Three years after an event called the Apocalypse, zombies roam the Earth. Resources are scarce and trust is hard to come by. Tyrants, liars, and killers are commonplace. J'Carri, a surviving man, and his dog, Layla, are the epitome of the new normal: bartering for survival, hunting for their next meal, and just a hair from living rough. Things are bad for them, just like everyone else who hasn't seen the underside of a gravestone. Things are about to get worse for them. After Layla gets abducted, J'Carri is dragged into working for a local tyrant, his enforcer, and a doctor who is a little on the stranger side of the mental landscape. None of them really have a choice in the matter so they work together and find out a few things about the zombies that they were somewhat expecting, but not in this particular form.