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Zombies vs. Unicorns Libro de bolsillo – 28 julio 2015
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It’s a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? This all-original anthology edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie) makes strong arguments for both sides in the form of spectacular short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths—for good and evil—of unicorns, and half show the good (and really, really badass) side of zombies. Contributors include many bestselling authors, including Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan.
This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?
- Longitud de impresión432 páginas
- IdiomaInglés
- EditorialS&S/Saga Press
- Fecha de publicación28 julio 2015
- Edad de lecturaDe 14 a 17 años
- Dimensiones10.64 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm
- ISBN-10148144283X
- ISBN-13978-1481442831
- Medida Lexile860L
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* "In this offbeat anthology, editors Black and Larbalestier embark upon a literary throw-down to determine which is superior: zombies or unicorns. . . . Without a clunker in the bunch, this anthology more than lives up to the potential its concept suggests. Zombies or unicorns? There's no clear winner, unless it's readers." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Who ultimately wins? To reuse an old joke: everyone." - Booklist
* "This is a must-have for fantasy collections.” - School Library Journal, starred review
Biografía del autor
Justine Larbalestier is the author of several teen novels, including LIAR, the MAGIC OR MADNESS trilogy, and HOW TO DITCH YOUR FAIRY. She was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, and she and her husband, Scott Westerfeld, now split their time between Sydney and New York City. Visit Justine at justinelarbalestier.com.
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“The Highest Justice”
Holly: Legends of unicorns occur all over the world throughout recorded history. From a unicorn in Persia, described in the fourth century as having a long white horn tipped in crimson, to the German unicorn whose single horn broke into branches like a stag, to the fierce Indian unicorn, black-horned and too dangerous to be taken alive. There’s the kirin in Japan, with a deerlike body, a single horn, and a head like a lion or wolf. And there’s the medieval European unicorn, with the beard of a goat and cloven hooves.
No matter the origin, the unicorn is usually thought to be a solitary creature whose very body possesses the power to heal. The legends describe it as elusive and beautiful, fierce and strange.
In fact, such is the mysterious draw of the unicorn that originally the story that follows was meant to be a zombie story. Somehow the power of the unicorn caused the story itself to switch sides.
Garth Nix’s “The Highest Justice” draws on the association between unicorns and kings. The Chinese qilin presaged the death of Emperors. The heraldic unicorn shows up on coats of arms, including the Royal Arms of Scotland and England. And in “The Highest Justice,” a unicorn takes an even more direct interest in a royal family.
Justine: That is so unconvincing. Emperors and kings. Noble families. You’re just saying unicorns are stuck-up snobs. Zombies are the proleteriat. Long live the workers!
Also, your global list of genetic experiments gone wrong (deer with the head of a lion? Talk about top heavy!) prove nothing about unicorn variation. Everyone knows unicorns are all-white or rainbow-colored. Ewww. Zombies come in all races. There is nothing more democratic than zombies!
It’s an outright lie that the power of the unicorn caused the story to switch sides. Garth Nix has always been a unicorn lover! He was supposed to write a zombie-unicorn story. But he messed it up, didn’t he? (Dear Readers, you will notice much messing up from Team Unicorn throughout this anthology.)
Holly: Zombies represent the workers? A seething mass out to get us all, eh? That doesn’t seem so egalitarian.
Detalles del producto
- Editorial : S&S/Saga Press; Reprint edición (28 julio 2015)
- Idioma : Inglés
- Libro de bolsillo : 432 páginas
- ISBN-10 : 148144283X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1481442831
- Edad de lectura : De 14 a 17 años
- Peso del producto : 227 g
- Dimensiones : 10.64 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm
- Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº513 en Novelas juveniles de monstruos y zombies
- nº618 en Libros de relatos breves para jóvenes
- nº6.250 en Cuentos de hadas (Libros)
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ViolettaReseñado en el Reino Unido el 30 de abril de 2013
5,0 de 5 estrellas Amazing
I really loved this, it's so unlike all the crap nowadays about how zombies are brain eating monsters and how unicorns are pretty sparkly creatures who love us.
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BookEnvyReseñado en Estados Unidos el 28 de diciembre de 2011
5,0 de 5 estrellas I CAN'T CHOOSE MY TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!
