Strange things are happening: people going crazy in the streets, old friends disappearing, angels (or devils) clambering on the fire escapes of New York City. But for Pearl, Moz and Zahler, all that matters is their new band. As the city reels under a mysterious epidemic, the three combine their talents with a vampire lead signer and a drummer whose fractured mind can glimpse the coming darkness. Will their music stave off the end of the world? Or summon it? Set against the gritty apocalypse that began in Parasite Positive, THE LAST DAYS is about five teenagers who find themselves creating the soundtrack for the end of the world.
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Scott Westerfeld, the award-winning author of MIDNIGHTERS rewrites the vampire myth in this stunning new novel
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Peeps, the predecessor to The Last Days, is one of my favourite vampire novels, and definitely my favourite young adult vampire novel (yes, I'm looking at you, Twilight). Vampirism as a virus created as an evolutionary defense against a bigger predator? Brilliant.
...The Last Days is a huge disappointment after Peeps and my least favourite of any Scott Westerfeld book I've read. In Peeps, Cal, a lovable Southern boy, has to hunt down his ex-girlfriends because he's a carrier for vampirism. He didn't know that and unwittingly infected all of his ladyfriends. Westerfeld gives scientific reasons for all of the vampire stereotypes--love of garlic, fear of crosses, et cetera. It's good fun.
In the sequel, most of the book is about a group of teenagers who decide to start a band, and a crazy vampire is their lead singer. Most of the book is the squabbles they have amongst themselves. It's very juvenile and very boring. As I was reading, I had no idea why I should care. Vampirism is growing more widespread, but the teenagers are too caught up in their own little melodrama to pay it much mind. Finally, near the end, Cal comes into the picture and things grow interesting again, but that's the last 100 pages of the book.
If you loved Peeps, I'd just stop there and not bother reading this one. And if you haven't read Peeps, go and read it.
...The Last Days is a huge disappointment after Peeps and my least favourite of any Scott Westerfeld book I've read. In Peeps, Cal, a lovable Southern boy, has to hunt down his ex-girlfriends because he's a carrier for vampirism. He didn't know that and unwittingly infected all of his ladyfriends. Westerfeld gives scientific reasons for all of the vampire stereotypes--love of garlic, fear of crosses, et cetera. It's good fun.
In the sequel, most of the book is about a group of teenagers who decide to start a band, and a crazy vampire is their lead singer. Most of the book is the squabbles they have amongst themselves. It's very juvenile and very boring. As I was reading, I had no idea why I should care. Vampirism is growing more widespread, but the teenagers are too caught up in their own little melodrama to pay it much mind. Finally, near the end, Cal comes into the picture and things grow interesting again, but that's the last 100 pages of the book.
If you loved Peeps, I'd just stop there and not bother reading this one. And if you haven't read Peeps, go and read it.
By Robbie
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I read the first chapter of this book at the end of another Atom book I had been reading. The chemistry between the two characters first mentioned instantly enthralled me, and I bought the book the next day! I wasn't sure about the nonchalant way the members of the band came together, but the characters instantly worked together. The book is filled with suspense, and I would have never guessed the amazing ending that Westfield managed to weave unsuspected into the book. I would recommend this book to anyone!!
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With 'The Last Days' and it's predecessor 'Parasite Positive', Scott Westerfeld has created worthy additions to Vampire mythology. I think the first novel is the stronger of the two but both are exciting and compelling reads.
Events of The Last Days run more or less parallel to those in Parasite Positive. Towards the end there is some overlap with characters from PP appearing but the second instalment features five new teenagers trying to survive in a crumbling and increasing anarchic New York.
Westerfeld's writing style in immensely readable and the idea of viral vampirism inspired. The main let down of this saga is that the real villains of the piece just aren't that scary. The Last Days also lacks the 'History of Viruses' sections that popped up from time to time during PP, which is shame as these were both interesting and entertaining. The central idea of the second novel, the idea of music as bait, isn't quite so convincing and this rubs off some of the novel's lustre.
That said, The Last Days is as gripping and unputdownable as any book you're likely to read. Although Westerfeld does tie up most of the loose ends (perhaps, a little too quickly), he has left himself plenty of opportunities to come back and revisit his ravaged metropolis. I sincerely hope that he does so soon.
Events of The Last Days run more or less parallel to those in Parasite Positive. Towards the end there is some overlap with characters from PP appearing but the second instalment features five new teenagers trying to survive in a crumbling and increasing anarchic New York.
Westerfeld's writing style in immensely readable and the idea of viral vampirism inspired. The main let down of this saga is that the real villains of the piece just aren't that scary. The Last Days also lacks the 'History of Viruses' sections that popped up from time to time during PP, which is shame as these were both interesting and entertaining. The central idea of the second novel, the idea of music as bait, isn't quite so convincing and this rubs off some of the novel's lustre.
That said, The Last Days is as gripping and unputdownable as any book you're likely to read. Although Westerfeld does tie up most of the loose ends (perhaps, a little too quickly), he has left himself plenty of opportunities to come back and revisit his ravaged metropolis. I sincerely hope that he does so soon.
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Music May Save the World
The author's Midnighters and Uglies series just haven't appealed to me. But this series is a good one. A vampire story where the V-word is rarely mentioned. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2007 by Tez Miller
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Set against the apocalyptic foreground first seen in Peeps, THE LAST DAYS is a sequel to the former, and definitely does not disappoint. Read more
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