The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire (1)

A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for centuries in this sweeping historical epic in the spirit of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , from the author of Rotters and Scowler . Twenty minutes after his murder on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1896, seventeen-year-old Zebulon Finch awakens, resurrected to suffer an eternity upon the planet. But of all people...why him? Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption? Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension? Over the next century?or two?he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy, Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America, watching the country grow and mature, knowing that his mind and body will never do the same. Yes, he is witty. He is also vain. Absolutely brilliant, too. And he is always entertaining. But have no doubt?Zebulon Finch has a heart as vulnerable as anyone?s. Too bad he doesn?t learn to use it till after it has stoped beating? From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Shape of Water comes the "utterly riveting" ( Entertainment Weekly ) tale of a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century. May 7, 1896. Dusk. A swaggering seventeen-year-old gangster named Zebulon Finch is gunned down by the shores of Lake Michigan. But after mere minutes in the void, he is mysteriously resurrected. His second life will be nothing like his first. Zebulon's new existence begins as a sideshow attraction in a traveling medicine show. From there he will be poked and prodded by a scientist obsessed with mastering the secrets of death. He will fight in the trenches of World War I. He will run from his nightmares—and from poverty—in Depression-era New York City. And he will become the companion of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. Love, hate, hope, and horror—Zebulon finds them. But will he ever find redemption? "Fearlessly weaving gore, love, philosophy, and social justice issues into one sharp whole" ( BCCB ), The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire is the epic saga of what it means to be human in a world so often lacking in humanity. May 7, 1896. Dusk. A swaggering seventeen-year-old gangster named Zebulon Finch is gunned down on the shores of Lake Michigan. But after mere minutes in the void, he is mysteriously resurrected. His second life will be nothing like his first. Zebulons new existence begins as a sideshow attraction in a traveling medicine show. From there, he will be poked and prodded by a scientist obsessed with mastering the secrets of death. He will fight in the trenches of World War I. He will run from his nightmaresand from povertyin Depression-era New York City. And he will become the companion of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. Love, hate, hope, and horrorZebulon finds them. But will he ever find redemption? Ambitious and heartbreaking, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire is the epic saga of what it means to be human in a world so often lacking in humanity. Tjue minutter etter at han blir myrdet ved Lake Michigan i 1896, våkner sytten år gamle Zebulon Finch, gjenoppstått for å lide en evighet på jorden. Men hvorfor ham? Er det fordi han var en voldelig Chicago-gangster? Er det fordi han er en moderne Job med en lidelse utenfor menneskelig fatteevne? I løpet av et århundre eller to vil han prøve å finne ut av det. Jentegal, med en slu aristokratisk stemme og lysten på anarki, forteller Zebulon Finch om sine reiser på tvers av USA, ser landet vokse og modnes, vel vitende om at hans sinn og kropp aldri vil gjennomgå det samme. Ja, han er vittig. Han er også forfengelig. Og supersmart også. Og alltid underholdende. Men vær ikke i tvil - Zebulon Finch har et hjerte like sårbar som meg og deg. Synd han ikke lærte å bruke det før det sluttet å slå Twenty minutes after his murder on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1896, seventeen-year-old Zebulon Finch awakens, resurrected to suffer an eternity upon the planet. But of all people...why him? Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption? Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension? Over the next century-- or two-- he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy, Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America, watching the country grow and mature, knowing that his mind and body will never do the same "The story follows Zebulon Finch, a teenager murdered in 1896 Chicago who inexplicably returns from the dead and searches for redemption through the ages"-- Provided by publisher