WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD. One afternoon. That's all it takes for the ravenous dead to flood the major cities--for society to collapse in spectacular fashion. After narrowly escaping his high school in the heart of Minneapolis, Cody Hall and four of his classmates adjust to a brutal reality where quick decisions hold deadly consequences, and every inch is paid for in blood. Scrambling for supplies and a reason to continue, Cody discovers his adoptive parents are still alive in Tampa Bay. It's a long journey. And the odds of survival? Worse every day. But with nothing to lose, his group agrees to plunge into the unknown and track them down. The road is hostile, and their destination is a brewing warzone. With the dead closing in and remaining factions scrambling for power, Cody must reconcile the terrible cost of protecting the ones he loves. In a kill-or-die world, the weak have no place. And when ruthlessness is a commodity, death is the one guarantee. Only, who will it take? You? No, never you. Always, always, always them.