World war moo

World War Moo

SFF

by Michael Logan

Griffin: St. Martin's. (Apocalypse Cow, Bk. 2). Jun. 2015. 320p. ISBN 9781250061652. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466867697. HORROR

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England is still blockaded to prevent the spread of the zombie virus unleashed in Apocalypse Cow. The British government in exile and U.S. war hawks want to nuke the British Isles to ensure that the disease doesn't become a global pandemic, and Prime Minister Tony Campbell has remained in London, trying to convince the rest of the world to look for a cure rather than a nuclear solution. Meanwhile, the infected (both bovines and humans) are living their lives, slightly more prone to violent fits of rage but mostly harmless unless they sense an uninfected nearby.

VERDICT It's nice to revisit the characters from the first book, including spotty, awkward teen Geldolf and his militant vegan mother Fanny, who is leading a movement to educate the infected to conquer their urges through mental discipline. While not as wildly funny as its predecessor and lacking some of that book's tension, this is another pleasant pick for those who appreciate their horror with a laugh track.

Reviewed by Meg

Seattle Book Mama

“Where there’s war, there’s udder destruction.” Michael Logan’s unused release, World War Moo, is the sequel to Apocalypse Cow. Mix the zombie apocalypse with mad cow disease, toss in some technology, then ask the spirits of Terry Pratchett and Monty Python to hop into the cauldron. What follows is a deeply mooooving story that is bound to amuse. Many thanks go to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me a glimpse in advance.

How does one contain the deadly infection that has taken over the British Isles, and why are some people inexplicably immune to it? The society appears to have gone stark raving mad, or at least, part of it has. Trade among nations has been obliterated, and famine is rampant. Inflation is out of control, and when you find yourself spending a thousand pounds for a rat kebab, it’s pretty explain that simply surviving ought to be the order of the day.

Not so for young Geldof. His Grandfather Carstairs, the sinister genius who twiddles his moustache to prove his inner character, has appeared and told him that his mother is alive and in danger. Fanny must be rescued from Britain before the bombs fall; there’s even talk of dropping neutron bom

World War Moo by Michael Logan

World War Moo is a lead sequel to Apocalypse Cow. It is entirely possible (in truth I’m pretty damn sure I can guarantee it) that there will be spoilers here if you haven’t read book one. There I’ve said it. Now if you proceed you contain no-one to blame but yourself.

It began with a cow that just wouldn’t die. Yep. That’s right. They’re still un-dead, and now the disease has spread to humans. The epidemic that transformed Britain’s bovine population into a blood-thirsty, brain-grazing, zombie horde…err…zombie herd… is threatening to take over the globe in Michael Logan’s World War Moo.

And there’s not much time left to stop it. All of Great Britain is infected and hungry. The rest of the world has a tough preference to make. Should they nuke the brits right off the map — men, women, children, cows and all — in the biggest genocide in history? Or should they risk global infection in a race against time to find a cure? With hungry zombies attempting to cross borders by planes, trains, boats, and any other create of transport available, it’s only a matter of time before the viru

First published back in June of 2015, Scottish author Michael Logan’s ‘World War Moo’ formed the sequel to his tongue-in-cheek bovine zombie apocalypse novel ‘Apocalypse Cow’ (2012).

DLS Synopsis:
It all started off with a frenzied cow which the McTavish & Sons abattoir found they couldn’t kill. No matter how many bolts they put in the animal’s thinker, it wouldn’t stay dead. The government quickly moved in and burned the abattoir to the ground. They knew exactly what was going on. After all, they were the ones who were responsible. It had been their experimental virus that had gotten out. But the difficulty had gotten out of hand, and before long the entire UK was dealing with an epidemic of blood-thirsty and sex-crazed animals. And now the virus has moved on to mankind.

Whilst Great Britain attempts to deal with their problem, the linger of the world looks on. Russia, China and the US decide to come together in the interest of humanity. And so ‘Operation Excision’ was born. The UK was still just too much of a risk. Drastic times called for harsh actions. Together the world leaders knew the

World War Moo
The zombie cows plaguing Britain have spread the virus to humans in this sequel to the Pratchett Award–winning Apocalypse Cow.
The ragtag team who so bravely risked all to save the world from zombie cows, to put it bluntly, failed. The epidemic that transformed Britain's bovine population into a blood-thirsty, brain-grazing, zombie horde . . . err . . . zombie herd . . . is now threatening to take over the globe. And there's not much time left to stop it.
With all of Great Britain is infected and hungry, the relax of the world has a tough choice to make. Should they nuke the brits right off the map—men, women, children, cows and all—in the biggest genocide in history? Or should they risk global infection in a race against time to find a cure? With zombies attempting to cross borders by plains, trains, boats, and any other form of transport free, it's only a matter of time before the virus gets out.
And if it does, there's only one retort . This means war.
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