![]() ![]() But there’s a depth to the story that properly reflects the time period and characters without feeling forced on or convoluted: issues of colorism and sexism also play an important role in the growth and development of our characters. Ireland is unflinching in her portrayal of an America that, even in the midst of the ultimate fight for its survival, uses the bodies and lives of people of color to maintain white sanctity and security. Similar to The Walking Dead, Dread Nation is a book that is, at its core, about the people and not the shamblers/undead. And the truth could not only get her killed, but changes everything the characters thought they knew about the war against the undead. But when she agrees to help a friend, she finds herself in the middle of a mystery surrounding the disappearance of elite, white families in the Baltimore-area. But Jane is only focused on graduating so she can return to her home and family in Kentucky. For those who succeed, they could live a better life as personal guards to wealthy, white people. ![]() Thanks to the Native and Negro Reeducation Act, Native American and black children are forced to enlist in schools where they are taught how to kill the dead. Schools like Miss Preston’s were created after the dead began to rise in the midst of the Civil War. Our main protagonist and heroine is Jane McKeene, a 17-year-old shambler-killer-in-training at Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore. ![]()
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