Peeps
Published in 2005, Peeps is a vampire fiction and horror novel by Scott Westerfeld. Key subjects include vampires, parasites, vampiros and historias de terror.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 25 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.
It runs to roughly 312 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Peeps
A year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying than in attending biology class. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman named Morgan, biology has become, literally, Cal's life.Cal was infected by a parasite that has a truly horrifying effect on its host. Cal himself is a carrier, unchanged by the parasite, but he's infected the girlfriends he's had since Morgan. All three have turned into the ravening ghouls Cal calls Peeps. The rest of us know them as vampires. It's Cal's job to hunt them down before they can create more of their kind. . . .Bursting with the sharp intelligence and sly humor that are fast becoming his trademark, Scott Westerfeld's novel is an utterly original take on an archetype of horror.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2006 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Peeps?
Peeps was written by Scott Westerfeld and first published in 2005.
What genre is Peeps?
It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction and Horror.
How long is Peeps?
The median edition has 312 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Peeps?
Readers who like it often enjoy Dangerous Girls, Blackwood Farm and The Vampire Lestat.
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