Anthony talks to the man behind zombies-meet-Jane Austen mash-up Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, and reviews it too…
Traditionally, men tend to avoid Austen, dismissing it as chick-lit.
The point wasnt to rewrite or modernize the original, explains Seth.
Doing that without jarring the reader was the biggest challenge of writing the book.
Many of Austens characters are rather like zombies, he continues.
They pride (sorry again) themselves on discipline and politeness and repression and subservience.
In this version, it just so happens that England IS falling apart around them.
I think people get the joke, he says.
[They] see it for what it is a silly, entertaining way to revisit a timeless classic.
A book that doesnt take itself seriously.
Plus, it has ninjas in it, so its automatically awesome.
In the meantime, Seths already busy working on his next mashup project Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
One kick of her coffin is enough.
Once Im through kicking Abes coffin, who knows?
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, published by Quirk Books, is out now in paperback, priced 8.99.
Rating:
4 out of 5
