Elegy for the Undead: A Novella

by Matthew Vesely

Overview

Jude and Lyle's newlywed life is shattered when a vicious attack leaves Lyle infected with a disease that transforms him into a violent and often incomprehensible person. With no cure for the "zombie" virus in sight, the young husbands begin to face the last months they have together before Lyle loses himself completely.

Fond remembrances of young love meet the challenges of navigating a partner's terminal illness in this bittersweet tale that explores both how we fall in love and how we say goodbye when the time comes far too soon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941360453
Publisher:	Lanternfish Press
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Matthew Vesely collects ironies. Usually, he’s scribbling in his journal while somber music plays in the dark. But, when you meet him, he’s more likely to be giddy talking about new books, reality TV, or dogs. Striving to portray real queer experiences through the lens of fiction, he lives, works, and writes in the Philadelphia area.

What People are Saying About This

author of Life at the Death House Sean E.D. Kerr

"Jude and Lyle’s love story and fight to survive a zombie outbreak is truly compelling, yet the deeper story about watching your partner succumb to a terminal illness is what really grabbed me. So well done!"

author of Ship of Fates Caitlin Chung

"Full of candor and sensitivity, Vesely brings us into an apocalyptic world that aims to steal away the parts of ourselves we give to the ones we love. Elegy for the Undead is a story that reveals the tender beginnings of a relationship worth fighting for as it becomes something devastatingly unrecognizable."

author of Feed Mira Grant

"The end of the world is for everyone. With this novella, Vesely has made the apocalypse accessible in a way that is all too rare."

author of The Vampire Gideon's Suicide Hotline an Andrew Katz

"Equal parts heart-racing and -wrenching."

Editorial Reviews

"This stunning novella marks the introduction of a voice worth keeping an ear out for."

Dark Scribe Magazine

"The sweetest zombie story you'll ever read... True love can't stop a zombie takeover, though it is a welcome balm, in the bittersweet and restrained novel Elegy for the Undead."

Foreword Reviews Michelle Anne Schingler

"Vesely’s eloquent debut reimagines the zombie novel as a tender reflection on the complexities of human relationships. . . . This unique, intimate zombie tale is sure to impress."—Publishers Weekly 

"The end of the world is for everyone. With this novella, Vesely has made the apocalypse accessible in a way that is all too rare."—Mira Grant, author of Feed

"The sweetest zombie story you'll ever read."—Michelle Anne Schingler, Foreword Reviews 

"This stunning novella marks the introduction of a voice worth keeping an ear out for."—Dark Scribe Magazine

 "Equal parts heart-racing and -wrenching."—Andrew Katz, author of The Vampire Gideon's Suicide Hotline and Halfway House for Orphaned Girls

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