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For fans of contemporary urban fantasy with a
twist, Joan Frances Turner brings us Frail, the
follow-up to Dust, a poignant story about
survival in zombie infested post-apocalyptic
America.
Being human is a disadvantage
in post-apocalyptic America . . .
Since a devastating, morphing
plague swept through human and zombie populations,
almost everyone who survived is an 'ex' these days.
Ex-human. Ex-zombie. Both creatures crave flesh, have
the strength and speed of predators - and what seems
like immortality. Pierced skin and broken bones mend,
but their all-consuming hunger never dies . . .
Amy
is the only purely human survivor from town - a frail.
Her mother is gone, but she won't believe that she's
dead. Feral dogs stalk her, in reality and in her
imagination. Amy thinks she's losing her mind. But when
an ex-human named Lisa saves her life, a fragile
friendship forms, a bond that will save Amy over and
over again when she and Lisa are abducted into a
makeshift community run by exes who use humans as their
slaves.
For a girl who is used to going it alone,
trusting anyone isn't easy, but Amy will have to. She
has secrets from her past she can't afford to face by
herself, and secrets in her future that will cost her
just about everything - including her humanity . .
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Joan Frances Turner's Frail is a brilliantly
evocative tale of the fight for survival in a dangerous
post-apocalyptic, zombie-ridden world.
Praise for
Dust
'A thoughtful, poignant and
frightening book about the undead' Laurell K.
Hamilton
'A nail- bitingly good zombie romp . . . a
cut above the rest' Amber Benson, star of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer
'A new and unique take
on zombies' Ilona Andrews
Joan Frances Turner was
born in Rhode Island and grew up in the Calumet region
of northwest Indiana. A graduate of Brown University and
Harvard Law School, she lives near the Indiana Dunes
with her family and a garden full of spring onions and
tiger lilies, weather permitting. She is author of
Dust, which is also published by Penguin. Find
Joan Frances at www.joanfrancesturner.com.
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