Something's rotten in the land of Xanth—and it's not just the undead—in this "cheeky" adventure in the New York Times–bestselling series ( Publishers Weekly).

Horrors and hilarity collide as a fate far worse than death awaits a vivacious young visitor to "the Florida-shaped fantasy land where anything goes and the puns pack every page" ( Kirkus Reviews).

Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Xanth, must deal with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's Zombies, who yearns to make her queen of the undead! Her quest to preserve her innocence, and find her destiny, takes her on an exhilarating excursion packed with perils, puzzles, and piles of puns. Zombie Lover will provide a profusion of macabre merriment.