Need help finding books:

[Module88]

Well, I have an English project to do, and I need to find books. Unfortunately, I'm having difficulty finding books I'd like (Zombie books please. Max Brooks is out, unfortunately, although I don't think his book can be considered a novel). Here are the restrictions she placed upon us.

1. Book must be published after 1995
2. Must be an adult level book- not meant for children or a young adult audience (Ie. Harry Potter)
3. May not be a collection of short stories or poems
4. Must be drama or fiction
5. Must be written by a British Author or author from one of the former British colonies, with the exception of the US, Canda, Australia, and NZ. The author must have resided in GB or its former colonies during the writing or publication of the work
6. It must be at least 200 pages (Plays will be approved individually). Specifically, "Librettos of musicals will not be allowed- sorry, all of you Andrew Lloyd Webber fans."

I'm into science fiction, zombie novels, the likes. The Assignemnt is to essentially analyze the style of the author. Two consecutive pages must be analyzed and a report written on all of that crap. Anyone know of any books that fit those restrictions that I might like? I've been Googling for a while and I'm getting sick of it. I've looked at the Booker Awards, but none of them seem particularly appealing. Thanks for the help.

[Dondrei]

2. Must be an adult level book- not meant for children or a young adult audience (Ie. Harry Potter)

That's debatable.

5. Must be written by a British Author or author from one of the former British colonies, with the exception of the US, Canda, Australia, and NZ. The author must have resided in GB or its former colonies during the writing or publication of the work

Yeesh, how come little African countries count but Australia and NZ don't? How about South Africa?

I'm into science fiction, zombie novels, the likes. The Assignemnt is to essentially analyze the style of the author. Two consecutive pages must be analyzed and a report written on all of that crap. Anyone know of any books that fit those restrictions that I might like? I've been Googling for a while and I'm getting sick of it. I've looked at the Booker Awards, but none of them seem particularly appealing. Thanks for the help.

I'd recommend Douglas Adams, but I don't know if any of his books are written after 1995 - he died quite a while ago now. Does posthumously published material count if the publication (as opposed to writing) date is past 1995? Nothing else comes to mind, unless you like Terry Pratchett.

[Bortaz]

Read something from Brian Jacques.

[thejdawg2]

Read something from Brian Jacques.

He is classified most often as middle fiction. Even if one were to consider his work YA, there is no conceivable way to convince a teacher that it's "adult level."



And I'm sorry I cannot help you, Module. Parameters are just a bit too strict for my book knowledge. (Damn Americans not paying enough attention to others.)

[Sokar Rostau]

Try something by Arthur C. Clarke. I'm almost certain that he wrote 3001 in the last five years, and you don't get much more science fiction than the venerable Clarkey. He is a Briton that lives in Sri Lanka, which was a British Dominion until shortly after WWII.

[Kaysaar]

Terry Prachett is British, Fiction, and some of his books after 1995.:smiley:

[Thyiad]

I always found it easier to tear a book apart, if I didn't like it. I wouldn't have dreamt of doing an assignment on a book I actually liked; it would ruin it for me.

Oh Douglas Adams died in 2001 but moved to California in 1999.

[Empired]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman? I think it fits all the criteria.

Oh... he's from GB but I think he might have lived in the US when he was writing it.

[S Z]

Perhaps something by David Gemmell? Bernard Cornwell is another name I am dredging up from the mists of time, but he is more 'historical fiction' than 'zombie flick'.

Unfortunately, the Horror/Fantasy Fiction market is dominated by US authors, so finding (essentially) British Authors fitting those criteria will be tough. Heck, just the sci-fi category is hard enough.

[Thelioness]

So have you picked something?
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