In this riveting, "gory, and action-packed" (Jonathan Maberry)
survival thriller, set in the expansive world of Robert Kirkman's The
Walking Dead series, three people from different walks of life in China
must join forces against the typhoon of undead as chaos sweeps over
Asia.
In the aftermath of the zombie virus outbreak, what remains of the
Chinese government has estimated that one billion walkers (called
jiangshi) are currently roaming through the country. Across this
dramatic landscape, large groups of survivors have clustered together
for safety in villages and towns that have been built vertically as a
means of protection against the unceasing wave of jiangshi.
Before this devastation, Zhu was one of the millions of poor farmers who
left their rural roots for the promise of consistent employment in one
of China's booming factory towns. Elena was an American teaching English
in China while on a gap year before beginning law school. Hengyen was a
grizzled military officer of some renown, and a passionate believer in
his nation's ability to surmount any obstacle.
But with the settlement's 3,000 mouths to feed and the scavengers having
to travel further and further in search of food, Zhu ends up at his home
village, where he is shocked to find survivors. Does he force them to
join the settlement or keep their existence a secret?
Meanwhile, Hengyen is tasked with the impossible: fortifying the Beacon
against a 100,000-strong "typhoon" of walkers header their way. Even
though he realizes that the Beacon hardly stands a chance, Hengyen is a
believer and will stand with his compatriots to the very last, bringing
him into conflict with Zhu, who intends to flee the path of the typhoon
and make for the safety of China's dramatic mountain ranges before it's
too late.
Given "two decaying thumbs up," (Jonathan Mayberry, author of Rot &
Ruin), this book is sure to get your heart racing and leave you wanting
more!
