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Blackout by Mira Grant (view source)
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I loved the moral quandary raised by clone Georgia. She's 97% cogent to the original Georgia Mason, but she isn't her. The identity issues this prompts in Georgia II would have made a fine novel of their own. Grant once again perfectly illustrates a world where medical science has gone unchecked and unregulated for years as the population depend on them for a cure to the virus they all carry.
The conclusion to the Newsflesh series is both satisfying and utterly believable. It's an impressive feat that Grant manages to make the humans more frightening than the zombies, and she never steps a foot wrong in her portrayal of the darkest facets of humanity. Haunting, thought -provoking, and likely to keep this reviewer up at night for a while, if you buy one book this year, make it Blackout.
My thanks to the publishers for sending a copy. We also have a review of [[Newsflesh Trilogy: Deadline by Mira Grant|Newsflesh Trilogy: Deadline]].
For more 'America infested with supernatural creatures' try [[Half the Blood of Brooklyn (Joe Pitt Novel) by Charlie Huston]].