Balance - Paperback

by Eric Shapiro (Introduction by), Peter Giglio (Author)

"Balance is a grim and melancholy zombie story. Peter Giglio brings his A-game to this disturbing tale." - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times Bestselling author of Dead of Night and Dust & Decay "A harrowing new perspective on the apocalypse. Giglio goes for the heart as well as the jugular." - David Dunwoody, author of Empire's End and Unbound & Other Tales THE BLAST... A worldwide snowstorm that brings with it a terminal virus. THE DEAD RISE... But something deep within hasn't died. The thing they loved most when alive still burns bright, at odds with a predacious hunger they can't control or understand. GEOFF & AMANDA... Have survived The Blast. The bad news: 650 miles of treacherous, zombie infested road separates them. And time is running out for Amanda. PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY ERIC SHAPIRO AND A BONUS STORY.

Author Biography

Peter Giglio is a Pushcart Prize nominated novelist, screenwriter, and anthologist. He is the author of two published novels-Anon and The Dark (with Scott Bradley)-and two published novellas-A Spark in the Darkness and Balance. His short stories can be found in several anthologies, including Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beast Within, edited by John Skipp, and Live and Let Undead, edited by Hollie Snider. He is also the editor of the anthology Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror, featuring Stephen Volk, Joe McKinney, Jeff Strand, Gary Brandner, Amy Wallace, Lisa Morton, among others. Peter is currently shopping-with co-writer Scott Bradley-a feature-length, screen adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's "The Night They Missed the Horror Show."