Z-BOAT by Suzanne Robb

Tell me about your book, Z-Boat.

Z-Boat is a lot of genres mixed into one, with a zombie finish is the best way to describe it. There are elements of suspense, thriller, espionage, and of course horror.


How did this story come to you?

This story actually came to me 15 years ago. I was watching a zombie movie and for about the millionth time wondered “Why don’t they drive away?” “Why don’t they just board up a place?” It never made sense to me that people could be overwhelmed by slow moving, non-thinking creatures. So I thought about places where that couldn’t be possible and a submarine popped into my head, ever since then it was a matter of getting the courage to write it.


I noticed that your zombie story is not like the usually undead tales.

No this tale is very different. It takes place in a dystopian future where we have wrecked the planet, and space travel is just not a realistic option. Instead we venture to the ocean depths hoping to find something, anything to give us hope. In the process we find that the zombies created, are not some medical experiment gone wrong, but something a lot more real. They are strong, and because of how people are infected they are capable of thought. I wanted to add an element to them that made both the characters in the book and the reader more fearful.


Are you working on a sequel/s?

I am working on a sequel to it, and have a third one planned to finish it off. Though it does depend on how well this one does, crossing fingers it makes people happy. So far people are enjoying it so I take that as a good sign.

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Suzanne's Bio:

Suzanne Robb is the author of Z-Boat, released by Twisted Library Press. She has over 4 dozen stories in current and upcoming anthologies with various publishers. She is also a contributing editor at Hidden Thoughts Press, and next year Wicked East Press will be releasing Read the end First, an apocalyptic anthology she edited with Adrian Chamberlin. In her free time she reads, watches movies, plays with her dog, and enjoys chocolate and LEGO’s.