The Z Word
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected May 7, 2024
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- $16.99
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- Pre-Order
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo
Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer zombie romp you didn’t know you needed.
Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup—which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around them start turning into violent, terrifying mindless husks, well, that makes things harder. Especially since the infection seems to be spreading.
Now, Wendy and her friends and frenemies—drag queen Logan, silver fox Beau, sword lesbian Aurelia and her wife Sam, mysterious pizza delivery stoner Sunshine, and, oh yeah, Wendy’s ex-girlfriend Leah—have to team up to stay alive, save Pride, and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source. Hopefully without killing each other first.
The Z Word is a propulsive, funny, emotional horror debut about a found family coming together to fight corporate greed, political corruption, gay drama, and zombies.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A zombie apocalypse grips small-town Arizona in this hot and sticky queer horror romance from King-Miller (Ask a Queer Chick). It's high summer and, as San Lazaro's annual Pride parade approaches, tensions and spirits are running high. Wendy, reeling after a catastrophic breakup, is just trying to avoid her ex-girlfriend, Leah, but as unprovoked violent attacks disrupt Pride preparations, she and Leah are both swept up in the turmoil, with their respective new romantic attachments in tow. It becomes clear that Seabrook, a local brewery and SL Pride's biggest corporate sponsor, is connected to the violent outbursts, and it's up to Wendy and the others to do something about it. With an endearingly messy protagonist and wonderfully complicated relationship dynamics among the entirely queer cast, King-Miller skillfully explores real issues facing the LGBTQ community while cleverly pairing the beats of a romance novel with the visceral gut punches of survival horror. This will appeal to horror fans looking to scratch the same itch as Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt and queer romance readers who are unafraid of a little gore.
