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In the Land of the Dead

Jonathan Maberry

First published October 2012
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Night Universe › Rot & Ruin #1 .5

Synopsis

four vignettes:<ol> <LI>The Fence: Benny studies a zombie at the fence in Mountainside as part of his training to go with Tom, Lilah and Nix to find that jumbo-jet <li>The Quick and the Dead: Solomon Jones is one of the earliest to notice the flocking of the dead - and that they're headed toward the free towns <LI>Girls: Benny & Chong discuss Lou's crush on Lilah and Benny's and Nix's pull-back from Benny in the aftermath of what happened in <I>Rot & Ruin</i> <LI>Swords: as Benny, Chong, Lilah, Morgie and Nix train with Tom, it becomes apparent that Nix is leading from hatred and Benny decides to draw on his love for Nix as a cleaner "source"

Notes

published as bonus material for Dust & Decay

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 2012 In the Land of the Dead Simon & Schuster Chapbook
September 2015 Cover Bits & Pieces Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Collection 353
September 2015 Cover Bits & Pieces Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Collection 353
September 2015 Cover The Complete Rot & Ruin Collection Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Omnibus 353
April 2018 Cover Bits & Pieces Recorded Books Collection |9