{"product_id":"ex-heroes-9780804136570","title":"Ex-Heroes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e with a large order of epic served on the side. . . . I loved it \"--Ernest Cline, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first novel in Peter Clines' bestselling \u003ci\u003eEx \u003c\/i\u003eseries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes, using their superhuman abilities to make Los Angeles a better place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the plague of living death spread around the globe. Billions died, civilization fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions protect a last few thousand survivors in their film-studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. Scarred and traumatized by the horrors they've endured, the heroes fight the armies of ravenous ex-humans at their citadel's gates, lead teams out to scavenge for supplies--and struggle to be the symbols of strength and hope the survivors so desperately need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the hungry ex-humans aren't the only threats the heroes face. Former allies, their powers and psyches hideously twisted, lurk in the city's ruins. And just a few miles away, another group is slowly amassing power . . . led by an enemy with the most terrifying ability of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Zombies? Check. Superheroes? Check. Awesome? Check. \u003ci\u003eEx-Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e has it all. You're in for a treat \"--Mira Grant, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER CLINES\u003c\/b\u003e has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eEx-Patriots, Ex-Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEx-Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e14\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and writes in southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413095944466,"sku":"9780804136570","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34ab443b-ffc3-4b7c-bb9c-d65e019b54a8.jpg?v=1729346235","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ex-heroes-9780804136570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}