Told between two perspectives one based in the early days of the infection and the other immediately after the events in Book 7, the story looks towards the future and addresses many questions that, until now, have remain unanswered and, in some cases, unasked..... Hopetown survivors head out to track a couple down, both to avenge the death of one of their own and to rescue Hannah from making a terrible mistake, and discover other survivors who have news of what has been going on in the outside world since the last time some of them left the compound. The scenes of past battles and events are revisited, leading to a final showdown where one character has to make a decision that will affect everyone's future Finally, a realization is reached leaving the reader wonder just what exactly is in the grand finale