Thanks, In the Blue, for the lovely virtual snowflake. I just wish you hadn’t sent so many real ones to follow it up.
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Today is sort of an extreme day. I finally posted my next Mahabharata installment, which is kind of high brow.
Now, I’m not saying my next topic is low brow, but it is a REAL departure.
About two years ago, I bought this really funny, unexpectedly delightful book called Happy Hour of the Damned.
So many things about this book are WRONG, but in the right kind of way. The idea of fashionista Amanda Feral bitching her way through awakening zombie-hood might not seem like a good recipe for a book, but, well, it works, and it works well.
Unfortunately for Amanda and her crew, Happy Hour and its sequel Road Trip of the Living Dead were published in a beautiful and expensive format which didn’t help their sales (although they look fine on my book shelf). Things look grim for our author and our zombie heroine.
The magic word is relaunch. Happy Hour is going to be republished in a mass market paperback format. It’s going on sale January 23, 2010. For all those enthusiasts on your Christmas list, however, you can go here and order the book following these instructions.
For those of us already following the series, don’t forget that Battle of the Network Zombies is due out February 23, 2010.
Happy shopping, and I hope you consider putting the very funny and fresh (not in the alive sense) Amanda Feral on your list.
