Five Days of Quirkmas: Win a Quirk Fiction Pack

published by Eric Smith on December 23, 2011 - 12:18pm
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Contest Closed! Thank you!

Well, this is the last holiday giveaway. Today we're giving you a chance to win all our fiction titles, including our mashups and Taft 2012, which isn't due out until January. I'm also tossing in some posters with a couple of the books... which includes a special, limited edition signed Miss Peregrine poster.

Now, you might notice us go quiet over the next week or so here on the website, Twitter, Facebook... but we'll be back! We're all taking a nice holiday break and returning January 2nd.

See you next year, book lovers!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: The New York Times bestselling YA smash. I'll include a signed poster with this!

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Graham Smith: The original mashup that helped usher in a new literary genre.

Bedbugs by Ben Winters: A young couple's dream home is crawling with bedbugs... or is it? Rosemary's Baby meets the Amityville Horror in Ben Winters' horror story of supernatural bedbugs.

Taft 2012 by Jason Heller: A Rip Van Winkle-esque tale of William Howard Taft. Reawakening in our time and thrust into the primaries, Taft adjusts to our world with hilarious and often times heartwarming results.

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steven Hockensmith: The New York Times bestselling prequel to Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. How did the Bennett sisters become such fierce warriors? Hockensmith tells their story.

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith: When Mr. Darcy is bitten by a dreadful, Lizzy goes on an epic quest to find a cure for her beloved.

Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters by Ben Winters: What happens when the Dashwood sisters run into giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, and two-headed sea serpents? Ben Winters' New York Times bestselling Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters does.

Android Karenina by Ben Winters: An enhanced edition of the literary classic... with robots, cyborgs, and interstellar space travel.

The Meowmorphosis by Coleridge Cook: "One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that he had been changed into an adorable kitten." That's all you need to know.

Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson & Sam Stall: A rag-tag team of Star Trek fans get caught up in a zombie attack at a Trekkie convention.

How can you win? Leave a comment that either 1.) Details how you would survive in a zombie uprising or 2.) What your 'peculiar' superpower would be. You can also simply retweet this post while mentioning @quirkbooks. I'll select one of you at random for a bag full of Quirk fiction goodness.

Note: Make sure you leave your email so I can contact you!

Good luck, and happy holidays everyone!

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Submitted by Laura (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 1:34pm
I work at a pharmacy and one day we started talking about what we would do in case of a zombie attack. Eventually we decided that zombies would prefer sweet, sugary brains over normal, bland brains. Our perfect plan? Buy as much metformin as possible and horde it. Once the zombies show up, we'll be able to keep our sugar levels low and make ourselves unappealing snacks compared to our sugar rich neighbors. :) lauramegan86 at gmail dot com

Submitted by Becky Mader-Bla... (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 1:39pm
Well for a long time I figured I'd go to my friend's house when the zombies came: 4 dogs, a massive collection of guns, and when the ammo ran out, a massive collection of golf clubs! But since working at a Home Depot it's been brought to my attention that the store would make quite a good fortress. We could plywood over the windows and doors, and since the garden center is already fenced in, we have a perfect space for a vegetable garden. And this particular Home Depot is in a small valley with a Walmart that could be easily protected from all sides. The scary part will be to rid the Walmart of the regular Walmart customers-turned-zombies. *shudder* And did I mention how powder actuated nail guns, used to drive nails into concrete, are basically shotguns in disguise??

Submitted by Becky Mader-Bla... (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 1:40pm
Well for a long time I figured I'd go to my friend's house when the zombies came: 4 dogs, a massive collection of guns, and when the ammo ran out, a massive collection of golf clubs! But since working at a Home Depot it's been brought to my attention that the store would make quite a good fortress. We could plywood over the windows and doors, and since the garden center is already fenced in, we have a perfect space for a vegetable garden. And this particular Home Depot is in a small valley with a Walmart that could be easily protected from all sides. The scary part will be to rid the Walmart of the regular Walmart customers-turned-zombies. *shudder* And did I mention how powder actuated nail guns, used to drive nails into concrete, are basically shotguns in disguise?? Oops, almost forgot my email address: nitephotos@yahoo.com

Submitted by Sophie Terrett (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 1:54pm
I would definitely survive a zombie uprising because I would hide in my underground bunker filled with tinned food and use my supreme ninja skills if any dreadful tried to bite me or any human tried to steal my food :D sophiejtr@btinternet.com

Submitted by @GeekDad248 (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 2:04pm
My 'peculiar' superpower would be to ability to produce super belches which soundwaves could destroy any zombie in an uprising

Submitted by Jamille Regis (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 2:19pm
While a zombie uprising is still way far into the future, I plan to: 1. Study the different types of zombies and figure out how to defeat each and every mutherfuckin' one of them. 2. Amass a collection of high-powered artillery. Machine guns, flame throwers, bazookas, grenades, harpoons, swords, chainsaws, EVERYTHING. While I'm at it, I'll practice using all of them and perfect my shot. 3. Make a list of people to team up with for training. They have to be reliable, dependent, cool under pressure, and badass. You don't want a weak link in your end-of-the-world posse. 4. Set up a fortress on top of some mountain or other secluded place and fill it up with supplies that will last for years. Oh, I'd of course have to set up a booby trap for zombies just in case. Jamille Regis jamregisisarockstar@gmail.com

Submitted by Bart King (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 2:37pm
I can say exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. Laffs galore!

Submitted by Stacy (stacyann... (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 2:47pm
I would like to hunker down in an underground bunker for the zombie uprising, but with my extreme paranoia I would never find one before I made a misstep. Super power would be hovering. Doesn't help anyone out, but it would be fun for me.

Submitted by Giada M. (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 3:01pm
How would I survive in a zombie uprising? Well....I probably wouldn't. I'm the trusting type, so I would be the first one to become a zombie. Thank you for this chance! Happy Holidays!!! :D fabgiada (at) gmail (dot) com

Submitted by Sam McConnaha (not verified) on December 23, 2011 - 3:12pm
I'd probably hole up in the basement with my husband's shotgun, plenty of ammo, a machete, a blowtorch (in the event i have to go outside!) and my dogs. We have plenty canned food stored down there so we won't starve, and then I'd wait it out for the initial outbreak to subside, then come out and assess the situation to decide my next move!

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