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Zone One

by Colson Whitehead

A zombie-cleared Manhattan becomes the last place safety feels real.

Genre and trope pairingsHorrorSurvival horrorLiterarySocial commentary
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About Zone One

After a pandemic divides the world into the living and the living dead, Mark Spitz joins a civilian sweeper unit clearing lower Manhattan’s Zone One of remaining stragglers. Over three surreal days, routine cleanup gives way to trauma, dread, and the collapse of the illusion that the worst is over.

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Medium
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Slow
Content warnings
  • death
  • gore
  • gun violence
  • violence

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