It's acctually funny how I found this book. My friend was reading it and forced me to ask everyone I could who was better. After I saw the answer, I had to read the book. I'm glad I did! Sadly, I haven't gotten through the whole book. I'll tell you about the ones that I've read already. Ready? GO!
The Highest Justice: Garth Nix-Both- This was supposed to be a Zombie and Unicorn story, to, you know, get the ball rolling. But Nix was so Team Unicorn that he made the main focus on the unicorns, with zombies on the side. It stuck to the major rules of zombies and unicorns. Unicorns could only be seen by virgins, Zombies are brought back from the dead. And there are scandalas kings thrown into the mix.
Love Will Tear Us Apart: Alaya Dawn Johnson-Zombie- Okay, I was a bit confused by this story, and the end kinda confused me also, but altogether it was very, very good. In the beginning, Phillip explains how much he cares for this guy the way you care about the best macaroni and cheese ever, you want to keep it safe and happy, but you also want to eat it. It kinda reminds me of Twilight, but with a strong love intrest, not a weak one who can't kill a guy if needed. Also, Phillip is never died, like other zombies. He had a thing in his brain called a prion that makes him want to eat people, but he mostly just eats brains, because they taste good.
Purity Test: Naomi Novik-Unicorn- I wasn't a big fan of this one, because I'm not the biggest fan of all comedy stories. There was a bit of action, but mostly comedy. This girl (who isn't exactly a virgin, mind you) was asked by an unicorn to pretend to be a virgin, because for some reason, the unicorn elders, or whatever, prefer virgins, even though others work fine. So they go out to fight a wizard and save some baby unicorns who are obsessed chocolate milk.
Bougainvillea: Carrie Ryan-Zombie- Definately one of my favorite zombie stories. The herione is kind of undecieded on what kind of ruler she wants to be when her dad dies, seeing as they are probably the only working island with only humans on it. Her father is ruthless, and won't let many outsiders on the island. Also, many believe that he murdered his own wife for not doing as he wished. When the (I think that it means mansion) landhuizen was attacked with lihemorto, fast-moving zombies, she makes her decision, and the decision kind of scares me.
A Thousand Flowers: Margo Lanagan-Unicorn- This one kinda freaked me out (I know I say kinda a lot). Mind you, I'm not an adult, so in childish terms, the plot of this was pretty, well... icky. For those who are confused, the man at the beginning, was thought to be the princesses LOVER! That is the most help I can give you with out giving it away. But, the child was really creeping me out because I'm also a girl, so... not my favorite. But, the beginning was very interesting because Manny made me laugh with the guy in the who was harrassing him.
The Children of the Revolution: Maureen Johnson-Zombie- Another good zombie story. It weaves in popculture, insanity, "religion", and science, into one zombie loving story. So, this girl is invited to an organic farm by her boyfriend Franklin, and there she realizes that the only reason that she liked him was because he was hot and he was nice when he was high. When he ran out of weed on this farm (that was a total scam might I add) he left. So she left the farm and got a nanny job for an extremely famous actress, who practices the messed up religion of Lazarology, and has some, well, "special" children.
The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn:Dana Peterfreund-Unicorn- One of my favorite unicorn stories. It's funny, unique, and exciting. The whole time I read this the only thought that I could process was I WANT A BABY KILLER UNICORN SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! Wendy (aka Wen) lives in a time where unicorns, which were once near extinction, come back out of hiding. Also, the world sees that these unicorns are goat-like, and they are, well, predators. Wendy learned last fall that she can talk to, train, and kill unicorns, unlike most people. But instead of trying to kill the unicorn that she finds, she raises it. Though the story ended quite abruptly, it had to. If she tried to go deeper into the story, it would be its own book!
Inoculata: Scott Westerfeld-Zombie- Another futuristic zombie-takes-over-world thing. In the story, Allison, one of the few children to survive the zees. On the pot farm which they keep base, Allison and the other three children (that includes teenagers) must drill. And drill. And drill. (not as in drilling into the ground, I'm talking about fire drill kind of stuff) She has a crush on another "child" named Kalyn, who always sat by the wire, watching the zees (zombies). And with the help of Kalyn, they become something that they once feared.
Princess Prettypants: Meg Cabot-Unicorn- Remember how I said that I'm not a fan of funny stories? I lied. Well, I lied to a degree. If they add something kind of "traumatic" (for teenagers anyway) it makes up for the ridiculousness of the whole thing. I mean, the unicorn FARTS RAINBOWS!!!!!!!!! But Princess Prettypants made up for it by attacking a guy in swimtrunks.
