{"id":3906,"date":"2013-07-15T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T20:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:47:58","slug":"a-plague-of-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3906","title":{"rendered":"A Plague of Zombies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Plague of Zombies<\/a><\/em> (2012) Diana Gabaldon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Plague_Zombies\"<\/a>This was originally published in the anthology Down These Strange Streets<\/em>, and is the story that made me look for other Lord John stories.<\/p>\n

Lord John (now Lieutenant-Colonel Grey) is sent to Jamaica to look into the unrest there. The governor had requested the military after a rebellion led to the death of an Englishman.<\/p>\n

Despite his promotions, Grey remains much the same.<\/p>\n

‘You are Lieutenant-Colonel Grey?’<\/p>\n

Grey thought it unlikely that there were a plethora of men wearing the uniforms and insignia of a lieutenant-colonel on the premises of the Kind’s House at that very moment, but nonetheless bowed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘I heard him… er… speaking to himself. He had begun to drink rather heavily, you see. Quite understandable under the circumstance, don’t you think?’<\/p>\n

Grey wished he could drink heavily…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As does his valet Tom.<\/p>\n

Tom was fearless in the streets of London and perfectly willing to face down ferocious dogs or foaming horses. Spiders, though, were quite another matter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With good reason, I say.<\/p>\n

As Grey looks into the matter, he discovers that the threatened uprising isn’t quite as presented, and that the death of the plantation owner might also not be as it seems.<\/p>\n

Also, there are zombies. Not Night of the Living Dead zombies, but Caribbean zombies, and to be honest, those kinds of zombies are kinda fascinating, albeit disgusting and horrifying.<\/p>\n

So I very much enjoyed my re-read of the Lord John stories. I still need to read The Scottish Prisoner<\/em>, but since that’s only half a Lord John story, I’ve held off, since I’m not particularly interested in the Outlander series, just the Lord John stories.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Dell
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