Book description
For fans of contemporary urban fantasy with a twist, Joan Frances
Turner brings us Frail, the follow-up to Dust, a
poignant story about survival in zombie infested post-apocalyptic America.
Being human is a disadvantage in post-apocalyptic America . . .
Since a devastating, morphing plague swept through human and
zombie populations, almost everyone who survived is an 'ex' these
days. Ex-human. Ex-zombie. Both creatures crave flesh, have the
strength and speed of predators - and what seems like immortality.
Pierced skin and broken bones mend, but their all-consuming hunger
never dies . . .
Amy is the only purely human survivor from town - a frail. Her
mother is gone, but she won't believe that she's dead. Feral dogs
stalk her, in reality and in her imagination. Amy thinks she's losing
her mind. But when an ex-human named Lisa saves her life, a fragile
friendship forms, a bond that will save Amy over and over again when
she and Lisa are abducted into a makeshift community run by exes who
use humans as their slaves.
For a girl who is used to going it alone, trusting anyone isn't
easy, but Amy will have to. She has secrets from her past she can't
afford to face by herself, and secrets in her future that will cost
her just about everything - including her humanity . . .
Joan Frances Turner's Frail is a brilliantly evocative tale
of the fight for survival in a dangerous post-apocalyptic,
zombie-ridden world.
Praise for Dust
'A thoughtful, poignant and frightening book about the undead'
Laurell K. Hamilton
'A nail- bitingly good zombie romp . . . a cut above the rest' Amber
Benson, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
'A new and unique take on zombies' Ilona Andrews
Joan Frances Turner was born in Rhode Island and grew up in the
Calumet region of northwest Indiana. A graduate of Brown University
and Harvard Law School, she lives near the Indiana Dunes with her
family and a garden full of spring onions and tiger lilies, weather
permitting. She is author of Dust, which is also published by
Penguin. Find Joan Frances at www. joanfrancesturner. com.
Joan Frances Turner was born in Rhode Island and grew up in the
Calumet region of northwest Indiana. A graduate of Brown University and
Harvard Law School, she lives near the Indiana Dunes with her family and
a garden full of spring onions and tiger lilies, weather permitting. She
is author of
Dust
, which is also published by Penguin. Find Joan Frances at www.
joanfrancesturner. com.
