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Zombie Road

(This book is Dead Scary)
Brief Description
Do you dare to be scared? Ace Walker has one rule: never stay out after sunset. Because when the sun goes down, the dead rise—fast, hungry, and hunting for brains. So, when his best friend Cassie collapses with appendicitis, Ace has one shot to save her:... Read More
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Do you dare to be scared?

Ace Walker has one rule: never stay out after sunset.

Because when the sun goes down, the dead rise—fast, hungry, and hunting for brains.

So, when his best friend Cassie collapses with appendicitis, Ace has one shot to save her: steal a truck and race across the desert to the nearest hospital before nightfall.

A flat tyre, an undead bike gang, and an exploding petrol station? Just the beginning.

Because on Zombie Road, one wrong turn means death—or worse.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761352898

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 December 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 1.0mm

Height: 1.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 160

About the Author

TJ DOOM lives off the grid in a crumbling mansion at the edge of a dark and windswept forest. Surrounded by creepy old portraits that appear to watch - and judge - the writer's every move, DOOM spends the long, haunted nights crafting sinister stories designed to do just one thing- mess with your head. His tales are precision engineered for maximum dread. Some say that if DOOM's books are cracked open after midnight, the creatures inside won't just haunt your dreams, they'll crawl out of the pages and come looking for you. TJ DOOM doesn't do interviews. Doesn't sign autographs. Won't even pose for a photo. Naturally, this has fuelled rumours that the writer is an ancient, blood-sucking vampire whose image can never be caught on camera. Because DOOM is always uncontactable, this cannot be confirmed. Or denied.

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