In the eighth novel of the Z is for Zombie series, characters are given their own back stories so the reader can experience the beginning of the zombie infection outbreak from a new perspective The men and women of Hopetown help free new settlements while battling old enemies, new enemies and more flesh-eaters. With the last of the old world's "magic" used up and zombies beginning to mass again, the original team embarks on a journey to a new coastal city. In Port Arthur, they finally realize that while they have a safe place to call home, they are finally at the end of their road and the terms of survival may not be what they expected.