Clover and Daisy are rescued by a mysterious stranger when their breakfast plans go awry.
Being kidnapped wasn't all bad, since it offered Ignatus a convenient escape from the stifling responsibilities of his royal lineage. Now freed from his captors and his family, Ignatus' newfound independence and anonymity would be guaranteed if he regained the powerful heirloom he failed to safeguard during his kidnapping: the Dragon Blade. He'd be untouchable... as long as he's the first person to recover and master it.
Alma sets off into an abandoned desert rife with strangers, suspicion, and stumbling zombies in order to avenge the destruction of her home and family by the pharma titan, Preach Corp. She's introduced to a world ruled by resources and starved for luxuries by Buck, a haunted coward, and Chiyo, who is chasing rumors of a possible zombie cure for their recently-bitten coyote companion—could it explain why Preach Corp razed Alma’s home so thoroughly? Together the four trek West across the desert, growing closer and stronger with every deadly encounter between them and Preach’s day of reckoning.