Zombie-fighting and romance. There’s room for both in Dead Country. This story is set in the same terrifying world as Bonnie Dee’s bestselling After the End, but follows the adventures of new characters.
Brian Pasman is stuck in his hometown of Durbinville, Kansas—again. On the cusp of graduating from Caltech when a family illness brings him home, his life is changed forever by the zombie apocalypse. Several months into the invasion, order is slowly being restored, but this small town is not a priority and the citizens are left to fend for themselves behind a ramshackle barricade.
Into the routine horror of zombie-killing which has become Brian’s life rides a force of change on a Harley. Ashleigh Jennings has been on her own most of her life. She's been a maid, a waitress and an exotic dancer but dreams of a singing career. Her lively personality shakes Brian awake, making him appreciate life more than he had even before the nightmare struck.
The motorcycle group’s arrogant leader clashes with the equally domineering head of the town council, but the two groups must join forces when a new wave of the undead sweeps across the prairie. Can Brian come up with a battle plan to save the town or is his education in probabilities only good in theory?
From the Author
Response to my novel After the End was overwhelming. People wanted to know what happened next to the protagonists but I wasn't moved to continue their story, preferring to leave it to the readers' imaginations. Several of the critiques of After the End made me realize next time I should set the story in a place I'm more familiar with. That, coupled with a mental image of a swarm of zombies sweeping across the plains, made me decide to set Dead Country squarely in the Midwest. Besides, is there anything creepier than a field of corn in autumn with dried up brown leaves that whisper of death? There's a corn harvester scene in Dead Country that's a lot of fun.
I hope readers enjoy this story as much as After the End and aren't too disappointed I didn't continue the story of Ari and Lila and friends.
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Zombie-fighting and romance. There’s room for both in Dead Country. This story is set in the same terrifying world as Bonnie Dee’s bestselling After the End, but follows the adventures of new characters.
Brian Pasman is stuck in his hometown of Durbinville, Kansas—again. On the cusp of graduating from Caltech when a family illness brings him home, his life is changed forever by the zombie apocalypse. Several months into the invasion, order is slowly being restored, but this small town is not a priority and the citizens are left to fend for themselves behind a ramshackle barricade.
Into the routine horror of zombie-killing which has become Brian’s life rides a force of change on a Harley. Ashleigh Jennings has been on her own most of her life. She's been a maid, a waitress and an exotic dancer but dreams of a singing career. Her lively personality shakes Brian awake, making him appreciate life more than he had even before the nightmare struck.
The motorcycle group’s arrogant leader clashes with the equally domineering head of the town council, but the two groups must join forces when a new wave of the undead sweeps across the prairie. Can Brian come up with a battle plan to save the town or is his education in probabilities only good in theory?
From the Author
Response to my novel After the End was overwhelming. People wanted to know what happened next to the protagonists but I wasn't moved to continue their story, preferring to leave it to the readers' imaginations. Several of the critiques of After the End made me realize next time I should set the story in a place I'm more familiar with. That, coupled with a mental image of a swarm of zombies sweeping across the plains, made me decide to set Dead Country squarely in the Midwest. Besides, is there anything creepier than a field of corn in autumn with dried up brown leaves that whisper of death? There's a corn harvester scene in Dead Country that's a lot of fun.
I hope readers enjoy this story as much as After the End and aren't too disappointed I didn't continue the story of Ari and Lila and friends.