Dead World (Mckinney)

Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast is reeling from the worst devastation in history. But the worst is only beginning, for amid the wreckage, a deadly virus has broken out, returning the dead to life with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.

It's been two years since the hurricanes flooded the Gulf Coast, and the dead rose up from the ruins. Now, after the infected have been contained and the cities quarantined, a refugee who escapes by boat carries the virus, and within weeks, the zombie epidemic spreads across the globe.

Battered by three devastating hurricanes in a row, the Texas coast is flattened. But for the people of Houston, and soon all of America, the most terrifying events are just beginning.

25 to 1. Those are the odds of being struck down-and resurrected-by the savage plague that's sweeping the country, forcing survivors to band together against the dead.Even among the living, there is dissension. A new leader known as the Red Man has risen up and taken charge-and he's nearly as dangerous as the hungry dead. Some, like Ben Richardson and his friends, strike out on their own. Because if the men with guns don't get them, the zombies will.Fleeing the cities, Richardson and his crew find sanctuary in an abandoned farm. But their stronghold may not be strong enough. Something strange and terrifying is happening to the undead. They're banding together. Working as a group. Hungering for a common goal: human flesh. And lots of it.