Infected (novel)

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Infected
InfectedScottSiglerCover.jpg
Cover artwork for 2008 first edition hardcover
Author Scott Sigler
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCrown Publishing
Publication date
2008 (print),
2006 (podcast)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (2008 novel and e-book),
Podcast
Pages352
ISBN 978-0-307-40610-1
Followed by Contagious  

Infected is a science fiction biopunk thriller novel by author Scott Sigler. The novel was initially released in 2006 in podcast format with a print release in 2008 by Crown Publishing, with Sigler continuing to offer the podcast version online. [1] The book was initially titled Infested, [2] with the name changing in order to distance itself from a movie releasing with a similar title. [3]

Contents

Plot

The novel follows several characters as they deal with an alien invasion on the microscopic level. The narration is primarily through the perspectives of Perry Dawsey, an ex-football player with an anger problem, and Margaret Montoya, an epidemiologist with the CDC who is investigating a strange disease that turns seemingly normal people into murderers.

Reception

Critical reception for Infected has been mixed, with Monsters and Critics praising the book's action and pacing. [4] The San Francisco Chronicle panned the book, stating that the book's intensity "might work in a series of cliff-hanging audio episodes, but as a novel to be read in a few sittings, Infected can't rise above its overheated prose and rote characterizations." [5] The Guardian also reviewed Infected, criticizing the book's "portentous cliff-hangers and one-dimensional characters". [6]

The Sacramento News's "Bibliolatry" praised Infected, calling it "imaginative, gross, frightening, suspenseful, funny, thought-provoking and sick in the "omigawd-I-wanna-barf" way". [7] BookReporter and Publishers Weekly also positively reviewed the book, [8] with BookReporter citing the character of Perry Dawsey as the "heart" of the book. [9]

Adaptations

Film

Infected was formerly optioned by Rogue Pictures and Random House Films, [10] with the option having lapsed in 2010. [11]

Graphic novel

In 2010, work began on a graphic novel adaptation of Sigler's Infected, with the series to be published by IDW in the summer of 2012. [12] The first issue was released August 1, 2012, [13] but the series was put on hold indefinitely due to delays with subsequent issues. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Make The NY Times Bestseller List... By Giving Your Book Away Huffington Post
  2. ↑ Rogue, Random book 'Infested' Hollywood Reporter
  3. ↑ Weissman, Adam (2008-09-16), Infected , retrieved 2016-11-12
  4. ↑ Book Review: Infected Monsters and Critics
  5. ↑ There's a lot that ails gory 'Infected' San Francisco Chronicle
  6. ↑ Ill communication The Guardian
  7. ↑ Creepy. No, way beyond creepy Sacramento News: Bibliolatry
  8. ↑ Review: Infected Publishers Weekly
  9. ↑ Review: Infected BookReporter
  10. ↑ Borys, Kit (2007-05-31). "Rogue, Random book 'Infested'". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  11. ↑ Scott Sigler (2008-03-31). Infected Trailer from the novel by Scott Sigler (Book I of the Infected Trilogy) . Retrieved 2016-11-12– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "IDW Get Infected With Scott Sigler". Bleeding Cool. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Preview: Infected #1". CBR. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  14. ↑ Sigler, Scott. "Infected Graphic Novel". Scott Sigler. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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