In the vein of
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer, urban fantasy author Lori Handeland created the mash-up novel
Shakespeare Undead. The title character is not the Will Shakespeare we've come to know and love but a vampire necromancer who has lived a number of places before ending up in 16th century London. She clearly had a good time with her Elizabethan-era zombies--the sequel,
Zombie Island, was published last month. (A review is coming.) Handeland salts the books with lots of references to the plays (too many for one cranky reviewer on Amazon) and Shakespeare lovers who don't take themselves too seriously should have a great time with the book.
I love the cover. I know the fangs are a little cheesy but if a book is about a vampire playwright...you need to go with the cheese.
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