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A NOTE OF GRATITUDE
In addition to those acknowledged in Volume One, Mr. Kraus wishes to convey a particular indebtedness to Rabbi Jay A. Holstein.
DANIEL KRAUS is the acclaimed author of The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire, The Monster Variations, Rotters, and Scowler. With filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, he wrote Trollhunters. Daniel lives with his wife in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.
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Also by Daniel Kraus
The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire
The Monster Variations
Rotters
Scowler
Trollhunters (with Guillermo del Toro)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kraus, Daniel, author.
Title: The death and life of Zebulon Finch. Volume two, Empire decayed / as prepared by the esteemed fictionist, Mr. Daniel Kraus.
Other titles: Empire decayed
Description: First edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2016] | Summary: “The conclusion to Daniel Kraus’s saga about a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for decades to come”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016020171| ISBN 9781481411424 (hardback) | ISBN 9781481411448 (eBook)
Subjects: | CYAC: Murder—Fiction. | Dead—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / General. | JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories.
Classification: LCC PZ7.K8672 Df 2016 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016020171