Infobox book name Deadline image image caption author Seanan McGuire writing as Mira Grant title orig translator illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series Newsflesh Trilogy genre Science fiction horror genre horror publisher Orbit Books pub date May 2011 english pub date media type pages 519 pp. isbn 978 1 84149 899 7 oclc 751500639 dewey congress preceded by Feed Grant novel Feed followed by Blackout Grant novel Blackout Deadline is the second book in the Newsflesh Trilogy Newsflesh Trilogy , written by Seanan McGuire under the penname Mira Grant. A Science fiction horror genre horror novel set after a zombie apocalypse and written from the perspective of blog journalist Shaun Mason, Deadline delves deeper into the conspiracy unveiled during the events of the previous book, Feed Grant novel Feed . Plot As with Feed Grant novel Feed , Deadline is set several decades after the zombie apocalypse , referred to as the Rising. Two man made viruses a cure for cancer and a cure for the common cold combined to form Kellis Amberlee, virus that quickly infects all mammalian life. Kellis Amberlee is normally beneficial, but the death of any host over convert 40 lb in weight causes the virus to activate or amplify , turning them into a zombie fictional zombie . Most humans reside in tightly controlled safe zones, with rigorous blood testing and decontamination protocols used to prevent the spread of live virus. After the inaction of traditional media during the Rising, blog s and other new media have taken over as the primary source of information and entertainment bloggers are recognised as professional journalists, with individuals specialising and identifying as Newsies fact based reporting , Irwins named after Steve Irwin , who seek to educate and entertain by going out and poking things with sticks , or Fictionals fictional content , among others. Deadline occurs in 2041, about a year after the events of Feed , and is written f ... more details
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