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Dread NationSeries

This series plunges readers into an alternate American history ravaged by the undead, focusing on the resilience of a young Black woman trained to combat the walking dead. Forced to navigate a treacherous landscape rife with prejudice and deadly threats, she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy. It's a gripping tale of survival, identity, and rebellion against overwhelming odds. Expect a thrilling blend of historical fantasy, action, and compelling social commentary.

Dread Nation
Deathless Divide

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  1. 1

    Dread Nation

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.1(29732)Add rating

    The powerful New York Times bestseller tells the gripping story of a young girl’s journey through a hostile world - Jane McKeene is an unforgettable protagonist, and Dread Nation is an unforgettable book. Trained at Miss Preston’s School of Combat for Negro Girls in both weaponry and etiquette, Jane McKeene is poised for a successful career protecting the wealthy from the encroaching plague of walking dead. But when families begin to go missing, Jane uncovers a conspiracy that pits her against some powerful enemies. Sent far from home, Jane will need all her resourcefulness, wit and strength of character to survive. A powerful, compelling tale of a young girl’s journey through a hostile world, Jane McKeene is an unforgettable protagonist, and Dread Nation is an unforgettable book.

    Dread Nation
  2. 2

    Deathless Divide

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.2(1033)Add rating

    Age range 14+ After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880s America. What's more, this safe haven is not what it appears-as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her. But she won't be in it alone. Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by-and that Jane needs her too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not. Watching Jane's back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive-even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.

    Deathless Divide