Paul Is Undead, Alan Goldsher
Paul Is Undead, Alan Goldsher
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Paul Is Undead
The British Zombie Invasion

Author: Alan Goldsher

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/22/2010

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humorous

Synopsis

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to really meet the Beatles. This is a delightfully gory retelling of the Beatles’ US tour that reimagines the Liverpool foursome as bloodthirsty zombies who take over the world … literally!For John Lennon, a young, idealistic zombie guitarist with dreams of global domination, Liverpool seems the ideal place to form a band that could take over the world. In an inspired act, Lennon kills and reanimates local rocker Paul McCartney, kicking off an unstoppable partnership. With the addition of newly zombified guitarist George Harrison and drummer/Seventh Level Ninja Lord Ringo Starr, the Beatles soon cut a swath of bloody good music and bloody violent mayhem across Europe, America, and the entire planet.In this searing oral history, discover how the Fab Four climbed to the Toppermost of the Poppermost while stealing the hearts, ears, and brains of smitten teenage girls. Learn the tale behind a spiritual journey that resulted in the dismemberment of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Marvel at the seemingly indestructible quartet’s survival of a fierce attack by Eighth Level Ninja Lord Yoko Ono. And find out how the boys escaped eternal death at the hands of England’s greatest zombie hunter, Mick Jagger.Through all this, one mystery remains: Can the Beatles sublimate their hunger for gray matter, remain on top of the charts, and stay together for all eternity? After all, three of the Fab Four are zombies, and zombies live forever.

About Alan Goldsher

Alan Goldsher has contributed to such music magazines as Bass Player and Drum. He is the author of the music-themed novels Jam and The Record Haüs, as well as a history of the jazz legend Art Blakey. As a ghostwriter, he has collaborated on projects with Bernie Mac, as well as other actors and comedians, and he has also contributed to ESPN and NBA.com as a sportswriter.

About Simon Vance

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zetta on June 24, 2010

This is one of the funniest books I've read this year. I have written a review of this book for The New York Journal of Books, but here's a wee teaser: Take every bit of fact, fiction, or myth uttered about The Beatles as a group or as individuals and throw it aside. Paul Is Undead has rewritten histo......more

Goodreads review by Richard on August 01, 2010

The Fall of the House of BeatleZ It's easy to shrug off this novel as a funny book about the most famous and influential rock band of all time. Look deeper. You'll see scribe Alan Goldsher veils stunning truth behind humorous fiction in his tome, "Paul Is Undead." Were three of the Beatles really zomb......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on June 23, 2010

What do a famous music band, The Beatles and zombies have to do with each other…a lot when Paul is Undead! Yep, you read this right. The Beatles may have come from England and but they were they were not of this world. John Lennon was already a zombie when he helped formed the Beatles. He was getting......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on July 02, 2010

The rock world's most famous story is given the zombie treatment in this very silly send-up. Beatles and Sixties rock fans will find plenty to giggle over, as there are plenty of in-jokes peppered throughout. (My favorite was a subplot involving Rod Argent.) Although the gross-out zombie gags can get......more

Goodreads review by Roseann on July 12, 2012

I expected to like this book much more that I actually did. I was surprised to find it was a good historical look at the rise of the Beatles (if you take out all the Zombie and Ninja elements), but it often dragged and I found myself wanting to skip ahead more than once. If you are looking for eithe......more

Quotes

“Brilliant and hilarious. Two decaying thumbs up.” Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Patient Zero

“Paul Is Undead caused this reviewer to laugh hard enough to pull a muscle. Which muscle exactly will never be revealed, but Goldsher could go on a quest similar to the one chronicled in this book and find out how many others have injured themselves from reading this hilarious work.” New York Journal of Books

“Roughly paralleling the real-world career of the Beatles, this alternate history reimagines successes, failures, and rivalries with over-the-top bizarro charm.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Goldsher turns in a classic rags-to-riches tale of aspiration and success that would do Horatio Alger proud, punctuated by no end of gore.” Kirkus Reviews

“Paul Is Undead may be the most lively Beatles book to come down the long and winding road in years. It’s bloody brilliant!” Examiner.com

“This is one of my favorite reviews because, for the first time, I was able to include not only clips from the audiobook, but comments from both the author and the narrator. The story is a hilarious mashup offering an ingenious take on the Beatles legend. Narrator Simon Vance brings it to life (or death, depending on your perspective) with an incredible audio performance.” AudiobookDJ.com

“A postmodern gothic classic.” Mick Wall, author of When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

“Hilarious.” Michael Ian Black, comedian and author of Clappy As a Ham

Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Top 25 Book
  • Audie Award Finalist
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