15 years since the start of the outbreak and Two years after being taken in by a ragtag band of survivors, twenty-Nine-Year old Ben Newman has finally found a fragile peace in the dense woodlands of southern England. Once a lonely drifter hardened by loss, Ben has become a quiet protector of their hidden camp — a small, makeshift community built from scavenged scraps and fading hope. The dead roam the countryside beyond their walls, and worse still, the living have learned to be more monstrous than the infected. Their world is one of silence and survival, where every noise could mean death and every new face could bring betrayal.
When a wandering convoy of armed strangers stumbles too close, their fragile sanctuary shatters. A violent clash exposes their location, drawing hordes of walkers from miles away. As the forest becomes a blood-soaked battlefield, Ben is forced to lead his people through the chaos — facing not only the unending hunger of the dead, but the darkness festering in the hearts of the living. Torn between vengeance and mercy, he must decide what kind of man he wants to be in a world that has long forgotten what it means to be human.
