Rot & Ruin

By Jonathan Maberry

Book Overview

A teen who reluctantly starts work as a zombie hunter uncovers corruption in his community in this first book in the post-apocalyptic dystopian Rot & Ruin series by New York Times bestselling and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry.

Benny Imura lives in a zombie-infested America where every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter (or "closure specialist") with his boring older brother, Tom, but he has no choice.

He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash but seeing Tom's compassion and quiet bravery while killing zombies beyond the wall changes how he sees the world around him...and the older brother he's kept at a distance since their parents' death.

But not everyone treats their hunting career as an important vocation. Thrill-seeking closure specialists and greedy citizens endanger the community's safety. As Benny fights the corruption, he learns what it means to be human.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442402326
• ISBN13: 9781442402324
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Rot and ruin and all the other books from the rot and ruin series are my favorite books to read and

I love this book and all of the rot and ruin series I purchased them all and I read them all multiple times from the library I’m so happy I purchased all of the book series very excellent well thought out book !

Great book if your into the genre.

A friend recommended this book series to me awhile ago and the first book did not disappoint.