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This is very much a novel about getting the band back together, at least those members of the motley crew who managed to survive the first go. Michael logan is an awardwinning scottish writer, whose career has taken him across the globe. Apocalypse cow is a pacy, entertaining read, we love this book. Once zombies overran jane austen, it was probably only a matter of time before we got a farce about mad cow disease. I finished it sunday and it gave me the worst nightmares. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An apocalypse cow novel by michael logan jo 20150609 and read world war moo. Apocalypse cow treads that rare path between horrific and hilarious, which makes for a very fun read indeed. Apocalypse cow apocalypse cow, book 1 by michael logan. He left scotland in 2003 and has lived in bosnia, hungary, switzerland and kenya, where he is currently based with his wife and two. Michael logan author of apocalypse cow stops by to chew the cud with us. Bought both apocalypse cow books for boyfriend for xmas.
This film out of new zealand, about bloodthirsty, demonic sheep gone wild due to genetic experiments, was surprisingly delightful. The main characters of this horror, humor story are geldof peters, lesley mcbrien. Oh, and i got a free copy through the goodreads firstreads program, just fyi. Very funny books indeed, great for anyone who likes a zombie story. Apocalypse cow book johnson county library bibliocommons.
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