Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
In Dread Nation (2018), the American civil war was interrupted when the fallen soldiers on both sides rose again to eat their friends and foes alike. In short: things were a bit of a mess. Our protagonist, Jane, was born two days after the first shambler (the term for zombies in this story) rose on the battlefields. Dread Nation is about her life in this new world.
When I picked up Dread Nation it did cross my mind that zombie stories were a bit of a trend a couple of years ago.
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