"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.

Seth Grahame-Smith

作家、劇作家、電影製作人；曾上過一堂英國文學課。目前居住在洛杉磯。其他著作有：《色情全書》（The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty Movies）、《蜘蛛人手冊》（The Spider-Man Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual）、《如何成為恐怖電影裡最後的存活者》（How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills）、《總統先生對不起》（Pardon My President: Fold-and-Mail Apologies for 8 Years）。目前在撰寫《吸血鬼獵人林肯》（Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter）。