First published 2011
Huckleberry Finn and his friend Jim, a freed slave, are adrift on the Mississippi when the dead start rising. As the pox spreads and the countryside erupts into chaos, the two fugitives must navigate a gauntlet of slavers, thieves, and the ravenous undead. With a price on Jim's head, Huck and his "dearest, deadest friend" have no choice but to trust each other and the river to make their escape.
Genres: american-fiction, adventure, horror, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, fugitives
Period: 1839
271 pages · Paperback · Gallery Books
Content warnings: violence