Affliction
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4.4 • 654 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
In a world where zombies roam freely, Anita Blake, a renowned expert, finds herself facing a terrifying new threat.
Anita Blake makes her living off of zombies—but these aren’t the kind she knows so well. These creatures hunt in daylight, and are as fast and strong as vampires. If they bite you, you become just like them.
Micah’s estranged father lies dying, rotting away inside from some strange ailment that has his doctors whispering about “zombie disease.”
What could this mysterious disease be? Where will it stop? Even Anita Blake doesn’t know.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is back in this exciting and sexy installment of the bestselling paranormal series. Facing zombies is part of Blake's job description as a necromancer, but rarely does she deal with the flesh-eating kind made popular by Hollywood movies. All that changes when Blake accompanies her lover, Micah, to his father's potential deathbed in Colorado; there she faces a kind of zombie she's never seen before: they're fast, cunning, contagious, and hungry for humans. While it occasionally gets bogged down by dialogue, overall Hamilton's latest is a meticulously plotted story featuring fantastically creepy action mixed with flirtatious sex scenes, making it the perfectly addictive read. Her take on zombies is invigorating even for the purest of horror fans it's no wonder readers keep coming back for more. . Hamilton also manages to embed contemporary issues in with the fast-pace action,; addressing sexism, homophobia, religious fundamentalism, and racism from fresh and unusual perspectives.
Customer Reviews
Four and 1/2 stars
It was soooo nice to read an actual book without a million pages of sex. This book definitely reminded me of the Old Anita with a chunk of the new grown up Anita. Definitely worth the read.
Diminishing Returns
At this point, each book in the series contains less and less of a plot and more and more sex / relationship drivel.
Wasn't the book before this one based on the main character missing her period?
It's too bad. The author could have gone the Glenn Cook route and turned her protagonist into a dark god (remember Croaker and the Black Company?).
I wouldn't read it
Sounds like a wannabe World War Z but this one is boring