Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After

by Steve Hockensmith

Overview

Complete with romance, heartbreak, martial arts, cannibalism, and an army of shambling corpses, Dreadfully Ever After brings the story of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to a thrilling conclusion.

When we last saw Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy—at the end of the New York Times best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies—they were preparing for a lifetime of wedded bliss. Yet the honeymoon has barely begun when poor Mr. Darcy is nipped by a rampaging dreadful. Elizabeth knows the only acceptable course of action is to promptly behead her husband (and then burn the corpse, just to be safe). But when she learns of a miracle antidote being developed in London, she realizes there may be one last chance to save her true love—and for everyone to live happily ever after.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594745027
Publisher:	Quirk Publishing
Publication date:	03/22/2011
Series:	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Series , #3
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	525,615
Product dimensions:	7.78(w) x 5.28(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Steve Hockensmith is the author of the New York Times best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls and several other novels, including the Edgar Award nominee Holmes on the Range. Critics have hailed his books as “hilarious” (Entertainment Weekly), “dazzling” (The Boston Globe), “uproarious” (Publishers Weekly), “wonderfully entertaining” (Booklist), and “quirky and original” (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). He lives in Alameda, California, with his wife and two children.

Editorial Reviews

A masterpiece of parody and wit.”—Fangoria

“With the zombie Austen mashup mania showing no sign of abating, this is a must-read for fans and a must-buy for the libraries serving them.”—Booklist Online

“The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books become. Enter Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith.”—McClatchy News Service

From the Publisher

As she has in the earlier books of this trilogy, narrator Katherine Kellgren seems to have romping good fun. Elizabeth Bennet tries to find a cure for Darcy, who has been bitten by a zombie—also known as “a dreadful.” Elizabeth sets off for London to hobnob with the elite, who are rumored to have an experimental serum. Kellgren’s adeptness with the accents of all classes, as well as with the condescending tone of certain members of the upper class, is on full display. Kellgren presents all of the events seriously, and her tone gives the appropriate nuances to this parody of Austen’s novel of manners as characters battle the depravity of the dreadfuls by hiring ninjas and taking martial arts training. J.E.M. 2012 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile