[Miranda_]

"Just a few likeminded people," Star said, guessing Rose's thoughts. "And Damien should be along soon; he's always late."

~~~

"Easy; any book that's not written by a dumb blonde should be fine," Arkady said with a grin. "Tho it seems by your reaction that it would only be too little, too late. For one thing, we're not undead; that's zombies. Typical of humans to judge living by their standards. Of course, I thought like that back when I was a human, but I've had decades to come round to a more structured way of thinking."