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 than those her parents fought. Across the shattered world, the living fight desperation as the dead evolve.
The final reckoning is here.
Jason Kristopher is an award-winning author who writes across genres: zombie horror in The Dying of the Light series, plus science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thriller stories in anthologies like Echo of the Hour, Requiem, and Weird Wilderness. 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.