Friday, January 21, 2011

Giveaway: Rot & Ruin


Rot & Ruin
by Jonathan Maberry

Description from the amazon:
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half.

Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.

--/=/=-- Book Giveaway courtesy of author --=\=\=-

Open to all.

Offer ends: January 30, 2011

TO DO:

Based on the description for this book above, what job would you pick if you were a fifteen year old in this world?

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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48 comments:

  1. Zombie hunter sounds cool! But I'd have to be like that girl in the Tarantino movie with a shotgun for a leg!

    ;-)

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  2. A (very afraid) zombie hunter! :)Very afraid....
    nina.happyendings@yahoo.co.uk

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  3. I got this for Christmas, so I'm not entering, but a vocation that will teach you what it means to be human sounds pretty awesome. And Benny's brother sounds like the perfect guy to go into the Rot and Ruin with; I wouldn't want some crazy gungho type.

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  4. Shotgun for a leg?! I've missed out on a great film obviously:)
    I would be a zombie psychiatrist:D
    k_anon[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk

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  5. Librarian, hands down! :) In some Zombie-thematic library of course. Come on, they HAVE to have this kind of things, right? :D

    judittten at gmail dot com

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  6. Oh gosh, I don't think I could be the zombie hunter. Maybe the cook? they gotta eat right?

    -Lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

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  7. A cook LOL what delicious food can you come up with zombie meat? ;) (or is that cannibalism!?)

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  8. Zombie snipper!
    Aiming for the head... every single time!

    :)

    goncalo DOT mil AT gmail DOT com

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  9. A great book and a great author! New follower-I already have the book, but thought you might be interested in a recent interview that I did with Jonathan: http://mybookishways.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-jonathan-maberry-and.html

    Have a great weekend!
    Kristin
    MyBookishWays

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  10. Mmm, I'll go for something practical, maybe he can find a job in a shop where they sell things, arms and similar for zombie hunters

    aliasgirl AT libero DOT it

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  11. I would pick something that has to do with teaching literature, or I would be the librarian.

    smartin_90 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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  12. Hmm...I would be a historian I think.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    TweetyB99 (at) aol (dot) com

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  13. So, a world full of zombies huh? Lets see... I'd probably have to go with sausage salesman. I mean, just because you live in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies doesn't mean you aren't allowed a good sausage patty for breakfast.

    a.slack12 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  14. I would want to be a news reporter. Why? Well, because it would mean being on camera as a zombie slowly munches on my brain. What could be more entertaining than that, eh? ;)

    mynameisalice_andiwritestuff(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  15. DOn't know if it was really offered as an apprentice job, but i think a trader would be great. Get to see how the world is with less danger than a hunter. Spread word to other towns, be able to really see how different settlements are dealing with the world. Also, you can make a lot of cash just harvesting the remainders of the previous world and selling them. Treasure Hunter/Pioneer/Pony Express....great combination of risk/reward for a life.

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  16. As great as a zombie hunter sounds, I think I would like to be some sort of scientist who studies zombies - finds out what makes them tick - is there a specific kind of flesh they prefer, you know the basics!

    - Nicole
    ms.nicolep@gmail.com

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  17. prev. post email: wickedsteve1@gmail.com

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  18. /can you believe I somehow didn't get to it to buy this one, while I loved the short story about Benny and his brother in the anthology Zombie?! Will have to buy it if I do not win this giveaway.
    As for job: fence checker. I'd rattle both the fence and the zombies ;-p

    sullivanmcpig(at)gmail(dot)com

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  19. I would do anything I could to help, from cleaning up trash to taken care of the the zombie trash (slash slash hack hack) eg6lsturbo(at)aol(dot)com

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  20. Well not sure if I would like to be a hunter and killer so perhaps I would join the cleaning crew.

    I have always had a fascination with fire, so I could take on the burning of the bodies !

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    Carol T

    buddytho {at} gmail DOT com

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  21. Battle tank driver!
    Extreme zombie killing!

    catarina(dot)magoito(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. I would be a healer since I'm sure there'll be lots of people in need of medical treatment from a zombie infested world.

    lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  23. OH When I was 15... sigh! lol In this specific case, a zombie hunter would be great! ;)

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  24. I would be an Undertaker. You could make a fortune... person dies... bury them... they become a zombie and rise from the dead... Zombie Hunter does the dirty work and kills them again... I bury them again... It would be a very lucrative business I think... Who's with me?
    readersguyde@gmail.com

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  25. A researcher. Knowledge is power.
    cate.masters AT gmail.com

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  26. This is perfect since I'm 15. Being a Zombie hunter sounds awesome to me. I want to kick some Zombies' butt.

    sauvadeavelle at yahoo dot com

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  27. I don't think I have the nerves to be a zombie hunter, (or the stomach to bottle cadaverine) so I'd have to say that I'd either want to be a store owner in a town, or a scavenger out in the wilderness. Not sure which, yet.

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  28. I would want to work at a sportstore. You would always have acess to weapons.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  29. I don't think I could be a zombie hunter but I could be a scientist that studies zombies and figures out how the work and which is the nest way to get rid of them :P

    entrelibros_blog at hotmail.com

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  30. Hmm...dealing with zombies seems like a messy job. I'd like to be a zombie tracker instead. Someone who tells the hunters where the zombies are 'nesting' and where they are likely to pass and attack. :)

    Thanks for this!

    precious_shusky@yahoo.com

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  31. Being a zombie killer would be fun! As a Slytherin, I would unabashedly use Avada Kedavra :P
    Though... does Avada Kedavra work on zombified beings? Hmmmmm... bahaha.
    leannejaseyrae@yahoo.com

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  32. I would pick a zombie hunter. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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  33. Maybe a zombie doctor? They prob needs docs just like the rest of us!

    laceyinthesky
    laceyintheskywithbooks at gmail dot com

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  34. A zombie psychologist cause lord knows they are going to be feeling paranoid with everyone trying to kill them.


    (\___/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

    alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
    http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/

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  35. I'm not sure I would want to constantly put myself at risk by being a zombie hunter. I think I would rather cook or something like that.
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  36. Zombie bomber.
    Zomber? :P

    agcestrela[at]gmail.com

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  37. I don't think I'd go for the zombie hacker job. Guess I'll go a-zombie hunting :P
    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  38. I would make and sell chest toupees.
    samuel.sayler@washburn.edu

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  39. Not sure what an Erosion artist is but I would try that, I don't think I'd be a very good Zombie Hunter.

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  40. I would like to be a librarian. Maybe be a specialized librarian that can keep track of family histories through erosion art or something? A zombie-geneological librarian!
    Seanthomas330@gmail.com

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  41. Zombie Student?


    educhico AT gmail DOT com

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  42. I would be a zombie hunter!!

    rhi.hart at gmail.com

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  43. I get the feeling that zombie hunter would be pretty stressful. I think I would be better off with something like a locksmith job.

    therabidfox[at]gmail.com

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  44. A Zombie Hunter could be fun but I'd prefer to be a weapons maker so if I was in a sticky situation and my gun jammed or my sword broke I'd know exactly what to do.

    eva.s.black[@]gmail[.]com

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  45. I think it would gross me out but I would be a zombie hunter. We can't just let them run free eating everyone.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    chickenherder@hotmail.com

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  46. Zombie scavenger hunter

    dr.strangelove.vs.citizen.kane
    @
    gmail.com

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  47. Zombie spotter

    39 DOT 5susy AT gmail DOT com

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  48. Zombie bait.
    'Cause I've got a big brain!
    Eheheheh!

    joanapatriciadias [at] gmail.com

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