I bought
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey, as I thought the premise seemed intriguing:
Quote:
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.
Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favorite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.
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Until I started to read it, I had no inkling that it would be about ZOMBIES! Or "Hungries", but we all know what they are... Half way through and it's pretty good, with a mix of traditional brain-dead zombies and a newer, intelligent breed.
The book is based on M. R. Carey's Edgar Award winning short story, "Iphigenia In Aulis". M.R. Carey is known for his work in comics, including DC Comics and 2000AD, and has written for series such as Hellblazer and Sandman, and wrote all of the Eisner Award-nominated Lucifer.
The Girl with All the Gifts has also been made into a movie, with Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close and Paddy Considine, due out on September 23.