A Romantic Comedy…. with BRAAAAINS!
- - February 9th, 2010
I have the distinct pleasure of introducing a brand new author to the list, Jesse Petersen. Orbit US has bought three books — the first of which, MARRIED WITH ZOMBIES, we will be publishing in mass market in September 2010.
The book is about two unlikely heroes — a couple on the verge of divorce. On their way to marriage counseling, they notice a few odd things: a missing guard, a lack of cars on the freeway, and their counselor ripping out the throat of her previous client.
Now it’s up to David and Sarah to work together, save their marriage — and survive in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
The book is chock-full of valuable post-apocalyptic marriage advice, including:
- Balance the workload in your relationship. No one person should be responsible for killing all the zombies.
- Put the small stuff into perspective. It’s better to be wrong and alive than right but eating brains.
- Talk out your big decisions. Hear both opinions before you decide if you’re going to flee the city or hole up with Campbell’s Soup and CNN.
- Share in your activities and interests. If you’re going to kill zombies anyway, why not do it together?
- Plan romantic getaways. Or just getaways.
- Show physical affection. Nothing says ‘I love you’ like bearing the entirety of your spouse’s body weight.
Watch for MARRIED WITH ZOMBIES in September — and in the meantime, why not go ahead and become a fan now?
Jesse Petersen
February 9, 2010
at 12:10 pm
Thanks Devi! I just can’t wait for the book to come out and I hope readers will enjoy reading the books as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them!
Karin Lowachee
February 9, 2010
at 4:21 pm
ha ha! I’m going to look for that.
Kate Smith
February 9, 2010
at 8:24 pm
Squee! Cannot wait for this!
Nicole Peeler
February 9, 2010
at 9:18 pm
This looks awesome! Congrats, Jesse! Welcome to the family. Don’t touch anything sticky.
Santa
February 9, 2010
at 11:44 pm
They sound like great fun! I’ll give them a whirl. Your books never disappoint, they delight!
Crystal
February 10, 2010
at 8:27 am
I saw the link on SmartBitches, ran over to your Facebook page and became a fan. I am, now, on the hunt for your books! What a fresh idea, good for you!
JoJo Green
February 10, 2010
at 10:26 am
I can’t wait to read this. i’m looking forward to it and i hope it gets made into a movie.
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at 12:21 pm
[...] finally, Orbit Books is bringing us a romantic zombie-comedy novel this fall in the form of Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen. According to the site [...]
Philip Alexander
September 3, 2010
at 8:20 am
Wow! Never heard of this before (and wouldn’t have if the good folks over io9 didn’t bring it to our attention) but I will whole-heartedly recommend it to a zombie fan friend of mine (who considers Zombieland and World War Z as the two best zombie related works).
Lena
October 4, 2010
at 12:05 pm
I love zombies so much. When I found this book I wanted to read this so bad. It’s really good. I even like watching movies with Zombies in it. They should put this book as a movie, too.
Anthony
February 15, 2011
at 11:56 am
Jesse, this is easily the best zombie book I’ve ever read, and I’ve read works by Max Brooks! Thanks for this wonderful series!