The walking dead / Kirkman, Robert

Presents a story of a world decimated by an epidemic in which zombies terrorize the living. Examines how life in survival mode forces people to live more fully.

Philip Blake--a.k.a. the Governor of Woodbury--is about to lose it all. He has become the dictator of this small town, offering protection to people afraid of the biters--zombies--but now his greed and violence are about to become his undoing as another group of survivors clash with him, led by former sheriff Rick Grimes.

A comic book that explores a world where the dead rule. Modern society with its government, grocery stores, and cable television has collapsed and the living are forced to struggle to survive.

"The fourth book and epic finale to Robert Kirkman's New York Times bestselling series: The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor - Part Two! The Walking Dead original novel series, set in the universe of Robert Kirkman's iconic comic book, comes to a shattering conclusion with The Fall of the Governor - Part Two. From co-authors Kirkman, creator of the Eisner Award-winning comic as well as executive producer of AMC's blockbuster TV series, and Jay Bonansinga, Stoker Award-finalist and internationally acclaimed author, comes this stunning finale to their ambitious chronicle of human survival amid the plague of undead, which began with The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor. In Rise of the Governor, uber-villain Philip Blake journeyed from his humble beginnings directly into the dark heart of the zombie apocalypse, and became the self-proclaimed leader of a small town called Woodbury. In The Road to Woodbury, an innocent traveler named Lilly Caul wound up in the terrifying thrall of Phillip Blake's twisted, violent dictatorship within Woodbury's ever tightening barricades. In The Fall of the Governor - Part One, Philip Blake finally revealed himself to be the true monster that he is, and the battle lines were drawn between the Governor and the desperate, beleaguered inhabitants of a nearby prison. Now, in The Fall of the Governor Part Two, the Governor's dark journey reaches its shocking, heartrending conclusion. In a roller coaster finale, war breaks out, all of the plot lines from the previous three novels converge, tensions boil over into unthinkable mayhem, and the dark destinies of those few left standing are sealed in a series of stunning twists"--.

A new threat has emerged from within the walker hordes, catching the communities off guard. The time for peace and prosperity is over as a new fight for survival begins.

"After Alexandria is destroyed by Negan, the remaining communities unite for one last stand against the Saviors. The aftermath to their war leads to the biggest status quo change in the history of this ... series"--Amazon.com.

A group of survivors on the outside launch an attack on zombies in a prison where Rick and his group believed they were safe, and the full-scale battle that ensues results in a high body count.

A ragged group of survivors fights their way through hordes of zombies, and tries to keep from going insane, in an attempt to reach safety in Washington, D.C.

Kentucky police officer Rick Grimes, shot on the job, wakes up from a month-long coma to find the world has been taken over by flesh-eating zombies, and upon hearing that most of the people still alive have been herded into the cities, he heads for Atlanta in hopes of finding his wife and son.