# 22 - Zombie Lover [ZL]
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Horrors and Hilarity Collide as a Vivacious Young Visitor to Xanth Faces a Fate Far Worse than Death. Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Zanth, 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 for Xanth's many fans.
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Major Characters |
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| Character Name |
Species |
Origin |
Talent |
Notes |
First Chapter Mentioned |
| Bink |
Human |
Xanth |
Protection from magic |
Son of Bianca and Roland; husband of Chameleon; father of Dor; who was banished for his apparent lack of talent but later recognized as Magician when the true nature of his powers became clear. At age 81, youthened to 21. |
03 |
| Dor |
Human |
Xanth |
Conversing with inanimate |
King of Human Xanth (20); son of Chameleon and Bink; husband of Irene; father of Ivy, Ida, and Dolph. He undertakes the tapestry adventure and befriends Jumper there. |
03 |
| Breanna |
Human |
Mundania |
See in blackness |
Wife of Justin; mother of Amber Dawn; Black Wave girl, age 15, lustrous black hair to waist, glowing green eyes, nice figure. |
02 |
| Justin |
Human/Tree |
Xanth |
Voice Projection |
Husband of Breanna; transformed by Evil Magician Trent into a tree and preferred being that way. His talent allows him to converse with untransformed folk. He takes over Zombie Castle with Breanna. |
06 |
| Dolph |
Human |
Xanth |
Shape Changing |
Son of Irene and Dor; brother of Ivy, younger; husband of Electra; can change his own form instantly, which is helpful in his many adventures, some incognito. He was once betrothed to Nada Naga and Electra at the same time. |
03 |
| Jenny Elf |
Elf |
Two Moons |
Singing visions |
Wife of Jeremy; mother of Jerry and Jone; an elf from the World of Two Moons, inadvertently visiting Xanth. Unlike Xanth`s elves, she has very pointed ears, four fingers, and is quite tall for an elf. Her talent allows her to sing visions into existence for sharing. |
01 |
| Mare Imbrium |
Day Mare |
Gourd |
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Wife of Forrest; mother of Palus Putredinis by the Day Stallion; started out as a Night Mare and delivered bad dreams to sleepers until she became a Day Mare when she got half a soul; appears as a solid black horse in daylight and as a young woman wearing black in dreams but is dematerialized in darkness; also known as Imbri. |
02 |
| Tipsy |
Troll |
Xanth |
Cold shoulder |
Wife of Phil Istine; was on the Isle of Women: Female troll who is nevertheless decent. She helps Bink locate dream princes. |
11 |
| Jeremy |
Werewolf |
Xanth |
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Son of Wolverton; husband of Jenny; Prince of the werewolves |
12 |
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