Book 47: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

So, Seth Grahame-Smith took Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice and added this premise: England has been overrun by flesh-eating zombies for 55 years. The Bennett daughters need to marry well, just like in Austin's novel, but they are also trained killers of the unmentionables.

Passages like this abound: "[Elizabeth found herself] capable of considering the last half-hour as one of the happiest she had ever spent without spilling a drop of blood."

and: "[...] they set off together, armed only with their ankle daggers. Muskets and Katana swords were a more effective means of protecting one's self, but they were considered unladylike; and, having no saddle in which to conceal them, the three sisters yielded to modesty."

This is a really fun read, especially if you've read any Austen before. All the societal manners and the misunderstandings due to unwillingness to risk embarrassment remain. Plus there are all the zombies feasting and roaming and rising and stinking. Plus there are all the jokes about the girls' obsession with balls. Plus there are several line drawings depicting Elizabeth fighting zombies and ninjas and Darcy.