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Boldly go where no sciencefiction mashup has gone before. And despite this book being an obvious parody of a particular genre and a. Night of the living trekkies by its a zombie apocalypse and only one thing matters. Lovers of the zombie genre will definitely breeze through this book, while star trek. Jim pike, the disillusioned manager of a hotel that i.
Night of the living trekkies by kevin david anderson goodreads. Jim pike was the worlds biggest star trek fanuntil two tours of duty in afghanistan destroyed his faith in the human race. Have you ever read an amazing book and did not solve the mystery itself. Night of the living trekkies by anderson, kevin david. To find out the latest news check out the whats new link. Also, on a personal note, i used to love watching star trek and zombie movies, so what would happen in a trekkie convention with zombies all about. Not one, but two, of our fantastic books are on sale. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading night of the living trekkies quirk fiction. Its a zombie apocalypse and only one thing matters. The night of the living trekkies book trailer discussion in general trek discussion started by michael, sep 15, 2010. Night of the living trekkies book entertainment earth.
Night of the living trekkies seems to be about a geek convention being attacked by zombies, yet in reality it is also a story created from two very different socialnarratives because, after all, horror and sciencefiction say some very different things about our world and society. While the others typically insert zombies into classic stories, night of the living trekkies instead brings zombies into the present day, rather than into the world of kirk, spock, and the rest of the enterprise crew. Goodreads members who liked night of the living trekkies also. They asked us to create branding, the biologicalexperimentgoneawry opening sequence, motion graphics throughout the trailer, set pieces, and visual effects. Jim pike must fight to save his sister and the rest of world battling the savage. I received night of the living trekkies for christmas and finally got around to reading it. Journey to the final frontier of zombie sciencefiction mashups. Published by quirk books, the publishers who have brought us popular zombie takes on classics such as pride and prejudice and zombies and android karenina, this tale has a slightly different spin.
I usually dont sit down and read a book cover to cover but i just couldnt put this one down. Night of the living trekkies is a gory celebration of comic bookscifi conventions, star trek, star wars, zombie movies and books specifically the walking dead and dawn of the dead, and horror movie cliches. Night of the living trekkies audiobook by kevin david anderson. Night of the living trekkies makes the reader have stronger analytical thinking skills. But just released today might be their greatest trailer yet for the completely original notinspiredbyclassictexts genre mashup night of the living trekkies, directed by my buddy justin lutsky. Geeks of doom night of the living trekkies can be enjoyed as a standalone story by any zombie or star trek fan, and while preexisting knowledge of the star trek universe or the nature of zombies is helpful in places, it is definitely not required. W elcome to the official web site of speculative fiction writer kevin david anderson. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Bleading marvelous night of the living trekkies book. Jim pike seems like a mildmannered nerd and is the worlds biggest star trek fan, but when hundreds of trekkies arrive for a. Night of the living trekkies horror fiction writers kevin david anderson and sam stall are lifelong trekkies and they decided they wanted to mix the two genres and came up with night of the living. Night of the living trekkies by kevin david anderson and sam stall adds a new twist to the usual zombie apocalypse story by throwing a bunch of genre savvy star trek fanboys into the mix. Books related to night of the living trekkies rakuten kobo. Night of the living trekkies, the book trailer stubby the rocket. Quirk books after the success of pride and prejudice and zombies, which led to more novels in the same vein sense and sensibility and sea monsters for example, quirk books decided to tackle the worlds of both dawn of the dead and of star trek most especially its fan base, generally known the world over as. But when hundreds of trekkies arrive in his lobby for a sciencefiction convention, jim finds. The book is a darkly humorous mashup of star trek, star wars, terminator and alien with some influence from the books the puppet masters and i am legend to.
Night of the living trekkies by kevin david anderson, sam. I had to have my mom explain a few references to me, but for the most part im enough of a minitrekkie myself to understand them. If someone screwed up my star trek with horrible books shatner id be more than ready to spread my outrage all over social media. Journey to the final frontier of scifi zombie horror with the night of the living trekkies book. Publication date 2010 topics science fiction fans, zombies, black humor publisher philadelphia, pa. Quirk books publishes strikingly unconventional books that entertain, amuse, and inform. It has great moments of suspense and is chalked full of oneliners that both trekkies and star wars fanatics alike will enjoy. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Andersons debut novel the geeky, cult zombie classic, night of the living trekkies, from quirk books, the publisher of pride and prejudice and zombies, is a funny, offbeat zombie novel that explores the pop culture carnage that ensues when the undead crash a star trek convention. Jim pike was the worlds biggest star trek fanuntil two tours of duty in afghanistan destroyed his faith in the. Night of the living trekkies by kevin david anderson and sam stall adds a new. Packed with hundreds of gags referencing star trek, comic books, and fan conventions, night of the living trekkies reads like the strange lovechild of galaxy quest and dawn of the dead.
Night of the living trekkies can be enjoyed as a standalone story by any zombie or star trek fan, and while preexisting knowledge of the star trek universe or the nature of zombies is helpful in places, it is definitely not required. Night of the living trekkies was my second read about zombies, and because it was published by quirk books, i was hoping to get entertained and possibly get a good laugh as well. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. Kevin david anderson audio books, best sellers, author. So when i say, as a living, breathing trekkie, that night of the living trekkies was fanastic, you know im telling my honest opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and will be watching what kevin david anderson does in the future. The night of the living trekkies book trailer the trek bbs. Quirk books, of pride and prejudice and zombies fame, asked our friends at madgenius to come up with a trailer for their latest release, night of the living trekkies. The night of the living trekkies is a fun book to read for fans of star trek and zombies. Night of the living trekkies audiobook sam stall, kevin. Night of the living trekkies quirk fiction kindle edition by anderson, kevin david, sam stall. When i saw the pulpy cover of quirk booksnight of the living trekkies by. Journey to the final frontier of scifi zombie horror.
Night of the living trekkies audiobook by sam stall. Sam stall jim pike, the disillusioned manager of a hotel that is hosting a star trek convention, finds himself leading a ragtag crew of survivors as a strange virus turns the conventiongoers into. Take it from this fanboy night of the living trekkies is a zombifilled ride that george a. Jim pike works at a large hotel in downtown houston. Here you can find information on upcoming appearances and releases, interviews, links, and free podcasted stories. Find books like night of the living trekkies from the worlds largest community of readers. Listen to night of the living trekkies by sam stall, kevin.
Jim is a veteran from the afghanistan war and it messed him up. Founded in 2002, we publish books that are objects of desire and del. To see a complete list of published works go to the books stories page. Jim pike was the worlds biggest star trek fanuntil two tours of duty in. I should point out, in the spirit of full disclosure, i would probably fall into this category. Listen to night of the living trekkies audiobook by sam stall, kevin david anderson. Night of the living trekkies quirk fiction paperback. A zombie virus spreads through a star trek convention. Zombie week on wraps up on monday, but until then we urge you to enjoy a.
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