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    Shakespeare Undead: Shakespeare Undead, #1

    By Lori Handeland

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    A fun-filled fantasy romp through Elizabethan England . . .

     

    It has been said that one man could not possibly have created all the works attributed to William Shakespeare.  However, what if Shakespeare was not a man?  What if Shakespeare was an immortal vampire? 

     

    What if the Dark Lady of his sonnets was a zombie hunter?  What if they met, fell in love, thwarted evil together . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLori Handeland
    Release dateNov 1, 2016
    ISBN9780997132441
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    Shakespeare Undead: Shakespeare Undead, #1
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    Lori Handeland

    Lori Handeland is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than 60 published works of fiction to her credit. Her novels, novellas, and short stories span genres from paranormal and urban fantasy to historical romance. After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career. Marking her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019) is a richly layered novel about two women who love the same man, how their lives intertwine, and their journeys of loss, grief, sacrifice, and forgiveness. While student teaching, Lori started reading a life-changing book, How to Write a Romance and Get It Published. Within its pages. the author, Kathryn Falk, mentioned Romance Writers of America. There was a local chapter; Lori joined it, dived into learning all about the craft and business, and got busy writing a romance novel. With only five pages completed, she entered a contest where the prize was having an editor at Harlequin read her first chapter. She won. Lori sold her first novel, a western historical romance, in 1993. In the years since then, she has written eleven novels in the popular Nightcreature series, five installments in the Phoenix Chronicles, six works of spicy contemporary romance about the Luchettis, a duet of Shakespeare Undead novels, and many more books. Her fiction has won critical acclaim and coveted awards, including two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America for Best Paranormal Romance (Blue Moon) and Best Long Contemporary Category Romance (The Mommy Quest), a Romantic Times Award for Best Harlequin Superromance (A Soldier’s Quest), and a National Reader’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal (Hunter’s Moon). Lori Handeland lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and occasional visits from her two grown sons and her perfectly adorable grandson.

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    • 3/5
      I love these type of books. So when I came across this one on sale I had to grab it. Even though I really enjoy these books, I didn’t really have any expectations going into this one. They can be very hit or miss. So because of that, part of me was surprised at just how much I liked it and another part of me was wondering why I was so surprised.Shakespeare Undead is so well written that you are pulled in from the first page. I loved Kate. She is so brave and strong. We need more characters like her. I wish I was like her. I also loved Will. He actually had me laughing out loud and that doesn’t happen too often while reading.If you haven’t read this book, you need to go get it right now. You wont regret it. I will be getting the next book,Zombie Island as soon as I can.
    • 5/5
      Funny, witty, and just good! Gives you an idea of Shakespeare that you hadn't thought of before.
    • 4/5
      Now that a number of classic novels are being invaded by forces of the supernatural, why not target historical figures!So, William Shakespeare is a vampire. He can pass for human, control people with his minds, and kill zombies with his bare hands. He also possesses a wild imagination that does not seem to stop. Oh, and he can see dead people and raise zombies to do his bidding. So, when zombies are running amok all over London, citizens hide from what they believe is the plague and Shakespeare kills off as many as he can. However, he is not alone. Here enters Kate (yes, the same name as one of the characters from Taming of the Shrew), a trained zombie hunter who joins Shakespeare for some zombie killing action, along with other activities that take place behind closed doors (if you know what I mean). But who is responsible for this undead force that terrorizes the city? Can Shakespeare control his darker half? And who will make a cameo, Queen Elizabeth or Christopher Marlowe?Lori Handeland has written a number of paranormal romances in the past. She has experience in the genre and it shows very well. The author is able to turn Shakespeare from the writer that everybody knows of to an immortal, strong, and passionate individual. However, his sexy persona does not get in the way with his struggles of hiding his true nature and power. The same goes with Kate, who needs to hide her natural killing and acting abilities in a society where women were not permitted on the stage and must remain faithful to their husband, even if they did not find any form of love between them. Among the romantic moments, there are a number of comedic moments involving Shakespeare, his actors, and even Queen Elizabeth herself. The two forms blend nicely together, neither one smothering the other.For Shakespeare enthusiasts, there are various references to the bard’s work, such as The Taming of the Shrew, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Romeo and Juliet, just to name a few. Readers will have fun pointing out references and how well they contribute to the novel’s storyline.This romantic and comedic piece of paranormal fun will entertain fans of the bard, as well as those who cannot get enough of these "mash-up" novels. It appears as though a mixture of zombies, vampires, and William Shakespeare creates an entertaining read from beginning to end.
    • 4/5
      This was like being at a Renaissance fair. A very quick and entertaining read and written really well.The only fault I found in the book is that during the first occurrence of a conflict between Kate and a zombie, Kate kicks him in his private parts which causes the zombie to fall to the ground clutching his same parts. It is later mentioned in the book that zombies do not feel pain. I'm not sure if it was later decided that zombies do not feel pain in the development of the story and this was just a possible over sight that was missed during proofing.Other than that I really loved the book.
    • 4/5
      Well written, but at times super cheesy.In the zombies/vampires/werewolves/misc monsters-added-to-literature-or-historical-stories genre this is a pretty good story. There is some racy romancing going on but it's not total smut. The only thing that really bothered me was the constant use of obvious/famous quotes from Shakespeare and other authors we're supposed to believe are also his work later in his vampire life.
    • 3/5
      Liked the originality of this story. The explanation of how Shakespeare got his play ideas and the incorporation of his plays into the story was fun for a fan of his work. Will probably read the next one.
    • 4/5
      This was a really fun read. Being a "fan" of Shakespeare it was a fresh way to see how some of the themes of his plays were inspired by his vampirism and hunt for zombies. In someways it reminded me of the film, "Shakespeare in Love," but done with a unique twist.
    • 5/5
      SHAKESPEARE UNDEAD BY LORI HANDELAND is a Elizabethan paranormal set in 1592 London. It is well written with depth and detail. It is about vampires, zombies,suspense, ghosts, a chasseur(hunter), and Shakespeare. The characters will pull you into the story and keep your attention. It will give you new and different insight into William Shakespeare and his tragic plays. What if…. Shakespeare,who is now a vampire, meets the chasseur,hunter, Kate, while she is hunting zombies. They work together to fight the zombies and find out why there is so many of them. Kate later learns the truth about Shakespeare, she is falling in love with him. He is already in love with Kate. He would give his life for her and she would for him. I would recommend this book especially if you enjoy vampires, zombies, romance, suspense, ghosts and a new look at Shakepeare and his plays. This book was received for review and details can be found at My Book Addiction and More and St. Martin’s Press.