Seth Grahame-Smith, who married the world Jane Austin with that of undead brain eaters in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” has signed a new book deal worth $575,000 according to SciFi Wire.
The deal came on the strength of sales for “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” The book has sold over 120,000 copies since publication on April 1.
Grahame-Smith’s first book for Grand Central Press, which currently has no release date, will be “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. The proposal for the new novel sold at auction Wednesday, and the story is a loose sketch of Lincoln’s life with one twist—our 16th president is the world’s most skilled vampire hunter.
A film proposal has already started circulating, with the William Morris agency handling film rights.
David Dvorkin says
Good for him. I won’t pretend that I’m not insanely jealous, but I’m reading P&P&Zombies and enjoying it immensely, so he deserves it.