Fall (Guess)

The plague was born from hope. It was meant to change the world. To cure the incurable and rebuild the broken. When the world ended, the weight of its dead fell on the shoulders of the man at the heart of it all. For Kell McDonald, survival is not enough. Alone and surrounded by enemies, he must find a way to do what only he can: find a cure, and perhaps redemption. Set in the world of Living With the Dead, Victim Zero tells the story of how The Fall began.

Kell McDonald killed the world. It is a truth that haunts him every day of his life. It is a fact etched so deeply in his mind that every waking moment is haunted by his sins. But for his choices, the dead would not walk. Men would not travel the decaying highways hunting for victims. Communities of survivors would not have to struggle to lay the foundation of a new society. Forced to migrate from his adopted home, Kell finds himself an unlikely leader. Caught between unimaginable guilt and duty to his followers, he must find a way to keep them alive while holding himself together. Whatever the cost, no matter the danger.

In the early days after causing the end of the world, Kell McDonald was just trying to survive. Time passed, and along with others, a new world grew. Society began to be rebuilt. Years have passed since the mutated organism known as Chimera caused the dead to rise, and on the ashes of the old world, terrifying new forces have come into play. No longer simple mindless beasts, some of the undead have evolved, becoming stronger, smarter, and more dangerous than ever. They are nothing compared to the looming storm of living people, however, as a nation of starving men and women descend on Kell's new home to threaten everything he has grown to love.

Kell McDonald believed his fight was over. A year after settling with his closest friends in a secluded community, his research into a cure for the plague that ended the world has ground to a halt. When news arrives pointing toward a potential breakthrough, Kell doesn't hesitate. The key to solving the riddle of the Chimera plague might rest in the cells of a small group of people. Unfortunately, he isn't the only one looking for them.

Five years have passed since the collapse of civilization. The dead still walk the land, but humanity has proved itself strong and resilient. Large settlements have begun to trade, manufacture, and rebuild what was lost. Kell McDonald and his friends continue to work in isolation. On the verge of a breakthrough in their research for a cure, secrecy has never been more vital. Their small community, composed of people who have lost more than most, exists for the sole purpose of providing a safe space for the creation the cure to end the zombie plague forever. When soldiers in black appear, those carefully laid plans are burned to ash. Forced to fight, to run, Kell and his companions are in a desperate race for the security and resources they need to finally bring salvation to a world at the mercy of the hungry dead.

Revelation Day is the final volume of The Fall. Years have passed since the cascade of events known as The Fall began. Kell McDonald has struggled through endless fights and privations, suffered war and kidnappings, and even lost a leg. His role in the rise of Chimera, the organism responsible for reanimating the dead and altering the living, is now public knowledge. Through it all, Kell struggled to complete his work and find a cure. When that moment finally came, the horrible consequences of his discovery were driven home. Everyone wanted it, none more than the mysterious colony of survivors in the budding state of New America. Spearheaded by Rebound, a project designed to restart civilization after a nuclear war, New America will stop at nothing to get their hands on Kell and his work. Tired of hiding, he and the people of Haven are going to end the threat once and for all. To do it, they'll have to fight through the hungry dead while using every shred of cleverness at their disposal to stop their human enemies. With luck, it might even be enough.