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Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan
Feb. 2nd, 2013 04:52 amThe Blurb On The Back:
Forget the cud. They want blood ...
It began with a cow that just wouldn’t die. It would become an epidemic that transformed Britain’s livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, the fate of the nation seems to rest on the shoulders: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan suffering from eczema, and an inept journalist.
Can they pool their resources, unlock a cure and save the world?
Three losers. Overwhelming odds. One outcome. Yup, we’re screwed …
Apocalypse Cow was joint winner (together with Half-Sick Of Shadows by David Logan) of the inaugural Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize in 2012.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Michael Logan’s prize-winning zombie horror comedy is SHAUN OF THE DEAD meets BLACK SHEEP but although the plot cracks along at breakneck pace, for me the comedy was too heavy handed and reliant on caricature to be anything more than an okay read. That said, the way Logan keeps the plot moving would make me interested in checking out his next work.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the free copy of this book.
It began with a cow that just wouldn’t die. It would become an epidemic that transformed Britain’s livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, the fate of the nation seems to rest on the shoulders: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan suffering from eczema, and an inept journalist.
Can they pool their resources, unlock a cure and save the world?
Three losers. Overwhelming odds. One outcome. Yup, we’re screwed …
Apocalypse Cow was joint winner (together with Half-Sick Of Shadows by David Logan) of the inaugural Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize in 2012.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Michael Logan’s prize-winning zombie horror comedy is SHAUN OF THE DEAD meets BLACK SHEEP but although the plot cracks along at breakneck pace, for me the comedy was too heavy handed and reliant on caricature to be anything more than an okay read. That said, the way Logan keeps the plot moving would make me interested in checking out his next work.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the free copy of this book.
