{"id":12548,"date":"2019-01-02T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2019-01-01T21:12:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T02:12:35","slug":"review-kingdom-of-needle-and-bone-mira-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-kingdom-of-needle-and-bone-mira-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-kingdom-of-needle-and-bone-mira-grant\/kingdom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kingdom.jpg?fit=341%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"341,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kingdom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kingdom.jpg?fit=341%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kingdom-239x350.jpg?resize=239%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kingdom.jpg?resize=239%2C350&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kingdom.jpg?w=341&amp;ssl=1 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 85vw, 239px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/subterraneanpress.com\/kingdom-of-needle-and-bone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Kingdom of Needle and Bone\u00a0<\/em>by Mira Grant<\/strong><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Subterranean Press (December 2018)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>125 pages; $40 limited edition hardcover<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BluGilliand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blu Gilliand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Morris certainly isn&#8217;t the first eight-year-old child to fib about her health so her parents won&#8217;t cancel a much-anticipated trip to a giant theme park. She is, however, the first child whose fib led to approximately 10 million deaths and a dramatic shift in the way the human immune system works.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Young Lisa is Patient Zero for Morris&#8217;s disease, an illness that masquerades as measles but quickly morphs into something much worse. The disease soon becomes the sole obsession of Dr. Isabelle Gauley, virologist, pediatrician, and Lisa&#8217;s aunt. But it&#8217;s not eradication Gauley is working for; instead, she seeks to develop a way to isolate and protect those who&#8217;ve somehow escaped exposure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kingdom of Needle and Bone\u00a0<\/em>sees author\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seananmcguire.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seanan McGuire<\/a> (by way of her pseudonym, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragrant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mira Grant<\/a>) use the premise of an apocalyptic thriller to wade into the prickly, real-world vaccination debate. At its heart, the novella is an extended conversation about the idea that vaccination is both a personal choice and a societal responsibility. It&#8217;s a well-written, engaging conversation (as one would expect from McGuire, an accomplished horror and fantasy author), but ultimately, the thrill in this thriller gets lost in the shuffle.<\/p>\n<p>As the story progresses, McGuire shifts our attention away from a world ravaged by disease, and focuses almost entirely on the small group assembled by Dr. Gauley to build and staff the island oasis she envisions as humanity&#8217;s savior. This approach has potential, but characterization is minimized in favor of more discussion about herd immunity and security measures. The unfortunate result is that a story-ending twist lands with a bit of a thud, bringing the entire novella to a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kingdom of Needle and Bone<\/em> is a well-written, thought-provoking piece of work in which McGuire poses a frighteningly plausible scenario, but the dry approach makes it a tougher slog than its lean 125 pages would suggest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingdom of Needle and Bone\u00a0by Mira Grant Subterranean Press (December 2018) 125 pages; $40 limited edition hardcover Reviewed by\u00a0Blu Gilliand Lisa Morris certainly isn&#8217;t the first eight-year-old child to fib about her health so her parents won&#8217;t cancel a much-anticipated trip to a giant theme park. 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