At the Meryton Ball, where the Bingley party first appear and Mr. Instead of playing piano and singing at balls and parties, they demonstrate their deadly skills. The difference is that since the Bennet girls are trained and skilled warriors (all five of them, even the silly younger ones who are not as skilled as Jane and Lizzy), they often have to slay and behead zombies while walking to Meryton. And this is still about the Bennet girls finding love under circumstances that limit their prospects. Jane and Lizzy are still the most sensible. The younger girls are still boy crazy, and Mary is still dull and studious. This novel follows it pretty much chapter by chapter, with large sections repeated verbatim from Austen. I just reviewed Pride and Prejudice, so I won’t rehash the plot. …servants of His Majesty, protectors of Hertfordshire, beholders of the secrets of Shaolin, and brides of death…. Those with lesser means, like the Bennets, send their children to China to study with Shaolin masters. Those with substantial wealth send their children to Japan to study the deadly arts with Ninjas.
Gentlemen and even young ladies must train for combat in order to protect themselves and serve their country. They roam the nation eating brains and increasing the army of Satan’s undead (also called “unmentionables,” “dreadfuls,” and “manky dreadfuls”). In this England, a “plague” has led to the rise of zombies. In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Grahame-Smith cribs generously from Austen’s original classic novel but adds a strange twist. “Violence” for Austen, of course, simply refers to the forcefulness of one’s passion, but when Seth Grahame-Smith uses the same words, they take on a more literal meaning. Those familiar with Jane Austen’s novels will recognize expressions such as “violence of affection” and “violence of love” as they crop up frequently in her writing.
The second two books in the series were written by Steve Hockensmith. The second book, Dawn of the Dreadfuls, is a prequel, and the third book, Dreadfully Ever After is a sequel. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) is the first book in a trilogy that centers around Elizabeth Bennet and the zombie infestation of England.
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