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Shadowrise

Shadowrise Tad Williams

"A sublime piece of storytelling."—SFX
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N.K. Jemisin

"In this reviewer’s opinion, this is the must-read fantasy of the year."
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Read the first three chapters .

A Romantic Comedy…. with BRAAAAINS!

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?

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  1. Jesse Petersen

    February 9, 2010
    at 12:10 pm

    Reply

    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!

  2. Cal

    February 9, 2010
    at 1:59 pm

    Reply

    L…O…L…!

  3. Jesse Petersen

    February 9, 2010
    at 2:20 pm

    Reply

    Thanks Cal! Hope you enjoy it!

  4. Karin Lowachee

    February 9, 2010
    at 4:21 pm

    Reply

    ha ha! I’m going to look for that.

  5. Kate Smith

    February 9, 2010
    at 8:24 pm

    Reply

    Squee! Cannot wait for this!

  6. Nicole Peeler

    February 9, 2010
    at 9:18 pm

    Reply

    This looks awesome! Congrats, Jesse! Welcome to the family. Don’t touch anything sticky.

  7. Santa

    February 9, 2010
    at 11:44 pm

    Reply

    They sound like great fun! I’ll give them a whirl. Your books never disappoint, they delight!

  8. Crystal

    February 10, 2010
    at 8:27 am

    Reply

    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!

  9. JoJo Green

    February 10, 2010
    at 10:26 am

    Reply

    I can’t wait to read this. i’m looking forward to it and i hope it gets made into a movie.

  10. [...] 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 [...]

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