ISBN: 9781647100223
Editorial: CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
Autor: Lackey, Mercedes
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 335
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: About the Author Mercedes Lackey is a New York Times bestselling author. Shestarted writing in her early teens and developed her skills by creatingfan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a jobprogramming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved toOklahoma, where she continued perfecting her writing skills and was mentored byexperienced authors like C.J. Cherryh.In 1985, her first book was published. In 1990 she metartist Larry Dixon at a small science fiction convention in MeridianMississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They beganworking together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at theExcalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992.She has nearly 150 books in print and some of her foreigneditions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian,Turkish, and Japanese. She is the author—alone or in collaboration—of the Hunter,Heralds of Valdemar, Elemental Masters, Secret World Chronicles, 500 Kingdoms,Diana Tregarde, Heirs of Alexandria, Obsidian Mountain, Dragon Jouster, BedlamBards, Shadow Grail, and other series and standalone books.Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Cody has been living in SW Florida since the mid-90's. Thus far, he has avoided death by mosquitos, sun poisoning, and Florida drivers, among other things. When he's not dodging premature death, he occupies his time playing with swords, guns, climbing on tall things, and chained to his computer as a journeyman writer. He has written written ten novels, all with his mentor Mercedes Lackey. These include the Secret World Chronicle braided novel series, two entries for SERRAted Edge, an entry for the Exiled Series, and two previous entries in the Reboots series. "We like this book, we like this book a LOT!"—Scribbles Worth Book Reviews"Unfettered oddball entertainment."—Publisher’s WeeklyPortions of this book have previously appeared in Reboots and Reboots: Diabolical StreakSay helloto Humph the Boggart, the principled, down-on-his-luck private detective,Skinny Jim the zombie, and Fred the werewolf, in this film noir style spaceopera.Humansaren’t alone anymore—in fact, they share a planet with undead and near-deadbeings, living in…semi-harmony, depending on who you ask!This isthe world of Reboots—where zombies, vampires, and werewolves live side-by-sidewith humans, taking whatever jobs they can in order to coexist peacefully. So,what better job to give almost-dead or dead beings, than one that consists ofno air, cosmic radiation, and a lack of life-sustaining essentials?In comes acast of interesting, unique, and downright paranormal creatures as they travelthrough space.Consistingof four parts, Reboots: Undead Can Dance is a space opera destined to become afavorite, written by beloved and world-renowned fantasy author, MercedesLackey, and Cody Martin.FollowSkinny Jim, a zombie who conceals his ability to speak to avoid beingexterminated after an ill-fated war launched by a zombie emperor, leading to analliance between Norms, the Fangs, and the Furs. And then there’s Humph theBoggart, an ethereal parahuman private investigator who navigates interspeciesrelationships in claustrophobic extraterrestrial environments with his friends,including Fred the werewolf.And whathappens when you put them all together in a confined space?Lackey andMartin have created a perfect, witty, fast-paced read that you won’t be able toput down, and will leave you craving more. Review “Lackey (the Valdemar series) and Martin (the Secret WorldChronicles series) go all in on the offbeat, crafting a universe wherevampires, werewolves, and zombies are real—and also astronauts. Normal humans(“Norms”) have dealt with the problems created by ferocious undead beings byshipping them off-planet. Their ensuing spacefaring adventures are chronicledhere in four parts. Part one, “Bad Moon Rising,” in
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