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Kellis-Amberlee zombies

BooksUndeadA virus2010 to today

Feed is the first novel of the Newsflesh series, set decades after a zombie outbreak that humanity survived. Its virus is carried by every mammal and is harmless until it amplifies. The plot follows bloggers covering a presidential campaign who uncover a conspiracy, and the book is also read as a satire of journalism.1

Battle it
First appeared
2010
Released 2010
Source work
Feed (2010)
Mira Grant (Seanan McGuire)
Made in
USA
What causes it
A virus
Kellis-Amberlee, a virus formed when an engineered cancer cure met an engineered cure for the common cold.
How you become one
Every mammal carries the dormant virus; it amplifies at death, on contact with infected fluids, or spontaneously, in any mammal over about 18 kg (40 lb).
field notes

What the sources say

1

Large animals turn as well as people1

2

Safe zones depend on constant blood tests and decontamination1

3

The outbreak, called the Rising, lies decades in the past when the story begins in 20401

4

Bloggers have replaced the traditional news media, which failed during the Rising1

5

In the novel, people credit films such as Dawn of the Dead with teaching them how to survive1

6

A finalist for the 2011 Hugo Award for best novel1

Sources

  1. Feed (Grant novel) - Wikipedia

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