Justine Larbalestier

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1. Carbonel Says:

   Not even armour-plated carnivorous unicorns–?

   What a shame!

   March 14th, 2007 at 11:11 pm

2. Rebecca Says:

   but zombie unicorns are still okay, yes?

   March 14th, 2007 at 11:45 pm

3. Edward Willett Says:

   I guess I won’t mention my own YA fantasy novel The Dark U…um, zombie.

   Which got me thinking (a dangerous habit, I know). I went to Amazon.com, did a book search on the “U” keyword, copied the first 12 hits, and replaced the “u-word” with the “z-word.” The results? An inspiring selection of titles from some alternate universe where people have zombie posters on their walls, little girls fall asleep holding stuffed zombies, and gift shops can’t keep up with the demand for crystal zombies:

   The Midnight Zombie
   Into the Land of the Zombies (The Zombie Chronicles, Book 1)
   The Secret World of Zombies
   The Last Zombie
   Starlight Surprise (My Secret Zombie)
   The Lady and the Zombie
   Zombies Are Real
   My Secret Zombie Flying High
   Dreams Come True (My Secret Zombie)
   The Journey Home (Zombies’s Secret Series)
   The Zombie Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Zombie Lore
   The Black Zombie

   March 15th, 2007 at 12:05 am

4. claire Says:

   mmm … promise?

   … UNICORN!

   March 15th, 2007 at 12:10 am

5. 5. Justine Says:

   That’s three paddlin’s so far. And I gotta tell you zombie blog overlord is not happy.

   Edward, you are a good man!

   March 15th, 2007 at 7:39 am

6. S E King Says:

   Fido! Zombie comedy about an alternate 1950s reality where keeping up with the Joneses means keeping a zombie pet. It opens this weekend in Canada, but not until June 15 in the U.S.

   March 15th, 2007 at 8:41 am

7. Pablo Defendini Says:

   http://defendini.blogspot.com/2007/03/32-sq-feet-of-inky-commie-zombie.html

   enjoy. more to come.

   [p]

   March 15th, 2007 at 8:57 am

8. Edward Willett Says:

   Another reason to hate those things with the horns–they’re a traffic hazard!

   Saw this AP story today in our local paper (no link, sorry!):

   Driver denies being drunk, blames unicorn

   BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man told police not to blame him for crashing his truck into a light post — it was that unicorn behind the wheel.

   Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip Holliday initially denied driving the truck involved in the March 7 crash in Billings. He told officers at the scene a unicorn was driving, she said.

   Holliday, 42, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of criminal endangerment and drunken driving.

   A pickup truck drove through a red light and nearly struck another truck in the intersection, court documents said. The driver then made an erratic U-turn through a gas station, crossed the street and hit a light pole. Nobody was hurt.

   District Judge Gregory Todd kept his bail at $100,000.

   March 15th, 2007 at 10:13 am

9. John H Says:

   what have you got against uni… um, cycles – yeah, that’s what i meant to say…

   March 15th, 2007 at 11:17 am

10. cofax Says:

    I ran a fiction (fan- and original-) challenge back in 2004 as a way to avoid the craziness before the election. We ended up with a ton of awesome stories, most of which were zombie-related. Including Jonquil’s brilliant Master and Commander bit, and the ever-awesome “Zombie Master of Culter” by Minnow. You can find the community where they were posted here.

    March 15th, 2007 at 11:23 am

11. John H Says:

    by the way, you can believe what you want, but unicorns are real.

    March 15th, 2007 at 11:28 am

12. Chris S. Says:

    s.e. king @ #6: not just a movie about zombies, but a movie about a zombie Billy Connolly! Whee!

    March 15th, 2007 at 11:41 am

13. Rebecca Says:

    nobody sells stuffed zombies. i know. i looked.

    March 15th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

14. Rebecca Says:

    although i did find this.

    March 15th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

15. marrije Says:

    rebecca, that’s a brilliant bear! love the removable intestines.

    March 15th, 2007 at 2:30 pm

16. Rebecca Says:

    yeah, the intestines are my favorite part. i kind of want one now….

    March 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

17. 17. Justine Says:

    Best zombie bear ever!

    Thanks, everyone, for all the zombie-licious links and a pox on the houses of those who love you know whats.

    March 15th, 2007 at 6:44 pm

18. Jez Says:

    You’ve probably read it, but I suggest The Zombie Survival Guide–everything you need to know about zombies!

    March 15th, 2007 at 9:48 pm

19. Rebecca Says:

    From the Colbert Report website, we have Stephen Colbert’s thoughts on YA books about girls falling in love with vampires:

    “This is a terrible lesson for our young girls….If you absolutely must date a monster, encourage them to go out with a nice zombie. At least he’ll be interested in her for her brain.”

    March 16th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

20. lili Says:

    here are 700 zombies. just for you.

    March 16th, 2007 at 5:08 pm

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