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“[A] thoughtful, postapocalyptic coming-of-age tale . . . this intense novel combines adventure and philosophy to tell a truly memorable zombie story.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.
“This is no ordinary zombie novel. Maberry has given it a soul in the form of two brothers who captured my heart from the first page and refused to let go.” —Maria V. Snyder, New York Times–bestselling author
“The plot is driven by an evil bounty-hunter rival and the cruel games he plays, but Maberry has more than gore on his mind. The chief emotion here is sadness, and the book plays out like an extended elegy for a lost world . . . an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem.” —Booklist
“An action-packed, thought-provoking look at life—and death—as readers determine the true enemy.” —Kirkus Reviews
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.
“This is no ordinary zombie novel. Maberry has given it a soul in the form of two brothers who captured my heart from the first page and refused to let go.” —Maria V. Snyder, New York Times–bestselling author
“The plot is driven by an evil bounty-hunter rival and the cruel games he plays, but Maberry has more than gore on his mind. The chief emotion here is sadness, and the book plays out like an extended elegy for a lost world . . . an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem.” —Booklist
“An action-packed, thought-provoking look at life—and death—as readers determine the true enemy.” —Kirkus Reviews
Ratings and reviews
4.5
346 reviews
Jose Santos
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October 22, 2013
Read through this book rather quickly. I found it fun, but not enough to pick up the next volume. The ending is rather predictable. Maybe more targeted for the 13-16 year old demographic. Interesting new take on zombies, but I wasn't into the whole feeling sorry for the zombies thing until the epilogue. In fact, it made them seem a whole lot less threatening than they should have been. Not bad. Not good enough.
Alex R
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December 22, 2012
1. This book was much better than expected. 2.Totally read it for the story and the characters, but... 3. I couldn't stop drooling over Tom. I should have know that was going to happen when one of my guy friends who had read this first admitted that even he had a bit of a dude crush on Tom. All in all I loved it and I'm buying the next book now.
April McLeod
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October 23, 2013
Being a TWD fan, I'm often disappointed in other zombie books, movies, shows, but Maberry has a special talent for pulling you into his unique post-apocalyptic world and holding you there in the clutches of someone or SOMETHING until he decides to let you go Brava!
About the author
Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and adventure; and he writes for adults, teens, and middle grade. His works include the Joe Ledger thrillers, Glimpse, the Rot & Ruin series, the Dead of Night series, The Wolfman, The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, Mars One, and many others. Several of his works are in development for film and TV, including V Wars, which is a Netflix original series. He is the editor of high-profile anthologies including the X-Files books, Aliens: Bug Hunt, Out of Tune, Hardboiled Horror, Baker Street Irregulars, Nights of the Living Dead, and others. He lives in Del Mar, California. Visit him at JonathanMaberry.com and on Twitter (@JonathanMaberry) and Facebook.
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