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A decade after a zombie apocalyptic outbreak, Jory Gray’s life hinges on one name: Linse. When Linse disappears after joining a controlling church, Jory’s resolve turns into a suicide quest to recover her. His search takes him deep into a restricted zone, through the inner workings of a militarized regime, and into the shadows of the church’s power structure. Along the way, he unearths a century‑old secret contained in a document that should never have existed: The Gospel of Z. The novel examines the remnants of society and the hidden histories that keep powers in place while Jory battles both the undead and the people who keep the truth hidden.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Authors: Stephen Graham Jones
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