 Cover artwork for 2008 first edition hardcover | |
| Author | Scott Sigler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing |
Publication date | 2008 (print), 2006 (podcast) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (2008 novel and e-book), Podcast |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-40610-1 |
| Followed by | Contagious |
Infected is ascience fictionbiopunkthriller novel by authorScott Sigler. The novel was initially released in 2006 in podcast format with a print release in 2008 by Crown Publishing, with Sigler continuing to offer the podcast version online.[1] The book was initially titledInfested,[2] with the name changing in order to distance itself from a movie releasing with asimilar title.[3]
The novel follows several characters as they deal with analien invasion on the microscopic level. The narration is primarily through the perspectives of Perry Dawsey, an ex-football player with an anger problem, and Margaret Montoya, anepidemiologist with theCDC who is investigating a strange disease that turns seemingly normal people into murderers.
Critical reception forInfected has been mixed, withMonsters and Critics praising the book's action and pacing.[4]The San Francisco Chronicle panned the book, stating that the book's intensity "might work in a series of cliff-hanging audio episodes, but as a novel to be read in a few sittings,Infected can't rise above its overheated prose and rote characterizations."[5]The Guardian also reviewedInfected, criticizing the book's "portentous cliff-hangers and one-dimensional characters".[6]
The Sacramento News's "Bibliolatry" praisedInfected, calling it "imaginative, gross, frightening, suspenseful, funny, thought-provoking and sick in the "omigawd-I-wanna-barf" way".[7]BookReporter andPublishers Weekly also positively reviewed the book,[8] withBookReporter citing the character of Perry Dawsey as the "heart" of the book.[9]
Infected was formerly optioned byRogue Pictures andRandom House Films,[10] with the option having lapsed in 2010.[11]
In 2010, work began on a graphic novel adaptation of Sigler'sInfected, with the series to be published byIDW in the summer of 2012.[12] The first issue was released August 1, 2012,[13] but the series was put on hold indefinitely due to delays with subsequent issues.[14]
