(Eng) The Z Word (Paperback) / Lindsay King-Miller / Quirk Books

"Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating."--Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo
Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer zombie romp you didn't know you needed.
Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup--which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around them start turning into violent, terrifying mindless husks, well, that makes things harder. Especially since the infection seems to be spreading.
Now, Wendy and her friends and frenemies--drag queen Logan, silver fox Beau, sword lesbian Aurelia and her wife Sam, mysterious pizza delivery stoner Sunshine, and, oh yeah, Wendy's ex-girlfriend Leah--have to team up to stay alive, save Pride, and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source. Hopefully without killing each other first.
The Z Word is a propulsive, funny, emotional horror debut about a found family coming together to fight corporate greed, political corruption, gay drama, and zombies.

About the Author
Lindsay King-Miller is the author of Ask a Queer Chick: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life for Girls Who Dig Girls. Her fiction has appeared in The Fiends in the Furrows, Tiny Nightmares, The Jewish Book of Horror, Fireside Fiction, Baffling Magazine, and numerous other publications. She lives in Denver with her partner and their two children. The Z Word is her first novel.

Reviews
A Polygon Must-Read Book of Spring 2024
One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2024
One of Book Riot's Most Anticipated Books of 2024
One of Autostraddle's Most Anticipated Queer Books of Spring 2024

"This cinematic romp has something for nearly every reader; humor, gore, heat, action, and mystery all swirl in the San Lazaro desert."--Booklist, starred review

"Sexy, thoughtful, and fast-paced . . . King-Miller's fiction debut expertly balances social commentary with fun in a novel that will have readers cheering for her queer heroes and questioning their own brand loyalties."--Library Journal

"With an endearingly messy protagonist and wonderfully complicated relationship dynamics among the entirely queer cast, King-Miller skillfully explores real issues facing the LGBTQ+ community while cleverly pairing the beats of a romance novel with the visceral gut punches of survival horror."--Publishers Weekly

"Lindsay King-Miller's debut promises to be the queer zombie apocalypse novel everyone will be talking about this spring."--Polygon

"It's thrilling to see the zombie subgenre reanimated with a fresh new premise"--Natalie Zutter, Lit Hub

"A fundamentally queer and anti-corporate blast of unsettling entertainment."--Maura Krause, Reactor

"Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating."--Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo


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Publisher: Quirk Books
Publish Date: May 07, 2024
Pages: 256 Paperback
Dimensions: 5.3 X 7.9 X 0.6 inches
Language: English
ISBN: 9781683694076