| Infected | |
| Author: | Scott Sigler |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Crown Publishing |
| Release Date: | 2008 (print), 2006 (podcast) |
| Media Type: | Print (2008 novel and e-book), Podcast |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-307-40610-1 |
| Followed By: | Contagious |
Infected is a science fiction novel by author Scott 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 titled Infested,[2] with the name changing in order to distance itself from a movie releasing with a similar title.
The book follows several characters as they deal with an alien 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, an epidemiologist with the CDC who is investigating a strange disease that turns seemingly normal people into murderers.
Critical reception for Infected has been mixed, with Monsters and Critics praising the book's action and pacing.[3] 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."[4] The Guardian also reviewed Infected, criticizing the book's "portentous cliff-hangers and one-dimensional characters".[5]
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Infected was formerly optioned by Rogue Pictures and Random House Films,[9] with the option having lapsed in 2010.
In 2010, work began on a graphic novel adaptation of Sigler's Infected, with the series to be published by IDW in the summer of 2012.[10] The first issue was released August 1, 2012,[11] but the series was put on hold indefinitely due to delays with subsequent issues.[12]