Empire of the Dead: A Grimdark Medieval Zombie Horror Novel

1348 A.D. The dead rise. Empires fall.A terrifying plague is devastating Christendom. The dead don't stay dead, returning instead as ravenous monsters. Lambert Šternberk, a cynical physician consumed by melancholy and disgrace, is approached by the zealous Cardinal Thassius Vitellius and the Inquisition of Saint Lazarus. Their mission: travel across Europe to learn the origin of, and put an end to, the Pestilence. Lambert would sooner drown in his sorrows and await the coming doom... but the Pestilence is creeping ever closer to his hometown and the family he left behind.The Holy Roman Empire is crumbling beneath lawlessness, fear, and plague. The living grow fewer by the day, and those who remain cling to madness, superstition, and false cures. But as the world unravels around them, Lambert and Thassius uncover secrets more terrifying than any plaguer. Some truths were meant to remain buried with the dead.Empire of the Dead is a haunting blend of historical fiction and horror from grimdark author Jackson Simiana, exploring the moralities of man, the power of sorrow, and the horrors born of desperation.