The heart of darkness lies along the Fraser River in British Columbia. I liked the touch of the humorous chapter titles. While the conceit didn’t land every time, I think this is a brilliant idea. The idea of a rogue Michelin star chef pleased me to no end. Inventive and original, bound to entertain zombie fans. There’s some great gore and really good use of zombies in this book. Well worth reading for the craziness, the gore and the bit at the end that’ll make you stop and wonder what exactly you are eating next time you stop somewhere for a burger. This book is part Apocalypse Now, part Heart of Darkness, and it shines a light on the fast-food industry with all the competitiveness one can expect from an industry that wants its customers addicted to its brand. When he gets to Hope (another great place to visit) he meets his nemesis and discovers exactly what the chef invented. I’ve been along the Fraser River, and I’ve been to Harrison Hot Springs-a lovely place with no zombie soup, thankfully. Along the way he stops at Harrison Hot Springs and discovers zombie soup and worst, or maybe best of all, zombie cows. To do this he travels by boat up the river to Hope where the chef of darkness has his lair. Set during the fast-food wars, Marlow Willard is an industrial spy and it is his job to locate and steal the secret recipe perfected by Colonel Saunders that is turning everyone into zombies. His short fiction has appeared in various literary journals, and a (very) short story of his won Fish Publishings International One-Page Fiction Prize.Apocalypse Cow: Chef of Darkness by Kim Aaron is a crazy, mad, gore-splattered journey up the Fraser River in British Columbia. He left Scotland in 2003 and has lived in Bosnia, Hungary, Switzerland and Kenya, where he is currently based with his wife and two young children. Perhaps something equally horrifying (and hilarious) for the vegetarian set.-Rue Morgue About the Author MICHAEL LOGAN is a Scottish journalist whose career has taken him across the globe. booklist, starred review Apocalypse Cow is a promising first novel, with a challenging premise that will be hard to top, so itll be interesting to see what he has lined up next. Publishers Weekly 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. An impressive start for an author whos going places. Terry Pratchett, author of the award-winning and bestselling Discworld novels Logan has a flair for unique description (a muscled chest that made Arnold Schwarzeneggers pecs look like burst balloons) and for painting a mental picture almost photographic in its clarity. Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and A Dirty Job Apocalypse Cow made me snort with laughter. Review Quotes Apocalypse Cow treads that rare path between horrific and hilarious, which makes for a very fun read indeed. As the nation descends into chaos, can they pool their resources, unlock a cure, and save the world? Three losers. And if that wasnt bad enough, the fate of the nation seems to rest on the shoulders of three unlikely heroes: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan with eczema and a weird crush on his maths teacher, and an inept journalist who wouldnt recognize a scoop if she tripped over one. It would become an epidemic that transformed Britains livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies. It began with a cow that just wouldnt die. from a rampaging horde of ZOMBIE COWS! Forget the cud. From the twisted brain of Michael Logan comes Apocalypse Cow, a story about three unlikely heroes who must save Britain. Book Synopsis If you think youve seen it all - WORLD WAR Z, THE WALKING DEAD- you havent seen anything like this. About the Book Three unlikely heroes must save Britain from a rampaging horde of zombie cows.
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