His brother has offered to take him into the family business, but Benny has some unresolved issues regarding his brother. Benny is about to turn fifteen and must find a job or his rations will be cut in half. We meet Benny Imura who lost both of his parents that night and lives with his brother Tom, a zombie hunter. The tale takes place about fifteen years after “First Night” (the night most of the world turned into zombies). It left me anxious to read the next book in this series. In his first book Rot & Ruin, Maberry led me on an epic tale in a post-apocalyptic America, filled with zombies and lovable characters.

I am pleased to tell you that we are still friends. I grabbed the Tales of Rot & Ruin Collection after reading some awesome reviews from Love of Books and after a little arm twisting from her. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash-but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. Visit him at and on Twitter and Facebook.In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. He is the editor of high-profile anthologies including the X-Files books, Aliens: Bug Hunt, Out of Tune, Hardboiled Horror, Baker Street Irregulars, Nights of the Living Dead, and others. Several of his works are in development for film and TV, including V Wars, which is a Netflix original series. His works include the Joe Ledger thrillers, Glimpse, the Rot & Ruin series, the Dead of Night series, The Wolfman, The X-Files Origins: Devil's Advocate, Mars One, and many others. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and adventure and he writes for adults, teens, and middle grade. This boxed set contains paperback editions of the complete series: Rot & Ruin, Dust & Decay, Flesh & Bone, Fire & Ash, and Bits & Pieces.Ībout the Author Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer. What he discovers is a vocation that will teach him what it really means to be human.

He expects a dull job, whacking zoms for cash. Benny isn't interested in the family business, but he reluctantly agrees to train as a zombie killer with his big brother Tom. In the zombie-infested world Benny has grown up in, teens must work once they turn fifteen. All five books in the action-packed zombie series Booklist calls 'an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem' are now available in one paperback boxed set. Book Synopsis In the Rot & Ruin, it's a matter of death and life.

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