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After a zombie outbreak in Iowa, Wanda Mayhall, a pregnant woman, saves a near‑dead infant on a frozen highway and chooses to raise him alone, keeping his origin a secret from authorities. As the boy grows, he realizes he is part of a growing group of living dead—those who survive but are still hunted. Willem must navigate a new world where motherhood, sibling bonds, and the horror of the undead intertwine, testing his resolve and the limits of family in a post‑apocalyptic landscape.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Daryl Gregory
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