Zombie XI
The Boy Who Got Sick of Warming the Bench
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-908446-48-0 (ISBN)
Description
After a game near a nuclear power plant, that night in bed Leonard is visited by zombies . . The ghostly players from the winning 1966 England World Cup team tell him that if he follows their instructions, not only will he get off the bench - but Ducie High XI will start to take control. Leonard obeys, and the team's prospects surge. But what is the price of the zombies' involvement? How high will that price be - and what pound of living flesh will they demand?
Reviews / Votes
'A feast of fun and imagination, Kalu's writing is a joy' (Courttia Newland) 'Another cracker from the master storyteller' (Suandi OBE) 'Don't read this book at night-time, it will have you cowering under your bed' (Tariq Mehmood)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
Product notice
AB size
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-908446-48-0 (9781908446480)
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Person
Pete Kalu is a 2024 winner of the Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship Award. He has previously won the BBC/Contact Dangerous Comedy Award and The Voice / Marcus Garvey Essay Award. He received his PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in 2019. His essays can be found scattered in publications including Encounters with James Baldwin (Supernova Books 2024) and academic journals. His most recent short stories have been published by Peepal Tree. He is a Writers Mosaic alumnus and was writer in residence at University of West Indies, Trinidad Campus. He is a Reading Fellow of Royal Literary Fund