Feed is the first book in the Newsflesh series of science fiction/horror novel written by Seanan McGuire under the pen name of Mira Grant and published by Orbit Books in 2010. Defined for after zombie apocalypse and written from the perspective of the Georgia Mason blogger journalist, Feed follows Georgia and its news team as they follow Republican presidential campaigner Peter Ryman's campaign. A series of deadly incidents caused Georgia and his brother, Shaun, to find an attempt to undermine the campaign, linked to a larger conspiracy involving the undead.
McGuire's interest in horror and virology inspired him to write a book, but he struggled with the storyline until a friend suggested using selection as a framing tool. The novel has been praised for its detailed formation, including the awareness of characters from previous zombie fiction - an element found by McGuire in the least horror works. Feeds are second in the 2011 Hugo Awards for Best Novel category. The deadline is the second book in the Newsflesh series. Just before the third installment, Blackout (May 22, 2012), published, McGuire released an alternate ending for Feeds .
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Plot
Feed is set several decades after the zombie apocalypse, referred to as Rising. Two man-made viruses (drugs for cancer and medications for the common cold) are combined to form Kellis-Amberlee, a virus that quickly infects all mammalian life. Kellis-Amberlee is usually beneficial, but the virus can "live" or "strengthen", turning host mammals over 40 pounds (18 kg) into zombies. There are three ways of amplification that occur: the death of the host, contact with live specimens (bitten by zombies) and spontaneous conversions. Those infected who have not been amplified remain clear until the virus has time to spread throughout the body. Dirtiness is followed by a lack of sensitivity to pain, memory loss and eventually conversion.
Most humans live in tightly controlled safe zones, with rigorous blood testing and decontamination protocols used to prevent the spread of live K-A virus. After the inaction of traditional media during Rising, blogs and other new media have been taken over as the primary source of information and entertainment; bloggers are recognized as professional journalists, with individuals who specialize and identify as "Newsies" (objective, factual reporters), "Stewarts" ("who report factual opinions"), "Irwins" (named after Steve Irwin, who looking to educate and entertain with out and "piercing objects with a stick"), "Aunt" (who shared personal stories, recipes, and other content "to make people happy and relaxed"), or "Fiction" (creators of fiction and poetry )).
Feeds occurred in 2040 and is written from the Georgian perspective of "George" Mason, a Newsie blogger and the head of the After the End Times website. Georgia, his brother Shaun (an Irwin), and their friend Georgette "Buffy" Meissonier (a fictional and technologist), were selected to cover the campaign of Senator Peter Ryman, a moderate Republican. The campaign was largely smooth until it reached Eakly, Oklahoma, where zombies attacked a campaign convoy, killing several people before security (aided by Georgia and Shaun) could hold them; they then find it is a regulated attack. The next phase of the campaign is the Republican National Convention, in which Ryman faces against religion, right-wing governor David Tate and female congressman from Wagman's Christian-over-substance Christian. During the convention, Rick Cousins ​​(a Newsie and former print journalist) defects from Wagman's campaign to join After the End Times. Ryman was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate, but since it was announced, Georgia learned that the zombie outbreak took place on the senator's horse farm, and his eldest daughter died. Georgia and the company investigated and found that the outbreak started from horses that were injected with live virus.
Ryman and his campaign move to Texas, where Ryman joins his vice presidential candidate: Tate. The bloggers should drive their vehicles and equipment to land. During the journey, the journalist's convoy (which had been separated from the part of the group of presidents who rode ahead of them) was attacked by a sniper. Georgia, Shaun, and Rick survive, but the van carrying Buffy and Chuck (Buffy's lover) crashes. Chuck dead, zombifies, and bites Buffy. He claimed to divulge information to the group that ruined Ryman's campaign; the attack happened because he refused to continue. After managing the coup, Georgia called for rescue, but the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) team poisoned members of the surviving group and took them for testing. Once released, team work on the campaign is hampered as they unearth the underlying conspiracy, deteriorating the relationship of bloggers with Ryman and Tate. The team found evidence linking Tate with the attack, along with broader conspiracy guidelines involving CDC and other parties, but when Georgia confronted Ryman during an event in Sacramento, California, he was skeptical and sent them away to prepare to convince him of the facts otherwise he will fire them from the campaign. When the bloggers leave, they are attacked, and Georgia is shot with a tranquilizer that contains live viruses. Rick escapes with a copy of group evidence shortly before the zombie outbreak is instigated, and Shaun helps Georgia expose the conspiracy through one last blog post. He then begins to strengthen, forcing Shaun to execute him.
The novel narrative then changes to Shaun's perspective. He mobilized the details of Ryman's security to help contain the plague, then broke into the convention center to confront Ryman and Tate. Tate took Ryman's wife hostage with a syringe from a zombie virus, claiming her actions are part of a plot that uses the zombie's fear to reshape America into a more faithful society. Then the governor injects himself instead, and Shaun shoots him to prevent zombification.
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The inspiration to write Feed comes from a combination of McGuire's interest in horror and virology movies. McGuire wanted a zombie virus that changed society but survived, and spent two years developing the concept of the virus and its consequences. Another aspect that McGuire wants to overcome is the lack of a clear awareness of the horror fiction character of the horror fiction canon: in his novel, films like Dawn of the Dead (1978) are credited with helping mankind survive.
Despite building the background mentioned above, McGuire struggled with the plot until a friend suggested using the presidential campaign as a framing device. This allows McGuire to explore many problems and show life-changing results from the zombie apocalypse.
Reception
Zack Handlen reviews the novel for The A.V. Club describes Feed as "The West Wing by George Romero". He chose the level of detail in McGuire's world for praise, and he observed that although most players are stock characters, this is not a major obstacle to enjoying the book's narrative.
Writing for Strange Horizons , Jonathan McCalmont praised Feed as "excitement", highlighting its overall structure, written action and good dialogue, and detailed world building. However, McCalmont found it difficult to regard the book as a political thriller, and chose to interpret it as a merciless allusion to contemporary journalism and its associated issues.
The fact that the Feed and its characters recognize previous zombie fiction was praised by the Schlock Mercenary webcartoonist Howard Tayler.
Feeds are listed as number 74 in the NPR's "Top 100 Killer Thrillers" poll. The novel was nominated for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and was second in the category, behind Blackout/All Clear (2010) by Connie Willis.
Alternate termination
Shortly before the May 22 release of Blackout (2012), McGuire released an alternate ending for Feeds , titled Fed . The end was initially available on Facebook on May 17th, then released online by Orbit on May 23rd.
The new end begins as soon as the Ryman kicks Georgia, Shaun, and Rick out of Sacramento events, and deviates with the arrows of the virus that hit Shaun, not Georgia. Georgia and Rick retreated inside the van to post their findings on Tate and the conspiracy, while Shaun died defending them from the plague. Georgia confronts and kills Tate, then kills himself a week later, can not live in a world without Shaun. The perspective turns into Rick, broken and alcoholic, as he arranges Mason's funeral. He noted that the conspiracy may not end with Tate, but "someone else has to save the world next time."
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