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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF ZEBULON FINCH VOLUME 1: AT THE EDGE OF EMPIRE
At the Edge of Empire
A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for centuries in this sweeping historical epic in the spirit of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, from the author of Rotters and Scowler.
Twenty minutes after his murder on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1896, seventeen-year-old Zebulon Finch awakens, resurrected to suffer an eternity upon the planet. But of all people... why him?
Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption?
Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension?
Over the next century—or two—he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy, Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America, watching the country grow and mature, knowing that his mind and body will never do the same.
Yes, he is witty. He is also vain. Absolutely brilliant, too. And he is always entertaining. But have no doubt—Zebulon Finch has a heart as vulnerable as anyone’s. Too bad he doesn’t learn to use it till after it has stopped beating…
Daniel Kraus is an award-winning author of three previous young-adult novels, a senior editor at Booklist, and director of six feature films. His fiction has won two Odyssey Awards, the Parents’ Choice Gold Award, and more. He has written regularly for Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Maxim, and Salon.com. His next novel, Trollhunters, is co-authored with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption?
Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension?
Over the next century—or two—he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy, Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America, watching the country grow and mature, knowing that his mind and body will never do the same.
Yes, he is witty. He is also vain. Absolutely brilliant, too. And he is always entertaining. But have no doubt—Zebulon Finch has a heart as vulnerable as anyone’s. Too bad he doesn’t learn to use it till after it has stopped beating…
Daniel Kraus is an award-winning author of three previous young-adult novels, a senior editor at Booklist, and director of six feature films. His fiction has won two Odyssey Awards, the Parents’ Choice Gold Award, and more. He has written regularly for Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Maxim, and Salon.com. His next novel, Trollhunters, is co-authored with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.