When a rushed H1N1 vaccine hits the public during a widespread outbreak, the cure becomes far worse than the disease. Victims convulse, collapse, die—then rise again with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Now, the dead walk, society crumbles overnight, and America becomes a blood-soaked wasteland. Michael Talbot, former-Marine and self-proclaimed survivalist, never expected to use his doomsday prepping for real. But when the virus hits home, Mike must do everything in his power to protect his family and a ragtag group of survivors. With bullets, brains, and biting sarcasm, he faces a world gone mad—fighting off both the undead and his own slow slide into insanity. But these aren’t your average zombies. They’re evolving. Organizing. Something darker is guiding them. A mysterious boy who is more than he seems may hold the key, and a terrifying zombie queen is building an army. In the fortress town of Little Turtle, Mike and what’s left of civilization prepare for a final stand.