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FOREVER ZOMBIE:
A Collection of
Undead Guy Tales
Due: Fall
2009
Preview: Read one of the zombie tales from
Forever Zombie: A
Collection of Undead Guy Tales right now! Check out
Every
Death You Take, just one of the many tales in this anthology.
Publisher:
Delacorte
Books
for Young Readers (March 10, 2009)
Language:
English
ISBN-10:
0385736819
ISBN-13:
978-0385736817
Product Dimensions:
8.3 x
5.5
x 1.2 inches
Synopsis:
Mary lives in a small village in the middle of the
forest governed by the religious Sisterhood and bordered with a fence
to keep out the Unconsecrated—a horde of the undead unleashed many
generations ago by a mysterious and cataclysmic event. Life is simple
but preordained; Mary fears her betrothal to a man she doesn’t love
almost as much as the hungry jaws slavering at the fence links. Under
the colonial trappings, this is a full-blooded zombie thriller,
reminiscent of the paragon of the genre, George Romero’s 1968 film
Night of the Living Dead. Soon Mary and a small band of desperate
survivors are thrown together to outwit the undead and work through
their own weaknesses, suspicions, and jealousies. Ryan’s vision is
bleak but not overly gory; her entry in the zombie canon stands out
for how well she integrates romance with flesh-eating. The plot loses
a little wind near the conclusion, but Ryan’s ability to write a
nail-biting escape scene will keep most readers riveted.
