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Reboots

Undead Can Dance

Mercedes Lackey Cody Martin

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CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
31 January 2023
"Portions of this book have previously appeared in Reboots and Reboots: Diabolical Streak  

  ""Unfettered oddball entertainment.”—Publisher’s Weekly  

  Say hello to Humph the Boggart, the principled, down-on-his-luck private detective, Skinny Jim the zombie, and Fred the werewolf, in this film noir style space opera.  

  Humans aren’t alone anymore—in fact, they share a planet with undead and near-dead beings, living in…semi-harmony, depending on who you ask!  

  This is the world of Reboots—where zombies, vampires, and werewolves live side-by-side with humans, taking whatever jobs they can to coexist peacefully. So, what better job to give almost-dead or dead beings, than one that consists of no air, cosmic radiation, and a lack of life-sustaining essentials?  

  In comes a cast of interesting, unique, and downright paranormal creatures as they travel through space.  

  Consisting of four parts, Reboots: Undead Can Dance is a space opera destined to become a favorite, written by beloved and world-renowned fantasy author Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin.  

  Follow Skinny Jim, a zombie who conceals his ability to speak to avoid being exterminated after an ill-fated war launched by a zombie emperor, leading to an alliance between Norms, the Fangs, and the Furs. And then there’s Humph the Boggart, an ethereal parahuman private investigator who navigates interspecies relationships in claustrophobic extraterrestrial environments with his friends, including Fred the werewolf.  

  And what happens when you put them all together in a confined space?  

  Lackey and Martin have created a perfect, witty, fast-paced read that you won’t be able to put down and will leave you craving more. "
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Imprint:   CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9781647100223
ISBN 10:   1647100224
Pages:   335
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mercedes Lackey is a New York Times bestselling author. She started writing in her early teens and developed her skills by creating fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued perfecting her writing skills and was mentored by experienced authors like C.J. Cherryh. In 1985, her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small science fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. She has nearly 150 books in print and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She is the author—alone or in collaboration—of the Hunter, Heralds of Valdemar, Elemental Masters, Secret World Chronicles, 500 Kingdoms, Diana Tregarde, Heirs of Alexandria, Obsidian Mountain, Dragon Jouster, Bedlam Bards, Shadow Grail, and other series and standalone books. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Cody has been living in SW Florida since the mid-90's. Thus far, he has avoided death by mosquitos, sun poisoning, and Florida drivers, among other things. When he's not dodging premature death, he occupies his time playing with swords, guns, climbing on tall things, and chained to his computer as a journeyman writer. He has written written ten novels, all with his mentor Mercedes Lackey. These include the Secret World Chronicle braided novel series, two entries for SERRAted Edge, an entry for the Exiled Series, and two previous entries in the Reboots series.

Reviews for Reboots: Undead Can Dance

"""Oklahoma author Mercedes Lackey, the popular and prolific author of 150 books, is joined by Florida author Cody Martin in this hilarious and immensely entertaining collection of four adventures from the world of Reboots - Bad Moon Rising, Just The Right Bullets, Diabolical Streak, and The Somnambulist Waltz.""--Grady's Reviews ""We like this book, we like this book a LOT! And here's why: The narrative is conversational and FULL of humor, dark humor and sarcasm! LOVE IT. The description of the Fangs, the Weres, and the Reboots, -Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies - is a new take on things, THAT's for sure. SCI-FI! We got interstellar travel, tech and more tech! ... Lesson of the book: ""Hire Boggarts."" Favourite Character: Slim Jim. Cover Score: 9.5/10 Book score: 9.0/10""--Scribble's Worth Book Reviews ""Lackey (the Valdemar series) and Martin (the Secret World Chronicles series) go all in on the offbeat, crafting a universe where vampires, werewolves, and zombies are real--and also astronauts. Normal humans (""Norms"") have dealt with the problems created by ferocious undead beings by shipping them off-planet. Their ensuing spacefaring adventures are chronicled here in four parts. Part one, ""Bad Moon Rising,"" introduces talking zombie Skinny Jim who conceals his ability to speak to avoid being exterminated after an ill-fated war launched by a zombie emperor, a conflict that led to an alliance between Norms, the Fangs, and the Furs. Part two, ""Just the Right Bullets,"" leans heavily on Casablanca and Maltese Falcon references, introducing an ethereal parahuman PI named Boggart who quotes Rick Blaine. Boggart recurs in the following sections as well, which continue to navigate interspecies relationships in claustrophobic extraterrestrial environments. Most of the humor works (""There's not a lot of intellectual stimulation amongst Zombies, if you don't count munching on the occasional rehydrated brain. You don't find us sitting around discussing Kierkegaard"") and the fast pace keeps the pages turning. The light approach, signaling that the authors aren't taking this genre mash-up too seriously, helps suspend disbelief. It's unfettered oddball entertainment.""--Publisher's Weekly"


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