Should they nuke the brits right off the map - men, women, children, cows and all - in the biggest genocide in history? Or should they risk global infection in a race against time to find a cure? With hungry zombies attempting to cross borders by plains, trains, boats, and any other form of transport available, it's only a matter of time before the virus gets out. The rest of the world has a tough choice to make. All of Great Britain is infected and hungry. And there's not much time left to stop it. is threatening to take over the globe in Michael Logan's World War Moo. The epidemic that transformed Britain's bovine population into a blood-thirsty, brain-grazing, zombie herd. They're still un-dead, and now the disease has spread to humans. It began with a cow that just wouldn't die. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Great stuff for horror and fantasy fans.” ― Booklist (starred) on Apocalypse Cow “This clever and very funny twist on the traditional zombie novel is exceedingly well executed (it approaches but never quite steps into parody territory), and it ends with a scene that pretty much demands a sequel. Perhaps something equally horrifying (and hilarious) for the vegetarian set.” ― Rue Morgue “ Apocalypse Cow is a promising first novel, with a challenging premise that will be hard to top, so it'll be interesting to see what he has lined up next. An impressive start for an author who's going places.” ― Publishers Weekly on Apocalypse Cow “Logan has a flair for unique description ("a muscled chest that made Arnold Schwarzenegger's pecs look like burst balloons") and for painting a mental picture almost photographic in its clarity. “ Apocalypse Cow made me snort with laughter.” ― Terry Pratchett, author of the award-winning and bestselling Discworld novels Give it a go.” ― Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and A Dirty Job He is currently working on a his first novel, a science fiction thriller set in the world of telecommunications.“ Apocalypse Cow treads that rare path between horrific and hilarious, which makes for a very fun read indeed. He lives in the Chicago area where he works in the high tech industry. Lincoln Cho is a freelance writer and editor. But if you’ve ever liked the sort of humor that skates you right to the edge and tries to push you over, this is one that you’re likely to enjoy. Let’s face it: a book featuring bovine zombies is not going to have many socially redeeming qualities. And amid the madness of a plague of cow zombies threatening the future of the world, Logan manages to insert an unexpected stylishness as well as some very real humor: both sly and otherwise. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and his piece We Will Go On Ahead and Wait for You won Fish Publishings. World War Moo An Apocalypse Cow Novel by Michael Logan available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. Like that film, Apocalypse Cow takes a decidedly unfunny premise and (ahem) milks it for all it’s worth, ringing laughter from situations one would not think could hold any. Apocalypse Cow (Volume 1) Author: Michael Logan About This Book If you think youve seen it all - WORLD WAR Z, THE WALKING DEAD- you havent seen anything like this. What surprises is that, despite the morbidly screwball presence, Logan’s dark take on mad cow disease is actually surprisingly entertaining.Īpocalypse Cow mines the same vein as the comedic British film that launched Simon Pegg’s career, 2004’s Shaun of the Dead. Because even if you were about to wonder if Logan’s lighthearted tale of a bovine zombie apocalypse was meant seriously, you have to know that any time someone rhymes “blood” and “cud” on any book cover anywhere, someone’s tongue must be jammed firmly into their cheek.Īnd so it is here. Martin’s Griffin), Scottish journalist Michael Logan’s debut novel, into perspective. Somehow that coverline puts the nature of Apocalypse Cow (St.
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