What Will Come After<\/i><\/a>, my zombie collection from PS Publishing, was just reviewed by Publishers Weekly<\/i><\/a>, and the anonymous reviewer absolutely hated, hated, hated<\/i> the book, as can see below.<\/p>\n I don’t present it here to argue with the opinion—those of you who attended my presentation “How to Respond to a Critique of Your Writing” at the Montreal Worldcon know I believe a writer should never do that, because after all, there’s no such thing as bad publicity—but rather in the interests of full disclosure. <\/p>\n After all, if I share my glowing reviews, shouldn’t I also let you know when I get slammed?<\/p>\n In any case, here’s PW<\/i>‘s verdict: <\/p>\n SF news industry veteran Edelman collects nine zombie-themed short stories, but the content falls short of its promise. Les Edwards’s cover illustration, which depicts the author as one of the undead, hints at Edelman’s fondness for self-insertion; alas, the title story, in which he narrates his own rise from the grave and rampage through suburbia, goes on rather longer than the thousand words that might match the picture. Even the Stoker-nominated “A Plague on Both Your Houses” and “Almost the Last Story by Almost the Last Man” fall a little flat. Edelman’s prose is strong, but each story, regardless of perspective, seems to have been written in the same voice, creating a monotony that undermines any excitement.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n