Night of the Living Trekkies

De: Sam Stall, Kevin David Anderson

Narrado por: Zach McLarty

This sci-fi /zombie/comedy/adventure follows a group of rag-tag Trekkies getting together for the fifth annual FedCon (billed as the "largest Starfleet Convention in the western Gulf Coast region").

Our heroes are dressed in homemade uniforms and armed with prop phasers but soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention center against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Suddenly, all of their useless knowledge about particle physics and old Star Trek episodes has genuine real-world applications! And while hotel employees and regular civilians are dying left and right, our Trekkies summon strength and courage by emulating their favorite starship-voyaging characters.

Packed with hundreds of gags referencing Star Trek, comic books, and fan conventions, Night of the Living Trekkies reads like the strange lovechild of Galaxy Quest and Dawn of the Dead. Journey to the final frontier of zombie science-fiction mash-ups!

This is an original work of parody and is not officially sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by the owners of the Star Trek brand.

©2010 Kevin David Anderson (P)2010 Random House Audio

Surprisingly good

I an not a fan of zombie fiction, but I actually liked this one. Never thought you combine the genres, but it's well done.

Awfully familiar

This was a fun book...but I had just finished listening to "Infected" and I thought, "wow, besides the Star Trek stuff, this sounds awfully familar." I guess authors are probably inspired by books they've read themselves, but it was kind of annoying.

A Fun Take on a Dramatic Genre

Night of the Living Trekkies is really enjoyable book with some slight issues. The narrator doesn’t really capture all emotions well. There were times where I was expecting a lot of pain and sadness to come through, and the delivery was more straight or casual than it should have been. People are dying, and it seems like another Wednesday for these individuals. Someone kills another person for the first time in their lives — on to another kill. It’s strange.

The writing itself is also a little strange, but it all ties back to those emotions. It doesn’t feel like the characters are really going through much stress. However, there are times when the stress comes though. This book bounces back and forth between Zombieland and The Walking Dead, and it can confuse the reader.

However, I will say that I was very happy to purchase and own this. While the narrator didn’t catch a lot the emotions, I love the different voices he did for all the characters. When he did emotions, I was very happy with them.

Also, that back and forth of the genres made for a somewhat refreshing take, which led to this book being different than a lot of other zombie stories I’ve read. It’s serious but also light hearted. It’s cool but also nerdy. It’s unique, and I think that’s why it’s going into my favorites list. It’s so different and refreshing, and never terrible in any area, that I’ll want to hear it again.
I’d pay a full credit for this book. It’s staying in my library.

Geek Heaven

You have it all in this one. Couldn't have been better. It seemed a little slow at first but once it got going I was happy. The reader did an excellent job and the production was top notch. Hope they do some more like this in the future. As you would expect with a title like this it is funny and if you are a Star trek fan you'll like all the references. Zombies at a Star trek convention you gotta love that!

Super cool!

I LOVED this book! It combines zombies with Star Trek. What could be better? It was fast-paced and funny. There was science fiction. Totally awesome! Highly recommended!

never judge book by its cover

I got the wrong idea of the quality by the cover of the book! I came across dale and earl stories on a podcast loved them and looked up the author and found this gem. literally amazing storie holds you from beginning to end and im not a star treck or star wars fan at all. worth the read completely and if you haven't heard of Dale and earl ( sadly the book isn't on audible get your crap together guys) then you better read there book by same author!

This was a fun story

Having grown up with Star Trek and a love of zombies, this story was a good listen to me. There was a lot of humor and action and a lot of"trekkie" trivia.

Good read.

Just finished yesterday, and wanted to write this while it's still fresh in my mind. I thouroughly enjoyed it. I often smiled at the Star Trek references, chapter titles, and inside jokes. I did not see the glaring errors in science or Trek Mythos mentioned by another reviewer, but I am a "casual Trekkie," not a die-hard. If they make a movie, I'll go see it, but the target audience may be too small for them to do so. Overall, I enjoyed both the writing and the narration. However, my one beef is pronunciation. I'm assuming Zach McLarty is not a trekkie, just a guy hired to read it. Again, I liked his narration overall, but there were a few glaring pronunciation errors that I wouldn't expect in such an audiobook, where the target audience is known for their nit-pickyness. Pronouncing Guinan as "Gee-nan" and Bele as "Bay-Lay" are two that stand out most in my memory, but there were a few others that made me wince. Still, a fun read, and I recommend it.

A must-listen for any Star Trek fan

Authors and narrator have brought glory upon themselves and their nobles houses. Five out of five dilithium crystals.

Make it so!!!

Where does Night of the Living Trekkies rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Night of the Living Trekkies is one of the most fun audio books we've listened to so far.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Night of the Living Trekkies?

When Jim finally gets

Have you listened to any of Zach McLarty’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Any additional comments?

You don't have to be a trekkie to enjoy this book. Sure it would help, but it's not nessesary. My wife loved it and she's not a trekkie at all.