Beginning

The triumphant finale of the series critics call "the best since World War Z!"

He awoke and for the first time in almost twenty-five years, remembered who he was.

Twenty-three years after the fall. A world broken by the dead. One last chance before everything ends.

A spark of hope rises from the ruins, offering humanity a path forward. But every promise of salvation carries shadows-and every revelation demands a price.

Eden Blake must step from grief into battle, facing threats that have grown darker, faster, and far more cunning those her parents fought. Across the shattered world, the living fight desperation as the dead evolve.

The final reckoning is here.

Jason Kristopher is the award-winning author terrifying readers with zombies in The Dying of the Light series and thrilling them in the upcoming 1940s noir novel "Loco Moco" and the boy-meets-gryphon-meets-robot adventure "When Iron Wakes." With the love of his life and the dog that rescued him by his side, he plots his next traumatizing stories from Florida beaches. Learn more at jasonkristopher.com.