- Author: Mira Grant
- ISBN: 9780316122467
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Pages: 571
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.
Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.
Feed was recommended to me by a Librarian who also happens to be a fellow member of Geek Girls Brunch. It sat on my wishlist for awhile, until I got my share of the settlement money from an anti-trust lawsuit involving Apple. While I didn’t get nearly as much credit from Barnes and Noble as some people did, I did get enough to buy Feed and a few other books that I didn’t mind having as ebooks.
This is the non-cliff hanger first book of Mira Grant’s “Newsflesh” series. While the story and the writing are certainly good enough to continue the series, I know I probably won’t. Feed is told almost entirely from Georgia Mason’s POV, while the second book is supposedly told from Shaun’s. As much as I like Shaun, Georgia’s personality and way of thinking were one of the best parts of this book, and I’m not all that interested in Shaun’s “Irwin” style of doing things. I would definitely be a “Newsie” like Georgia.
Again, that’s just my personal preference. For those that want to start and finish a zombie series, I don’t doubt that the remaining books hold up to the first. However, those of you who just want a great stand-alone zombie story that’s considerably different from any other you’ve read, you won’t be disappointed in Feed.
