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In the final book of the Rot & Ruin series, Benny Imura and his companions uncover a hoped‑for refuge that turns out to be a hospice, where the officers who flew the plane appear more as bureaucrats than rescuers. Amid chaotic survival, Benny learns a scientist might possess a cure for the widespread zombie outbreak. Determined to save his friend Chong, he and his allies launch a desperate search for the cure, only to find that ruthless reapers are also after it, intending to turn zombies into super‑fast shock troops and end humanity.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Jonathan Maberry
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