Zombie Ever After
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Then another appeared from out of the black bay.
And another.
And still another.
A small army of bitter, depraved, insane human heads.
And then they were gone. Disappearing at once into the oil-black San Francisco night.
About the Author
CARL S. PLUMER was born in New York City, holds advanced degrees in writing, and has spent his life surrounded by words. He’s delivered newspapers, worked at a printing press, managed a bookstore, taught writing, wrote for literary magazines, and published technical books. His first novel, Zombie Ever After, (which you just read) was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist and a National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. Carl lives with his wife Kristen and their two black cats, Mr. Pixie and Miss Dixie. Their children—Hannah, Joseph, Kira, and Lee—live around the globe pursuing their dreams.
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Acknowledgments
Let’s see how many times I can use the word “thanks” in a single paragraph. I have many people to thank, without whom this book would barely exist—and wouldn’t be worth your time to read. First, a big thanks to Chris Baty and the gang at NaNoWriMo for the inspirational kick in the arse; they got me to ditch all my usual excuses for not writing. A special thanks to Holly Lisle, for teaching me the art of the rewrite. Holly, you are a magician!
Thanks to Rebecca Hamilton, for her amazing editing that turned this book from “almost” to “done”! Thanks, as well, to Judi Fennell, for her remarkable proofreading and additional editing, and to Beth Lynne, my beta reader, for catching those last little (and important) things. Rebecca, Judi, and Beth: this book would be an embarrassment of typos and half-formed thoughts without you.
Thanks, especially, to Neal Cash and Scott Hall, for giving me the encouragement to press forward when they had not seen a single sample of my writing. Finally, thanks to Kristen, my first, best, and favorite reader. And last, but not least, a shout-out to my greatest achievements: Hannah, Lee, Kira, and Joseph—may you all reach for the stars and realize your dreams.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Epilogue
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