Horror Satire

A plague has turned all the world's women into brain-eating zombies. Join reporter Kent Zimmer as he takes a hot-air balloon from Colorado to Massachusetts in search of both his girlfriend and a cure. Along the way he encounters hungry undead, psychotic doctors, evil nuns, racist militias, drag queens with machine guns, and stock brokers with greedy intents. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

In questo quarto volume della tetralogia della Storia contemporanea, il signor Bergeret, promosso docente alla Sorbona, si trasferisce a Parigi con la sorella e la figlia Paolina. Con la sorella esplora il proprio passato, incontrato casualmente nella sua vecchia casa d’infanzia, sfitta e rovinata; con la figlia acquista una brillante ascoltatrice dei suoi discorsi filosofici, divenuti, finalmente, ottimisti.

Peter Lyles was unremarkable in life, but unforgettable in death. After overdosing, Peter's friends almost bring him back to life, turning him into a zombie with the help of "sex-magic" Voodoo. His unforgettable adventure takes him from bedroom to bedroom, giving him a career as the hottest gigolo, not quite alive, while he denies his hunger for human flesh. At times humorous, at times touching, but always sexy, sexy, sexy - Lucky Stiff will leave you wanting more. Peter's just that good.

Escritor satírico y periodista estadounidense,nacido en Ohio. Prestó sus servicios en el ejército de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense (1861 - 1865). Bierce se estableció en San Francisco, donde escribió ingeniosos artículos políticos y una columna para el periódico News-Letter. En 1868 se convirtió en su editor