lo Pan said:
No, Templar, you didn't.
Laura Park said:
What's next? Jane Eyre? Wouldn't it be delightful if Mr. Rochester's wife was a werewolf hiding in the attic instead of a hysteric?
Templar said:
No, Lo Pan, I did.
BigBilly said:
Come on, Templar. Just because Zombie Jesus hungers for your brains, doesn't mean he stopped loving you.
http://www.zombiefriends.com/image/2160/gallery/opt_Zombie-Jesus-10-copy.jpg
Lo Pan said:
See! Embrace the love...
Melissa M said:
UH! I did it again. EMAIL IS QUIRKZOMBIES@GMAIL.COM.
Sorry guys!
Melissa M said:
Whoops! Email is quirkzombies@gmail.com
Templar said:
Come on, Templar. Just because Zombie Jesus hungers for your brains, doesn't mean he stopped loving you.
Um, no. The onset of compulsory brain-hungering indicates the complete eradication of the subject's prior personality, memories, etc, etc.
Seriously, if you lot can't even get your own mythology straight, you have no business mucking about in anyone else's. ;)
Arcane said:
Then why do zombie shoppers still hang out at the mall?
Templar said:
Then why do zombie shoppers still hang out at the mall?
Axe-grinding. ;)
Melissa M said:
Hi guys! I'm out of copies. Sorry! Thanks for all your support. Join our growing zombie legion on Facebook. We're Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. We'll be updating fans, and Seth Grahame-Smith may be coming to a bookstore near you soon.
Mim said:
I have no words....ok actually I do...you have taken my favourite genre and author and made them one!!! There are only good things about Mr Darcy meets Shaun of the Dead..I thank you
Yakub Shabazz said:
Just because no one else was kind enough to, I'd like to thank Melissa M for stopping by to let us know about her offer! Unfortunately I only just today caught this post, but the generosity is appreciated.
Oh, and F the haters. I'd like to appeal for a reimagining of Grapes of Wrath next. Or the Great Gatsby, maybe?
Aysha said:
It seems interesting book :)
LiquidWeird said:
This is great! I'm looking forward to The Divine Comedy in scratch and sniff. Or maybe a Choose your Own Adventure edition of My Dinner with Andrew. How about Waiting for Godot with some Where's Waldo action thrown in? The pop-up version of The Jungle, perhaps?
Brendan said:
Stupidest idea ever
sebastian donner said:
so gonna be awesome.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a title coming out from Quirk Books, has the web all lit up with excitement. Taking the original text of Jane Austen's famous book, author Seth Grahame-Smith infuses all kinds of zombie goodness.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1518879/pride_and_prejudice_and_zombies.html
christian said:
You have GOT to be kidding me about the Jesus comments.
amy said:
if you all love zombies, check out www.zombiesingles.com
we are taking over this place!
Peter McEllhenney said:
I thought the concept and cover design were great, but I was disappointed with the novel. It's basically a one-joke book, and after the novelty wore off, I didn't find it fun anymore. Full review is at this very long link:
tabitha said:
christian, I understand and agree with your sentiments, but this kind of stuff stopped surprising me a long time ago.
What would have shocked me is if somebody had made those kind of comments about Mohammed or Budha or the Dali Llama, etc. Then there would have been a ton of people complaining about it. Unfortunately and unfairly in today's popular culture the only religion that it is politically correct (or at least acceptable) to make fun of and criticize is Christianity -- every other religion is hands off or it could be considered intolerance or even a hate crime.
Not many people realize it so we can't be too hard on them. Just let them know the truth of the situation without getting your ire up.
By the way, the book looks interesting. I just heard that it will be made into a movie with Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Bennet. Serious butt-kicking and decapitation awaits us on the big scream (screen)!
