Daron Malmborg

In the blink of an eye, or in his case, the splitting of an atom, Hanks life changed forever as he learns the reason for the blast. Nine months after the bomb, resources are stretched razor thin as greed, phobias, and self-preservation trump morals, ethics, and civilized humane behavior. No laws and the instinct to survive turns Hank into nomad as he constantly flees the hordes of undead rising in his city, and his own conscience. His choice to delay his entrance in the ministry haunts him daily. Riddled with guilt for not pursuing his goal of ordination, Hank struggles with his rapidly fading ingrained religious beliefs and the stark reality of soulless dead walkers trying to feed on his slow reflexes and choices, but he is not alone in this Godless existence. Within the dark confines of the shadows a new threat emerges. The sickly hiders are opportunists and prey on anything that is available before the cannibalistic dead walking hordes arrive to dominate. Even worse, the surviving normal humans are the greatest threat of all. As world is perched on the brink of nuclear war in efforts to contain the cataclysmic infection, the answer could be where it all started, in outer radius of the blast. Unbeknownst to Hank, the government has its own plan for his future