Synopsis: "Sera is ghula—one of the extremely long-lived though not immortal flesh eaters whose lives can end in only one way—in resurrection as a hungry, ambulatory corpse who will spend the short days of its unlife rotting, eating, and infecting as many as possible. Sera compares her life to a dark comedy—trapped with an unwanted pregnancy for the past 600 years, constantly afraid that the fetus will die and go zombie in-utero, always cold and constantly running a fever like every other ghoul on the planet. Luckily, two things in life sustain her: her joy in hunting and destroying the Dead, and the constant seeking of comfort in warmth ... " – quoted from this book's product page on Amazon.com as of 2017-06-30.