Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few marines. When an airborne �zombie� plague is released, bringing civilization to a grinding halt, the Smith family, Steven, Stacey, Sophia and Faith, take to the Atlantic to avoid the chaos. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. What they discover, instead, is a sea composed of the tears of survivors and a passion for bringing hope. For is up to the Smiths and a small band of Marines to somehow create the refuge that survivors seek in a world of darkness and terror. Now with every continent a holocaust and every ship an abattoir, life is lived beneath a graveyard sky. About John Ringo: �[Ringo�s work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse.� �Library Journal �. . . Explosive. . . . fans. . .will appreciate Ringo�s lively narrative and flavorful characters.� �Publishers Weekly �. . .practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit.� �Booklist �Crackerjack storytelling.� �Starlog