In the post-plague world, Zombie Combat has become mankind's deadliest game. And playtime is over. Now Charlie's friends find themselves thrown into the ring. What's it like to be treated like a monster? Charlie, Wendell, Bess, Emma and Sam are about to find out. They're up against formidable adversaries. The zealots of the Orthodox Life Church. The risky-business sharks of Nolegys Corporation. The jackbooted thugs of CHEW. What's on the line? Oh, nothing much. Just the power to control life, death and free will. Winner take all.