About this title: Parasites, blood, and horrifying danger both above ground and below swirl and pulsate at the heart of this gripping, fast-paced young-adult novel. Cal Thompson was just a regular college freshman before he became a peep--or parasite-positive--more popularly known as a vampire. However, he's only a carrier, and is not driven by a crazed need to feed on blood like most peeps. Part of the centuries-old Night Watch, which tracks down the peeps who prey on the population, Cal desperately searches for Morgan, the woman who infected him. Vivid descriptions of parasites, swarms of rats, and blood ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Sleuth RazorBill
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781595140838ISBN:1595140832
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 312 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. 1595140832 A little shelf wear/scratching on outer covers with a fold in cover. Remainder mark. Pages clean and crisp. Free bookmarks with all orders and all orders ship same or next business day! C4-33. read more
Description: Fair. 1595140832 Unread book with dj tear, bump or corner crease. This is a new book that received the wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. 1595140832 Standard used condition-Same quality you would find in your local bookstore. This is a new unread book that received the above wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Date Published: 2005-08-25
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleuth RazorBill
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 312 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Razorbill
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781595140838ISBN:1595140832
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Date Published: 2006-09-07
ISBN-13:9781595140838ISBN:1595140832
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781595140838. read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Paper-covered Boards
Publisher: Razorbill, NY
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: Fine. Fine Dj. Remainder. 8vo. Cal Thompson has come to New York as a college freshman but after having first-time sex w/a mysterious woman, he becomes a carrier of a disease that cause vampirism. An intriguing novel for young adults on up. Remainder mark across the page bottoms o/w fine. OUT OF PRINT IN HARDCOVER. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleuth RazorBill
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 312 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Date Published: 2005-08-25
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781595140319. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: Advance Uncorrected Proof-1st Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Glossy Pictorial Wraps
Publisher: Razorbill / Penguin, New York
Date Published: September 2005
ISBN-13:9781595140319ISBN:159514031X
Description: AS NEW in WRAPS. 8vo (5-1/2 x 8-1/4), 310 pp. Advance Uncorrected Proof is FINE--Unread, Unmarked, and AS NEW in AS NEW glossy pictorial wraps. (dc) This best-selling Young Adult novel (ages 14 + up / grades 9-12) is a sophisticated story about disease-spreading maniacal cannibals--they are called PEEPS, shorthand for "parasite positives. " Colelge Freshman Cal contracted the sexually transmitted disease during a one-night stand, but, while he has developed night vision, it never became full ... read more
"19 year old Cal Thompson had just arrived in New York from Texas when his life was changed forever. After wandering into a strange bar Cal had an unlikely drunken encounter with a beautiful and mysterious woman. Waking the next morning Cal finds he has literally changed overnight--he now has an increased libido, an uncanny ability to attract women, a strong craving for meat, and incredibly enhanced strength and senses! These changes come with a price; whenever Cal so much as kisses a woman she'll develop similar powers as well as be driven insane, become averse to sunlight and be driven underground to commune with rats and prey upon unwary people in the night. Unfortunately Cal discovers the truth of his situation only after he's infected (and driven insane) several unknowing women!
Author Scott Westerfeld keeps the action flowing freely and peppers the plot with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing. Each chapter focusing on the adventures of Cal Thompson is preceded by a chapter discussing various parasites in the natural world; parasitology is one of the main themes of the book, and this technique adds to the unique and compelling story. Highly recommended, for young adults."
"I know, I'm a bit of a one trick pony these days: Scott Westerfled, Scott Westerfeld, Scott Westerfeld! Anyway, after reading the Uglies books, I checked out Peeps from the library, upon recommendation from my sister, who knows/loves/reads vampire books for teens even more than I do! That's just what Peeps is-a vampire book for teens. It just so happens to be a very fun, well-written, and enjoyable vampire books for teens.
Cal Thompson, the narrator and hero of Peeps, is a peep hunter and a parasite-positive. In other words, he is a carrier for the parasite that causes vampirism and he happens to hunt down infected victims to get them off the street. In Peeps, vampirism is caused by a parasite, which is transmitted much like an STD through sex or even kissing. Most peeps are affected by the disease and turned into more typical blood thirsty vampires, but Cal is a rare natural carrier of the disease, which means that although he has it, he is only affected with super human strength and senses and not with the whole blood thirsty cannibal part. Anyway, Cal is in the process of hunting down all of his ex-girlfriends, whom he inadvertently infected after he caught the disease. When he finally reaches the end of the chain, the girl who infected him in a hazy one night only encounter, things get interesting. He meets a new friend, the beautiful and confident Lace, and they are sucked into a mystery caper revealing horrors far more terrifying than plain old vampires.
Peeps is a very fun book. Once the story gets going, it was hard to put down. Every other chapter contains a gruesome description of real-life parasites in the world (hookworms, yuck!) that is interesting and actually adds quite a lot to the mood of the story. The characters in Peeps are all very likable and it's nice to have Cal, a seasoned vampire hunter, contrasted with Lace, a newcomer to the concept of vampires. Although the story is a little predictable, it moves along at a furious enough pace so as not to be boring. This is, however, a very young adult book. I would recommend it for 8th grade and up, including adults who like YA and/or vampires (especially a very science fiction approach to vampires) will enjoy this, but I don't think too many other grownups will be into Peeps."
"This book is about vampires, like twilight, but it is totally different. Vampirism is a disease, and it it spread through having sex with peeps, (Parasite Positives), being bitten by a rat, and something else... The symptoms are -hating everything you used to love -hating the sun -drinking blood -hanging out with rats -and wanting to eat meat. I liked this book because it was exciting, and unexpected things were always happening. WARNING mild cursing
i liked the character Lace because she sort of knew what she was doing, and was always sure of herself. she did what she wanted to, and lived her own life. Also, she was brave."
"In PEEPS, Scott Westerfeld takes the vampirism-as-disease trope to a whole new level.
Cal came to New York for college and adventure. What he got was a parasite that slowly took over his body. Fortunately, Cal's just a carrier: he gets night-vision, strength, speed, and a taste for red meat (or maybe that's just the Texan in him). His job is to track down the girlfriends he passed the parasite on to before realizing he was infected. They aren't so lucky - they've got the full-blown disease and have turned into savage cannibals.
But things aren't quite right in the world of the parasite-positives (aka PEEPS). Ancient enemies are climbing up from the underworld, and have pushed a new strain of the parasite up into the sewers and basements of New York City. Cal has to figure out who his allies are, and what is the truth about his parasite quickly - because the Apocalypse is on its way.
PEEPS is fast and streamlined. There's no wasted space to be found. The characterizations are tight, the plot snappy, and the mystery intriguing. Cal balances between youth and responsibility, and his voice is together and believable.
But possibly the best part of PEEPS is how Westerfeld (via Cal's narration) weaves in facts about real-world parasites and how they have evolved alongside humanity in a give and take relationship. Parasites have saved the world, and they will again. You slowly start to realize that the parasite vignettes are not merely metaphors for parts of the story, or science lessons - but that the entire book is one huge, beautifully drawn metaphor.
What book that contains the following line could be anything but brilliant:
"God. You mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?"
In short, PEEPS is love. It's grotesque, mysterious, tense, and utterly fantastic. It makes me think, WOAH, I want to grow up to write like that!"
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