{"product_id":"the-living-dead-paperback-1","title":"The Living Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Romero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kraus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A horror landmark and a work of gory genius.\"--Joe Hill, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kraus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAngel Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e completes George A. Romero's brand-new masterpiece of zombie horror, the massive novel left unfinished at Romero's death! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge A. Romero invented the modern zombie with \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, creating a monster that has become a key part of pop culture. Romero often felt hemmed in by the constraints of film-making. To tell the story of the rise of the zombies and the fall of humanity the way it should be told, Romero turned to fiction. Unfortunately, when he died, the story was incomplete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Daniel Kraus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAngel Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e. A lifelong Romero fan, Kraus was honored to be asked, by Romero's widow, to complete \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis an entirely new tale, the story of the zombie plague as George A. Romero wanted to tell it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt begins with one body.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pair of medical examiners find themselves battling a dead man who won't stay dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt spreads quickly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Midwestern trailer park, 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 out of death. At a cable news station, a surviving anchor keeps broadcasting while his undead colleagues try to devour him. In DC, an autistic federal employee charts the outbreak, preserving data for a future that may never come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverywhere, people are targeted by both the living and the dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe think we know how this story ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe. Are. Wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE A. ROMERO\u003c\/b\u003e's classic zombie movie cycle begins with the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDawn of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, which are followed by four sequels. Romero directed two Stephen King projects, \u003ci\u003eCreepshow \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Half\u003c\/i\u003e, and created the TV series \u003ci\u003eTales From the Darkside\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from New York City, Romero attended Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Suzanne, lived in Toronto for over 10 years. George A. Romero died in 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIEL KRAUS\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel \u003ci\u003eAngel Down \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water \u003c\/i\u003ewith Guillermo del Toro, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Their earlier collaboration, \u003ci\u003eTrollhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He also cowrote \u003ci\u003ePay the Piper \u003c\/i\u003ewith George A. Romero. Kraus is a Bram Stoker Award winner. He lives with his wife in Chicago. Visit him at DanielKraus.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.72 x 9.23 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54539421122903,"sku":"9781250305275","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/P9csln24Me9781250305275_ac1cbc65-6b7f-45b6-85b9-52f23254e06b.webp?v=1787389681","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-living-dead-paperback-1","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}