Cold Hands: Cassandra Clare-Zombie- This would scare me normally, if it wasn't a very take charge, stand for what's freaking right, ever-lasting love, down with bad powerful guys kind of story. Those are my favorites! But, in this story, Adele is to be wed to the Duke of Lychgate, James. That is, until he was hit by a car and died. However, death isn't exactly the end in Lychgate. After a curse was put on the town many years ago, the dead might come back to life. Most come back because of guilt, revenge, or to tell a secret.
I can't really explain much more, seeing as I am in the middle of the Unicorn story, The Third Virgin by Kathleen Duey. I hope I helped!
PS, The winner to the vote mentioned at the top of this review was Unicorn. I still can't pick though!
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I. KumarReseñado en Alemania el 23 de julio de 2016
4,0 de 5 estrellas Netter Zeitvertreib
Das Buch besteht aus lauter Kurzgeschichten bekannter Autoren mit kleinen diskussionen der beiden Hauptautoren zwischen den einzelnen Kapiteln. Man kann das Buch also gut zwischendrin weglegen und das auch für längere Zeit und dann ohne Probleme weiterlesen. Ideal für Zugfahrten oder um die Wartezeit im Waschsalon auszufüllen. Die Frage wer denn nun besser/cooler/stärker etc. zu beantworten bleibt dem Leser selbst überlassen. Wirklich gut gefallen hat mir neben dem Inhalt die Aufmachung des Buches, allerdings kam das Buch bereits mit leichten Schäden am Umschlag an, weshalb ich auch einen Stern abgezogen habe. Beim Lesen stört das natürlich nicht, aber bei Neuware ist so etwas meiner Meinung nach nicht okay.
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I Read, Therefore I BlogReseñado en el Reino Unido el 16 de diciembre de 2012
4,0 de 5 estrellas Zombies take on unicorns in the ultimate YA smack down
Black and Larbalestier have compiled a YA anthology aimed at proving whether zombies are better than unicorns or vice versa and I liked the competitive banter, which introduces each contribution.
THE HIGHEST JUSTICE BY GARTH NIX tells of a princess who secures the help of a unicorn against her tyrannical father and wicked stepmother.
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART BY ALAYA DAWN JOHNSON is an excellent gay love story about a zombie who falls for a zombie killer and was one of my favourites.
PURITY TEST BY NAOMI NOVIK is an amusing tale of a girl who reluctantly helps a unicorn battle an evil sorcerer in modern New York.
BOUGAINBILLEA BY CARRIE RYAN is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a girl's island idyll is shaken by the arrival of a handsome young man.
A THOUSAND FLOWERS BY MARGO LANAGAN was my favourite unicorn story, a dark and twisted love story between a woman and a unicorn and the people who get hurt as a result.
THE CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION BY MAUREEN JOHNSON is a comedy zombie tale involving famous actresses and a strange cult, which I found a little too knowing.
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR BABY KILLER UNICORN BY DIANA PETERFREUND is a touching tale about a girl who becomes protective of a unicorn kept in a travelling circus and the lengths she'll go to in order to help it.
INOCULATA BY SCOTT WESTERFELD follows a small group of isolated survivors in a post-apocalyptic world, where the teenagers are curious about the outside world but find that some of them are harbouring secrets.
PRINCESS PRETTYPANTS BY MEG CABOT was a funny story about a teenage girl who is less than impressed to receive the girliest unicorn in existence for her birthday. Essentially a morality tale, it went on a little long for me.
COLD HANDS BY CASSANDRA CLARE is a love story that continues after death, which is neatly told and was another of my favourites in the anthology.
THE THIRD VIRGIN BY KATHLEEN DUEY is a beautifully told story about a unicorn who heals with his horn but who takes years of life from the recipient in return.
PROM NIGHT BY LIBBA BRAY is a bittersweet story about the last teenage survivors in a small town who are trying to keep hold of as much normality as possible for as long as they can.
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CélineReseñado en Francia el 11 de marzo de 2020
2,0 de 5 estrellas L'idée était bonne
J'ai acheté ce livre parce que le concept me paraissait intéressant. En revanche l'exécution laisse à désirer. Les nouvelles ne sont pas particulièrement intéressantes et les personnages incroyablement oubliables.