by Ben Tripp
—Dan Cutter, the Silent Kid
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Heartfelt thanks are due to many people—particularly my Gallery Books editor, Ed Schlesinger, for making this book possible; Corinne Marrinan Tripp for making me possible; the folks at the South Dakota Department of Tourism; Andy Nicastro, Dr. Edward Graham, Amy Davidson, Courts “Buz” Carter, and zombie fans the world over.
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BEN TRIPP has designed theme parks, urban developments, and attractions around the world for over twenty years, and is recognized as one of the top storytellers in the field. In addition, he has developed projects at all of the major motion picture studios as a screenwriter and a story consultant. He now writes novels full-time.
His award-winning first book, Rise Again, is a popular part of the essential zombie canon; Below Zero is its sequel. He also has a fantasy trilogy in the works with Tor Books, the first volume of which is entitled The Accidental Highwayman.
He is married to Academy Award–winner Corinne Marrinan Tripp. They live in Los Angeles with two excellent dogs.
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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First Gallery Books trade paperback edition December 2013.
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ISBN 978-1-4516-6832-2
ISBN 978-1-4516-6834-6 (ebook)
CONTENTS
Epigraph
Prologue
Part One
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Part Two
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Part Three
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About Ben Tripp
