After the runaway success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk books just announced last night a new title in its collection – Sense and Sensbility and Sea Monsters to be released this coming September.
According to an interview with EW.com, book co-author Ben H. Winters promises, “a giant rampaging mutant lobster. Octopi with glittering tentacles. And pirates — I couldn’t resist pirates.” Compared to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, there will be a higher ratio of good monster action in this book — and more swordfights…and even submarines..?
I can’t wait.
And be sure to check out its fantastic book trailer.
Everything seems normal and like a typical A&E or BBC classic adaptation of Jane Austen until 0:55 into the trailer when we hear a telltale splash in the lake behind Marianne Dashwood and Mr. Willoughby.
Followed at 1:33 by an approaching tentacle — and then – suddenly! – a scream worthy of any good horror film and Willoughby is gone!, dragged into the lake by a sea monster!
Traditional Jane Austen it is not, but who has not wanted to see Willoughby (like Wickham in Pride and Prejudice) finally get his? A great and exciting new way to read ‘the classics’ that is sure to circulate well on many YA shelves.
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