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* BadassBookworm: Dalton. On top of being hailed as a genius (and smart enough to work as the team medic despite not getting the chance to get through college), he's apparently trained in [[SimpleStaff bojutsu]]. At least enough to beat up zombies.

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* BadassBookworm: Dalton. On top of being hailed as a genius (and smart enough to work as the team medic despite not getting the chance to get through college), he's apparently trained in [[SimpleStaff [[MartialArtsStaff bojutsu]]. At least enough to beat up zombies.

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* PowerTrio: Though we start out with just [[ActionDuo Charlotte and Arthur]], once Dalton joins the crew we have this.



** WithAFriendAndAStranger: In Arthur's case, at least.

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** * WithAFriendAndAStranger: In Arthur's case, at least.Though we start out with just [[ActionDuo Charlotte and Arthur]], once Dalton joins the crew we have this.
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* BadassBookworm: Dalton. On top of being hailed as a genius (and smart enough to work as the team medic despite not getting the chance to get through college), he's apparently trained in [[SimpleStaff bojutsu]]. At least enough to beat up zombies.
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* [[TheWhitestBlackGuy The Whitest Asian Guy]]: Arthur. Despite being of obvious Chinese heritage, he plays the part of a pretty standard white British guy. Lampshaded when he meets Rosalind, who's much more enthusiastic about her heritage.

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* HearingVoices: Happens to Arthur every time he tries to get to sleep. He believes them to be ghosts. [[spoiler: Considering he was likely responsible for the deaths of most of humanity, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane he may be right.]]]]





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\n* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Most of Arthur's take on things. Are the zombies diseased or really the risen dead? Is he really hearing ghosts? [[spoiler: Did he really start the apocalypse with a spell in an otherwise mundane world?]] Very little is known for sure, though it's implied [[spoiler: he's right]].
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* GoodIsNotSoft: While Charlotte is optimistic and gives everyone the benefit of the doubt, that doesn't mean you can [[spoiler: try to murder her friend/boyfriend]] and get off scot-free. [[spoiler: Or even necessarily live.]]
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** Dalton's also a pretty good example. He _definitely_ looks out for his friends.

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** Dalton's also a pretty good example. He _definitely_ ''definitely'' looks out for his friends.
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** Dalton's also a pretty good example. He _definitely_ looks out for his friends.
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* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: Charlotte. While she's necessarily a tough one after living through the ZombieApocalypse, she's managed to retain her optimism and does her best to be kind to even the questionable travelers she comes across.
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* NotUsingTheZWord: When told from Charlotte's point of view, they're always infecteds, monsters, or even creatures. Reasonable in that they are still [[TechnicallyLivingZombies living]].

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* NotUsingTheZWord: When told from Charlotte's point of view, they're always infecteds, monsters, or even creatures. Reasonable in that they are still [[TechnicallyLivingZombies [[TechnicallyLivingZombie living]].
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* NotUsingTheZWord: When told from Charlotte's point of view, they're always infecteds, monsters, or even creatures. Reasonable in that they are still [[TechnicallyLivingZombies living]].
** But when the perspective shifts to Arthur's narrative, he doesn't mind calling them zombies. [[spoiler: Considering he "summoned" them himself, it's not surprising.]]
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* BerserkButton: Maybe don't egg Charlotte on by saying her baby brother might be dead or worse. [[spoiler: Milton learns this the hard way.]]

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''Along the Winding Road'' is a post- ZombieApocalypse novel by Marlee Pagels. It stars [[PluckyGirl Charlotte Heiman]], a zombie hunter who must cross the [[AfterTheEnd devastated remains]] of Texas to find and [[BigBrotherInstinct save her little brother]]. Along the way, she joins forces with [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Arthur Deering]], a [[GoMadFromTheIsolation rather off-kilter]] archer, and [[RomanticWingman Dalton Tolbert]], a [[TheMedic ridiculously intelligent]] but surprisingly social nerd.

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''Along the Winding Road'' is a post- ZombieApocalypse novel by Marlee Pagels. It stars [[PluckyGirl Charlotte Heiman]], a zombie hunter who must cross the [[AfterTheEnd devastated remains]] of Texas to find and [[BigBrotherInstinct save her little brother]].brother. Along the way, she joins forces with [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Arthur Deering]], a [[GoMadFromTheIsolation rather off-kilter]] archer, and [[RomanticWingman Dalton Tolbert]], a [[TheMedic ridiculously intelligent]] but surprisingly social nerd.



* InsecureLoveInterest: Arthur, due to major social anxiety [[spoiler: and probably also the fact that he was responsible for the deaths of a lot of humanity]].





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\n* RomanticWingman: Dalton. Apparently he used to do this [[TheMatchmaker a lot]] before the apocalypse came along.

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* ActionGirl: Kind of a requirement for a female protagonist in a zombie fic.


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* GirlyBruiser: Charlotte. Nothing like shooting down zombies so you can go shoe-shopping.


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* PluckyGirl: Charlotte. She's rather plain-jane at times, but her optimistic determination is nice to have after the apocalypse. It's such an integral part of her character that Arthur can hardly recognize her when [[spoiler: she's listlessly mourning the death of her brother.]]
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\n** TwoGuysAndAGirl: Although the girl is the main character and the guys aren't fighting over her.
** WithAFriendAndAStranger: In Arthur's case, at least.

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[[caption-width-right:333:The cover for a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin post-apocalyptic romance]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:333:The cover for a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a post-apocalyptic romance]].]]



* ActionDuo: Charlotte and Arthur, with Charlotte being more of the ActionSurvivor and Arthur the ActionHero.





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\n* PlagueZombie: The zombies are assumed to be from some sort of contagion, though even [[TheSmartGuy Dalton]] hasn't determined whether it's a bacteria, virus, or something else. [[spoiler: Considering it's actually [[OurZombiesAreDifferent some sort of magic]], this isn't so strange.]]
* PowerTrio: Though we start out with just [[ActionDuo Charlotte and Arthur]], once Dalton joins the crew we have this.
** BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Charlotte as the Beauty, Dalton as the Brains, and Arthur as the Brawn. Not that they aren't all a little brawn.
** TokenTrio: Dalton as the white male, Arthur as the Asian male, and Charlotte as the white female. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in that the white female is the hero and the white male is the third wheel.

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[[caption-width-right:333:The cover for a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin post-apocalyptic romance]].]]

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!! This show provides examples of:
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!! This show book provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window
AfterTheEnd: Rather than focusing on the program name.


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ZombieApocalypse itself, the novel skips to four years after the start.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are
whole adventure only happens because Charlotte is bound and determined to look after her little brother, even if she has to cross the state by foot to do it.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Cited by Arthur, who hasn't
seen another living human in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
years. He [[HearingVoices hears voices]], among other things.

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''Along the Winding Road'' is a post- ZombieApocalypse novel by Marlee Pagels. It stars [[PluckyGirl Charlotte Heiman]], a zombie hunter who must cross the [[AfterTheEnd devastated remains]] of Texas to find and [[BigBrotherInstinct save her little brother]]. Along the way, she joins forces with [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Arthur Deering]], a [[GoMadFromTheIsolation rather off-kilter]] archer, and [[RomanticWingman Dalton Tolbert]], a [[TheMedic ridiculously intelligent]] but surprisingly social nerd.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.


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!! Episodes of this series provide examples of:
* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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