When we last saw Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy-at the end of the New
York Times best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-they were preparing for a
lifetime of wedded bliss. Yet the honeymoon has barely begun when poor Mr. Darcy
is nipped by a rampaging dreadful.
Elizabeth knows the only acceptable course of action is to promptly behead
her husband (and then burn the corpse, just to be safe). But when she learns of
a miracle antidote being developed in London, she realizes there may be one last
chance to save her true love-and for everyone to live happily ever after…
Complete with romance, heartbreak, martial arts, cannibalism, and an army of
shambling corpses, Dreadfully Ever After brings the story of Pride and Prejudice
and Zombies to a thrilling conclusion.
Reviews
“A masterpiece of parody and wit.”—Fangoria
“Dreadfully Ever After is a gripping read, and keeps your attention right
to the final and darkly humorous page. If you re opposed to zombies running amok
across Jane Austin s world then seek solace elsewhere. But if you like your
zombie served with..flair then this is the book for you.” Starburst, Sci-Fi
magazine
“The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books
become.”—McClatchy News Service
“Steve Hockensmith does with DREADFULLY EVER AFTER what I wanted to see
done with the original PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES … we actually get a
zombie novel with gore, violence, and plenty of action. He does this while at
the same time maintaining and keeping the spirit of Austen’s original novel
alive (or is it “undead”??)…fear not … DREADFULLY EVER AFTER will
satisfy your blood-lust of watching proper English girls slice, dice, and tear
apart zombies. Check this one out.” anythinghorror.com
“This book is the third in the Pride, Prejudice and Zombies (PPZ) trilogy.
The others being Pride, Prejudice and Zombies (obviously) by Jane Austen and
Seth Grahame-Smith and the prequel Dawn Of The Dreadfuls by Steve
Hockensmith.Our story begins four years after the end of PPZ with Darcy And
Elizabeth encountering some marital troubles. She is not happy that it is
frowned upon for a Gentleman's wife to be anything but a Lady…ie: not a skull
crushing, zombie killing warrior. Most unseemly. Also she is not to sure she
wants to face the same fate of her sister and risk her life by going through
childbirth. It's whilst the couple debate the subject one day that they become
distracted and Darcy finds himself being nibbled upon by a Dreadful.
(Zombie.)Elizabeth, after first dispatching said Dreadful's skull against the
nearest tree, knows that the right thing to do is to lop off her loved
one's head and then preferably burn his body – just to be sure you
understand. Unable to do this she helps him home and then joins forces with the
enemy… Hearing of the development of a possible cure to the Dreadful disease
Elizabeth risks not only her own life, dignity and freedom but that of her
family too as they head to London in search of what might not even exist.
I haven't read the other two books in the series, though I have wanted to get
my hands on Pride, Prejudice and Zombies for some time. However, this book is
really easy to read as a stand alone novel – the background of
what's happened in the other two books is filled in though not in a way that
would irritate you if you had read the other two. You also don't need to be
fully ‘up’ on Pride & Prejudice. I'm not in the slightest and it didn't
affect my enjoyment of this book whatsoever. And enjoy it I did!” – SF
Crow's Nest
About the Author
Steve Hockensmith is the author of the New York Times best seller Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls and several other novels, including
the Edgar Award nominee Holmes on the Range. Critics have hailed his books as
“hilarious” (Entertainment Weekly), “dazzling” (The Boston Globe),
“uproarious” (Publishers Weekly), “wonderfully entertaining” (Booklist),
and “quirky and original” (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). He lives in
Alameda, California, with his wife and two children.
