Imaginative powers that he was able to do so, and serendipitously, to come up with one of the best bovine puns in literary - or should that be cinematic? - history. I hadn't considered the possibility of a world in which cows became ruthless, libidinous killers, but it is a tribute to Michael Logan's I was looking for books set at any time, in any place. So step inside the world of the Manse, and watch it unravel around you.Īnd of Apocalypse Cow Terry had the following to say: Once you start to question the laws and promises that hold your world together, the whole thing can start to come apart. Which requires the audacity not just to make a new world from scratch, but to unmake it too.Īfter all, getting a second opinion on the rules of reality can be a dangerous thing - as you'll know if you are familiar with the poemįrom which Half-Sick of Shadows takes its name. I'll go with neutral.Terry had the following to say about Half Sick of Shadows:ĭavid Logan's anomalous world, the world of the Manse, is an unsettling place to be, precisely because he springs that shock on his unsuspecting characters - an uncommon trick, I enjoyed this very much, but am still not certain how I feel about the ending. However there is also and opening for another sequel, without the absolute necessity for one. It would have been hard to create a truly good ending choosing either side. Based on how the plot played out, it makes perfect sense. In the end members from both sides seem to see reason, but will the powers that be agree? It's a bit of an open ending, h. The problem is that each side is only seeing things from their own viewpoint. Geldolf invites himself on the mission, Both to escape his grandfather and to see his mother again-not positive that the rescue mission will work.There are a lot of shenanigans by both sides, threats and posturing and both secretly plan to destroy the other. When the man learns that his daughter is still alive on the island, he tasks his grandson with hiring a team of mercenaries to infiltrate Scotland and rescue her. Geldolf learns that his mother was right to hide him from his grandfather, who is a greedy old man concerned only with profits and securing his legacy. Both positions are understandable and even defensible.Our heroes are thrust back into the thick of things. The fear is that the infection will eventually escape the island and infect the rest of the world. Meanwhile the rest of the world believes they have the right to make the decision about whether or not these infected people have the right to live. There is an entire island of infected people trying to make the best of the life they've been cursed with. The virus, which was engineered for animals, has now mutated and made the jump to humans. Now the secret is out that the British Government created a biological weapon, and that they inadvertently let out of the laboratory. We are reunited with the survivors of Apocalypse Cow and are met with some new characters. I'm not sure how I feel about that ending, but I also do not think it could have ended any other way.Note To Self: Write a better review after the readathon.Updated Review (too many days later):So this was a bit more serious that it's wackier predecessor.
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