Apocalypse Cow - Softcover

Logan, Michael

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9780552166690: Apocalypse Cow
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0552166693 ISBN 13: 9780552166690
Publisher: Corgi, 2013

Synopsis

Forget the cud. They want blood... an outrageously entertaining and original take on the 'zombie apocalypse' -- joint winner of the first Terry Pratchett 'Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now' Prize.

     When scientists with warped imaginations accidentally unleash an experimental bioweapon that transforms Britain's animals into sneezing, bloodthirsty zombies with a penchant for pre-dinner sex with their victims, three misfits become the unlikely hope for salvation.

     Abattoir worker Terry Borders' love life is crippled by the stench of death that clings to his skin from his days spent slaughtering cows; teenage vegan Geldof 'Scabby' Peters alternates between scratching furiously at his rash and baiting his overbearing New Age mother; and inept journalist Lesley McBrien struggles forlornly in the shadow of her famous war correspondent father and the star journalist at the Glasgow Tribune. When Britain begins a rapid descent into chaos and ministers cynically attempt to blame al-Qaeda, Lesley stumbles upon proof that the government is behind the outbreak. During her bumbling quest to unveil the truth, she crosses paths with Terry and Geldof, and together they set out to escape a quarantined Britain with the evidence and vital data that could unlock a cure for the virus. Standing in the way are rampaging hordes of animals, a ruthless security agent and an army ready to shoot anybody with a case of the sniffles on the off-chance the virus has mutated.

Three losers. Overwhelming odds. A single outcome: the world is screwed.

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About the Author

MICHAEL LOGAN is a Scottish journalist, whose career has taken him across the globe. He left Scotland in 2003 at the age of 32, has lived in Bosnia, Hungary, Switzerland and Kenya, and reported from many other countries. His experience of riots, refugee camps and other turbulent situations helps fuel his writing. Apocalypse Cow is his first novel. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and his piece We Will Go On Ahead and Wait for You won Fish Publishing's 2008 international One-Page Fiction Prize. He currently lives in Nairobi and is married with two young children.

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Publisher
Corgi
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0552166693
ISBN 13 
9780552166690
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Rating
  • 3.64 out of 5 stars
    2,613 ratings by Goodreads

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