Over ninety per cent of all the species that have ever lived on planet Earth are extinct. Yet humanity is asleep at the wheel, complacent in the belief that borders, governments, and technology will prevent it from heading the way of the dodo. A select few, inside and outside of the halls of power, have known that it was only a matter of time before the instrument of our destruction would spawn from a breeding ground of our own creation. They prepared the best they could, and now have one chance to protect what is sacred to them from the ravages of the Z-Pathogen. Dr Robert Wallace fights for himself and his family. Captain Coulter fights for her men and her country. From the shadows, Mr Lydon calmly implements the Continuation of Government protocols, regardless of the cost in terms of lives and liberty. Principles will be tested. Morals will be questioned. Lines will need to be crossed. But will it be enough to stay A Step Ahead of the Fall?