The Living Dead 2
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“Steve and Fred” by Max Brooks. © 2010 Max Brooks.
“Living with the Dead” by Molly Brown. © 2007 Molly Brown. Originally published in Celebration: 50 Years of the British Science Fiction Association. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Zombie Gigolo” by S. G. Browne. © 2010 S. G. Browne.
“The Anteroom” by Adam-Troy Castro. © 2010 Adam-Troy Castro.
“The Human Race” by Scott Edelman. © 2009 Scott Edelman. Originally published in Space and Time. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Summer Place” by Bob Fingerman. © 2010 Bob Fingerman.
“The Rapeworm” by Charles Coleman Finlay. © 2008 Charles Coleman Finlay. Originally published in Noctem Aeternus. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Tameshigiri” by Steven Gould. © 2010 Steven Gould.
“Everglades” by Mira Grant. © 2010 Seanan McGuire.
“The Mexican Bus” by Walter Greatshell. © 2010 Walter Greatshell.
“He Said, Laughing” by Simon R. Green. © 2010 Simon R. Green.
“Rural Dead” by Bret Hammond. © 2008 Bret Hammond. Originally published in Tales of the Zombie War. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Therapeutic Intervention” by Rory Harper. © 2008 Rory Harper. Originally published on eatourbrains.com. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Lost Canyon of the Dead” by Brian Keene. © 2010 Brian Keene.
“Alone, Together” by Robert Kirkman. © 2010 Robert Kirkman.
“The Skull-Faced City” by David Barr Kirtley. © 2010 David Barr Kirtley.
“The Other Side” by Jamie Lackey. © 2010 Jamie Lackey.
“Are You Trying to Tell Me This Is Heaven?” by Sarah Langan. © 2010 Sarah Langan.
“Twenty-Three Snapshots of San Francisco” by Seth Lindberg. © 2001 Seth Lindberg. Originally published in Twilight Showcase. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Wrong Grave” by Kelly Link. © 2007 Kelly Link. Originally published in The Restless Dead. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Mouja” by Matt London. © 2010 Matt London.
“Zero Tolerance” by Jonathan Maberry. © 2010 Jonathan Maberry.
“Zombie Season” by Catherine MacLeod. © 2008 Catherine MacLeod. Originally published in Bits of the Dead. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Thought War” by Paul McAuley. © 2008 Paul McAuley. Originally published in Postscripts. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Dating in Dead World” by Joe McKinney. © 2010 Joe McKinney.
“Arlene Schabowski of the Undead” by Mark McLaughlin and Kyra M. Schon. © 2007 Mark McLaughlin and Kyra M. Schon. Originally published in Midnight Premiere. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“Who We Used to Be” by David Moody. © 2010 David Moody.
“Thin Them Out” by Kim Paffenroth, R. J. Sevin, and Julia Sevin. © 2008 Kim Paffenroth, R. J. Sevin, and Julia Sevin. Originally published as a limited edition chapbook by Creeping Hemlock Press. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“Category Five” by Marc Paoletti. © 2008 Marc Paoletti. Originally published in Sin. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Crocodiles” by Steven Popkes. © 2010 Steven Popkes. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Reluctance” by Cherie Priest. © 2010 Cherie Priest.
“Flotsam & Jetsam” by Carrie Ryan. © 2010 Carrie Ryan.
“Where the Heart Was” by David J. Schow. © 1993 David J. Schow. Originally published in Hottest Blood. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Price of a Slice” by John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow. © 2010 John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow.
“Zombieville” by Paula R. Stiles © 2009 Paula R. Stiles. Originally published in Something Wicked. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“When the Zombies Win” by Karina Sumner-Smith. © 2010 Karina Sumner-Smith.
“The Days of Flaming Motorcycles” by Catherynne M. Valente. © 2010 Catherynne M. Valente. Originally published in Dark Faith. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“And the Next, and the Next ” by Genevieve Valentine. © 2010 Genevieve Valentine.
“Good People” by David Wellington. © 2010 David Wellington.
“Obedience” by Brenna Yovanoff © 2009 Brenna Yovanoff. Originally published in Strange Horizons. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Table of Contents
Introduction By John Joseph Adams
Alone, Together By Robert Kirkman
Danger Word By Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
Zombieville By Paula R. Stiles
The Anteroom By Adam-Troy Castro
When the Zombies Win By Karina Sumner-Smith
Mouja By Matt London
Category Five By Marc Paoletti
Living With The Dead By Molly Brown
Twenty-Three Snapshots of San Francisco By Seth Lindberg
The Mexican Bus By Walter Greatshell
The Other Side By Jamie Lackey
Where the Heart Was By David J. Schow
Good People By David Wellington
Lost Canyon of the Dead By Brian Keene
Pirates vs. Zombies By Amelia Beamer
The Crocodiles By Steven Popkes
The Skull-Faced City By David Barr Kirtley
Obedience By Brenna Yovanoff
Steve and Fred By Max Brooks
The Rapeworm By Charles Coleman Finlay
Everglades By Mira Grant
We Now Pause For Station Identification By Gary A. Braunbeck
Reluctance By Cherie Priest
Arlene Schabowski of the Undead By Mark McLaughlin & Kyra M. Schon
Zombie Gigolo By S. G. Browne
Rural Dead By Bret Hammond
The Summer Place By Bob Fingerman
The Wrong Grave By Kelly Link
The Human Race By Scott Edelman
Who We Used to Be By David Moody
Therapeutic Intervention By Rory Harper
He Said, Laughing By Simon R. Green
Last Stand By Kelley Armstrong
The Thought War By Paul McAuley
Dating in Dead World By Joe McKinney
Flotsam & Jetsam By Carrie Ryan
Thin Them Out By Kim Paffenroth, R. J. Sevin, & Julia Sevin
Zombie Season By Catherine MacLeod
Tameshigiri By Steven Gould
The Days of Flaming Motorcycles By Catherynne M. Valente
Zero Tolerance By Jonathan Maberry
And the Next, and the Next By Genevieve Valentine
The Price of a Slice By John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow
Are You Trying to Tell Me This is Heaven? By Sarah Langan
Acknowledgments