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Zombies mash-up author receives rumored $575,000 for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith, whose Jane Austen mash-up has more than 120,000 copies in print since its publication April 1, has just inked a two-book deal with Grand Central Press for a rumored $575,000, Publishers Weekly reported. Grand Central Press would not comment on the size of the advance.

Grahame-Smith's first book for Grand Central Press, which currently has no release date, will be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The proposal for the new novel sold at auction Wednesday, and the story is a loose sketch of Lincoln's life with one twist—our 16th president is the world's most skilled vampire hunter.

A film proposal has already started circulating, with the William Morris agency handling film rights.

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By Captain Calvin Grant at 12:47 PM ON 04/10/09

No Buffy moviue? I can see Honest Abe being a replacement for the slayer. I am sure he he has taken care of least four score and seven of those blood suckers.

By AngryJonny at 2:33 PM ON 04/10/09

Holy Good Friday, Batman! Is this real?! I love P&P&Z (bought multiple copies for me and my friendz) [sic], but the dude takes Jane Austen, crams in zombies, and now he's a half-millionaire with a movie deal?!? Brilliant, SGS! I hate you! :)

By RebekahC at 3:47 PM ON 04/10/09

That's frakking crazy! I'm so all over this. LOL

By kirkesque at 4:35 PM ON 04/11/09

What tripe. No one ever went broke underestimating the stupidity of consumers. At this rate, imagination will be extinct in a few years.

To each their own.

By sjc1963 at 7:47 PM ON 04/11/09

They've got to be kidding........

By DedLivn at 10:11 PM ON 04/12/09

I was surprised by how good Pride & Prejudice & Zombies was. It isn't a word-for-word copy of Pride & Prejudice. So I'm looking forward to the Abraham Lincoln vampire book now. The author is really good! Give him a try!

By Bill Williams at 3:35 PM ON 04/15/09

Lincoln has recently been on the other side of the vampire issue. Theres a 25 minute action-horror-comedy out about it.

www.killvampirelincoln.com

By Vesta at 4:14 PM ON 06/24/09

P&P wZM Was a funny idea, but I had to slog through three chapters before um the funny came....the satire could have been a lot more sharply drawn, clearly our dear author is not a Jane austen Fan. Well everyone's a critic eh, we should all proceed to our owm mash ups perhaps? the reader's notes at the end were the best written part , perhaps his own writing about Lincoln will prove more inspiring.


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