Expect something vastly different in this gripping story of the zombie apocalypse. This powerful and gripping thriller immerses you in the desperate struggle to survive in a brutal and violent world. Highly detailed, this narrative hammers you with relentless scenes of tense action and heartbreaking anguish. With his parents lost, Michael Nelson's world is suddenly ripped apart and he finds himself alone with no one he can turn to for help. Armed with only a shotgun and a strong desire to stay alive, he steps into an insane new world gone to hell. Soon he meets and befriends Abigail Martin, a tiny girl with captivating blue eyes who has endured several harrowing experiences of her own. Traveling with a third companion, a huge Newfoundland dog named Herbie, they make their way across a land seething with enemies, living and dead. Their friendship quickly blossoms into something much greater than simple companionship and when things get darkest, they discover latent abilities within each other that offer hope for the embattled remnants of humanity.