Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

By: Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem.

As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton - and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers - and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry?

Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to hear.

This Heirloom Edition of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies includes a new preface by the author, an afterword by Dr. Allen Grove, professor of English literature at Alfred University, and new scenes of gratuitous zombie mayhem.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2009 Quirk Books (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"[Seth Grahame-Smith] has taken the merry world established by a 19th-century literary lady, added a scourge of reanimated corpses, and created...well, a pop cultural phenomenon, certainly, and one that has stirred up a lot of excitement. But the greater achievement of the book may lie in the satisfying desire it awakens to read the remix and the original side by side." ( Entertainment Weekly)

I loved it!

Listen to the Audible sample of this book and decide if it's for you. I am a professional over-50 woman not particularly fond of violence but I found this book laugh-out-loud hilarious! I thought the narrator did a wonderful job. The premise is so ridiculous that it becomes fascinating to see how the author weaves it in with the original classic story. I LOVE reading and audiobooks but had never read Pride and Prejudice. I went out and bought it after listening to this book so I could appreciate both more. Listen to this for pure entertainment and an enjoyment of farce as long as you are not offended by descriptions of what zombies do. I don't think Seth Grahame-Smith ripped anyone off by authoring this book.

Brains!

This was a pretty fun listen, as long as you already like Jane Austen. I enjoyed this version just as much as I enjoyed the zombieless version, and highly recommend both!

Great idea, well executed, but too long

Having watched the story on film several times (but not having read the book) I was looking forward to this audio book. The idea was interesting, but it was a bit of a "one joke story" (like many mediocre comedy films). The characters also developed in a very predictable manner. Overall I found myself thinking the whole thing could have been a bit shorter. The technical execution of the idea was, however, excellent.

Interesting and Sometimes Hilarious Juxtaposition

I have never read Pride and Prejudice and I have to admit I only went for this book after having listened to Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter. But once I got used to the style of the writing (some find it too dated and hard to follow), I was really drawn in. The juxtaposition of vampires in this classic love story was at the very least interesting and at times downright hilarious.

Loved Katherine Kellgren's reading of the book. Added tremendously to the experience and enjoyment of the novel

Pride and Predjudice and Zombies

This book was a lot of fun! I'll admit the hook for me was the zombies ( there could have been more ) Yet it was a great way to be introduced to this wonderful classic. Battling the undead in the Country side of Victorian England, maintaining the poise of a "proper" young woman. Mr Darcy is the luckiest man on the planet - with or without the stricken.