New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus completes George A. Romero’s masterpiece of zombie horror, the massive novel left unfinished at Romero’s death! It begins with one body. It spreads quickly. In a Midwestern trailer park in present day, a Black teenage girl and a Muslim immigrant battle newly-risen friends and family. On a US aircraft carrier, living sailors hide from dead ones while a fanatic makes a new religion. In DC, an autistic federal employee charts the outbreak, preserving data for a future that may never come.We think we know how this story ends. We. Are. Wrong. I grew up watching the old creature features from the silver screen and reading horror literature, so whenever I get to dive in and explore a new genre, or monster, I am always thrilled. Zombies have one of the most fascinating histories of all monsters; having always been used to explore deep collective fears and politics, serving as mirrors to our culture when they rise from the grave. So if you’re marathoning Kingdom on Netflix, doing a re-watch of Night of The Living Dead, or just thinking about the implications of colonialism and the Cold War in today’s political climate, try some zombie books! Whether you want a book to help you prep, an existentialist novel, or a wonderful collection of short stories, zombies make for a phenomenal subject that continuously reinvents itself while helping us explore ourselves.
